Lonestar
03-02-2010, 06:23 PM
Plenty for Broncos to see at scouting combine
By JEFF LEGWOLD
INDIANAPOLIS — The defensive backs just wrapped up their workouts at Lucas Oil Field this afternoon, putting a tidy bow on this year’s NFL scouting combine and the Broncos as well as everyone else in the NFL came away with some clear impressions about this year’s draft class.
–This was as prepared a group of players, as a whole, that has ever worked out at the combine. It’s rare anyone shows up out of shape or not ready to go. So much so that the few healthy players who chose not to work out may have hurt themselves in some teams’ eyes.
Even a player like quarterback Dan LeFevour, who elected not to throw to moving receivers, has even a little more to prove on his pro day.
–Teams, like the Broncos, looking for help in the offensive and defensive lines, have a quality draft board to peruse. There is depth in both areas and teams will find productive players deep into the selection weekend.
The groups are led by defensive tackles Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy, who dazzled scouts both on the field and in the team interviews.
–After Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford the quarterback picture is still unclear. There is still room for one or two to move up on the boards.
–Speed still thrills. The buzz this afternoon was all about USC safety Taylor Mays, who blistered the 40-yard dash. Some scouts had him at 4.28 or 4.26 — hand-timed — after he had tipped the scales at over 230 pounds.
Even the most jaded of scouts was still talking about Mays as they made their way back to their downtown hotels.
http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2010/03/02/plenty-for-broncos-to-see-at-scouting-combine/
By JEFF LEGWOLD
INDIANAPOLIS — The defensive backs just wrapped up their workouts at Lucas Oil Field this afternoon, putting a tidy bow on this year’s NFL scouting combine and the Broncos as well as everyone else in the NFL came away with some clear impressions about this year’s draft class.
–This was as prepared a group of players, as a whole, that has ever worked out at the combine. It’s rare anyone shows up out of shape or not ready to go. So much so that the few healthy players who chose not to work out may have hurt themselves in some teams’ eyes.
Even a player like quarterback Dan LeFevour, who elected not to throw to moving receivers, has even a little more to prove on his pro day.
–Teams, like the Broncos, looking for help in the offensive and defensive lines, have a quality draft board to peruse. There is depth in both areas and teams will find productive players deep into the selection weekend.
The groups are led by defensive tackles Ndamukong Suh and Gerald McCoy, who dazzled scouts both on the field and in the team interviews.
–After Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford the quarterback picture is still unclear. There is still room for one or two to move up on the boards.
–Speed still thrills. The buzz this afternoon was all about USC safety Taylor Mays, who blistered the 40-yard dash. Some scouts had him at 4.28 or 4.26 — hand-timed — after he had tipped the scales at over 230 pounds.
Even the most jaded of scouts was still talking about Mays as they made their way back to their downtown hotels.
http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2010/03/02/plenty-for-broncos-to-see-at-scouting-combine/