Posts Tagged ‘Senior Bowl’

The week of the Senior Bowl has to be one of my favorite times of the football year. Approximately 100 of the finest senior prospects gather in Mobile, Alabama for a chance to showcase their abilities to NFL talent evaluators. Not only do we discover accurate heights and weights of players, but we get a glimpse of how they will react in a professional environment.

Day 1 was a time for players to weigh in, to talk a bit with the media, and to get a little time on the practice field.  Here are the major happenings from Monday:

-Overall, Idaho OL Mike Iupati’s measurables were the most impressive of all the big men (6-5, 325 lbs, 35 inch arm length, and just under 10.5 inch hands). His arm length stood out as longest of any player in attendance.

-Alabama DT Terrence Cody hurt himself by confirming suspicions regarding his weight issues. Although he has the biggest mits of anyone there (11.25 inch), his weight of 370 lbs. will linger in the minds of scouts as cause for serious concern.

-Florida State S  Myron Rolle, after returning from his adventure as a Rhodes Scholar looked in the best shape of virtually any player at the Senior Bowl.

-In the first practice, Wisconsin’s O’Brien Schofield tore his ACL. This is a terrible shame.

- QB Tim Tebow unsurprisingly had difficulty handling snaps under center, and he looked uncomfortable in his drop backs. To consider this week a success, he will have to demonstrate great coachability.

-For unknown reasons, Jerry Hughes, Trent Williams, Brandon LaFell, and Charles Brown did not arrive in Mobile.

For more up-to-date information, I recommend reading NFL.com (they have some videos up) DraftCountdown, Draft Daddy, and Walterfootball.