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February 26
(12:01 AM): OL, RBs post fast times in Indy… Used to be that many players chose not to run at the Scouting Combine because the track in Indianapolis was notoriously slow. No more. At least that was pretty evident after the first day of workouts at this year’s combine where a number of players posted excellent times. Among the first group of RBs – most of the RBs invited to the Combine will actually work out tomorrow – both Maurice Drew of UCLA and Joseph Addai of LSU cracked the 4.40 barrier with Drew clocking in at 4.37 and Addai at 4.40 exactly. Meanwhile, South Florida’s Andre Hall showed some unexpected speed, clocking in the low 4.40s, while Wali Lundy of Virginia posted a 4.45, Jerome Harrison of Washington State clocked a 4.47 and Quinton Ganther of Utah ran a 4.50. If there was a disappointment among the backs it was Wisconsin’s Brian Calhoun, who is in a battle with LSU’s Addai for the 5-6 ranking among RBs. Calhoun clocked in in over 4.60 seconds for the 40; Calhoun, though did much better in the other quickness drills where he had the second fastest clocking among today’s RB group in the 20-yard shuttle and 5th for the 3-cone drill. WSU’s Harrison also impressed in the quickness drills, posting the fastest time in both the 20-yard shuttle and the 3-cone drill. There were also some pretty good times posted among the offensive linemen among. Indeed, both Oklahoma G/C Chris Chester and Kansas State OT Jeromey Clary broke the 4.90 mark, posting a 4.88 40 clockings, while Miami OT Eric Winston (4.94), East Carolina OT Guy Whimper (4.95), and Boston College C Patrick Ross (4.96) all got under the 5.0 mark. Other offensive linemen who posted solid 40 times included Ohio State C Nick Mangold (5.05), Boise State OT Daryn Colledge, Auburn OT Marcus McNeill (5.07), Oklahoma OG Davin Joseph (5.09), North Dakota OG Chris Kuper (5.10), Washington OT Joe Toledo (5.11), LSU OT Andrew Whitworth (5.15), Weber State OT Paul McQuistan (5.07), TCU OT Michael Toudouze (5.10), Minnesota C Greg Eslinger (5.13), and the Virginia Tech duo of OT Jimmy Martin (5.14) and G/C Will Montgomery (5.09). Not normally considered a top athlete, it was a good day all around for the Hokies’ Montgomery who also led the way among the offensive linemen with 35 reps pressing 225 pounds. In fact, only one other offensive lineman – Pitt OG Charles Spencer who had 30 reps – had as many 30 reps. Montgomery also posted some of the top times in the short area quickness drills. And while he wasn’t among the leaders at OT in the 40, USC junior OT Winston Justice posted some very athletic times in the other drills. Ohio State’s Mangold, the Sooners’ Chester, Miami’s Winston, Boise State’s Colledge and TCU’s Toudouze were also consistently among the quickest linemen in the other drills. Meanwhile, Utah’s Ganther led the RBs with a very impressive 29 reps pressing 225 pounds; a total that would actually have put him among the leaders among the offensive linemen. Vanderbilt QB Jay Cutler also drew raves when he bested some of the offensive linemen, posting 23 reps pressing 225 pounds. The real test for Cutler, though, comes later today when he will be on the field with the other QBs. With Southern Cal’s Matt Leinart and Vince Young of Texas, the top two QBs in the 2006 draft class, passing on working out in Indianapolis, Cutler has a chance to close some of the ground on the top duo.
February 25
(12:01 AM): OL, RBs post fast times in Indy… Used to be that many players chose not to run at the Scouting Combine because the track in Indianapolis was notoriously slow. No more. At least that was pretty evident after the first day of workouts at this year’s combine where a number of players posted excellent times. Among the first group of RBs – most of the RBs invited to the Combine will actually work out tomorrow – both Maurice Drew of UCLA and Joseph Addai of LSU cracked the 4.40 barrier with Drew clocking in at 4.37 and Addai at 4.40 exactly. Meanwhile, South Florida’s Andre Hall showed some unexpected speed, clocking in the low 4.40s, while Wali Lundy of Virginia posted a 4.45, Jerome Harrison of Washington State clocked a 4.47 and Quinton Ganther of Utah ran a 4.50. If there was a disappointment among the backs it was Wisconsin’s Brian Calhoun, who is in a battle with LSU’s Addai for the 5-6 ranking among RBs. Calhoun clocked in in over 4.60 seconds for the 40; Calhoun, though did much better in the other quickness drills where he had the second fastest clocking among today’s RB group in the 20-yard shuttle and 5th for the 3-cone drill. WSU’s Harrison also impressed in the quickness drills, posting the fastest time in both the 20-yard shuttle and the 3-cone drill. There were also some pretty good times posted among the offensive linemen among. Indeed, both Oklahoma G/C Chris Chester and Kansas State OT Jeromey Clary broke the 4.90 mark, posting a 4.88 40 clockings, while Miami OT Eric Winston (4.94), East Carolina OT Guy Whimper (4.95), and Boston College C Patrick Ross (4.96) all got under the 5.0 mark. Other offensive linemen who posted solid 40 times included Ohio State C Nick Mangold (5.05), Boise State OT Daryn Colledge, Auburn OT Marcus McNeill (5.07), Oklahoma OG Davin Joseph (5.09), North Dakota OG Chris Kuper (5.10), Washington OT Joe Toledo (5.11), LSU OT Andrew Whitworth (5.15), Weber State OT Paul McQuistan (5.07), TCU OT Michael Toudouze (5.10), Minnesota C Greg Eslinger (5.13), and the Virginia Tech duo of OT Jimmy Martin (5.14) and G/C Will Montgomery (5.09). Not normally considered a top athlete, it was a good day all around for the Hokies’ Montgomery who also led the way among the offensive linemen with 35 reps pressing 225 pounds. In fact, only one other offensive lineman – Pitt OG Charles Spencer who had 30 reps – had as many 30 reps. Montgomery also posted some of the top times in the short area quickness drills. And while he wasn’t among the leaders at OT in the 40, USC junior OT Winston Justice posted some very athletic times in the other drills. Ohio State’s Mangold, the Sooners’ Chester, Miami’s Winston, Boise State’s Colledge and TCU’s Toudouze were also consistently among the quickest linemen in the other drills. Meanwhile, Utah’s Ganther led the RBs with a very impressive 29 reps pressing 225 pounds; a total that would actually have put him among the leaders among the offensive linemen. Vanderbilt QB Jay Cutler also drew raves when he bested some of the offensive linemen, posting 23 reps pressing 225 pounds. The real test for Cutler, though, comes later today when he will be on the field with the other QBs. With Southern Cal’s Matt Leinart and Vince Young of Texas, the top two QBs in the 2006 draft class, passing on working out in Indianapolis, Cutler has a chance to close some of the ground on the top duo.
February 25