BG at the combine
talks about how BG is dominant on film, could go as high as the 49ers at 13 - lots of teams switching to 3-4 defense, projecting him as an OLB, and the best one at the combine
ESPN Insider:
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/blog?name=nfl_draft&id=4945784
February 26th, 2010 at 3:58 PM ^
Some workout clips have been released from the combine:
They're right; BG's short arms might hurt his draft stock.
February 26th, 2010 at 4:27 PM ^
Was that Clausen in the phone booth?
February 26th, 2010 at 7:31 PM ^
that voice actor was dead on.
February 26th, 2010 at 4:39 PM ^
I wouldn't be surprised if he blew it up at the combine.
February 26th, 2010 at 4:41 PM ^
BG is a beast coming of the edge and led the nation in TFL while being double-teamed on every single play. I don't care how tall he is he could be a dominate DE
February 26th, 2010 at 5:06 PM ^
I'm no NFL defensive coordinator, but in a 3-4 defense, isn't the OLB pretty much a DE?
I mean, our boy LaMarr Woodley and others like Terrell Suggs went from DE to OLB in a 3-4 but still get sacks like whoa. I have no problem with BG doing this.
February 26th, 2010 at 6:01 PM ^
Not sure why there's really a debate on ESPN considering the football player (Graham) excelled on the field (on film) whereas Kindle/Gibson "should" shine at the combine. Do you take the person who produced or do you take the workout warrior?
Reminds me of the Army All American practice week. Rivals noted how awesome Gholston looked in a half shirt and fawned over his great measurables. He didn't do much of squat in the game or on the (practice) field iirc.
So they promptly upped him from a 4* to a 5*.
February 27th, 2010 at 8:45 AM ^
Kindle and Gibson to showcase their talents because they are better athletes than Graham. That is the biggest line of bullshit. I would like to see Kindle or Gibson dominate the line of scrimmage like BG does.
February 27th, 2010 at 8:51 AM ^
is a big gamble. You can project someone's ability into a different spot all you want, but only a few can change positions and still be successful in the NFL. Throughout your entire football experience you build instints and these are hard to re-learn. I had a coach try to move me to safety after a lifetime of playing middle linebacker (Sam), and I kept creeping up to the LOS to make plays. I had to switch back, and I was 100% more effective in my usual spot. OLB in a 3-4 can be a bit like a DE in a 4-3, but there is the whole issue of covering guys in space. If you haven't ever done it before it can be hard to learn.
February 27th, 2010 at 12:48 PM ^
Played DE in college. in his rookie Pro Bowl season with the Redskins, he played DE or OLB in different alignments. This is definitely a trend. If there's anything that's true about success in the NFL, it's that players have to be versatile. They have to be able to move from position to position and have to be useful on special teams, an assignment few elite players have to concern themselves with during their college careers.