Official 2014 NFL Combine thread

[smokedacane]

The combine starts tomorrow fam, what players are you interested to watch perform?



Combine schedule

Saturday, Feb. 22: Tight ends, offensive linemen, specialteams
Sunday, Feb. 23: Quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers
Monday, Feb. 24: Defensive linemen, linebackers
Tuesday, Feb. 25: Defensive backs

 

[King Natty]

i'm interested in Khalil Mack the most. Also want to see how some of the top RT's and WRs do. Particularly Mike Evans

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

Wr
C
db

that's it.

 

[smokedacane]

here are some of the heights and weights of the notable wr's in the draft.








Jared Abbrederis
Wisconsin

6-1
195
hands 9 5/8


Davante Adams
Fresno State

6-1
212
hands 9


Odell Beckham
Louisiana State

5'11
198
hands 10


Kelvin Benjamin
Florida State

6-5
240
hands 10 1/4


Martavis Bryant
Clemson

6'3
211
hands 9 1/2


Brandon Coleman
Rutgers

6-6
225
hands 9 1/4


Brandin Cooks
Oregon State

5'9
189
hands 9 5/8


Mike Evans
Texas A&M

6'4
231
hands 9 5/8


Jarvis Landry
Louisiana State

5'11
204
hands 10 1/4


Marqise Lee
Southern California

5'11
192
hands 9 1/2


Jordan Matthews
Vanderbilt

6'3
212
hands 10 3/8


Donte Moncrief
Mississippi

6'2
225
hands 9 1/8


Allen Robinson
Penn State

6'2
220
hands 9 1/2


Sammy Watkins
Clemson

6'0
211
hands 9 5/8

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

Benjamin or Evans
You can go ahead and book it. packaging some picks to move up

 

[BDR]

This shit gone be interesting... i'm tuning in.

 

[smokedacane]

Benjamin or Evans
You can go ahead and book it. packaging some picks to move up

If they both run good times they will move up ahead of Sammy Watkins IMO. I think Watkins is a top 10 talent but people were expecting him to be taller than 6'0.


Benjamin said he is looking to run a 4.3 , he is going for Calvin Johnson freak status.

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

If they both run good times they will move up ahead of Sammy Watkins IMO. I think Watkins is a top 10 talent but people were expecting him to be taller than 6'0.


Benjamin said he is looking to run a 4.3 , he is going for Calvin Johnson freak status.

yea but these teams at the top don't need a wr they need multiple picks.

we have them. give a team our 1st round 1 2nd round pick and 2 5th round picks in this draft to move up who gonna say no?

and that's only 4 picks we have 5 of the first 90 picks
at least 11 overall and we don't have 11 roster spots open

 

[smokedacane]

True, none of the teams in the top 10 REALLY need a Wr. That is why teams picking in the teens will scoop them up or some teams in the 20's might look to trade down to get a Wr (Carolina, chiefs, etc)

Who's your team large (buffalo right?)?

 

[BDR]

True, none of the teams in the top 10 REALLY need a Wr. That is why teams picking in the teens will scoop them up or some teams in the 20's might look to trade down to get a Wr (Carolina, chiefs, etc)

Who's your team large (buffalo right?)?

Large ain't no Buffalo fan, only a hand full of us on the board wave that Bills flag... and yes we need a WR... We have the QB

 

[smokedacane]

Oh, I thought he was a buffalo fan for some reason. Buffalo needs a LT too.

 

[King Natty]

Oh, I thought he was a buffalo fan for some reason. Buffalo needs a LT too.

We're set at LT (Cordy Glenn). We need an RT and a LG. I suspect will pick up a guard in FA. A few mocks have us getting Matthews from A&M

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

True, none of the teams in the top 10 REALLY need a Wr. That is why teams picking in the teens will scoop them up or some teams in the 20's might look to trade down to get a Wr (Carolina, chiefs, etc)

Who's your team large (buffalo right?)?

