NFL Combine this week -- the invitees (with video)

The NFL Combine begins Wednesday and 331 athletes have been invited to attend the annual meat market.

The Combine will run until Feb. 26 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Take a look at the list. It is obvious this will be a defense-intense draft. The offensive talent is limited and nothing like last year, for example. Part of that is due to the fact no obvious great quarterbacks or wide receivers are on the list.

Tight ends in the first round are also hard to find. Everyone is suggesting Stanford's Zach Ertz and Notre Dame's Tyler Eifert are apparently the highest graded by the draft gurus such as Kiper, Mayock and others.

But to me, neither are worthy of a No. 12 overall pick. That is undeniable. Don't get me wrong, Ertz, who I like more than Eifert, has some skills and was actually used a lot as a slot receiver at Stanford. He has good hands. He is obviously a very aware player. But he's not a great blocker, even downfield. And he's not exactly fast.

I do believe he'd be an upgrade over what the Dolphins have. But he doesn't remind of Rob Gronkowski.

Look for yourself and then check out the list:

And now, the list. Some of these guys are future Miami Dolphins:

2013 Official Invite List

Jr	Player	School	Camp #	Position
	ABOUSHI, ODAY	VIRGINIA	OL01	OL
	ADAMS, JOHNNY	MICHIGAN ST	DB01	DB
	ALFORD, ROBERT	SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA	DB02	DB
*	ALLEN, KEENAN	CALIFORNIA	WO01	WO
	ALLEN, RYAN	LOUISIANA TECH	PK01	PK
	ALLEN, ZACH	NORTH CAROLINA ST	OL02	OL
	ALONSO, KIKO	OREGON	LB01	LB
*	AMERSON, DAVID	NORTH CAROLINA ST	DB03	DB
	ANDERSON, C J	CALIFORNIA	RB01	RB
	ANSAH, ZIGGY	BRIGHAM YOUNG	DL01	DL
	ANTHONY, MARC	CALIFORNIA	DB04	DB
	ARMSTEAD, TERRON	ARKANSAS-PINEBLUFF	OL03	OL
	AUSTIN, TAVON	WEST VIRGINIA	WO02	WO
	BACA, JEFF	UCLA	OL04	OL
*	BAILEY, ALVIN	ARKANSAS	OL05	OL
*	BAILEY, STEDMAN	WEST VIRGINIA	WO03	WO
*	BAKHTIARI, DAVID	COLORADO	OL06	OL
	BALL, MONTEE	WISCONSIN	RB02	RB
	BANKS, JOHNTHAN	MISSISSIPPI ST	DB05	DB
	BARKER, CHRIS	NEVADA	OL07	OL
	BARKLEY, MATT	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	QB01	QB
	BARNER, KENJON	OREGON	RB03	RB
	BARNES, T J	GEORGIA TECH	DL02	DL
	BARRINGTON, SAM	SOUTH FLORIDA	LB02	LB
	BASS, DAVID	MISSOURI WESTERN ST	DL03	DL
	BEAUHARNAIS, STEVE	RUTGERS	LB03	LB
	BECTON, NICK	VIRGINIA TECH	OL08	OL
*	BELL, LE’VEON	MICHIGAN ST	RB04	RB
*	BERNARD, GIOVANI	NORTH CAROLINA	RB05	RB
	BOHANON, TOMMY	WAKE FOREST	RB06	RB
	BOND, TRAVIS	NORTH CAROLINA	OL09	OL
	BONNER, ALAN	JACKSONVILLE ST-AL	WO04	WO
	BOREN, ZACH	OHIO ST	RB07	RB
	BOSTIC, JONATHAN	FLORIDA	LB04	LB
