The Official 2010 NFL Combine Thread

[TheBritishRam]

According to NFL total access McCoy did 23 reps but the article says 26, not sure which one is correct.

[Nick]

DraftCountdown Some unofficial forty times from the first group of
defensive linemen at the Scouting Combine this morning:
32 minutes ago via web

DraftCountdown Oklahoma DT Gerald McCoy: 4.96 & 5.14;
Michigan DE Brandon Graham: 4.69 & 4.69; Florida DE Carlos Dunlap: 4.71 & 4.66
31 minutes ago via web

DraftCountdown USC DE Everson Griffen: 4.64 & 4.73; Alabama
DT Terrence Cody: 5.64 & 5.75; T.C.U. DE Jerry Hughes: 4.63 & 4.59
30 minutes ago via web

DraftCountdown Ole Miss DE Greg Hardy: 4.87 & 4.98; Texas DT
Lamar Houston: 4.85 & 4.87; Utah DE Koa Misi: 4.69 & 4.72; Texas DE Sergio Kindle: 4.65 & 4.66
28 minutes ago via web

DraftCountdown Michigan DE Brandon Graham won't do
positional drills after tweaking his hamstring running the forty yard dash.
27 minutes ago via web

[Nick]

According to NFL total access McCoy did 23 reps but the article says 26, not sure which one is correct.

Looks like it's 23 given this Pro Football Talk article...

Mayock "stunned" McCoy managed just 23 reps
Posted by Michael David Smith on March 1, 2010 11:20 AM ET

NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock has been one of the biggest supporters of Oklahoma defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, ranking him ahead of Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh as the best player in the 2010 NFL draft.

But Mayock said he thinks McCoy's performance in the bench press at the scouting combine (23 repetitions of 225 pounds) is a red flag.

"When you start comparing numbers, which is what this combine is all about, in the weight room yesterday Suh did 32 and McCoy did 23," Mayock said Monday on NFL Network. "I was stunned that McCoy only did 23 reps. That tells me he hasn't been in the weight room the way he should have been over the last three years."

McCoy was tied for 35th among 50 defensive linemen who benched at this year's combine. Suh ranked sixth. The top defensive lineman, Jeff Owens of Georgia, got 44 reps of 225 pounds. The worst showing went to Antonio Coleman of Auburn, who managed 18 reps.

[laram0]

So McCoy does 23 reps on the bench while Suh does 32 reps.. I have a feeling Mayock is going to move Suh ahead of McCoy into the number 1 ranking for DTs now.

[Nick]

greggrosenthal Suh's first unofficial time: 4.98. McCoy was about
the same. Pierre-Paul was 4.64.
23 minutes ago via Seesmic

[Nick]

McClain sits out Combine drills
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on March 1, 2010 1:42 PM ET

Alabama inside linebacker Rolondo McClain was a surprise late scratch for all the drills at the NFL Scouting Combine Monday.

He's healthy, but has decided that working out wasn't in his best interests.

There are widely ranging opinions about McClain, who is projected to go anywhere from the twelfth overall pick to the Dolphins to the start of the second round. McClain may not fit well on a 4-3 defense. In fact, McClain said he'd be more comfortable as an inside linebacker in a 3-4 defense.

(Pittsburgh at No. 18 is one fit that makes a lot of sense.)

McClain wasn't the only inside linebacker to forgo running. Brandon Spikes of Florida was also expected to sit out the forty-yard dash.

[Nick]

DraftCountdown Alabama's Rolando McClain and Florida's Brandon Spikes didn't run.
30 minutes ago via web

DraftCountdown T.C.U. LB Daryl Washington: 4.57 & 4.60; Missouri OLB Sean Weatherspoon: 4.57 & 4.59; Florida St. OLB Dekoda Watson: 4.53 & 4.61
30 minutes ago via web

DraftCountdown Penn State OLB Navorro Bowman: 4.72 & 4.73; Mississippi St. ILB Jamar Chaney: 4.51 & 4.53; Penn State OLB Sean Lee: 4.72 & 4.72




LB Bench Numbers (via Draft Breakdown)

