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Links for 2008Combine
Palm Beach Post - Combine's usefulness can be hard to measureNFL scouts and personnel executives apparently have stopped short of waterboarding as a way to wring information out of players at the scouting combine - but not by much.... Posted: 2/26/2008 12:42:38 PM Official Site - Five to watch as Combine closesWith the 2008 NFL Scouting Combine almost in the books, it's clear the Browns won't be able to draft the likes of Chris Long, Glenn Dorsey, Sedrick Ellis or Vernon Gholston without moving up from their current draft position, 56th overall.... Posted: 2/25/2008 10:43:27 PM Lorain Morning Journal - Browns' top priority is defensive linePersonnel directors and long time general managers have a saying they live by when it comes to the NFL draft: Never pass up a pass rusher.... Posted: 2/25/2008 12:45:54 PM Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - NFL leaves nothing to chance at CombineHow much the more than 300 players getting poked and prodded, evaluated and, for perhaps an unfortunate few, eviscerated, separate themselves is impossible to quantify.... Posted: 2/24/2008 11:58:12 AM Houston Chronicle - John McClain: 40 times fuel combine conversationSpeed thrills. Nothing creates more of a buzz at the NFL scouting combine than the 40-yard dash. Offensive linemen and tight ends ran in the RCA Dome on Saturday.... Posted: 2/24/2008 11:56:35 AM Canton Repository - Around the NFL: Quality players available at bottom of draft's first roundThe good news for the New York Giants is that the party lasts for months, and they all get raises.... Posted: 2/24/2008 11:14:38 AM Lake County News-Herald - Gholston is an attractive reachIf the Browns are going to dream on their return flight to Cleveland from the NFL scouting combine, they might as well dream big.... Posted: 2/24/2008 11:04:45 AM Official Site - Front seven talent on displayIt wouldn't have taken much imagination to picture Vernon Gholston's bulging biceps ripping right through his NFL-issued sweatshirt Saturday morning.... Posted: 2/24/2008 10:52:04 AM Akron Beacon Journal - Massillon High graduate knows the drillWhen Shawn Crable saw the clasp on a reporter's necklace had slid to the front to meet the bauble it held, he pointed and said, ''Make a wish.''... Posted: 2/24/2008 10:51:27 AM Pro Football Weekly - The 40-yard hoax: Manufactured times fail to account for prospects' abilityFor most of the prospects in attendance here, this Combine week is the culmination of months of intense workouts after their collegiate seasons have ended.... Posted: 2/23/2008 3:35:34 PM USA Today - Combine notes: QB Ryan sitting pretty after coin flipCleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage says he would give this year's top quarterback prospect, Matt Ryan, a similar grade to the signal caller he took with the 22nd overall pick last year, Brady Quinn.... Posted: 2/23/2008 11:05:27 AM Canton Repository - Don't get carried away by NFL Combine statsThe ghosts of Combines past jump out as NFL talent scouts turn their thoughts to flesh and blood in Indianapolis.... Posted: 2/22/2008 11:47:18 AM CBS Sports.com - Copycat convention salivating over DEs at CombineFor all the genius some believe prevails among NFL coaches, and indeed there are many smart men in the profession, they sometimes have a tendency to play the copycat game.... Posted: 2/21/2008 8:52:19 PM The Buffalo News - The NFL's Center StageThe NFL Scouting Combine is pro football’s version of a beauty contest. Instead of the swimsuit competition, contestants are weighed and measured while parading around in their underwear in front of hundreds of coaches, scouts and front office personnel... Posted: 2/21/2008 1:26:42 PM Wisconsin State Journal - NFL combine: Meet, greet, deceitWhile the annual NFL scouting combine is primarily for teams to meet, interview, medically examine and evaluate the workouts of more than 300 draft-eligible college players, the event is far more than that.... Posted: 2/21/2008 12:09:25 PM Official Site - Interview process crucial at CombineJust four or five years ago, even the information that trickled out from behind the NFL Scouting Combine's closed doors -- and not a lot of it did -- had to be double-checked and confirmed.... Posted: 2/21/2008 11:46:57 AM San Francisco Chronicle - Highlight montages don't count at combineDeSean Jackson already has prepped himself, as a Web presence, for the big time. His electric personality, flashy plays and showy statistics are available in cyberspace through the video-heavy the1towatch.com.... Posted: 2/20/2008 9:53:37 AM USA Today - Combine spun into NFL's giant draft commercialWhen Deion Sanders reluctantly agreed to run the 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine in 1989, there were no TV cameras inside Louisiana Superdome poised to show his sprint to viewers across the country.... Posted: 2/20/2008 9:36:35 AM Los Angeles Times - A look at the combineDepending on their positions, the players stay for spans of four days. The first groups to arrive are kickers, punters, offensive linemen and tight ends. The last players to arrive, the defensive backs, debut Saturday.... Posted: 2/20/2008 9:35:11 AM
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