Nah I'm not a bills fan I am 49er fan beatdown and like 3 or 4 other people on here are buffalo fans. They don't need a wr either they got speedsters on the outside a good running game. they need to get their lb a partner that's an equal beast or a db and they're in there as far as the division goes.

i say the lb because 2 of the 3 teams they face are going to either have a great running game or beast te's that they have to match up with. scoring wasn't buffalo's problem

 

[King Natty]

Nah I'm not a bills fan I am 49er fan beatdown and like 3 or 4 other people on here are buffalo fans. They don't need a wr either they got speedsters on the outside a good running game. they need to get their lb a partner that's an equal beast or a db and they're in there as far as the division goes.

i say the lb because 2 of the 3 teams they face are going to either have a great running game or beast te's that they have to match up with. scoring wasn't buffalo's problem

We had problems in the redzone which is why some suspect we'll go after a big WR or Ebron. I don't think Stevie Johnson will be there much longer. i agree with getting in ILB and moving Kiko outside

 

[smokedacane]

Nah I'm not a bills fan I am 49er fan beatdown and like 3 or 4 other people on here are buffalo fans. They don't need a wr either they got speedsters on the outside a good running game. they need to get their lb a partner that's an equal beast or a db and they're in there as far as the division goes.

i say the lb because 2 of the 3 teams they face are going to either have a great running game or beast te's that they have to match up with. scoring wasn't buffalo's problem

Good point about buffalo needing a lb



Kiko was a STEAL for buffalo

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

We had problems in the redzone which is why some suspect we'll go after a big WR or Ebron. I don't think Stevie Johnson will be there much longer. i agree with getting in ILB and moving Kiko outside

red zone is system not having big targets
i speak from seeing it first hand.
get the linebacker to match kiko. then you can't go away from someone and to another.
like us for instance.. you don't go to the middle cause willis and bowman are waiting. you don't go to aldon side he wrecks shit so they funnel to brooks side who made the pro bowl because of it. give them as few options as possible on the front 7

you can get you a game changing wr in this deep wr draft later

don't know how many elite lb there will be

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

Good point about buffalo needing a lb



Kiko was a STEAL for buffalo

i don't know if you support the vikings or just was kind of rooting for them cause ponder is the qb but the vikings need to go corner.

actually need to go corner and a safety

you got marhsall jeffrey rodgers boys' and megatron in the division.

 

[smokedacane]

i don't know if you support the vikings or just was kind of rooting for them cause ponder is the qb but the vikings need to go corner.

actually need to go corner and a safety

you got marhsall jeffrey rodgers boys' and megatron in the division.

Naw I'm not a Vikings fan but yes they need to go corner. Their secondary has been atrocious for the last few years. Xavier Rhodes looks promising and Harrison smith is good but they don't really have much else. Cook has been a disappointment and their nickel corners are butt.


NFC north is crazy tough with the Wr matchups

 

[c_commander]

i don't know if you support the vikings or just was kind of rooting for them cause ponder is the qb but the vikings need to go corner.

actually need to go corner and a safety

you got marhsall jeffrey rodgers boys' and megatron in the division.

The Vikes have been in need of corners for the last decade. For some reason they never go in that direction.

I could see the Rams going after a WR in the first. Somebody they can put on the outside while having Tavon Austin work from the slot where he's most effective. Of course it would be with the 2nd of their 2 picks. I think that they're the wild card of the Top 10 cause they could go in a million different directions including trading down and getting some more picks.

 

[The Pope]

I'll be interested in seeing how the Alabama players fare, McCarron is actually supposed to throw and after all the heat his camp got for him not playing in the Senior Bowl it sounds like a good idea. Clinton Dix as well, the draft boards have the Cowboys selecting him in the first round so I'll be looking to see how he performs

 

[smokedacane]

The Vikes have been in need of corners for the last decade. For some reason they never go in that direction.

I could see the Rams going after a WR in the first. Somebody they can put on the outside while having Tavon Austin work from the slot where he's most effective. Of course it would be with the 2nd of their 2 picks. I think that they're the wild card of the Top 10 cause they could go in a million different directions including trading down and getting some more picks.

The Viking ignore their secondary for whatever reason but the last couple of years they have addressed it in the first round. They still need to go hard after that unit though.


As for the rams I did not think they would go Wr but it does make sense.

 

[King Natty]

red zone is system not having big targets
i speak from seeing it first hand.
get the linebacker to match kiko. then you can't go away from someone and to another.
like us for instance.. you don't go to the middle cause willis and bowman are waiting. you don't go to aldon side he wrecks shit so they funnel to brooks side who made the pro bowl because of it. give them as few options as possible on the front 7

you can get you a game changing wr in this deep wr draft later

don't know how many elite lb there will be

No but we really only have 3 WRs and Goodwin is a reverse/go route kind of WR. Fixing the O-Line is my main concern as much as I want a LB. Jim Schwartz is our new DC so it'll be interesting to see what he wants to bring in.

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

Naw I'm not a Vikings fan but yes they need to go corner. Their secondary has been atrocious for the last few years. Xavier Rhodes looks promising and Harrison smith is good but they don't really have much else. Cook has been a disappointment and their nickel corners are butt.


