Denard Robinson: Senior Bowl
Senor Bowl just finished the prospect measurements. Denard Robinson came in at 5104/196. Way shorter than his listed height which isn't surprising considering that he's not really a true 6'. His future is definitely at RB/WR, but more at RB because of his ability to run the ball and find holes/cutback lanes.
EDIT: When height shows up in a 4 digit numbers, it means feet, inches then an 8th of inch so Denard is 5'10" 4/8. That is a common abbreviation for NFL scouts. They speak prospect's height by 4 digit numbers.
January 21st, 2013 at 11:05 AM ^
5104 - 5'10 4/10"?
January 21st, 2013 at 11:14 AM ^
January 21st, 2013 at 11:20 AM ^
The real question is how many stone is that?
January 21st, 2013 at 1:20 PM ^
otherwise I have no frame of reference.
January 21st, 2013 at 11:22 AM ^
January 21st, 2013 at 11:28 AM ^
January 21st, 2013 at 11:38 AM ^
/S?
It does change it, it would make him nearly 170 feet tall. In more conventional terms, 1.5x the size of the Megazord. This may help explain why the metric system never held on over here.
January 21st, 2013 at 11:47 AM ^
When combined with Devin and Tate.
January 21st, 2013 at 12:00 PM ^
January 21st, 2013 at 12:23 PM ^
But then why wouldn't the coaches have him line up under center each play and then just fall forward? Two of those = easy touchdown.
Borges fail.
January 21st, 2013 at 1:19 PM ^
They have a serious stick up their collective butts about crushing players into bloody gore pools.
January 21st, 2013 at 9:40 PM ^
January 21st, 2013 at 11:42 AM ^
WOOOSH
January 21st, 2013 at 11:52 AM ^
5'10" 4/8. NFL scout use the 4 digit numbers to signify the 8th of an inch in addition to feet and inches.
January 21st, 2013 at 12:42 PM ^
Just to be clear on this subject, you're saying he's five feet ten and a half inches tall? Is that with or without shoes?
January 21st, 2013 at 1:10 PM ^
he's 5'10" and half inches tall. That is without shoes. They never measure prospects with shoes.
January 21st, 2013 at 1:20 PM ^
That's what the Nike and UA high school combines are for. Sensible heels.
January 21st, 2013 at 2:09 PM ^
recommend not playing in heels without tying your shoelaces.
January 21st, 2013 at 2:12 PM ^
also recommend patience in save button effect. Failing to do so = double post.
January 21st, 2013 at 11:05 AM ^
January 21st, 2013 at 11:06 AM ^
January 21st, 2013 at 11:21 AM ^
There is a reason to exaggerate Denard's height (neutralize some media narratives). There's isn't any reason to do so with Smith. He's very short and there's no way around that. If anything you'd exagerate how short he is.
Similary, you might want to give Rodman or Barkley a couple extra inches, but Nate Robinson is short. It can be a fine line between height being perceived as a weakness or a strength.
January 21st, 2013 at 12:26 PM ^
Probably still 5"6. There's much less incentive to embelish the height of a diminuative RB. Would teams have been more worried about him if he was listed at 5"8? Probably not. Whereas a QB under 6 foot is a batted ball machine.
Also, I've stood next to him and he wasn't super duper tiny. 5"6 seems about right.
January 21st, 2013 at 11:06 AM ^
January 21st, 2013 at 11:16 AM ^
I think he could be a change of pace running back, similar to how the 49ers use lamichael james to complement frank gore. He doesn't need to be a featuer back but I think he could hold up for 5-10 carries a game. Just my opinion but I think that the slot compromises some of his unique running abilities, as he certainly has a knack for running the ball.
January 21st, 2013 at 11:36 AM ^
If he gets drafted by a team like San Fran, Washington, Philly, or even Seattle he could be an extremely dangerous option in the backfield with the threat of him being able to run, pass, or catch.
January 21st, 2013 at 1:08 PM ^
Also, I am sure that with him slated to play RB/Slot, his work out regimen would change to add some needed bulk. Clinton Portis is listed as 5'11 205, Emmitt Smith 5' 9 216, Barry Sanders 5' 8 203 for comparison sake. Denard looks pretty thin at 196 so I would think he could add some bulk without much sacrifice to speed.
January 21st, 2013 at 1:21 PM ^
LaMichael James...Jacquizz Rodgers-type...well that settles it - Chip Kelly's going to draft him!
January 21st, 2013 at 1:26 PM ^
January 21st, 2013 at 1:26 PM ^
For him to get reps as a 3rd down back he is going to have to show that he can pick up the blitz.
January 21st, 2013 at 12:24 PM ^
Denard played just as hard as a feature back - even the toughest RBs usually take a breather after every couple of plays. Denard didn't. And through all that, his worst injury only kept him out of a couple games. Sure he had to sit for a few drives and halves in that period, but what RB doesn't? And besides that many of his injuries were ones that made it hard for him to be a QB but he probably could have kept running if necessary (being the star QB, we probably were more cautious than we'd be with an RB with a minor boo boo.)
Denard is tough. Some of his best runs cone from working in traffic up the middle. He could be a feature back if allowed and if he learns to block. WR is a waste - Denard begs to be fed behind the LOS so he can make LBs and crashing safeties look stupid.
January 21st, 2013 at 7:12 PM ^
He can take punishment, but the end result is maybe the problem (as he's taken so much):
Mike Mayock on D. Robinson missing today's practice: "I don’t think losing today impacts him. If he loses the rest of the week, it does."
January 21st, 2013 at 11:09 AM ^
An inch and a half is a pretty discernable exaggeration (with regards to height, obvs). Dafuq is the purpose of lying about athlete's heights and weights again?
January 21st, 2013 at 11:15 AM ^
January 21st, 2013 at 11:16 AM ^
January 21st, 2013 at 2:16 PM ^
So we can get in the minds of opponents before they actually hit the field.
I, myself, am 6'5' 295lbs. Better watch yourself.
January 21st, 2013 at 11:15 AM ^
What does 5104/196 mean?
January 21st, 2013 at 11:17 AM ^
January 21st, 2013 at 11:20 AM ^
I was pretty sure he was 472´i9))^, but looks like I was wrong.
January 21st, 2013 at 12:06 PM ^
January 21st, 2013 at 11:20 AM ^
Just a fancy way to say 26 and 2/49.
January 21st, 2013 at 11:18 AM ^
We gave him wrong number jersey all the way.
January 21st, 2013 at 11:22 AM ^
January 21st, 2013 at 11:23 AM ^
So Denard is 5'10 and 4/8, or more simply 5'10.5
January 21st, 2013 at 11:24 AM ^
January 21st, 2013 at 1:28 PM ^
what's important for the Senior Bowl is how players prepare for practices and how well they perform in practices which is far more important than games. NFL scouts/personnel leave after the last day of practice.
January 21st, 2013 at 11:25 AM ^
is not 'way shorter'. It's pretty standard shoes-on/shoes-off differential. If he was a basketball player he'd have been listed at 6'2.
January 21st, 2013 at 12:51 PM ^