NFL Combine Update Thread

[gator1986]

Yea he ran a 4.8, he sucks I hope he fails in the NFL actually I don't have to hope, he just will...

[tec68]

Originally Posted by socraticsilence

Are we not weight training anymore? Or does our new strength and conditioning focus hurt bench press reps?

RB is probably the position that the bench press reps matter the least. Well QB and K too lol

[tec68]

Originally Posted by Dreamliner

Thank you. Bench press is virtually useless as a measure of athletic performance. Recall that a number of our really big bench pressers never made plays for us.

Aside from Hunter Joyer and Tebow off the top of my head they could bench like 500lbs coming out of high school or something crazy.

[tec68]

Oh and guys I believe leverage and technique are the main things when blocking. 99.9% of the time low man with feet square wins. Unless there is a huge difference in size or strength.

Explode off the ball, stay low, punch the chest, and drive your man into the ground.

T'was my philosophy lol

Just a funny story IMO

I was 5'8 215lb RG and was up against someone(I honestly think it was a girl lol) who was literally 6'5 300+ but I was the low man/woman lol and I was kicking her butt all night until she just started laying on me which was fine because she couldn't stop our play but it hurts getting sat on by someone that big.

Anyways in the league there are no differences that big lol. Technique is the key.

[yellowboy90]

4.8 is plenty fast for an inside LB. Spikes barley broke 5.0 buy he gets it done. I have not watch Teo much but if he has good insticts and strength he could get it done.


Proud of Bostic and happy Jelani Benched well. Very surprised though that Jenkins and Bostic measured so closely with their height and weight.

[NorthCaptivaGator]

Originally Posted by yellowboy90

4.8 is plenty fast for an inside LB. Spikes barley broke 5.0 buy he gets it done. I have not watch Teo much but if he has good insticts and strength he could get it done.

Proud of Bostic and happy Jelani Benched well. Very surprised though that Jenkins and Bostic measured so closely with their height and weight.

This is why the combine is so ridiculous, Bosstick has always been a guy who looked the part but just never made a whole lot of plays while Spikes may not measure well but typically finds the ball. I wish Bostik well but he really under performed at Florida at least until his senior year and even then he wasn't off the charts like Crowder, Siler or Spikes

[Bryan85]

Everybody needs to lay off Teo. Remember, his girlfriend just died.

[tec68]

So Cornelius Washington LB from Georgia

1st best 36 reps 225lbs on bench. 2nd best on this was 29!!!!!!!!
2nd best 4.55 40 yard dash
2nd best 39 inch vert
3rd best 128 inch/10ft 8 inch broad jump

Wow you think his stock is rising? How good was he on the field? Must have been overshadowed by Ogletree and Jones.

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[haddon]

Originally Posted by GATORAZ

Bostic official 4.61 3rd best time

is that 3rd best among ILB's or all LB's?

[tec68]

Originally Posted by GatorAvatar

That is funny

[gatordee]

Originally Posted by gator1986

Yea he ran a 4.8, he sucks I hope he fails in the NFL actually I don't have to hope, he just will...

I agree. He was exposed by Bama and will be exposed in the NFL. He would be average at best in the SEC.

[GATORAZ]

Originally Posted by gator1986

Yea he ran a 4.8, he sucks I hope he fails in the NFL actually I don't have to hope, he just will...

why do you hope he fails?

[StrangeGator]

Originally Posted by gatordee

I agree. He was exposed by Bama and will be exposed in the NFL. He would be average at best in the SEC.

Not because of his speed. That's probably better average than average speed for LBs in the NFL. Spikes is an exceptional LB and his 40 time at the combine was about the same as Sharrif Floyd's.

[DSRrg]

Someone help me out here. If you go to the NFL.com/combine website, the picture of jelani is wrong right? It looks nothing like him unless he grew out ridiculously long dreads.

[NoahBeanBizzel]

Originally Posted by gator1986

Yea he ran a 4.8, he sucks I hope he fails in the NFL actually I don't have to hope, he just will...

Come on, man. That's horrible.

[NoahBeanBizzel]

Originally Posted by GATORAZ

it is going to be hard to replace Bostic and Jenkins

I don't agree. We were just fine without Jenkins for the better part of last season, and Bostic was nothing special. He was good, but we've had better middle linebackers. He was never a great pass rusher, and he just lacked the big plays we've gotten from other guys at the position.

I think Floyd, Elam and Hunter are bigger losses than Bostic.

[StrangeGator]

Originally Posted by NorthCaptivaGator

This is why the combine is so ridiculous, Bosstick has always been a guy who looked the part but just never made a whole lot of plays while Spikes may not measure well but typically finds the ball. I wish Bostik well but he really under performed at Florida at least until his senior year and even then he wasn't off the charts like Crowder, Siler or Spikes

I wouldn't say Bostic underperformed. He was not as highly rated as Spikes to begin with and had never played LB until he got to UF. He was a safety. It took him a while to get used to playing that close to the LOS. He was used to reading and reacting from much further back. Was probably never ideally suited to play inside at UF. He was there by default. I thought he had a terrific senior year.

I suspect he'll play outside at the next level. Not sure if he's big enough to play in a 3-4, but he's certainly fast enough. I'd draft him in a heartbeat in the third or fourth round. He'll be a starter by his second season.