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You don't need a reason. Sounds like you're already there.
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You don't need a reason. Sounds like you're already there.
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I don't think they draft a TE this year. They are really high on Swaim and Escobar will be here for at least another year.
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This of course assumes they think drafting a QB in the first or second round is a priority. I am not assuming that in fact, I doubt it.
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You're right about that. I completely forgot that he tore his Achilles. He honestly might miss the entire year then. So then I retract my statement. An Ivy League TE would be a perfect draft choice in the 5th or 6th round. As long as he can block.
Carson Wentz passes first Senior Bowl test
By Chase Goodbread
College Football 24/7 writer
Published: Jan. 26, 2016 at 12:50 p.m.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2016 at 01:17 p.m.
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MOBILE, Ala. -- North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz will face all kinds of scrutiny this week at the Reese's Senior Bowl, from his mechanics to his personal interviews, to his ability to read defenses and whether he can adjust to a higher level of competition.
Such is the Senior Bowl experience (the game will be broadcast live exclusively on NFL Network on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET) for a quarterback from an FCS program who could be a top-10 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Club representatives from all 32 teams, from general managers to coaches to scouts, descend on Mobile each year to evaluate many of the most talented seniors and graduated fourth-year juniors available in the draft.
But the one test Wentz has least control over, his physical measurements, he passed on Tuesday morning. Wentz measured 6-foot-5 1/4, 233 pounds, within close range of his college listing of 6-6, 235. He also measured with the second-largest hands among quarterbacks at the Senior Bowl at 10 inches (Stanford's Kevin Hogan measured 10 1/8 inches). That's a thumbs-up measurement for NFL scouts, particularly those from cold-weather NFL cities who believe bigger hands are important for gripping the ball in freezing temperatures.
That was the easy part for the former Bison star who threw 17 touchdown passes and only four interceptions last year in a season shortened by injury. The harder part will come in trying to complete passes against South squad defensive backs such as Duke's Jeremy Cash, LSU's Jalen Mills and Alabama's Cyrus Jones.
By Chase Goodbread
College Football 24/7 writer
Published: Jan. 26, 2016 at 12:50 p.m.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2016 at 01:17 p.m.
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MOBILE, Ala. -- North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz will face all kinds of scrutiny this week at the Reese's Senior Bowl, from his mechanics to his personal interviews, to his ability to read defenses and whether he can adjust to a higher level of competition.
Such is the Senior Bowl experience (the game will be broadcast live exclusively on NFL Network on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET) for a quarterback from an FCS program who could be a top-10 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Club representatives from all 32 teams, from general managers to coaches to scouts, descend on Mobile each year to evaluate many of the most talented seniors and graduated fourth-year juniors available in the draft.
But the one test Wentz has least control over, his physical measurements, he passed on Tuesday morning. Wentz measured 6-foot-5 1/4, 233 pounds, within close range of his college listing of 6-6, 235. He also measured with the second-largest hands among quarterbacks at the Senior Bowl at 10 inches (Stanford's Kevin Hogan measured 10 1/8 inches). That's a thumbs-up measurement for NFL scouts, particularly those from cold-weather NFL cities who believe bigger hands are important for gripping the ball in freezing temperatures.
That was the easy part for the former Bison star who threw 17 touchdown passes and only four interceptions last year in a season shortened by injury. The harder part will come in trying to complete passes against South squad defensive backs such as Duke's Jeremy Cash, LSU's Jalen Mills and Alabama's Cyrus Jones.
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The fatal flaw of one Dustin Vaughan - his hands were so small he even had to grip the ball in a weird way.
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That and he sucked.
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Never got much of a chance to prove anything. They did contact him after his release from the Bills, but he told them he was done. Would have liked to have seen him for some of the games we gave Weeden - couldn't be any worse than that. But, 8 1/2 inch hands, you can pretty much forget it.
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They become lawyers?
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Wow, I can't believe he is outperforming Goff and Lynch like that.
Oh wait....