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| Here comes the Combine | |
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Link Here comes the Combine Pat Kirwan By Pat Kirwan NFL.com Senior Analyst (Feb. 15, 2007) -- The NFL Scouting Combine was originally designed to bring a large pool of draftable players to one location for teams to give physicals and determine if the athletes were healthy enough to play pro football. I spent many days discussing the original Combines with Dr. James Nicholas, one of the founding fathers of the process. Today, of course, the NFL Combine is much more than a series of physical exams. There are psychological tests, strength tests and interviews with people from all aspects of each NFL team: team owners, medical staffs, general managers, coaches and scouts. There are position skills, timing and testing, and there is a touch of recruiting between the athletes and the clubs. It is all-encompassing, but still remains frustrating to the club executives as a significant number of the better prospects refuse to think of the Combine as anything more than what it was back in the day of Dr. Nicholas. There are rumors out there that the public appetite for everything NFL will eventually turn the Combine into a live event that fans can attend, which I am in favor of, even though there is a strong contingent of NFL executives that want to keep it private. Brady Quinn, like Matt Leinart last year, could shape the first round. Brady Quinn, like Matt Leinart last year, could shape the first round. I understand the desire to gather evaluation material in a private setting, but whether the public is sitting up in the upper deck watching men run 40-yard dashes, short shuttles and vertical leaps, there is much that they will never see behind the scenes in the interviews and doctors' facilities. But as always there are a number of athletes who will shape this draft, and how they perform in Indianapolis at the end of this month is a critical component to the decision-makers around the league. No one stands to turn the top of the first round upside-down more than Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn. This is a quarterback-driven league, and franchise quarterbacks don't come along that often. Quinn needs to excite the NFL people with everything he does in the RCA Dome. He backed out of the Senior Bowl for medical reasons, and he may elect to limit what he does on the playing surface in Indianapolis -- which only clouds the first round even more. Is he the top pick in the draft? Is he the second pick in the draft? Does he fall down to near the 10th spot like Matt Leinart did last year (or even lower)? No one knows yet, but whatever he does at the Combine will go a long way toward shaping up the first round. He is scheduled for a personal workout on March 4 at Notre Dame's Pro Day, and if he avoids throwing at the Combine, he is adding lots of pressure to that workout. The ripple effect of Quinn's decisions and performance in this draft will be felt by quarterback JaMarcus Russell, tackle Joe Thomas, wide receiver Calvin Johnson, defensive tackless Alan Branch, Gaines Adams and Amobi Okoye, running back Adrian Peterson and others. As one general manager said to me this week, "The guy has millions on the line, and if he comes into Indy and lights it up, he wins." On the subject of quarterbacks, a guy like Kevin Kolb from Houston can separate himself from the pack that is chasing Russell and Quinn if he runs well, throws well and captures the coaches with his confidence and leadership in the interviews. It is hard for NFL teams to resist QB talent in the second and third rounds when those quarterbacks do a great job at the Combine. It's time for the next best QB in this draft to step up to the plate. Another player who has a chance to turn this draft upside down is Louisville running back Michael Bush. He missed most of the season with an injury and has first-round talent. The doctors will pay very close attention to Mr. Bush. Keep in mind Willis McGahee was selected in the first round coming off a more serious injury than Bush. Speed on the turf in Indianapolis is one fast way to get the attention of all the NFL people in the stands. The other day, fast-rising cornerback Chris Houston from Arkansas told me he has hopes of running a sub 4.3 at the Combine. If he does, his name will be on the tip of every tongue in Indianapolis. If he comes close to a low 4.3, he jumps up a round right away. Lastly, I had two opportunities to talk with two of the leading left offensive tackle candidates in this draft, Levi Brown from Penn State and Joe Staley from Central Michigan. After they get done with their team interviews, the rumors will spread fast around Indy about how much teams really like the two of them. These guys will make a great impression on the club executives and offensive line coaches. For many, the interview separates much of the talent assembled in town during the Combine. |
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