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NFP Senior Bowl Practice Day 1

Discussion in 'NFL Draft Forum' started by joeydolfan, Jan 20, 2009.

  1. joeydolfan

    joeydolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2009/01/senior-bowl-day-1-recap/

    From the bit of action I was able to catch in the one on one drills yesterday Raji and Brace were definitely the most dominant interior defenders. Evander Hood looked good as well and beat several lineman with a nice spin move.

    Hate to say it but Trevor Canfield was not very impressive at all yesterday at OG. Raji, Brace and Hood had their way with him.

    Raji is quicker off the ball and has a few more pass rush moves whereas Brace, who still gets off the ball nicely just stands the C or G up and walks him back to the QB.
     
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  2. Conuficus

    Conuficus Premium Member Luxury Box

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    I still stand by my statement that when its all said and done that Hood gets into the 1st round. Too good a player to not get selected early. Never quits, and has the quicks to beat just about anyone.

    If anyone wants to get a great pass rushing DE again this year he might be worth a look for a 3-4 team. Imagine him being kicked inside on passing downs with pass rushers added to his outside. :lol:
     
  3. joeydolfan

    joeydolfan Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    He did look good in practice, was not able to catch the whole thing, but did see him in one on one several times and twice he used a spin move to make the OL in front of him to look silly.
     
  4. Conuficus

    Conuficus Premium Member Luxury Box

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    I'm recording every one of them. :wink2:
     
  5. ckparrothead

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    Are you really? Excellent.
     
  6. Conuficus

    Conuficus Premium Member Luxury Box

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    Yes. They too will make the trip to DVD.
     
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  8. my 2 cents

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    Guess 'the guys' will catch up to this in day 2 thread, but FWIW... Canfield looks much better today on the 1-1....and Hood....wow, looks great...other thoughts...Levitre looks like a bobble head doll getting pushed around like that and English does not look overly impressive and is getting handled.
     
  9. Conuficus

    Conuficus Premium Member Luxury Box

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    A guy I've mentioned for months as a dark horse C just got some love from Mayock.

    A.Q. Shipley.
     
  10. Conuficus

    Conuficus Premium Member Luxury Box

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    Ubrik is very quietly having a good showing. No one mentions him, but all he does is win battles.

    Mack has the base to handle a 3-4 nose, no doubt,.........but I want to see the pass pro in a game.
     
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  11. my 2 cents

    my 2 cents Well-Known Member

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    Con, your boy Beatty is looking pretty darn good also...other than the one time his teammate Brown schooled him inside.........
     
  12. my 2 cents

    my 2 cents Well-Known Member

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    I always see Mack on the ground crabbing, scrapping and cutting...which is good I guess...but why the hell is he on the ground so much....reminds me to much of Grey Ruemegger or however you spell that stiffs name...........I want to see Mack in the game also.
     
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  13. joeydolfan

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    Urbrik and as my2cents mentioned Canfield both had better 2nd day practices as well as the OL as a whole. Raji and more so Brace were not as dominant as the 1st practice.

    Canfield has pretty big arms and very wide shoulders for an OL. The undersized DT from Iowa, King I believe, has impressed. Pretty quick on the inside and is all out hustle all the time.
     
  14. Conuficus

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    I think comes from the issue I have with him; his propensity to play too upright. I think he loses leverage, and can be put on his heels, thus making him off balance. He can recover, but if the DT has any quicks he leaves Mack behind on those plays.

    Mack will battle.
     
  15. NickyNapoleon

    NickyNapoleon Active Member

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    Im a big fan of Mack, Unger may be the better pro but Mack has that mean streak I want to anchor my OL. The guy is almost too aggressive, and its alot of why he gets out of position IMO.
     
  16. my 2 cents

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    I know this does not mean anything because they are different guys...but I heard the same things...aggressive, nasty, scrapper about Rueggemer...Grey whathisname, the year we drafted him...and Grey ended up on the ground and was a stand up blocker like Mack, so I have that in my brain when I look at Mack...I gotta work on that............
     
  17. Sam

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    Noticed this tidbit in the Q&A:

    Scott C
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    Hi Wes, Thanks a lot for the article on the Senior Bowl.

    Quick questions - How much do you think Ron Brace and BJ Raji have benefited from playing right next to each other? Also, which one do you think would make a better nose tackle in a 3-4 defense?


