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Colin Cochart
Height: 6043
Weight: 255
40 Yrd Dash: 4.69
20 Yrd Dash: 2.72
10 Yrd Dash: 1.59
225 Lb. Bench Reps: 29
Vertical Jump: 35
Broad Jump: 09'10"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.20
3-Cone Drill: 6.95
http://www.bengals.com/news/article...ont-play/60dcd8c8-a736-4563-9cf7-84fd8ba38b9c
“(Cochart) has made it very competitive for Chase, and we’ve had John for about (three) weeks so we’ve got to see where we’re at,” said tight ends coach Jon Hayes. “They’ll get a ton of playing time this week and we’ll find out.”
The Bengals found out that the 6-4, 255-pound Cochart not only doesn’t shy away from blocking, he’s also pretty good at it as a product of what he calls a tight end offense at South Dakota State, where he led the FCS playoff contender in touchdowns as a junior and senior and once caught three touchdowns in a postseason game.
“We played a lot of double tight ends and I think that helps coming to a system like this,” Cochart said of offensive coordinator Jay Gruden’s penchant for using varying combos of tight-end sets.
After the college free-agent signing frenzy settled last month, the Bengals felt like Cochart led their CFA list. And as late as Monday, Lewis sounded like Cochart had a more than a good shot to make it.
But Hayes likes Cochart’s approach. He’s looking for a guy that knows “he has to wash the windows and do the carpets if he’s not the feature guy.”
“This is a guy that knows what hard work is. He’s not scared of it,” Hayes said. “He’s got a very good foundation. He comes from a solid program where they’ve been to the playoffs. He’s done both (catching and blocking) and he’s done both pretty effectively.”
But, as Hayes says, “We have to see.” What he has seen is that “to this point, he’s shown it’s not too big for him.” That became quite evident early when Cochart continued to play fast even though the free agents were coping with schemes they never saw until that first week.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/18908934
http://www.bengals.com/media-lounge...om-11711/330dc696-1a9b-4794-ac7a-948cb3355998
http://blogs.ourlads.com/2012/01/01/2011-ourlads-all-rookie-team/
Height: 6043
Weight: 255
40 Yrd Dash: 4.69
20 Yrd Dash: 2.72
10 Yrd Dash: 1.59
225 Lb. Bench Reps: 29
Vertical Jump: 35
Broad Jump: 09'10"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.20
3-Cone Drill: 6.95
http://www.bengals.com/news/article...ont-play/60dcd8c8-a736-4563-9cf7-84fd8ba38b9c
“(Cochart) has made it very competitive for Chase, and we’ve had John for about (three) weeks so we’ve got to see where we’re at,” said tight ends coach Jon Hayes. “They’ll get a ton of playing time this week and we’ll find out.”
The Bengals found out that the 6-4, 255-pound Cochart not only doesn’t shy away from blocking, he’s also pretty good at it as a product of what he calls a tight end offense at South Dakota State, where he led the FCS playoff contender in touchdowns as a junior and senior and once caught three touchdowns in a postseason game.
“We played a lot of double tight ends and I think that helps coming to a system like this,” Cochart said of offensive coordinator Jay Gruden’s penchant for using varying combos of tight-end sets.
After the college free-agent signing frenzy settled last month, the Bengals felt like Cochart led their CFA list. And as late as Monday, Lewis sounded like Cochart had a more than a good shot to make it.
But Hayes likes Cochart’s approach. He’s looking for a guy that knows “he has to wash the windows and do the carpets if he’s not the feature guy.”
“This is a guy that knows what hard work is. He’s not scared of it,” Hayes said. “He’s got a very good foundation. He comes from a solid program where they’ve been to the playoffs. He’s done both (catching and blocking) and he’s done both pretty effectively.”
But, as Hayes says, “We have to see.” What he has seen is that “to this point, he’s shown it’s not too big for him.” That became quite evident early when Cochart continued to play fast even though the free agents were coping with schemes they never saw until that first week.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/rapid-reports/post/18908934
http://www.bengals.com/media-lounge...om-11711/330dc696-1a9b-4794-ac7a-948cb3355998
http://blogs.ourlads.com/2012/01/01/2011-ourlads-all-rookie-team/