	BOYCE, JOSH	TEXAS  CHRISTIAN	WO05	WO
	BOYD, JOSH	MISSISSIPPI ST	DL04	DL
	BOYETT, JOHN	OREGON	DB06	DB
*	BRAY, TYLER	TENNESSEE	QB02	QB
	BREEDING, DYLAN	ARKANSAS	PK02	PK
	BROWN, ARTHUR	KANSAS ST	LB05	LB
	BROWN, BRADEN	BRIGHAM YOUNG	OL10	OL
	BROWN, MARLON	GEORGIA	WO06	WO
	BRYANT, ARMONTY	EAST CENTRAL	DL05	DL
	BUCHANAN, MIKE	ILLINOIS	DL06	DL
	BURKHEAD, REX	NEBRASKA	RB08	RB
	BUSHELL, ADRIAN	LOUISVILLE	DB07	DB
	CAMERON, COLBY	LOUISIANA TECH	QB03	QB
	CANTELE, ANTHONY	KANSAS ST	PK03	PK
	CARRADINE, TANK	FLORIDA ST	DL07	DL
	CAVE, BRAXSTON	NOTRE DAME	OL11	OL
	CLEARY, EMMETT	BOSTON COL	OL12	OL
	COLLINS, JAMIE	SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI	LB06	LB
	COMMINGS, SANDERS	GEORGIA	DB08	DB
	COOPER, JONATHAN	NORTH CAROLINA	OL13	OL
	COWAN, BOBBY	IDAHO	PK04	PK
	CUNNINGHAM, JUSTICE	SOUTH CAROLINA	TE01	TE
	CYPRIEN, JOHNATHAN	FLORIDA INT	DB09	DB
*	DAVIS, KNILE	ARKANSAS	RB09	RB
	DAVIS, MARCUS	VIRGINIA TECH	WO07	WO
	DAVIS, WILL	UTAH ST	DB10	DB
	DAWKINS, EVERETT	FLORIDA ST	DL08	DL
	DEVEY, JORDAN	MEMPHIS	OL14	OL
	DIAL, QUINTON	ALABAMA	DL09	DL
	DOBSON, AARON	MARSHALL	WO08	WO
	DUNNACHIE, ALEX	HAWAII	PK05	PK
	DYSERT, ZAC	MIAMI-OH	QB04	QB
	EDWARDS, LAVAR	LOUISIANA ST	DL10	DL
*	EDWARDS, MIKE	HAWAII	DB11	DB
	EIFERT, TYLER	NOTRE DAME	TE02	TE
*	ELAM, MATT	FLORIDA	DB12	DB
	ELLINGTON, ANDRE	CLEMSON	RB10	RB
*	ERTZ, ZACH	STANFORD	TE03	TE
*	ESCOBAR, GAVIN	SAN DIEGO ST	TE04	TE
	EVANS, JOSH	FLORIDA	DB13	DB
*	FAULK, CHRIS	LOUISIANA ST	OL15	OL
	FAURIA, JOSEPH	UCLA	TE05	TE
	FISHER, ERIC	CENTRAL MICHIGAN	OL16	OL
*	FLOYD, SHARRIF	FLORIDA	DL11	DL
	FLUKER, D J	ALABAMA	OL17	OL
	FOKETI, MANASE	WEST TEXAS A&M	OL18	OL
*	FORD, MICHAEL	LOUISIANA ST	RB11	RB
	FRAGEL, REID	OHIO ST	OL19	OL
	FRANKLIN, JOHNATHAN	UCLA	RB12	RB
*	FREDERICK, TRAVIS	WISCONSIN	OL20	OL
	FULLER, COREY	VIRGINIA TECH	WO09	WO
	FURSTENBURG, MATT	MARYLAND	TE06	TE
	GAINES, ROGERS	TENNESSEE ST	OL21	OL
*	GEATHERS, KWAME	GEORGIA	DL12	DL
*	GHOLSTON, WILLIAM	MICHIGAN ST	DL13	DL
	GILKEY, GARRETT	CHADRON ST	OL22	OL
	GILLISLEE, MIKE	FLORIDA	RB13	RB
	GLENNON, MIKE	NORTH CAROLINA ST	QB05	QB
	GOARD, TYRONE	EASTERN KENTUCKY	WO10	WO
	GOODEN, ZAVIAR	MISSOURI	LB07	LB
	GOODMAN, MALLICIAH	CLEMSON	DL14	DL
	GOODWIN, MARQUISE	TEXAS	WO11	WO
	GRAGG, CHRIS	ARKANSAS	TE07	TE
	GRAHAM, RAY	PITTSBURGH	RB14	RB
	GRATZ, DWAYNE	CONNECTICUT	DB14	DB
	GRAY, MARQUEIS	MINNESOTA	QB06	QB
	GREENE, KHASEEM	RUTGERS	LB08	LB
	GRISSOM, CORY	SOUTH FLORIDA	DL15	DL
	HAMILTON, COBI	ARKANSAS	WO12	WO
*	HANKINS, JOHNATHAN	OHIO ST	DL16	DL
	HARPER, CHRIS	KANSAS ST	WO13	WO
	HARPER, D J	BOISE ST	RB15	RB
	HARRIS, MONTEL	TEMPLE	RB16	RB
	HARRISON, MARK	RUTGERS	WO14	WO
	HAWKINSON, TANNER	KANSAS	OL23	OL
	HAWTHORNE, TERRY	ILLINOIS	DB15	DB
