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also did anyone notice that Tannehill?
[url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/09000d5d8273a70e/Catching-up-with-Cousins]NFL Videos: Catching up with Cousins[/url]

don't pay any attention to the interview with Cousins; pay attention to the footage of the WRs running the Gauntlet

Tannehill was the first QB throwing in the WR Gauntlet and guess who was standing right behind him watching him make every throw?
Our very own QB coach Matt LaFleur

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[quote=GMScud;889157]I really like RGIII as a person, too. Listening to interviews with him, sharp as a tack, very well-spoken. I mean, we knew this before the combine, but he just really impresses me across the board.[/quote]

Yeah pretty easy to see him as the face of a franchise, just hope it's here. :)

I guess it all depends on if we really want Manning

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I really like RGIII, but I would love Luck instead and so do 62% of people on NFL.com:

Should the Colts consider taking RGIII with the No. 1 pick?

62%
No, Andrew Luck has it locked

13%
Yes, combine changed my mind

18%
Yes, I've always liked RGIII

7%
No, they should pick a non-QB

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luck's no slouch. he's as atheletic as cam newton was at the combine. rgiii just has a scary 40 time. really scary.

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[quote=That Guy;889327]luck's no slouch. he's as atheletic as cam newton was at the combine. rgiii just has a scary 40 time. really scary.[/quote]

Scares me too. If I were his QB coach, I wouldn't let him take the field until he mastered the art of sliding. I'd give him the Willy Mays Hayes treatment and make him do 20 push ups on the field every time he took an unnecessary hit.

Speed kills. See Michael Vick and the number of games he misses each year.

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[quote=44Deezel;889348]Scares me too. If I were his QB coach, I wouldn't let him take the field until he mastered the art of sliding. I'd give him the Willy Mays Hayes treatment and make him do 20 push ups on the field every time he took an unnecessary hit.

Speed kills. See Michael Vick and the number of games he misses each year.[/quote]

RG3 has a lot of a bigger built body than Vick does. I am not suggesting that he purposefully takes vicious hits like Vick takes, but I think RG3 can take them better because he is bigger.

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[quote=SkinzWin;889382]RG3 has a lot of a bigger built body than Vick does. I am not suggesting that he purposefully takes vicious hits like Vick takes, but I think RG3 can take them better because he is bigger.[/quote]

True dat. Plus he has a different playing style than Vick. RGIII is less of a run-first QB.

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Wrong thread sorry

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[url=http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=jc-cole_janoris_jenkins_pot_children_corneback_draft_022612&active_dimension=carousel_coke_today&ysp_frm_woah=1]CB Janoris Jenkins' family drama more troublesome to his draft status than drug arrests, bar fight - NFL - Yahoo! Sports[/url]

Wow. Four different kids by 3 different women...lol


[quote]But what appears to be a chaotic personal life, where an NFL hopeful is the father of four children by three different women, might be the issue that makes teams take a player off the draft board altogether.[/quote]


Would not touch this guy with a 1,000 ft. pole.


Guess he's trying to beat Cromartie's record of 9 kids...lol


[quote]As for the children and the women, the life of Cromartie is instructive. Cromartie is an incredibly gifted player who has been dogged for years by the drama in his life from of having nine children by eight women in six states. Cromartie’s troubles were so daunting that his original team, the San Diego Chargers, traded him in part because they felt he was too distracted and under too much pressure to do his job.[/quote]



[quote]“I know we haven’t decided what to do with him,” an AFC executive said. “We might take him off our board. I know there will be three or four teams that will take him off right away, at least for the first round.”

Said an NFC team executive: “You want to hear if he has a plan to deal with it. He might convince you that he has it under control.”

What’s the likelihood of that?

“I wouldn’t expect it to be real high,” he said. “Most of these guys don’t know what to do with the first dollar they make. If this kid could follow a plan, he wouldn’t be in this situation in the first place. … I know this movie. It usually doesn’t end well.”[/quote]

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Honestly man I don't care how many kids the guy has, I just care if he produces and isn't a problem in the locker room. that's Just me though

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Maybe Janoris Jenkins will be different but he has the smell of Travis Henry to him.

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[quote=skinsfaninok;889575]Honestly man I don't care how many kids the guy has, I just care if [B]he produces[/B] and isn't a problem in the locker room. that's Just me though[/quote]

Apparently he produces off the field.

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[quote=Ruhskins;889596]Apparently he produces off the field.[/quote]

zing!!!!!

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[quote=Mechanix544;889600]zing!!!!![/quote]

Thank you folks, I'll be here all week!


[quote=SkinzWin;889382]RG3 has a lot of a bigger built body than Vick does. I am not suggesting that he purposefully takes vicious hits like Vick takes, but I think RG3 can take them better because he is bigger.[/quote]

Still, a QB shouldn't be taking a pounding like that. Cam took some crazy hits last season. And while his frame may be able to take the hits, it doesn't mean that he can't get hurt if he takes a helmet or shoulder to the knee.

