Senior Bowl Thread

[kwilk103]

didnt see one, and we had one for east-west game, so thought i'd start one

when are the weigh-ins?

who has the most to gain/lose by participating this week?

[TheSlinger]

In terms of most to gain, I think it has to be Tebow. If he can look good in a pro-style offense he could make a lot of money. If he fails, I don't think it will really hurt him too much, because there are all sorts of excuses people could make (first time under center, working on his throwing motion, etc.).

[niel89]

Tebow has a lot to gain/lose in this. He has a real opportunity to answer the questions about him playing under center in a normal offense.

[Shane P. Hallam]

Apparently Tebow had an excellent press conference today. Answered a lot of questions. Stafon Johnson also talking to the press, still has barely any voice.

Take a look at Scott's blog for new additions to the roster. Some interesting ones I picked out:

Perrish Cox, CB, Oklahoma St.
Roddrick Muckelroy, OLB, Texas
O'Brien Schofield, DE, Wisconsin

[RedVision]

omg how does LeGarrette Blount gets invited... that's terrible.

[Hines]

I think Taylor Mays will either slide up or down this week. We can finally see what his exact size is this week.

[619]

Originally Posted by Shane P. Hallam

Take a look at Scott's blog for new additions to the roster. Some interesting ones I picked out:

Perrish Cox, CB, Oklahoma St.
Roddrick Muckelroy, OLB, Texas
O'Brien Schofield, DE, Wisconsin

That certainly is an interesting addition. I'm not sure how often players are invited to the Senior Bowl after participating in the East-West Shrine game, but he deserves to get another look. His stock is quietly on the rise.

[Shane P. Hallam]

Originally Posted by 619

That certainly is an interesting addition. I'm not sure how often players are invited to the Senior Bowl after participating in the East-West Shrine game, but he deserves to get another look. His stock is quietly on the rise.

It happens every year for 1 or 2 players. GREAT for him to work at OLB for another week with NFL coaches.

[Babylon]

Originally Posted by Shane P. Hallam

Apparently Tebow had an excellent press conference today. Answered a lot of questions. Stafon Johnson also talking to the press, still has barely any voice.

Take a look at Scott's blog for new additions to the roster. Some interesting ones I picked out:

Perrish Cox, CB, Oklahoma St.
Roddrick Muckelroy, OLB, Texas
O'Brien Schofield, DE, Wisconsin

That's no surprise the guy is as charismatic as it gets. I think what is also going to come out of this week is his footwork and arm is better than some would have thought. Some of the knocks like holding the ball too low and not taking snaps from center are going to be answered in the affirmative this week.

[DJC]

LeGarette Blount being added is pretty big for him. He has a lot to prove this week after the worst possible season he could have had, sans a major injury.

[Scotty D]

I'm extremely happy that the Lions are coaching the Senior Bowl. BTW nice to see Blount has punched his ticket to Mobile!

[Duffman57]

I think that the guys who truly have the most to gain, are Blount and Ducasse. Ducasse could show up and continue his dominance and be a 2nd round pick, or struggle with the speed of the game and be a 3rd or 4th round pick. Blount needs to show that he has truly changed his work ethic and is still in football shape after taking almost the entire season off.

[SwagU]

Really want to see Tebow in this one. Teams already know that they are getting a leader and a great locker room presence but scouts are goona be watching his performance so thoroughly that his draft stock really comes down to this game. A great performance and who knows how far he shoots up, a bad performance and I feel he will lose stock but teams will still be looking at him as a project with alot of upside.

Good news about Blount. Really a disaster of a season and he is looking to show scouts he has changed. Feel that this game will help but his stock depends more on the combine IMO.

[TACKLE]

Taylor Mays is going to have a lot more fans after Senior Bowl. Just watch.

[Texas Homer]

If Muckelroy can add some Bulk/good muscle on before the combine/draft then I think that he can improve his stock and be a FORCE in the NFL.

He was a tackling machine in college. Injuries prevented him from spending a lot of time in the weight room at Texas.

[Hines]

Anyone know when the weigh ins are going to be posted?

[Mr. Offseason]

Originally Posted by Scotty D

I'm extremely happy that the Lions are coaching the Senior Bowl. BTW nice to see Blount has punched his ticket to Mobile!

Absolutely perfect choice of words. lol

[nofalcons10]

i'm really waiting to see Danario alexander and terrance cody in this one.

[bwillie26]

Another late addition should be Phillip Dillard, the LB from Nebraska.

Think it will be interesting to see how he does. Guy came into college highly touted, but developed a reputation for being fat and lazy. Nearly left Nebraska as well this past year, but stuck it out. Lost weight, worked his tail off and had an absolutely phenomenal senior year.

Think he has a chance to stick in the league. Very stout run defender and a good in pass coverage as well. When Nebraska went to nickel/dime as a base for B12 play, Dillard still stayed on the field as the LB.

If he stays motivated like he did in his senior year, someone could get a nice mid-late draft LB.

[ironman4579]

I know me posting something about Brandon Graham is a shocker ;)

However, I think the weigh in is really going to be key for him. If he comes actually near the 6'2" he's listed at, I actually think that helps him immensely. If he comes in at under 6'1" like I've seen so many times, it could hurt him quite a bit.

[superman8456]

Sean Weatherspoon's rise is going to start with this week. I think he is going to be the most impressive LB this week.