	HAYDEN, D J	HOUSTON	DB16	DB
	HEPBURN, BRANDON	FLORIDA A&M	LB09	LB
	HERMAN, ERIC	OHIO	OL24	OL
	HESTER, AARON	UCLA	DB17	DB
	HILL, JORDAN	PENN ST	DL17	DL
	HODGES, GERALD	PENN ST	LB10	LB
	HOLLOMAN, DEVONTE	SOUTH CAROLINA	LB11	LB
	HOLMES, KHALED	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	OL25	OL
*	HOPKINS, DEANDRE	CLEMSON	WO15	WO
	HOPKINS, DUSTIN	FLORIDA ST	PK06	PK
	HUBNER, JOSH	ARIZONA ST	PK07	PK
	HUGHES, MONTORI	TENNESSEE-MARTIN	DL18	DL
	HUNT, MARGUS	SMU	DL19	DL
*	HUNTER, JUSTIN	TENNESSEE	WO16	WO
	HYDE, MICAH	IOWA	DB18	DB
	INGRAM, LUKE	HAWAII	ST01	ST
	JACKSON, MARK	GLENVILLE ST	OL26	OL
	JAMES, MIKE	MIAMI-FL	RB17	RB
*	JAMISON, JAWAN	RUTGERS	RB18	RB
	JEFFERSON, D C	RUTGERS	TE08	TE
*	JEFFERSON, STEFPHON	NEVADA	RB19	RB
*	JEFFERSON, TONY	OKLAHOMA	DB19	DB
	JENKINS, BRANDON	FLORIDA ST	DL20	DL
*	JENKINS, JELANI	FLORIDA	LB12	LB
	JENKINS, JOHN	GEORGIA	DL21	DL
*	JOECKEL, LUKE	TEXAS A&M	OL27	OL
	JOHNSON, T J	SOUTH CAROLINA	OL28	OL
	JOHNSON, DARIUS	SMU	WO17	WO
	JOHNSON, LANE	OKLAHOMA	OL29	OL
	JOHNSON, JAY JAY	PURDUE	DB20	DB
	JOHNSON, KEELAN	ARIZONA ST	DB21	DB
	JOHNSON, NICO	ALABAMA	LB13	LB
	JOHNSON, OSCAR	LOUISIANA TECH	OL30	OL
	JOHNSON-WEBB, JAMAAL	ALABAMA A&M	OL31	OL
	JONES, ABRY	GEORGIA	DL22	DL
	JONES, BARRETT	ALABAMA	OL32	OL
	JONES, CHRIS	BOWLING GREEN	DL23	DL
	JONES, DATONE	UCLA	DL24	DL
*	JONES, JARVIS	GEORGIA	LB14	LB
	JONES, LANDRY	OKLAHOMA	QB07	QB
	JORDAN, DION	OREGON	DL25	DL
	KASA, NICK	COLORADO	TE09	TE
*	KAUFMAN, BRANDON	EASTERN WASHINGTON	WO18	WO
	KELCE, TRAVIS	CINCINNATI	TE10	TE
	KING, TAVARRES	GEORGIA	WO19	WO
	KLEIN, A J	IOWA ST	LB15	LB
	KLEIN, COLLIN	KANSAS ST	QB08	QB
	KNOTT, JAKE	IOWA ST	LB16	LB
	KOVANDA, SCOTT	BALL ST	PK08	PK
*	KRUGER, JOE	UTAH	DL26	DL
	KUGBILA, EDMUND	VALDOSTA ST	OL33	OL
*	LACY, EDDIE	ALABAMA	RB20	RB
*	LATTIMORE, MARCUS	SOUTH CAROLINA	RB21	RB
	LEMON, ALEC	SYRACUSE	WO20	WO
*	LEMONIER, COREY	AUBURN	DL27	DL
	LESTER, ROBERT	ALABAMA	DB22	DB
	LEWIS-MOORE, KAPRON	NOTRE DAME	DL28	DL
	LINE, ZACH	SMU	RB22	RB
	LOCKE, JEFF	UCLA	PK09	PK
*	LOGAN, BENNIE	LOUISIANA ST	DL29	DL
	LONERGAN, P J	LOUISIANA ST	OL34	OL
	LONG, KYLE	OREGON	OL35	OL
	LOTULELEI, JOHN	UNLV	LB17	LB
	LOTULELEI, STAR	UTAH	DL30	DL
	LUTZENKIRCHEN, PHILIP	AUBURN	TE11	TE
	MADSEN, JOE	WEST VIRGINIA	OL36	OL
	MADY, LAMAR	YOUNGSTOWN	OL37	OL
	MAGEE, BRANDON	ARIZONA ST	LB18	LB
	MAHER, BRETT	NEBRASKA	PK10	PK
	MANUEL, E J	FLORIDA ST	QB09	QB
*	MAPONGA, STANSLY	TEXAS CHRISTIAN	DL31	DL
	MARQUARDT, LUKE	AZUSA PACIFIC	OL38	OL
*	MATHIEU, TYRANN	LOUISIANA ST	DB23	DB
	MAUTI, MICHAEL	PENN ST	LB19	LB
	MAYSONET, MIGUEL	STONY BROOK	RB23	RB
	MCCALEBB, ONTERIO	AUBURN	RB24	RB
	MCCRAY, DEMETRIUS	APPALACHIAN ST	DB24	DB