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[quote=SkinzWin;889382]RG3 has a lot of a bigger built body than Vick does. I am not suggesting that he purposefully takes vicious hits like Vick takes, but I think RG3 can take them better because he is bigger.[/quote]

A lot bigger? He has Vick by about 8LBS. Tebow's a big boy, but even suffered a punctured lung against the Pats and wouldn't have been able to play in the AFC Championship if they beat the Pats. RGIII is going to get hurt and hurt often if he doesn't change the way he plays. "Seems to run directly into contact" is one of the red flags on him, and he may have similar speed to Vick, but not the shiftiness.

I know he's not a run first guy, but people seem to be getting a little too excited about his ability to extend plays with his feet. I like it too as long as he becomes an expert in sliding and running out of bounds. Otherwise, he will become an injury liability.

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[quote=44Deezel;889623]A lot bigger? He has Vick by about 8LBS. Tebow's a big boy, but even suffered a punctured lung against the Pats and wouldn't have been able to play in the AFC Championship if they beat the Pats. RGIII is going to get hurt and hurt often if he doesn't change the way he plays. "Seems to run directly into contact" is one of the red flags on him, and he may have similar speed to Vick, but not the shiftiness.

I know he's not a run first guy, but people seem to be getting a little too excited about his ability to extend plays with his feet. I like it too as long as he becomes an expert in sliding and running out of bounds. Otherwise, he will become an injury liability.[/quote]

Rothlisburger and Romo extend plays and they aren't out hurt every week. If he "runs directly into contact" why is he not seen as an injury liability? Why are we getting too excited about his ability to extend the play with his feet? 4.41 40 time not fast enough for your liking?

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[quote=44Deezel;889348]Scares me too. If I were his QB coach, I wouldn't let him take the field until he mastered the art of sliding. I'd give him the Willy Mays Hayes treatment and make him do 20 push ups on the field every time he took an unnecessary hit.

Speed kills. See Michael Vick and the number of games he misses each year.[/quote]There is no doubt that Griffin is a fearless/borderline reckless runner in the same vein as Vick or Jake Locker.
Griffin is gonna have to learn to pick and choose his spots and show better judgement on when to take a hit to get extra yards vs when to get as much as he can and get down before contact.
Its a function of decision making, Cam Newton is an excellent decision maker in this regard.
For as much as Cam runs its his ability to [I]avoid[/I] taking hits that I find impressive.

But I think you're going to far when you imply that Vick's injuries are due to his running and that Griffin would have a similar injury history.
Its an easy assumption to make but the accuracy of the assumption is what my eyes and memory tell me to question.

How many of Vick's injuries occured in the pocket vs outside the pocket?
I recall Vick gettin hit [I][B]in[/B][/I] the pocket this past season.
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Which makes me question how many of his injuries are a direct result of his scrambling?
How many of Vick's injuries are due to [I][B]recklessness[/B][/I] more then the actual scramble itself?

Or maybe Vick is just injury prone much Matt Schaub a pocket passer with a similar injury background.
I think by and large the more injury causing hits happen inside the pocket then outside the pocket.

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[quote=SkinzWin;889632]Rothlisburger and Romo extend plays and they aren't out hurt every week. If he "runs directly into contact" why is he not seen as an injury liability? Why are we getting too excited about his ability to extend the play with his feet? 4.41 40 time not fast enough for your liking?[/quote]

Romo slides and Big Ben is a lot bigger and so is Cam Newton. Someone said RGIII was a lot bigger than Vick, when he's actually a whopping 8 LBS heavier. No one cares about Romos and Ben's 40 time. And the Mannings, Brady and Drew Brees can extend plays too without running head on into traffic.

All I said was I'd make sure to emphasize sliding and getting out of bounds if I were the QB coach for the team that drafted RGIII. And no, I don't care how fast he is. I rattled off the last 12 QBs to win the Super Bowl, and none of them won because they were fast.

I don't have it handy, but I did read that one of the few red flags was that when he did run, he didn't make much of an effort to avoid contact. He suffered a concussion on a running play while attempting to slide and had the season ending knee injury on another.

As a matter of fact, you can read some concerns expressed here about him holding onto the ball too long taking unnecessary hits and some issues with fumbling.

[url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1620788]Robert Griffin III, Baylor, NFL Draft - CBSSports.com - NFLDraftScout.com[/url]

Again, all I said initially was that sliding and getting the hell out of bounds would be priorities #1 and #2 in his development plan.

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[quote=44Deezel;889648]Romo slides and Big Ben is a lot bigger and so is Cam Newton. [B]Someone said RGIII was a lot bigger than Vick, when he's actually a whopping 8 LBS heavier. [/B] No one cares about Romos and Ben's 40 time. And the Mannings, Brady and Drew Brees can extend plays too without running head on into traffic.

All I said was I'd make sure to emphasize sliding and getting out of bounds if I were the QB coach for the team that drafted RGIII. And no, I don't care how fast he is. I rattled off the last 12 QBs to win the Super Bowl, and none of them won because they were fast.