Pat Angerer Iowa 26
Jason Beauchamp UNLV 21
Kyle Bosworth UCLA 25
Navorro Bowman Penn State 26
Donald Butler Washington 35
Lee Campbell Minnesota 17
Jamar Chaney Mississippi State 26
Keenan Clayton Oklahoma 27
Justin Cole San Jose State 22
Harry Coleman LSU 13
Kavell Conner Clemson 24
Rennie Curran Georgia 25
Phillip Dillard Nebraska
A.J. Edds Iowa 16
Travis Goethel Arizona State 21
Cody Grimm Virginia Tech 21
Josh Hull Penn State 25
Micah Johnson Kentucky 31
Keaton Kristick Oregon State 16
Simoni Lawrence Minnesota 21
Boris Lee Troy 27
Sean Lee Penn State 24
Sam Maxwell Kentucky
Rolando McClain Alabama 24
Mike McLaughlin Boston College 29
Roddrick Muckelroy Texas 19
Eric Norwood South Carolina
Perry Riley LSU
Darryl Sharpton Miami (FL) 24
Brandon Spikes Florida
Stevenson Sylvester Utah 23
Nathan Triplett Minnesota 20
Daryl Washington TCU 17
Dekoda Watson Florida State 24
Sean Weatherspoon Missouri 34
Kion Wilson South Florida 27

[01d 0rd3r]

Missouri OLB Sean Weatherspoon: 4.57 & 4.59;
Sean Weatherspoon Missouri 34

Guess he wont be falling to us in the second.

[Nick]

According to Nebraska beat writer Sean Callahan, "Suh's 35.5 inch vertical was the highest posted by a defensive tackle at the NFL combine since 2000."

[PeoriaRam]

According to Nebraska beat writer Sean Callahan, "Suh's 35.5 inch vertical was the highest posted by a defensive tackle at the NFL combine since 2000."

Cripes.

Looks like Suh has certainly put himself ahead of McCoy.

[tomahawk247]

i dont think there was a drill where McCoy did better than Suh. Everyone questioned Suh's decision to do all the drills at the combine, but he definitely showed he had nothing to hide.

Weatherspoon put in a dominant showing after a very good Senior Bowl as well. He could be the best OLB in the draft, and it would be hard for the Rams to pass on such a talent if he was there when the Rams pick in the second (which i dont think he will be)

[Bralidore(RAMMODE)]

According to Mayock the only reason he had Mccoy rated higher tahn Suh was because of Mccoy's burst off the line. I personally think the only reason you didn't se that from Suh (who certainly showed today he's capable of it) was because of the gap resonsibilities he had at Nebraska. The defense Suh played in was much less focused on getting to the QB (yes he still manages 14.5 sacks).

On a side note, can we please stop this nonsense that Mccoy is better then Suh? Suh 99, Mccoy 97

[Nick]

Suh posts 35.5" vertical; best from DT since 2000
Rob Rang
Posted on: March 1, 2010 2:10 pm

Some believe that Oklahoma defensive tackle Gerald McCoy deserves being rated over Ndamukong Suh due to his greater athleticism. If you are new to my blog, you might not know my opinion on this matter.

I believe Suh to be the unquestioned top talent in this draft. Whether he's ultimately drafted first or not will have zero bearing on my grade. I'm hardly basing my feeling on Suh on what he's done lately. I thought Suh should have won the Heisman and listed him as the top senior talent in the country back in July.

As evidence of Suh's athleticism, I point to the 35.5" vertical jump, NFL.com is reporting he posted today while at the Combine. Not only will Suh's ridiculous vertical jump almost surely lead all defensive tackles this year, it is one half inch lower than the highest vertical jump posted by any defensive tackle at the Combine since 2000 (Al Lucas, Troy).

The vertical jump is designed to test explosiveness -- supposedly an area in which Suh is lacking.

[Rambunctious]

Am I the only one that can now visualize Suh leap frogging over the center and landing on the quaterback before he has control of the ball.

[RamsSB99]

It amazes me that Suh can jump 35.5" at 307 pounds, with 33½ arms. Add that to his height and that would mean he could reach around 11' in the air. Thats extremly good for a guy thats built like a solid oak tree. I was a 100% sure I wanted Suh before the Rams season was over. There has recently been a lot of talk about Bradford and a lot of good points brought up about why we should take Bradford. Several of those points made me reconsider for an instance about me being a 100% convinced we should take Suh but in the end Suh is my choice.