Appearing: Fran Charles, Charlie Casserly, Steve Wyche, Charles Davis, Paul Burmeister, Mike Mayock
* Team news:
Seahawks at 12:
Top two priorities: LB and edge pass rusher, and this was before
they lost David Hawthorne. Luke Kuechly would make a lot of sense.
Productive college LB, would be 3-down player.
Big Dead at 13:
Left tackle, left tackle, left tackle. Glaring need.
Correspondent would be “shocked” if they didn't take a LT at 13.
Whisenhunt says there will be competition between Skelton and Kolb to
start at QB, even though they just paid Kolb a $7 million option.
Panthers at 9:
Casserly brilliantly says “best player available.” They want to
improve at defensive tackle. Davis says they're screaming for help
there. Dontari Poe can play nose in either front, and Carolina likes
to switch up fronts, so he may be their preference over Michael
Brockers. In the second round, they should look for help for Cam
Newton; Wyche proposed Coby Fleener. Interestingly, Quinton Coples
has already visited there and could be hard to pass up. Davis doesn't
think the Panthers would draft Michael Floyd over a higher-rated
player despite their WR need.
* Player news:
Kendall
Wright: helped himself at his pro day with faster 40s and by showing
good hands. Could go to Houston, Cleveland, Chicago, Denver at the
end of the first round. Mayock later called Wright one of the best
receivers after the catch he's seen in years. Continues to call him a
top-20 pick.
The
panel couldn't see any way Morris Claiborne falls out of the top 6.
He's a better prospect than any defensive or offensive lineman. Wyche
says if he does fall to #6: “The Rams will scrap their draft board,
and Merry Christmas to them.”
Mayock
tries to make up for shortchanging Coby Fleener the day before. Ran a
4.51 40 at pro day, and more impressively, a 4.54 into the wind.
Mayock likened Fleener to Aaron Hernandez. Athletic as can be,
vertical-jumped 37”. Catches the ball and gets in and out of his
breaks well. Mayock calls him a value pick in the 2nd
round; wouldn't be surprised if he went late in the 1st.
Michael
Brockers wasn't a successful pass rusher because LSU took him out in
nickel situations. When he rushed the passer, it was on downs he'd
thought would be runs. But he doesn't show a second level of
explosiveness for getting after the passer. Was also only a one-year
starter. Casserly says it's up to teams to talk to their line coaches
and decide whether they can turn him into a pass rusher.
On
Dontari Poe, Casserly says he has everything on tape he wants to see
– quickness, explosiveness, change of direction. Teams will have to
put him through grueling workouts and see what kind of determination
/ body language he shows at the end.
I
don't think scouting reports on Quinton Coples so far have given him enough
credit for his reach and his upper body strength. He gave himself a “C”
for play-to-play effort his senior year in an interview by Casserly,
who grilled him pretty good.
Mohammed
Sanu: Rutgers used him everywhere, in the slot, out wide, in Wildcat
formation, swing passes out of the backfield. Looks as versatile as
Josh Cribbs, but as a bigger-bodied productive receiver, Charles
Davis compared him more to Michael Clayton or AUSTIN PETTIS. Despite
the massive bust factor of those two, Davis has Sanu projected for
the Mayock Zone. RamView has Sanu projected for solid distance from
the end of a ten-foot pole.
Luke
Kuechly: smart, quick, excellent athlete, gets to the football. Can
get engulfed sometimes. Won't be a LB who can take on blockers but he
has great vision, finds the ball and gets there. No question he goes
in the 10-15 range.
Mark
Barron says he played with the sports hernia that required surgery
that kept him out of the Combine for the past two years. Played as an
in-the-box safety at Alabama and hasn't really had to show any
coverage skill.
Casserly
isn't sure what to make of Courtney Upshaw. Feels he will get
engulfed by tackles as a defensive end, but lacks the explosiveness
or coverage ability to play outside linebacker. Thinks he's a heck of
a good college player without a real pro position.
Vontaze
Burfict continues to flounder, following a bad Combine with an bad
pro day at Arizona State (Hey, somebody who actually had a bad pro
day!). He's actually going to have a second
pro day, piggybacking onto a workout that was originally set up just for Brock Osweiler, in a final attempt to revive his draft stock. A lot of teams don't even have Burfict on their board now.
* Pro days:
Iowa: good workout
for Riley Reiff, which involved line coaches from four different
teams. Hung in well despite stifling heat at Iowa's indoor facility.
Will be good run blocker and will be drafted in the 10-15 range
though he's more of a 20s prospect talentwise.
Adam Gettis has
the quicker feet for an interior lineman than Mayock has seen in
years, and a heavier punch than scouting reports have given him
credit for so far. Says his stock is moving up and that he could be
drafted in the 3rd-4th round.
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