	MCCRAY, LERENTEE	FLORIDA	LB20	LB
	MCDONALD, T J	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	DB25	DB
	MCDONALD, VANCE	RICE	TE12	TE
	MCDOUGALD, BRADLEY	KANSAS	DB26	DB
	MCFADDEN, LEON	SAN DIEGO ST	DB27	DB
	MCGEE, BRANDON	MIAMI-FL	DB28	DB
	MCGEE, STACY	OKLAHOMA	DL32	DL
	MELLETTE, AARON	ELON	WO21	WO
	MICHAEL, CHRISTINE	TEXAS A&M	RB25	RB
	MILES, RONTEZ	CAL U-PENN	DB29	DB
	MILHIM, STEPHANE	MASSACHUSETTS-AMHERST	OL39	OL
*	MILLINER, DEE	ALABAMA	DB30	DB
	MILLS, JORDAN	LOUISIANA TECH	OL40	OL
*	MINGO, BARKEVIOUS	LOUISIANA ST	DL33	DL
*	MINTER, KEVIN	LOUISIANA ST	LB21	LB
	MOE, T J	MISSOURI	WO22	WO
*	MONTGOMERY, SAM	LOUISIANA ST	DL34	DL
	MOODY, NICK	FLORIDA ST	LB22	LB
*	MOORE, DAMONTRE	TEXAS A&M	DL35	DL
	MOORE, SIO	CONNECTICUT	LB23	LB
	MOTTA, ZEKE	NOTRE DAME	DB31	DB
	NASSIB, RYAN	SYRACUSE	QB10	QB
	NIXON, XAVIER	FLORIDA	OL41	OL
*	OGLETREE, ALEC	GEORGIA	LB24	LB
	OKAFOR, ALEX	TEXAS	DL36	DL
	OTTEN, RYAN	SAN JOSE ST	TE13	TE
	PAINTER, VINCE	VIRGINIA TECH	OL42	OL
	PANTALE, CHRIS	BOSTON COL	TE14	TE
*	PATTERSON, CORDARRELLE	TENNESSEE	WO24	WO
	PATTON, QUINTON	LOUISIANA TECH	WO25	WO
	PORTER, SEAN	TEXAS A&M	LB25	LB
	POUGH, KEITH	HOWARD	LB26	LB
	POWELL, TY	HARDING	DL37	DL
	POYER, JORDAN	OREGON ST	DB32	DB
	PRYOR, LONNIE	FLORIDA ST	RB26	RB
	PUGH, JUSTIN	SYRACUSE	OL43	OL
	QUESSENBERRY, DAVID	SAN JOSE ST	OL44	OL
	RAMBO, BACARRI	GEORGIA	DB33	DB
*	RANDLE, JOSEPH	OKLAHOMA ST	RB27	RB
	REDDICK, KEVIN	NORTH CAROLINA	LB27	LB
*	REED, JORDAN	FLORIDA	TE15	TE
*	REID, ERIC	LOUISIANA ST	DB34	DB
*	REID, GREG	FLORIDA ST	DB35	DB
	RENFREE, SEAN	DUKE	QB11	QB
*	RHODES, XAVIER	FLORIDA ST	DB36	DB
*	RICHARDSON, SHELDON	MISSOURI	DL38	DL
	RIDDICK, THEO	NOTRE DAME	RB28	RB
	RIVERA, MYCHAL	TENNESSEE	TE16	TE
*	ROBEY, NICKELL	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	DB37	DB
	ROBINSON, DENARD	MICHIGAN	WO26	WO
*	ROGERS, DA’RICK	TENNESSEE TECH	WO27	WO
	ROUSE, ROBBIE	FRESNO ST	RB29	RB
*	RYAN, LOGAN	RUTGERS	DB38	DB
	SABINO, ETIENNE	OHIO ST	LB28	LB
	SAMPSON, LANEAR	BAYLOR	WO28	WO
*	SANDERS, ACE	SOUTH CAROLINA	WO29	WO
	SCHWENKE, BRIAN	CALIFORNIA	OL45	OL
	SCOTT, MATT	ARIZONA	QB12	QB
	SHARP, QUINN	OKLAHOMA ST	PK11	PK
	SHORT, K K	PURDUE	DL39	DL
	SIMON, JOHN	OHIO ST	DL40	DL
*	SIMON, THAROLD	LOUISIANA ST	DB39	DB
*	SIMS, DION	MICHIGAN ST	TE17	TE
	SLAUGHTER, JAMORIS	NOTRE DAME	DB40	DB
	SLAY, DARIUS	MISSISSIPPI ST	DB41	DB
	SMITH, GENO	WEST VIRGINIA	QB13	QB
	SMITH, JARED	NEW HAMPSHIRE	DL41	DL
	SMITH, QUANTERUS	WESTERN KENTUCKY	DL42	DL
	SMITH, RODNEY	FLORIDA ST	WO30	WO
	SORENSEN, BRAD	SOUTHERN UTAH	QB14	QB
	SPADOLA, RYAN	LEHIGH	WO31	WO
*	SPENCE, AKEEM	ILLINOIS	DL43	DL
	SQUARE, DAMION	ALABAMA	DL44	DL
	STACY, ZAC	VANDERBILT	RB30	RB
