2014 NFL Combine Open Thread

All groups updated. http://thesteelersfans.com/1855/2014-nfl-combine-official-measurements-results/

 

Here's a list of who the team has/or is scheduled to interview. You can check the homepage for further details.

ND DE Stephon Tuitt
Oregon State DE Scott Crichton
USC SS Dion Bailey
Alabama FS Ha-Ha Clinton Dix
Missouri CB E.J. Gaines
Baylor Safety Ahmad Dixon
ND NT Louis Nix
Louisville Safety Calvin Pryor
Oklahoma State CB Justin Gilbert
Florida State FS Terrence Brooks
Minnesota Defensive Lineman Ra’Shede Hageman
Penn State WR Allen Robinson
UCLA linebacker Jordan Zumwalt
North Carolina TE Eric Ebron
North Carolina DE Kareem Martin
Oklahoma FB/TE Trey Millard
AZ RB Ka’Deem Carey
Florida State WR Kelvin Benjamin
Ole Miss WR Donte Moncrief
Penn State NT Daquan Jones

 

It's kind of crazy to think, but maybe he does become an option. He has the size, the speed and the production. Other than maybe Lee, Matthews may be the most polished route runner amongst the Top 10 receivers.

I always thought 2nd round too, but where's the knock on the guy? Why not be an option at #15? I thought he had an outside chance of being a late 1st or early 2nd before he showed off his speed. I'd be surprised if he didn't go in the 1st round now.

 

Didn't he run 4.52 at the combine? Maybe that 4.4 was from his pro day, but those numbers always seem to be much lower, I usually throw them out. I like the combine 40 because its like running in a vacuum, all players have to run under the same conditions.

I personally would like to see Moye get bigger and play with a little more intensity. There's something there to work with, but let's be honest, he is still a project at this point. Now i think he's already showed more promise than J. Brown, but Moye still has some work to do.

 

Not sure of the actual differences, but I know when NFL Network does the simul-cam, the difference between say a 4.5 and a 4.56 looks significant, maybe a yard or so.

 

Clowney's up.

 

1st attempt: 4.47.

 

So where do we ultimately think Clowney ends up? I'm thinking Jacksonville. I'm not sold on them taking a QB. Clowney would probably like to play for Atlanta, but I would have to think they are definitely taking an OT.

I would mosts definitely prefer that Clowney does not end up in Cleveland.

 

I can't see any way he makes it out of the top 3. It wouldn't surprise me at all if someone traded up to get him.

 

Dee Ford flagged for Herniated Disk. He didn't clear from a back procedure he had in 2011.

 

"There's something in the steroids." -Warren Sapp

 

D-line group 1 is up to date. http://thesteelersfans.com/2014-nfl-combine-results-defensive-line/

 

Jerry O. spotting. Running drills on the field.

 

Joey Porter sighting.

 

Notre Dame DL Stephon Tuitt has a stress fracture in his left foot. He will hold personal workouts before the draft. Will not participate in combine events.

 

I don't want to throw Moye away, but he is a project. I think you are making a bit much out of a guy with 2 career catches. Yes he has the H-W-S but there's a reason he didn't see more action last year? I don't know what it is, but I am sure our coaching staff does. I hope he continues to improve, but what I am saying is that the deck is stacked against him. Of course there are great UDFA players out there, but let's not pretend like it happens all the time. It is certainly the exception, not the rule.

If we see AB as the #1 and Markus Wheaton destined for the slot this year, we really still need a #2 and a #4 WR this year. I'll go ahead and assume we re-sign Cotchery to be the #4. Yes Cotchery put up great numbers last year, but he is another year older and last year was definitely well above his career average. So where will Moye end up this year? More than likely at the #5 spot. He has to prove on the practice field that he belongs in the NFL on a regular basis. Once he accomplishes that, he has to produce on Sundays.

Unfortunately, I have too much knowledge of statistics and probability to have your faith that Moye is going to make an impact at the NFL level. The chances of that happening are probably less than 5%. The chances that Mike Evans is going to make an impact at the NFL level is probably 75% or higher. Moye is a lotto ticket. It would be nice if he is a winning one. As I look at our roster right now, I see a big hole in our WR depth.

Not that I am a member of the Limas Sweed fan club, but I wouldn't question his intensity. He laid a pair of devastating blocks. His problem was he just could not catch the ball. I'm just saying there is a reason Moye did not see the field more last season. You and I don't know what that is. I just don't personally think we can hinge our WR depth on the notion that Moye can be a success.