I don't have it handy, but I did read that one of the few red flags was that when he did run, he didn't make much of an effort to avoid contact. He suffered a concussion on a running play while attempting to slide and had the season ending knee injury on another.

As a matter of fact, you can read some concerns expressed here about him holding onto the ball too long taking unnecessary hits and some issues with fumbling.

[url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1620788]Robert Griffin III, Baylor, NFL Draft - CBSSports.com - NFLDraftScout.com[/url]

Again, all I said initially was that sliding and getting the hell out of bounds would be priorities #1 and #2 in his development plan.[/quote]

RGIII is still putting weight on his frame. He's filled out some just since the end of the regular season. He'll get bigger.

But your basic point is correct: any team that spends a #2 pick on RGIII has to teach him to guard his health.

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[quote=30gut;889636]There is no doubt that Griffin is a fearless/borderline reckless runner in the same vein as Vick or Jake Locker.
Griffin is gonna have to learn to pick and choose his spots and show better judgement on when to take a hit to get extra yards vs when to get as much as he can and get down before contact.
Its a function of decision making, Cam Newton is an excellent decision maker in this regard.
For as much as Cam runs its his ability to [I]avoid[/I] taking hits that I find impressive.

But I think you're going to far when you imply that Vick's injuries are due to his running and that Griffin would have a similar injury history.
Its an easy assumption to make but the accuracy of the assumption is what my eyes and memory tell me to question.

How many of Vick's injuries occured in the pocket vs outside the pocket?
I recall Vick gettin hit [I][B]in[/B][/I] the pocket this past season.
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Which makes me question how many of his injuries are a direct result of his scrambling?
How many of Vick's injuries are due to [I][B]recklessness[/B][/I] more then the actual scramble itself?

Or maybe Vick is just injury prone much Matt Schaub a pocket passer with a similar injury background.
I think by and large the more injury causing hits happen inside the pocket then outside the pocket.[/quote]

Fair enough. Just watching Vick play though, he seems to take a lot of punishment on running plays that may not necessarily take him out of the game, but may impact his production. I like RGIII, because he seems capable of being an elite passer, not because he's fast and can jump high. All I'm saying is that his mobility is only a bonus if he can avoid contact as much as possible. As a starting QB, he would be too valuable to miss games.

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I'm still gonna go on record and say if we weighted Vick right now he would be closer to 200lbs if not under it.

RGIII is just more solidly put together than Vick, and he'll undoubtedly put on more good weight as he gets a little older and fills out.

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Keep it coming Jerry, keep it coming...

"Chris Russell ‏ @Russellmania980
Jerry Jones on @NFLNetwork Sat "We're spending a lot of our time here at the combine talking to the agent of free agents." OK then @NFL #NFL"

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[quote=Ruhskins;889675]Keep it coming Jerry, keep it coming...

"Chris Russell ‏ @Russellmania980
Jerry Jones on @NFLNetwork Sat "We're spending a lot of our time here at the combine talking to the agent of free agents." OK then @NFL #NFL"[/quote]

Isn't that tampering...

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[quote=skinsfanthru&thru;889698]Isn't that tampering...[/quote]

I believe so!


I'm hoping so at least, so that they can't sign Carr and have to give up draft picks to the chiefs and we get Brandon Carr!


...but it won't happen :(

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[url=http://www.csnwashington.com/blog/redskins-talk/post/NFL-draft-prospect-named-for-Redskins-gr?blockID=660028&feedID=6355]NFL draft prospect named for Redskins great[/url]

Its just destiny then that we get him..

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Interesting article on the NFL Combine. Thoughts?

[url=http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Is-it-time-to-rethink-the-Combine.html]Is it time to rethink the Combine? | National Football Post[/url]

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[quote=Ruhskins;890685]Interesting article on the NFL Combine. Thoughts?

[URL="http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Is-it-time-to-rethink-the-Combine.html"]Is it time to rethink the Combine? | National Football Post[/URL][/quote]

A lot of good points made in that article. I agree that a change is needed as well, and I think it's a horrible idea that they are trying to turn the Combine into more of an entertainment spectacle. That's the one event a year where the focus is solely on coaches, FO types, etc. evaluating players. Don't turn it into something stupid that offers no evaluation to the coaches while making it more fan friendly.

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[quote=mooby;890688]A lot of good points made in that article. I agree that a change is needed as well, and I think it's a horrible idea that they are trying to turn the Combine into more of an entertainment spectacle. That's the one event a year where the focus is solely on coaches, FO types, etc. evaluating players. Don't turn it into something stupid that offers no evaluation to the coaches while making it more fan friendly.[/quote]

Not mentioned in the article, but they should really make the players run the 40 in full gear.

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[quote=Ruhskins;890704]Not mentioned in the article, but they should really make the players run the 40 in full gear.[/quote]

I like that idea. The 40 is nothing more than a spectacle anyways, what part of it applies to what players do on the field anyway? How many players on the field run in a straight line for 40 yards at full speed anyways? Linemen shouldn't even have to run it anyways.