	STAFFORD, DAIMION	NEBRASKA	DB42	DB
	STANKIEWITCH, MATT	PENN ST	OL46	OL
	STARLING, JAWANZA	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	DB43	DB
	STEWART, JONATHAN	TEXAS A&M	LB29	LB
	STEWART, WALT	CINCINNATI	DL45	DL
*	STILLS, KENNY	OKLAHOMA	WO32	WO
	STONEBURNER, JAKE	OHIO ST	TE18	TE
	STURGIS, CALEB	FLORIDA	PK12	PK
	SWANSON, DAXTON	SAM HOUSTON ST	DB44	DB
	SWEARINGER, D J	SOUTH CAROLINA	DB45	DB
	SWEETING, ROD	GEORGIA TECH	DB46	DB
	SWOPE, RYAN	TEXAS A&M	WO33	WO
	TAYLOR, BRUCE	VIRGINIA TECH	LB30	LB
	TAYLOR, DEVIN	SOUTH CAROLINA	DL46	DL
	TAYLOR, JAMAR	BOISE ST	DB47	DB
	TAYLOR, MIKE	WISCONSIN	LB31	LB
	TAYLOR, STEPFA'N	STANFORD	RB31	RB
	TE'O, MANTI	NOTRE DAME	LB32	LB
	THOMAS, DALLAS	TENNESSEE	OL47	OL
	THOMAS, CHASE	STANFORD	LB33	LB
	THOMAS, PHILLIP	FRESNO ST	DB48	DB
	THOMAS, SHAMARKO	SYRACUSE	DB49	DB
	THOMPKINS, KENBRELL	CINCINNATI	WO34	WO
	THOMPSON, CHRISTOPHER	FLORIDA ST	RB32	RB
	THORNTON, HUGH	ILLINOIS	OL48	OL
*	TOILOLO, LEVINE	STANFORD	TE19	TE
	TRETTER, J C	CORNELL-NY	OL49	OL
	TRUFANT, DESMOND	WASHINGTON	DB50	DB
	TUCKER, MATTHEW	TEXAS CHRISTIAN	RB33	RB
	VACCARO, KENNY	TEXAS	DB51	DB
	VANDENBERG, JAMES	IOWA	QB15	QB
	VERNON, CONNER	DUKE	WO35	WO
	WAGNER, RICKY	WISCONSIN	OL50	OL
*	WARE, SPENCER	LOUISIANA ST	RB34	RB
	WARFORD, LARRY	KENTUCKY	OL51	OL
	WARMACK, CHANCE	ALABAMA	OL52	OL
	WASHINGTON, CORNELIUS	GEORGIA	LB34	LB
	WATFORD, EARL	JAMES MADISON	OL53	OL
*	WATSON, MENELIK	FLORIDA ST	OL54	OL
	WEAVER, JASON	SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI	OL55	OL
	WEBB, B W	WILLIAM & MARY	DB52	DB
	WEBSTER, KAYVON	SOUTH FLORIDA	DB53	DB
*	WERNER, BJOERN	FLORIDA ST	DL47	DL
	WETZEL, JOHN	BOSTON COL	OL56	OL
	WHEATON, MARKUS	OREGON ST	WO36	WO
	WILCOX, J J	GEORGIA SOUTHERN	DB54	DB
	WILLIAMS, BRANDON	MISSOURI SOUTHERN ST	DL48	DL
	WILLIAMS, BRENNAN	NORTH CAROLINA	OL57	OL
	WILLIAMS, JESSE	ALABAMA	DL49	DL
	WILLIAMS, KERWYNN	UTAH ST	RB35	RB
	WILLIAMS, DUKE	NEVADA	DB55	DB
	WILLIAMS, NATE	OHIO ST	DL50	DL
	WILLIAMS, NICK	SAMFORD	DL51	DL
	WILLIAMS, SHAWN	GEORGIA	DB56	DB
*	WILLIAMS, STEVE	CALIFORNIA	DB57	DB
	WILLIAMS, SYLVESTER	NORTH CAROLINA	DL52	DL
	WILLIAMS, TERRANCE	BAYLOR	WO37	WO
	WILLIAMS, TOUREK	FLORIDA INT	DL53	DL
	WILLIAMS, TREVARDO	CONNECTICUT	DL54	DL
	WILSON, BRADEN	KANSAS ST	RB36	RB
	WILSON, TYLER	ARKANSAS	QB16	QB
*	WILSON, MARQUESS	WASHINGTON ST	WO38	WO
*	WING, BRAD	LOUISIANA ST	PK13	PK
	WINN, GEORGE	CINCINNATI	RB37	RB
	WINTERS, BRIAN	KENT ST	OL58	OL
	WOLFF, EARL	NORTH CAROLINA ST	DB58	DB
*	WOOD, CIERRE	NOTRE DAME	RB38	RB
*	WOODS, ROBERT	SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	WO39	WO
	WOOTEN, KHALID	NEVADA	DB59	DB
*	WORT, TOM	OKLAHOMA	LB35	LB
	WREH-WILSON, BLIDI	CONNECTICUT	DB60	DB

