Dontari Poe beat his goal for the day. He came into the combine hoping to do 40 reps on the bench. He left today after doing 44 and the most by far at the combine. The next closest guy had 36 reps. Poe dominated the weight lifting portion of the combine. I can not [...]
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Day two is in the books. The Scouting Combine was good to watch today. Many guys came to play. The big names sat out most of the day. Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III only did the numbers drills and did not throw the ball. Justin Blackmon did positional drills but did not run. [...] This morning is when the guys who all the analysts want to see head on to the field. The big talk this year is about Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin, Justin Blackmon and Trent Richardson. All four of them will not be working out. Richardson and Blackmon are both nursing injuries. Luck and Griffin have [...] The combine showed a lot today. This class is extremely athletic. They made last years class look like slugs in the numbers category. Another thing that I noticed though is that they are extremely lazy. Both groups of offensive linemen got yelled at repeatedly for not doing things correctly and at full speed. A [...] The 2012 NFL Scouting Combine starts on Wednesday in Indianapolis. The first group to arrive is the Special Teams, Offensive Linemen and Tight Ends. They will be the first group through the process. They start orientation on Wednesday. Medical and Weigh Ins will be on Thursday. Also included on Thursday will be media sessions [...] The new CBA for the NFL has a provision in it that teams that do not spend up to the salary cap can transfer over money to the following years salary cap. The Steelers who spent the most money in the league this year salary wise get to add an extra $506k to their [...] Former Steelers Head Coach Chuck Noll and Quarterback Terry Bradshaw have been in a class all by their lonesome since the 1979 season. They are the only coach/quarterback duo who have successfully won 4 Super Bowls together. They won those 4 Super Bowls in a 6 six year period. The Steelers won Super [...] The Steelers have been reported to be as low as $22 million over next years Salary Cap by ESPN’s John Clayton. It has also gone as high as $30 million which was stated by Hines Ward in his conversation with the Pittsburgh Post Gazette in an article about him staying with the Steelers in [...] The Steelers got 2 selections to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. They got the Jack Butler and Dermontti Dawson in the 2012 Hall of Fame Class. Congratulations to both of these guys. They are both more then deserving of this honor. Butler was a an undrafted free agent for the Steelers in [...] Former Steelers Jerome Bettis and Kevin Greene have to wait at least another year to be selected to the NFL Hall of Fame. They were left off the list of the final ten selections. The Steelers still have 2 players left on the final list. They are Dermonti Dawson and Bill Dudley. Bettis was [...] The AFC won the Pro Bowl 59-41 yesterday. The game looked like it was going to be a boring snooze from minute one. There were boos on the first running play from the NFC because no one blocked and no one tackled. Then Larry Fitzgerald scored 2 touchdowns with no one even attempting to [...] The North won the Senior Bowl yesterday 23-13. Even though the South was stacked the North came out and just played better. The North won the game in the trenches and it showed on the scoreboard. Here are the 5 guys who I think looked the best from the game. Players: Mike Adams- The [...] Day 3 in the books. I just cant believe the difference in talent from the North Team to the South Team. It could be bad on Saturday. Here is some stuff I saw today. 5 Observations Billy Wynn is a guy I almost forgot about. He was big on my list early in the [...] Day two is in the books. The pads came on and the play intensified. Some big changes from yesterday in the way play went down. I love seeing how much these guys care. That love for the game goes a long way at these events. It makes things much more competitive. I loved some [...] Now that all the underclassmen have declared and it is under 100 days until the draft the draft board has been posted. The next three months this will be a fluid board with updated rankings after more film study, the combine and the Senior Bowl. The draft is a great time of year. Though [...] |
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