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  • wow 4.22 is really quick

  • C CaineDeSoulis

    wow 4.22 is really quick

    @cainedesoulis said:

    wow 4.22 is really quick

    Ross has some wheels.

  • A couple thoughts.

    Trubisky is the QB I like. However, #1 overall... I don't know. And because I don't know I'm going to say taking him at #1 is a huge risk. We should probably take another player at #1 and see if Trubisky is there at #12. If he's not, I'm okay with going with Kevin Hogan and Cody Kessler.

    Fournette had an okay combine, I'm upset that he didn't do the bench press and his verticle was a little disappointing but then again I'm not asking him to jump over guys, more so to run through them... and at 4.51-4.52 and 240lbs he's more than capable to do that. He's still on the radar.

    My favorite though thus far is McCafferey. This kid ran the 40 in the 4.4s and didn't drop a pass all day. He had the second highest vertical jump at 37.5. He's a very natural catcher and runs nice routes and has great get off speed. Good hips and foot control, turns on a dime and for a smaller guy he did put up 225 pounds 10 times.

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    Tour2maT 1 Reply

  • John ROSS ran the 40 like a BOSS! Holy moly 4.22~~~!!! Ghost! Sets a New Record

    Here's what that looks like functionally in a game-

    I don't know if it's true but my buddy said Adidas was giving an ISLAND to whoever could break Chris Johnsons record!

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  • C CaineDeSoulis

    @wargograw said:

    So getting rattled by a rude employee is now comparable to beating your wife in an elevator. Got it.

    Big tough football player gets rattled by male nurse...

    really it doesn't matter he should have been a professional and failed to do so

    @cainedesoulis said:

    Big tough football player gets rattled by male nurse...

    really it doesn't matter he should have been a professional and failed to do so

    He is a professional .......... football player. They're paid to get rattled.

  • Not a big fan of Ju-Ju so far

  • LogicIsForSquaresL LogicIsForSquares

    @wargograw said:

    Well only guys with recent injuries get sent to the hospital for medical exams. So that limits your pool quite a bit. Then you limit it to who's gotten dicked around by the staff for this long. I don't know that, neither do you. Then we don't know if he asked nicely first and was responded to rudely by the doctor (sorry I forgot--doctors are NEVER rude). We don't know if the NFL has had this happen before and just decided to ignore it. We don't know anything. For you folks that want to see some self-restraint, he never put hands on this precious medical employee.

    Lastly, I'm not saying he's not an entitled prick. I'm saying he's a football player, so it's not relevant to the position he occupies in my world.

    He should definitely be applauded for not attacking a stranger. He should also get a gold star for pissing in the toilet.

    I don't know why the NFL would keep a lid on it if anyone else had acted the same way and needed to be dismissed.

    If the employee was rude, it appears that every other player there must have fully functioning brains and could keep it together long enough for the exam.

    @logicisforsquares said:

    He should definitely be applauded for not attacking a stranger. He should also get a gold star for pissing in the toilet.

    I don't know why the NFL would keep a lid on it if anyone else had acted the same way and needed to be dismissed.

    If the employee was rude, it appears that every other player there must have fully functioning brains and could keep it together long enough for the exam.

    I'm just saying in the grand scheme of things nothing really happened. He didn't hit anyone. He got snippy with an employee. Knowing your personality here, I highly doubt you've never done that. Furthermore, again, who cares?

    "Needed to be dismissed" is a description subjective to the standard the NFL sets. You're acting like they get some vision from on high "X Y NEEDS TO BE DISMISSED." "Oh, well hell, I guess we better send him home Mr. Goodell." No, they can decide what's worthy of sending a kid home or not. And in the past, this may not have been. We have no idea.

    A former OL for A&M posted on our messageboard this morning that when he was stuck waiting at the hospital at the combine for 5 hours while other injury-free guys got to go meet with teams, market themselves, and have fun, he was pretty close to strangling a nurse too (note: Foster did not strangle a nurse). And this is a nice kid from the same high school I went to which is extremely wealthy and objectively, very soft. But Foster can't raise his voice a little....

  • W wargograw

    @logicisforsquares said:

    He should definitely be applauded for not attacking a stranger. He should also get a gold star for pissing in the toilet.

    I don't know why the NFL would keep a lid on it if anyone else had acted the same way and needed to be dismissed.

    If the employee was rude, it appears that every other player there must have fully functioning brains and could keep it together long enough for the exam.