Comments

[Rdubs]

I wonder where Glennon(NC State QB) goes, he has loads of potential. i COULD SEE HIM SNEAKING INTO THE FIRST ROUND

[FishBoy]

Get back to Dolphin talk. Free agency, etc.

[DarrylDunphy]

....WEEEEEE The Combine. The NFL are a bunch of geniuses. Seriously. They put this out there for the benifit of the fans, which is cool. Some of you guys may even watch it. IMO to me it is a complete waste of time. I'm not an executive, a scout. So 3/4 of these exercises are like reading Japanese. Oh, that running back did the lateral cone drill in 3. whatever seconds. He must have "good hips" "good feet" What a bunch of BS..

Now all of the sudden we will have new guys shoot up draft boards because they look good in workout gear, and run a fast 40..Good for them, seriously. I just can't watch this garbage. Look I understand it is part of the process for the teams, and the players. But for the fans. IMO there has to be something better to do then watch guys "workout"

[DarrylDunphy]

..From the previous blog..If I can chime in on the WCO. It is way more complitcated then just saying WCO teams are this or that. Go read Building of a Champion, on Football, and the Making of the San Francisco 49ers if you want a better understanding of the tenents of the WCO..I mean it comes from the mouth of Bill Walsh. I have it here in my lap. I'll share part of it to clarify.

Use the pass to set up the run
The most successful WCO team MUST run the ball well
In the Base set(2 wr's 2 rb's 1 TE) any of the 5 players can be the primary reciever
If the team gains 7-8 YPC the offense can run as little as 1 out of four run to pass plays. Otherwise the WCO calls for an equal number of pass to run plays
Throw the ball on any down and distance..

