Thread: 2008 Combine News Thread

NFL | Albert plans to go through full workout at Combine
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:22:44 -0800

John Murphy, of Yahoo! Sports, reports Virginia OL Branden Albert said he plans to do the full workout at the NFL Combine. He said some teams have inquired about his ability to play tackle, but he said he feels most comfortable at guard because that has been his primary position previously. He measured in at 6-foot-5 and 309 pounds.

Look at some of the best players on our team and what do they all have in common?

Jay Cutler: Vanderbilt
Travis Henry: Tennessee
Brandon Marshall: UCF
Selvin Young: Texas
Javon Walker: Florida State
Daniel Graham: Colorado
Montrae Holland: Florida State
Tim Crowder: Texas
Elvis Dumervil: Louisville
Marcus Thomas: Florida
Ian Gold: Michigan
D.J. Williams: Miami
Dre Bly: North Carolina
Domonique Foxworth: Maryland

They all played in talented conferences. Let's keep this trend going Broncos! Stay away from the WAC conference please!

Originally Posted by BOSSHOGG30

Look at some of the best players on our team and what do they all have in common?

Jay Cutler: Vanderbilt
Travis Henry: Tennessee
Brandon Marshall: UCF
Selvin Young: Texas
Javon Walker: Florida State
Daniel Graham: Colorado
Montrae Holland: Florida State
Tim Crowder: Texas
Elvis Dumervil: Louisville
Marcus Thomas: Florida
Ian Gold: Michigan
D.J. Williams: Miami
Dre Bly: North Carolina
Domonique Foxworth: Maryland

They all played in talented conferences. Let's keep this trend going Broncos! Stay away from the WAC conference please!

So since you have Dumervil on there, does that mean we can draft Ray Rice for me?

Originally Posted by Zweems56

So since you have Dumervil on there, does that mean we can draft Ray Rice for me?

What does that mean? Big East or USA conference? I think I lean more towards the Big East. USA conference isn't horrible like the WAC, but it's pretty close.

Draft where the talent is at... that is all i'm saying... The real talent..... doesn't play in the WAC conference.

Michigan T Jake Long was measured at 6-7, 313 pounds at the NFL combine.

It's 18 pounds less than what he was listed at in college, but Long probably just slimmed down for the combine drills. He's expected to be gone within the first hour of the draft.
Source: espn.com

Originally Posted by BOSSHOGG30

Draft where the talent is at... that is all i'm saying... The real talent..... doesn't play in the WAC conference.

Maybe I'm wrong, but weren't you lobbying for Marcus McCauley last year?

Originally Posted by CoachChaz

Maybe I'm wrong, but weren't you lobbying for Marcus McCauley last year?

Yeah, and I learned my lesson... he isn't doing so well... Although it is his rookie year last season. Plus, when I say stay away from the WAC conference, I more or less mean in the early rounds.

Originally Posted by BOSSHOGG30

Yeah, and I learned my lesson... he isn't doing so well... Although it is his rookie year last season. Plus, when I say stay away from the WAC conference, I more or less mean in the early rounds.

Fair enough. I agree. A Logan Mankins, Bernard Berrian type in later rounds would be okay.

i know you will have one or two guys every now and then that do well and live up to the higher picks, but the odds have to be pretty low. If a guy performs well in a tough conference, I like the odds a little better of him performing well in the NFL over a guy who performs well in a weak conference. It's just not the same when they transition to the NFL. The NFL is too fast for them and it takes them awhile to adjust. Sometimes they can't make the adjustment.

Originally Posted by BOSSHOGG30

What does that mean? Big East or USA conference? I think I lean more towards the Big East. USA conference isn't horrible like the WAC, but it's pretty close.

Uhh... that would be Big East.

Originally Posted by Zweems56

Uhh... that would be Big East.

yes Zweems... you said since I listed Doom and he played for Louisville... that would be the Big East... you said if you Ray Rice... which is USA conference....Big East is better than Conference USA. I'm not really getting the whole Dumervil comment you made.

LSU's Dorsey won't run 40-yard dash at Combine
LSU DT Glenn Dorsey won't take part in the athletic workouts at the combine, such as the 40-yard dash and the bench press, according to his agent Joel Segal. He'll save those performances for LSU's Pro Day on March 26. But he will be in Indianapolis for medical exams and individual interviews with NFL teams. Dorsey's health is not expected to be an issue, even though he was hampered by a strained knee and back spasms during the Tigers' national championship run. Dorsey's speed and conditioning coach, Tom Shaw, said Dorsey is "doing great" and hasn't missed a workout, except when he left for a week to attend his grandmother's funeral this month. That setback is one of the reasons Dorsey will wait another month to perform his workout drills for NFL scouts. He also got a later start than most college athletes, because of the injuries and LSU's participation in the BCS title game Jan. 7. -- New Orleans Times-Picayune

Originally Posted by yardog

LSU's Dorsey won't run 40-yard dash at Combine
LSU DT Glenn Dorsey won't take part in the athletic workouts at the combine, such as the 40-yard dash and the bench press, according to his agent Joel Segal. He'll save those performances for LSU's Pro Day on March 26. But he will be in Indianapolis for medical exams and individual interviews with NFL teams. Dorsey's health is not expected to be an issue, even though he was hampered by a strained knee and back spasms during the Tigers' national championship run. Dorsey's speed and conditioning coach, Tom Shaw, said Dorsey is "doing great" and hasn't missed a workout, except when he left for a week to attend his grandmother's funeral this month. That setback is one of the reasons Dorsey will wait another month to perform his workout drills for NFL scouts. He also got a later start than most college athletes, because of the injuries and LSU's participation in the BCS title game Jan. 7. -- New Orleans Times-Picayune

Lets hope this hurts his stock and Sederick Ellis gets picked before him and Dorsey falls right into range for us to trade up and grab him.

The combine bores me to no end.