NFL Combine Update Thread

[gator7_5]

Damn, that's blazing if the official is close to it..

[GATORAZ]

Originally Posted by gator7_5

Damn, that's blazing if the official is close to it..

if it is close to being right he probably moves up a round

[GATORAZ]

it is going to be hard to replace Bostic and Jenkins

[orangeblueorangeblue]

Originally Posted by gator1986

Pushing somebody back on the line is more lower body strength, and core than upper body.

No doubt, but a squat and pushing forward are totally different movements, whereas a bench press is essentially the same movement as blocking from the upper body.

It's not a 1:1 but there isn't anything close in weight training. Maybe a weighted sled where you measure how far they can push in 10 seconds or something. It's tough to put that into a measurement, though.

[GATORAZ]

Bostic 2nd run unofficial 4.57

[GATORAZ]

Originally Posted by theologator

My view of Reed is that he's an unpolished, slightly less complete TE of A-Hern's style. He strikes me as a bit more athletic but he's not as savvy, intense or nearly the blocker A-Hern was and is. He has potential, nice upside, but enough of a project to slide down to lower rounds. I hope he gets drafted into a situation that fits him.

The coaches always spoke highly of him for good reason. I did see wow moments.

Reed is not going to slide to the back of the draft. Nobody expected him to bench a lot. He wont be asked to block that much in the NFL

[GATORAZ]

I wish Jenkins was healthy enough to run at the combine

[StrangeGator]

Originally Posted by GATORAZ

OnlyGators.com ‏@onlygators
First unofficial 40-yard dash for Florida #Gators LB Jon Bostic at the #NFLCombine - 4.50 seconds.

Hope he can stay in that range on his subsequent runs. Wonder how Jenkins will do. He used to run in the mid 4.4 range in high school.

[GATORAZ]

Originally Posted by StrangeGator

Hope he can stay in that range on his subsequent runs. Wonder how Jenkins will do. He used to run in the mid 4.4 range in high school.

2nd run was unofficially a 4.57

[StrangeGator]

Originally Posted by sleeze

Weird that Gilly did the lowest bench among RBs.

The guy is pretty ripped.

He's probably been taking it pretty easy in the weight room and working more on his speed and agility. That said, he's never looked big in the upper body. For his weight, he looks narrow in the shoulders. I'm guessing most of his strength is in his core and legs. Surprised his VJ wasn't higher.

[GATORAZ]

They said Bostic looked real good in drills too

[orangeblueorangeblue]

Originally Posted by GATORAZ

2nd run was unofficially a 4.57

Damn. Impressive.

[giantgator09]

Gilly never was a burner or super explosive just a very tough runner. Surprised he benched so little tho.

Bostic is a monster athlete and I'm glad he ran like he did, he was running in the mid 4.4s hand-timed consistently in HS (I was usually mid 4.5s - very frustrating getting beat by someone who outweighs you by 50+ lbs haha).

[gator1986]

Originally Posted by orangeblueorangeblue

No doubt, but a squat and pushing forward are totally different movements, whereas a bench press is essentially the same movement as blocking from the upper body.

It's not a 1:1 but there isn't anything close in weight training. Maybe a weighted sled where you measure how far they can push in 10 seconds or something. It's tough to put that into a measurement, though.

Bench is a factor but the way I think of it is this, when I played football, when I was pushing someone back I could keep them close or extended with my arms and push them back. Your lower leg strength is that power that just simply motors, and pushes people back. It can go for almost every position in football, especially RB. If they didn't have monster legs, there would be no such thing as a power runner, it would be all finesse and speed. And as for bostic running the 4.5, I'm so glad for him. I have said it time an time again throughout the season he is one of the best LB's in this class, blows Manti Te'O out of the water. If the Bengals take him like some say they will be making a huge mistake, Jon Bostic is the real deal!

[GATORAZ]

Dion Caputi ‏@nfldraftupdate
#UF LB Jon Bostic has done as much as anyone to help himself today. A built athlete who's been pretty fluid in movement drills. Ran great.

[GATORAZ]

Bostic official 4.61 3rd best time

[gator1986]

So stoked for Bostic I knew he is one of the best. The NFL combine page has him rated as a 62.2 and Te'O as a 8.7?!? What a joke, Te'O ran a 4.80, Bostic ran a 4.6 and his "reps" since everyone makes a big deal of it was 22.... Someone will get a steal out of Bostic

[GATORAZ]

Bostic looks real good in drills so does Washington from UGA

[GATORAZ]

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[Sylez_G_Koolaid]

I heard the Honey Badger only put up 4 reps on the bench. lol

Also heard that Manti Te'o was slow. lol