There are a bunch more..Go read them for yourselves. What this says is that there is no one way to run a WCO. There have been teams that are pass happy, like gay pride parade pass happy, and teams that ran the ball as well as any in the history of the league.(Broncos T.Davis, Ravens Jamal Lewis) Both WCO teams.

So it is ludurous to say that the WCO is 1 thing and that is it. The rules acording to Walsh. Leave it open to a lot of different styles. It is like an open ended Jazz jam. There are no rules, as long as you stay within the rules..If that makes any sense.

[mattybfromnc]

This may have been addressed before but what are the chances that Freeny lines up opposite of Wake this coming year? Its not the long term answer but can you imagine the year Wake has with another good pass rusher in Freeny taking away alot of his pressure?

[Fin 77]

Its not too late to fire Ireland and get a real GM before the draft.

[Yesterday's Gone 4Ever!]

stale,

bye-bye! LOL...

[stale]

Bye! I DON'T want you responding to me so I'm glad you'll be obeying my orders.

[Yesterday's Gone 4Ever!]

DD,

The combine benifits mid to upper level stock looking to improve thier draft stock, and those that are on the fringe, to show teams athletic skillsets that otherwise these teams would have ever known they had.

It may not rocket them up he draftboards, but teams will remember them in latter rds.

[david]

The combine is of decreasing value as teams increasingly hold private workouts of players they are interested in. This, combined with one-on-one interviews is the real heart and soul of the drafting process.

The combine is good for reporters and fans to pretend they are gaining real insight when in truth they are not.

[DarrylDunphy]

...Yg..No I get why they(NFL) does the combine. I was just saying personally. I get nothing from it. I don't need to break down the drills, nor do I understand what half of them are meant to accomplish as far as finding football players..I leave that to the scouts, and GM's.

As I said. I have no issue with anyone that wants to watch this. I can't do it. It is almost like a Saturday Night Live skit to me. Why anyone that has no stake in these players would watch men workout??? I'll go do something else.

[Yesterday's Gone 4Ever!]

As for us, having 5 picks in the 1st 3 rds, we probably hope that guys we may have in our draft rifle scopes. Dont propell themselves into the 1st and 2nd rds.

If guys we have in our 2nd rd sights propell themselves into the 1st rd, thats not good for us. Same with 3rd rd'ers propelling themselves into the 2nd rd.

[david]

Darryl, 100% agreed.

There is no such thing as 'expert analysis' from fans. It is complete rubbish.

The combine is simply a conduit for them to express 'analysis' that is completely worthless and no better than throwing darts blindly.

But some actually seem to think they are gleaning important insight, so...

[FLPD]

Ertz looks pretty good to me!

[Dan the Man]

we need wide outs that dont go down when you lay a pinkie finger on them. Ive seen tomany times when our WO go down with very little contact.

[DarrylDunphy]

..david..Good post. Exactly. WTF are we going to learn from wathing the combine? Oh..he ran a fast 40 time. Better draft him..Oh that saftey caught the ball at is't high point..Must be a ballhawk. Ireland better get him..Perhaps we can trade down in the first round for this guy because he did 40 reps at the bench press..Pretty good for a DE..

It's all information that is pointless to us. If you want to use a 40 time in the future as reference. I guess I am guilty of that. For the fans it is just the NFL giving us a little piece..Gotta get our fix. The NFL knows this..Thus the Combine on TV.

[Yesterday's Gone 4Ever!]

DD,

Unless you know exactly what youre looking for, the combine's a total waste of time, like you say. Even forthe socalled experts it can at times lead to sniffing up "false trails" and cause them to leave the trails of players they may have previously bee "very interested" in.

They follow the smoke, that guy bubms out, and the player they were previously interested in, they dont draft and that players goes on to have a very good pro career.

So even the socalled experts have to be very careful in out mich they take from "this combine". As they used to say:

"Is it live, or is it Memorex?"

[DarrylDunphy]

...Have a good day fellas..Trying to finish the fishing video for Winter fishing on the Yellowstone. cool project. Lots of accomplished fishermen in this(is it even called a video anymore??) I'll call it short film.. Anyway, I get a shot at fishing on camera today. Better buck up and catch something worth putting "on tape" lol

[david]

I think it would be a mistake to believe any NFL personnell people in 2013 are heavily swayed by the combine(s). As I said, this process has evolved to where the great majority of the reearch into these players abilities and mental faculties is done privately--away from any reporter, camera, or fan.

