Michigan Pro Day Results

[burmafrd]

disapears in games, drops too many, ain't that fast. Yeah a real stud.

 

[Thick 'N Hearty]

From Gil Brandt. I think Manningham has sealed himself a 1st rd grade now.

There were 31 teams in attendance -- Denver being the only team not present -- including Lions head coach Rod Marinelli

» WR Mario Manningham (5-11 3/8, 183): Ran a 4.44 and a 4.38 in the 40, had a 35-inch vertical jump, ran a 4.38 short shuttle and kept his numbers from the combine for everything else.

Guess we know the Lions will take another WR with their 1st Rd pick. gotta love Millen.

 

[dbair1967]

disapears in games, drops too many, ain't that fast. Yeah a real stud.

disappears in games? which ones? I checked his box scores, this yr his worst game stat wise was 2 catches for 35 yds an 1td vs Notre Dame (a 38-0 win)...in 9 games he had at least 5 catches. He had 4 games with multiple Td's and 7 100+ yd games. And he did that despite playing alot with a Freshman QB because Henne was hurt some.

I think he answered the speed questions this weekend. And I still dont recall him dropping many (if any) balls in games I saw, other than this past yrs OSU game.

David

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

disapears in games, drops too many, ain't that fast. Yeah a real stud.

I have to disagree, he loves killing Notre Dame... Just look at the numbers :laugh2:

I'd rather see Dallas draft Devon Thomas if that's the case in the 2nd round...

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

other than the Ohio St game this yr (which was played in rain wasnt it?) when did he drop alot of catchable balls?

David

Uh rain or no rain, you have to catch the ball, it's football afterall....:rolleye:

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Manningham is a 1 route receiver though.

We can find better athletic prospects at that position.

Agreed, Devon Thomas of Michigan State is a better pro prospect... He snatches the ball out of the air and is excellent after the catch.

 

[dbair1967]

Uh rain or no rain, you have to catch the ball, it's football afterall....:rolleye:

nah, your kidding right?

get back to me when you find a WR that didnt/doesnt drop a ball here or there

David

 

[Hailmary]

» WR Adrian Arrington (6-3, 202): Ran a 4.55 and a 4.58 in the 40, had a 36-inch vertical jump and ran position drills. He did not run at the Combine.

I really like this kid. He'll be a great second day pick imo.

 

[RCowboyFan]

disappears in games? which ones? I checked his box scores, this yr his worst game stat wise was 2 catches for 35 yds an 1td vs Notre Dame (a 38-0 win)...in 9 games he had at least 5 catches. He had 4 games with multiple Td's and 7 100+ yd games. And he did that despite playing alot with a Freshman QB because Henne was hurt some.

I think he answered the speed questions this weekend. And I still dont recall him dropping many (if any) balls in games I saw, other than this past yrs OSU game.

David

Don't worry about what he says, he hates Michigan, and he barely ever talks hard facts anyway.

Mario has never disappeared in any games, but is bit of head case. And no, he doesn't drop too many, but I wouldn't say he is sure handed either. He does have extra gear in games though.

Having said, that, I don't like him with 1st round pick. I think he has attitude issues and is risky with 1st round pick, i.e. for the money being paid to him.

 

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If anyone falls for "pro day" numbers instead of combine numbers, they're the type of rube....er.....intelligent business person who'll fall for that.

 

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If anyone falls for "pro day" numbers instead of combine numbers, they're the type of rube....er.....intelligent business person who'll fall for that.

Why, exactly?

Do you think pro scouts simply take the word of the schools? If so, then maybe you want some of my ocean front property in MO.

All the scouts from the teams bring their own measuring tape and stopwatches. They time the players themselves.

Gil Brandt pretty much stated this. He said the Cowboys fell victim one time to a school having a "short" forty yards. So, he always brought his own tape. This really helped him one time at a smaller school. He stated that he went to this school to get forty times on two players they had been scouting. They had done research on the guys, but wanted to see if the forty times would confirm what they thought.

Anyway, he layed out two tires as a starting spot then went to measure forty yards. After carefully measuring out the forty yards he had both players run their "forty" times. Amazingly, both guys ran sub 4 second forties. Thinking something was amiss, he had the players run it again....same results.....Finally, he remeasured and discovered that the players had moved the tires five yards closer when his back was turned.

Sorry to give a long story....but NFL teams have done their homework on Manningham. By all accounts, he was considered a deep threat with some speed before the combine. Most were shocked when he ran a 4.69....

Now, why is it so improbable for his speed to be in the 4.4/4.5 range? Scouts seemed to think him fast on tape.....I'm sure that all of them brought their own stopwatches....and I'm sure that most of their times are pretty comparable to what was reported....maybe not as fast, but they'll be comparable.

 

[jumanji]

that's quite a difference in times from the combine for manningham...wonder what the explanation is