The weigh in is important for Terrance Cody. I wonder if he has shed any weight off since the end of the season. I could see him coming to the senior bowl around 350.

George Selvie needs to do something on a big time stage like this. His stock has been on the decline since the end of his sophomore season.

[Day One Pick]

I found rosters.

Senior Bowl Rosters

[ThePudge]

I wrote up a little piece, but of course zoned out and clicked off the page by accident, so I lost it. I'm not going to worry about duplicating that, but I'd still like to highlight some things I'm interested in.

For the sake of organization I did not include every player, even at the positions I highlighted. For official Senior Bowl rosters, head to the Senior Bowl website.

North Team

Players I'll be paying close attention to:
Mardy Gilyard - WR - Cincinnati
Danario Alexander - WR - Missouri
LeGarette Blount - RB - Oregon
Sean Canfield - QB - Oregon State
Dan LeFevour - QB - Central Michigan
Tony Pike - QB - Cincinnati
Ed Dickson - TE - Oregon
Vladimir Ducasse - OT - Massachusetts
Mike Iupati - OG/OT - Idaho
Matt Tennant - C - Boston College
Jared Odrick - DT - Penn State
Austen Lane - DE - Murray State
Brandon Graham - LB/DE - Michigan
O'Brien Schofield - LB/DE - Wisconsin
Sean Weatherspoon - LB - Missouri
Darryl Washington - LB - TCU
Kyle Wilson - CB - Boise State
Syd'Quan Thompson - CB - California

Team Strengths
*Offensive Line*
- - (Ducasse, Iupati, Tennant, Ed Wang, Jon Asamoah, Zane Beadles)
*Linebackers*
- - (Weatherspoon, Graham, Washington, Schofield, Koa Misi, A.J. Edds)
*Wide Receiver*
- - (Gilyard, Alexander, Taylor Price, Jacoby Ford, Dorin Dickerson)

Team Weaknesses
*Running Backs*
- - (Blount, Joique Bell, Rashawn Jackson, Lonyae Miller, Chris Brown)
*Defensive Tackle*
- - (Odrick, Tyson Alualu, Mike Neal, Cam Thomas)
*Safety*
- - (Larry Asante, Kurt Coleman, Kyle McCarthy, Chris Cook)

Key Practice Matchups
- WR Mardy Gilyard vs. CBs Kyle Wilson/Syd'Quan Thompson
- OG Mike Iupati/C Matt Tennant vs. DT Jared Odrick
- QBs Dan LeFevour vs. Sean Canfield vs. Tony Pike
- DL/LB Brandon Graham vs. OT Vladimir Ducasse
- DE Austen Lane vs. OTs Ducasse, Zane Beadles, Sam Young

South Team

Players I'll be paying close attention to:
Tim Tebow - QB - Florida
Anthony Dixon - RB - Mississippi State
Dexter McCluster - RB/WR - Mississippi
Jeremy Williams - WR - Tulane
Riley Cooper - WR - Florida
Anthony McCoy - TE - USC
Jimmy Graham - TE - Miami
Mike Johnson - OG - Alabama
J.D. Walton - C - Baylor
Dan Williams - DT - Tennessee
Terrance Cody - NT - Alabama
C.J. Wilson - DE - East Carolina
Dekoda Watson - LB - Florida State
Eric Norwood - LB - South Carolina
Patrick Robinson - CB - Florida State
Perrish Cox - CB - Oklahoma State
Taylor Mays - S - USC
Nate Allen - S - South Florida

Team Strengths
*Running Backs*
- - (Dixon, McCluster, Stafon Johnson, Ben Tate, Roy Upchurch)
*Defensive Tackle*
- - (Cody, Williams, Lamarr Houston, Geno Atkins, Jeff Owens)
*Defensive Backs*
- - (Mays, Allen, Robinson, Cox, Trevard Lindley, Myron Rolle, Jerome Murphy)

Team Weaknesses
*Quarterback*
- - (Tebow, Jarrett Brown, Zac Robinson)
*Offensive Tackle*
- - (Selvish Capers, Ciron Black, Chris Scott)
*Linebacker*
- - (Norwood, Watson, Roderick Muckleroy, Jamar Chaney, Daryl Sharpton)

Key Practice Matchups
- S Taylor Mays vs. WRs (Cooper, Roberts, etc.) and TEs (McCoy, Peek, etc.)
- NT Terrance Cody vs. C J.D. Walton
- DEs George Selvie/Brandon Lang vs. OT Chris Scott
- RB Anthony Dixon vs. RBs (Johnson, Tate, Upchurch)
- CB Patrick Robinson vs. WR Riley Cooper


I'll be keeping an eye out for the measurements today and will post a reaction to that. Actually a very exciting day for a draftnik.

[Grizzlegom]

wasn't sean lee supposed to be going? did anyone see anything on why he withdrew? also, lafell and trent williams withdrew per scott's twitter.

[ThePudge]

Originally Posted by Grizzlegom

wasn't sean lee supposed to be going? did anyone see anything on why he withdrew? also, lafell and trent williams withdrew per scott's twitter.

I didn't catch Lee on the roster. Sad to see LaFell and Trent Williams pulling out, as I thought they each had more of a chance to raise their stock than lower it. I assume we'll at least be able to get an official height and weight for the two, and hopefully arm length and hand size. Trent Williams would make that North OL absolutely filthy though.