    Scott: I talked with Raji last night and he said the two them competed all year with each other. They both did a nice job eating up blockers and allowing the other to get some 1v1 opportunities. As for the better nose in a 3/4 defense, it is without a doubt Raji. Raji has been a man amongst boys down here and is very, very impressive. He can eat up blockers and control the point of attack. He talked with Bill Parcells and the Dolphins brass yesterday as well, and he said that the Dolphins were very interested in drafting him and making him their NT next year. The only question is, how much will the Dolphins need to trade up to get him?
     
  18. Big Red

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    The guy I keep coming back to is Antoine Caldwell. Here's what TFY wrote.

    Strong. Physical. Best overall. I like the sound of that.
     
  19. alen1

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    Yeah, he's a very good player. I know Boom is very high on him as well.

    That's quite interesting, especially because I've heard he's lazy and has a poor work ethic.
     
  20. RoninFin4

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    Raji and Caldwell are two guys I'd love to get in the draft.

    I just find it hard fathom a guy like Sintim or Raji still being around by pick #25.
     
  21. Conuficus

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    Vance Walker looked very good today in case anyone didn't notice. :wink2:

    He was driving O-lineman back all day.
     
  22. Conuficus

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    The thing you want is for Clay Matthews to play well this week. If Matthews does execute well, he could move up the ladder, and maybe attract a team that could be interested in Sintim. Evander Hood will get into the 1st round, I still stand by that.
     
  23. NickyNapoleon

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    From teh limited tape I have seen on Mack he does get a little upright, but I have seen him lock on and run a guy 5 yards out of the play. I love nasty maulers at teh C position.
     
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  24. Conuficus

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    *cough* Antoine Caldwell *cough*

    Technician, but can absorb the rush and redirect quite well. Maybe not as explosive overall, but no slouch at all.
     
  25. djphinfan

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    I think a player that noone is talking about and should be a first rounder is Tyson Jackson from LSU, I mean i know we have kendall and phillip but gosh is this guy a great football player. Been talking about him on this board for two years now. I only wish it was a possibility that merling could move to outside linebacker. If i knew that could happen i would draft vonnie Holliday's replacement in Tyson Jackson. Prototype 34 defensive end..huge relentless player. he made Glen Dorsey look good.
     
  26. UCF FINatic

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    I would absolutely love to get Caldwell in either round 2 or possibly round 3 (although I doubt he lasts that long). If we get Oregon's Unger with Round 1 and address the line again with Antoine Caldwell, it would instantly solve our running up the middle problems. We could let them battle it out for Center and Guard. Could you imagine a O-Line like this:

    Jake Long Max Unger Antoine Caldwell Donald Thomas Vernon Carey*

    * Assuming we re-sign Carey, also Caldwell and Unger could be switched.
     
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    I am with you in regards to Merling not being moved to OLB. I find it funny that people still think he will be moved there in the near future. I have been saying this for A LONG time, but if they do move him to OLB I will gladly eat my Crow.

    One thing to note is how Merling did as DT in the 3-4. If I recall correctly Ferguson was injured week 2 and 3 and Merling replaced him as the DT and statistically speaking had great stats for 2 games (5 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FR). If you extrapolate his stats for a full 16 games at DT you get 40 Tackles and 8 Sacks (although he would probably have less Sacks because 2 games is a small sample size). Thats decent numbers for a 3-4 DT. All that being said I can't really remember how he played overall and if he got good push and held his own against the run. If we could have Merling put on more weight maybe we could move him inside, draft Tyson Jackson and then have a 3-4 line-up of Kendal Langford, Phillip Merling and Tyson Jackson in a few years.
     
  28. Sceeto

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    I think Starks filled in more than Merling, but Merling did spell him from time to time.
     
  29. PMZQ

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    Raji looked pretty darn good again this morning. :up:
     
  30. Big Red

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    I don't think we would draft both Unger and Caldwell. Not with Smiley and Thomas returning next year. Plus we still have Shawn Murphy and if we draft a Center then we add a backup Guard by default in Samson Satele.
     
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    UCF FINatic The Miami Dolphins select

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    Wow... I completely forgot about Smiley. lol
     
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  32. I am Bane

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    i agree we aren't drafting Unger and Caldwell....

    i am glad hearing Caldwell being spoken of more... i am liking him a lot, and want to see mroe of him.

    still not fond of Unger... i have stated this in many posts around this site



     
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    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0LwIXQT8so"]YouTube - Max Unger #60 Leg Whip[/ame]
     

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