NFC north is crazy tough with the Wr matchups

yup there are some good corners in here and bring in a veteran to sure things up.

The Vikes have been in need of corners for the last decade. For some reason they never go in that direction.

I could see the Rams going after a WR in the first. Somebody they can put on the outside while having Tavon Austin work from the slot where he's most effective. Of course it would be with the 2nd of their 2 picks. I think that they're the wild card of the Top 10 cause they could go in a million different directions including trading down and getting some more picks.

Fuck the redskins

the rams might take a damn qb they already said they're not extending bradford they could take bridgewater if the texans let manziel punk them.

and if they do we'd have 3 black qb's in the same division

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

No but we really only have 3 WRs and Goodwin is a reverse/go route kind of WR. Fixing the O-Line is my main concern as much as I want a LB. Jim Schwartz is our new DC so it'll be interesting to see what he wants to bring in.

yall can get some vets o-line is #1 if that's a problem then that's #1

both lines are #1 priority period.

 

[c_commander]

yup there are some good corners in here and bring in a veteran to sure things up.





Fuck the redskins

the rams might take a damn qb they already said they're not extending bradford they could take bridgewater if the texans let manziel punk them.

and if they do we'd have 3 black qb's in the same division

True but they could use a stud at LT and if they really want to scare people even take Clowney just to really amp up their pass rush which is scary as it is.

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

True but they could use a stud at LT and if they really want to scare people even take Clowney just to really amp up their pass rush which is scary as it is.

That's the problem.. they have so many needs you can't put your finger on it.

 

[c_commander]

That's the problem.. they have so many needs you can't put your finger on it.

They've done a good job of getting talent in the last few years. Personally I'd probably trade down if I was them to a team that really wants a QB or Clowney if he's still available at #2. And then take Matthews.

As a Bears fan I want to see what Phil Emery does. He mentioned how there's a lot of offensive playmakers and how some should be there at #14. Sounds like he was foreshadowing possibly trading down to someone looking in that direction.

 

[largebillsonlyplease]

They've done a good job of getting talent in the last few years. Personally I'd probably trade down if I was them to a team that really wants a QB or Clowney if he's still available at #2. And then take Matthews.

As a Bears fan I want to see what Phil Emery does. He mentioned how there's a lot of offensive playmakers and how some should be there at #14. Sounds like he was foreshadowing possibly trading down to someone looking in that direction.

it might be us depending on how the draft goes we might trade with you if one of the 2 targets is there

cause teams are going to be trying to catch up with the nfc west

that means they're going to be drafting linemen both sides unless they have an absolute need at the qb position imo

 

[Pow Wow]

True, none of the teams in the top 10 REALLY need a Wr. That is why teams picking in the teens will scoop them up or some teams in the 20's might look to trade down to get a Wr (Carolina, chiefs, etc)

Who's your team large (buffalo right?)?

My Lions desperately need a guy to line up opposite Calvin. If Watkins is there for Detroit @ 10, odds are in favor of him becoming a Lion (barring something crazy happening.)

 

[D-TOWN REP]

Man Evans and Benjamin are fucking HUGE curious to see what kind of times they run

Don't get caught up in the 40 too much I read that in the last 5 seasons 15 WRs have run official sub 4.4 times and only one has eclipsed 1000 yards

Speaking of WR it scares me that not many teams picking ahead of us don't need one

This is a Jerry type of move

Or a trade down where he gets screwed again

 

[smokedacane]

Man Evans and Benjamin are fucking HUGE curious to see what kind of times they run

Don't get caught up in the 40 too much I read that in the last 5 seasons 15 WRs have run official sub 4.4 times and only one has eclipsed 1000 yards

Speaking of WR it scares me that not many teams picking ahead of us don't need one

This is a Jerry type of move

Or a trade down where he gets screwed again

Very tue, Keenan Allen is a great recent example. He had a underwhelming 40 time and that knocked him down in the draft but he was an absolute boss this season.

 

[ugk]

Benjamin says he's gonna run a 4.3? @ 241? That's a lot of weight to carry

 

[smokedacane]

Benjamin says he's gonna run a 4.3? @ 241? That's a lot of weight to carry

At 6'5 his weight is distributed well. He has 4% body fat, I don't even think that is healthy haha.


When Calvin Johnson ran a 4.3 at the combine he was 239.

 

[ugk]

Mike Evans is 20
Kelvin Benjamin is 23

 

[ugk]

At 6'5 his weight is distributed well. He has 4% body fat, I don't even think that is healthy haha.

Yeah that's still crazy man.. That's bigger then the TE slated to go first off the board