2014 Senior Bowl

[Monster]

On NFLN in about 20 minutes. Anyone else watching?

 

[cheeno]

On NFLN in about 20 minutes. Anyone else watching?

If I don't catch it today I'll dvr it. I enjoyed it last year. The top guys last year were Ansah, Warlord, Kyle Long and EJ Manuel pretty good talent.

 

[Monster]

I'm really just mainly interested in seeing the WRs/CBs.

 

[cheeno]

http://captainbluelionslinks.blogspot.ca/2014/01/2014-lions-nfl-draft-prospect-meeting.html

Top two positions are wr and cb. Some names to look for.

 

[Monster]

Also, thank you Senior Bowl for not going with the bright highlighter green/yellow unis that seem to be so popular. I know I"m a UM fan, but there's a limit to how bright yellow should be.

 

[Monster]

Derek Carr looks pretty decent. Just showed off a pretty strong arm. Too bad his receiver let up on the speed or it'd be an in stride touchdown. Hope he makes it into the top 10.

 

[Monster]

Schofield playing at RG.

 

[cheeno]

Schofield playing at RG.

He may be a guy we take a look at in the mid rounds.

 

[Monster]

Holy shit. I want Chris Borland. Wow. He's good.

 

[cheeno]

Holy shit. I want Chris Borland. Wow. He's good.

Size and speed makes him a risk. Great read and react player. Sometimes they work Zach Thomas sometimes they don't Jordan Dizon.

 

[tonyballs]

Keep hearing about the Van Noy kid OLB from BYU. How's he playing?

 

[Monster]

i stopped paying attention. game got a little boring. I'll rewatch it later.

 

[kmd47]

Size and speed makes him a risk. Great read and react player. Sometimes they work Zach Thomas sometimes they don't Jordan Dizon.

Now there is a name I NEVER want to hear again. What a terrible pick that was... That said, going to watch the senior bowl now that I am finally off work. Pretty pumped.

 

[mhughes0021]

read an article that a lot of the secondary in the senior bowl had a lot of height and were projected to go in the mid rounds. Seattle blue print....

 

[kmd47]

read an article that a lot of the secondary in the senior bowl had a lot of height and were projected to go in the mid rounds. Seattle blue print....

Can't go wrong with that philosophy.... Just get the biggest fastest guys and coach them up from there. I like Austin and hope he has an immediate impact on the secondary.

 

[mhughes0021]

Can't go wrong with that philosophy.... Just get the biggest fastest guys and coach them up from there. I like Austin and hope he has an immediate impact on the secondary.

I found what I was reading....didn't watch them so im not sure if they did well....taping the game next time it replays

While Nebraska's Stanley Jean-Baptiste draws comparisons to Richard Sherman of the Seattle Seahawks, another big-bodied corner deserves similar praise.

At 6'2" and 206 pounds, Pierre Desir out of Lindenwood has ideal size, fitting the larger mold of today's NFL defensive backs, like Sherman?tall, lanky and physical players who can keep pace with the continued height and weight gain of modern receivers and tight ends.

Desir is not just a physical freak, either. He was also a shutdown player, as Fox Sports' Peter Schrager noted:

Desir's raw talent certainly needs to be refined, but his performance at the collegiate level and his physical traits have led NFL teams to dig deeper on the small-school prospect.

Fans should as well, and it starts at the Senior Bowl.
It should come as no surprise that small-school cornerbacks such as Desir and Walt Aikens out of Liberty are the focal point of an event like the Senior Bowl.

In today's NFL, teams need to have four or sometimes five quality options at cornerback on the roster. It used to be that three would suffice, but as the league has trended toward the pass, teams simply need more bodies who can rotate in or play together.

Aikens is one name that continually pops up in draft circles after his week in Mobile. Standing at 6'1" and 195 pounds, he looks the part and has done enough to boost his stock. Bleacher Report's Matt Bowen confirms this notion:
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Before practice on Wednesday, an AFC scout told me to focus on Aikens, and I can see why. The Liberty University cornerback can play from both press and off-man, he showed the ability to flip his hips, and he competes hard in one-on-one drills. Plus, I saw the speed down the field to run/match versus the 9 (fade) route.
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While he still must fight an uphill battle, Aikens is well on his way to being a mid-round selection. Keep an eye out, as Aikens is one of several defensive backs who will look to shut out the opposition in Mobile.

 

[boogerlovejoy]

Excited to see what effect Austin has on the secondary. We already have 3 "big" corners on the roster with Slay (6'1" 190) Greenwood (6'1" 193) and Mathis (6'1" 195). Adding Gilbert (6'0" 200) or Denard (5'11" 197) would really round out a big, fast secondary unit.