An astoundingly good (or bad) combine performance might nudge a given player up or down but those fans that sit at home thinking all sorts of new information about unknown players is being compiled could not be more mistaken. Teams already know virtually everything about who--and where--all of them will be chosen. Or won't, as the case may be.

[JS_in_LA]

mando,
Agree. TE is not worth 1st round pick, nor is biggest need.
A need, yes. But not priority 1.
If there was a knock-out candidate that we'd be foolish to pass on, sure... OK, maybe we'd do that. But I don't really see one of those.
Good TEs, but not special.

I'm open to who to pick #1, but I'd still rather go DE or OLB, than WR.
Safety just isn't a 1st pick kinda thing. CB, maybe, but depends on Smith.
MLB? An upgrade would be nice, but Dansby is really pretty good when you analyze.
RB? Upgrade needed, but somehow I just don't want to spend #1 on it. I'm open to influence on that one.
WR? Needed. But do we have some real 1st round talent sitting there? My opinion, not really, and I think we can use our house money wisely and steal a nice guy around round 2-3.
QB? Well, Tannehill is supposed to be our future. I'm not sure yet, but I don't recommend rookie competition quite yet. But...damn... I would've killed for Barkley if we hadn't already blown our wad on Tanny. A little torn, but I think I'll just pass this year, and see how Tanny develops.

[Giants stink]

Thanks for the list Mando. And vid is interesting stuff. Like this kid Ertz.

[Cap'n Ron]

Don't know why you don't like Tyler Eifert. I am not a Notre Dame fan, but this kid has the best hands among all the TEs and maybe even the WRs IMHO. There was no quit in him in that championship game. I agree he is not a #12, but if he makes it to Round 2 we should grab him.

[JS_in_LA]

On the subject of combines...
They are really great for comfirming a consideration, or rejecting one.
But looking for someone to jump out and start your list... not a good idea. Otherwise we can skip college and even high school ball and just find the biggest fastest guys around, and hope they can play.

Me personally, if I'm drafting I go primarily on game film, and then look for details like 40's, or jumps, or whatever to separate close candidates.

[Yesterday's Gone 4Ever!]

The combine's "part of the evaluation process". Its not the chief indicator of talent itself.

A guy benching 50 reps doesnt tell you he has sound blocking or tackling technique. A guy runninga 4.3 forty doesnt tell you he has lateral speed or quickness. Doesnt even tell you that he can run routes, get in and out of his breaks well, get off of press coverage, or consistently catch the football.

Its doesnt tell if as a db he covers well, uses proper technique(consistently), or tackles well.

There's a lot the combine really cant tell you about a player. Therefore its very wise not to make combine results alone a chief part of your player evaluation process. There's also the the mental process of the evaluation and technique part of it.

Just so much more than combine results alone. Although they can be physically helpful in making an examination of that player.

[Dolfan Rick]

I think the combine is mainly used to see a guys 40 time or how strong a lineman may be. It's aslo interesting lately that it's a character guage if someone doesn't show up.

[2 watt]

swivle hips.
lmao

[DolphinLover]

The results from the combine should still be weighted much more heavily on football smarts and playing ability. Just remember Vernon Gholston for the Jets. Unbelievable combine results, zero playing capability.

I believe the smart GM's will utilize their "gut feel" more that the statistics show. Listening to me Jeffie baby?

[JS_in_LA]

Dolpin Lover,
Agree... I hope that Ireland uses smart GMs gut feelings too.
Who those smart GMs are, I don't know, but I hope he uses them ;)

[The Nutcracker]

ALL RIGHT THE COMBINE IS ONE WEEK FORM NOW!!!!. Please

[Jimmy James]

Ertz makes some decent grabs but he's so slow it's like he's running through sand.

[Snarf]

Once the Fins sign one of the big ticket Free agent WR's , our biggest offensive need heading into the draft will be OL and TE, assuming they are not addressed in FA. Draft Ertz or Eifert at #12 with the pick.
Fins scored 0 points the last game of the season. The NFL is a scoring league. Cornerbacks don't score points, linebackers and linemen don't score points. #1 offseason need, find play makers who SCORE POINTS!....
These 2 the top 2 TE's clearly who are 1st round players. Everyone knows they are gone by the 2nd round. Take Ertz, great pick, the right pick

[Movers San Antonio]

Was watching highlights from last year. MAN our offense was efficient! Do really wish we could have kept JF for one more year. Stephen Morris flourished under his coaching, I hope Coley can take it to the next level! Hope we keep it going!