Combine Kickoff: O-Linemen and Tight Ends
February 23rd, 2011
A possibility for the Bucs?
The NFL Scouting combine opens its doors today in Indianapolis to tight ends and offensive linemen. These young men will be grilled and drilled by NFL clubs, hit the classroom, and be poked and prodded like race horses over the next handful of days.
Rock star general manager Mark Dominik is probably working on his poker face as he salivates over potential seventh-round gems.
NFL Network (surely every manly man has easy access to this channel) has all the watchable physical action live beginning Saturday.
Draft guru Justin Pawlowski, The Commish of WDAE-AM 620, fires off a look here at the lineman and tight ends, including who and what the Bucs might be thinking about.
Click the arrow and enjoy.
[audio: combineolte2011.mp3]Don’t forget to fire off your draft questions to Pawlowski, and he’ll answer them here, commish@620wdae.com.
February 23rd, 2011 at 1:44 pm
Combine is overrated. Just ask Sabby Piscitelli.
February 23rd, 2011 at 3:53 pm
I agree.
The Combine tells nothing. Tape is the way to evaluate talent. Pure Tape.
February 23rd, 2011 at 3:54 pm
HOWEVER, it does effect draft rankings, and so the right guys might fall to us…especially if QBs move up in rankings.
February 23rd, 2011 at 5:07 pm
@D-Rome
Don’t 4get tha great Dexter Jackson, another 2nd round bust
February 23rd, 2011 at 5:34 pm
Exactly why I don’t feel we need a blazing fast wideout.
February 23rd, 2011 at 5:51 pm
A blazing fast WR is always a good idea. Every posistion can ALWAYS improve. The key is to make sure who you draft IS an improvement!
That’s where we failed so horribly for years
Thankfully, it looks like our guys now are excellent at picking talent.so improvement is likely with every pick!
February 24th, 2011 at 10:18 am
“A blazing fast WR is always a good idea. ”
Disagree COMPLETELY.
You want a guy who can be physical, can catch, and can RUN ROUTES. Most burners in college have no clue on route running.
The best thing I heard this past week was Dominck explaining the combine: The Bucs use game film – first and foremost. The combine is used by them mainly to interview and really check the guy out mentally.
Not to rehash Gruden… but kind of the opposite of what he did. he fell in love with physcial specimens regardless of what they looked like week in and week out while actually playing football.
Give me a WR who rund 4.5, can catch and knows how to run routes over a 4.3 guy who drops some and can’t run a route ANYDAY
February 24th, 2011 at 10:21 am
Dave:
Bingo!