Never

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*.

mgoblahhh

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.

michiganfanforlife

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.

MGoShoe

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.