    I'm just saying in the grand scheme of things nothing really happened. He didn't hit anyone. He got snippy with an employee. Knowing your personality here, I highly doubt you've never done that. Furthermore, again, who cares?

    "Needed to be dismissed" is a description subjective to the standard the NFL sets. You're acting like they get some vision from on high "X Y NEEDS TO BE DISMISSED." "Oh, well hell, I guess we better send him home Mr. Goodell." No, they can decide what's worthy of sending a kid home or not. And in the past, this may not have been. We have no idea.

    A former OL for A&M posted on our messageboard this morning that when he was stuck waiting at the hospital at the combine for 5 hours while other injury-free guys got to go meet with teams, market themselves, and have fun, he was pretty close to strangling a nurse too (note: Foster did not strangle a nurse). And this is a nice kid from the same high school I went to which is extremely wealthy and objectively, very soft. But Foster can't raise his voice a little....

    @wargograw said:

    I'm just saying in the grand scheme of things nothing really happened. He didn't hit anyone. He got snippy with an employee. Knowing your personality here, I highly doubt you've never done that. Furthermore, again, who cares?

    It is a bit more than getting snippy when you threaten to go hands on with a stranger. I am sure they have had players who have an attitude. I guess the dismissal was related to threatening a male hospital employee. So even with the potential of losing a good chunk of money, dummy chose to threaten someone and get dismissed.

    I don't think this kid will end up being a Brown so this is honestly just debate.

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  • we should probably keep the conversation to players ACTUALLY attending the combine.

    I'm looking forward to the passing drills

    Also it really looks like Trubisky's athleticism is really understated

  • C CaineDeSoulis

    we should probably keep the conversation to players ACTUALLY attending the combine.

    I'm looking forward to the passing drills

    Also it really looks like Trubisky's athleticism is really understated

    @cainedesoulis said:

    we should probably keep the conversation to players ACTUALLY attending the combine.

    I'm looking forward to the passing drills

    Also it really looks like Trubisky's athleticism is really understated

    I am with you. Did Zach Cunningham participate at the combine? I am trying to follow this all on the phone while on the road.

  • LogicIsForSquaresL LogicIsForSquares

    @cainedesoulis said:

    we should probably keep the conversation to players ACTUALLY attending the combine.

    I'm looking forward to the passing drills

    Also it really looks like Trubisky's athleticism is really understated

    I am with you. Did Zach Cunningham participate at the combine? I am trying to follow this all on the phone while on the road.

    @logicisforsquares said:

    Did Zach Cunningham participate at the combine? I am trying to follow this all on the phone while on the road.

    drive faster,Zach is up Sunday 9am,CB's Monday

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  • LogicIsForSquaresL LogicIsForSquares

    @wargograw said:

    I'm just saying in the grand scheme of things nothing really happened. He didn't hit anyone. He got snippy with an employee. Knowing your personality here, I highly doubt you've never done that. Furthermore, again, who cares?

    It is a bit more than getting snippy when you threaten to go hands on with a stranger. I am sure they have had players who have an attitude. I guess the dismissal was related to threatening a male hospital employee. So even with the potential of losing a good chunk of money, dummy chose to threaten someone and get dismissed.

    I don't think this kid will end up being a Brown so this is honestly just debate.

    @logicisforsquares said:

    It is a bit more than getting snippy when you threaten to go hands on with a stranger.

    Kind of like starting a fight at the most important job interview of your life....???....thats normal.....

    Usually goes over quite well......

  • MudflyM Mudfly

    doesnt really sound so tough to me......actually, the opposite....

    Truly bad ass men dont ask "do you know who I am?"....and act out like that.......the insecure ones do....

    Guarantee his stock is dropping as we speak.....low character AND rotary cuff issues.......

    He might just be there at #12.....then the REAL debate will begin......😉

    @mudfly said:

    He might just be there at #12.....then the REAL debate will begin...... 😉

    Ain't no debate... If he's atop your board when #12 rolls around, then you take him knowing he is never going to have to stand in a line in a hospital ever again.

    Has he ever lost his cool on the field?

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  • Webb is looking really good today >.< surprising athlete pegged for the 2nd round

  • PoeticGP PoeticG

    A couple thoughts.

    Trubisky is the QB I like. However, #1 overall... I don't know. And because I don't know I'm going to say taking him at #1 is a huge risk. We should probably take another player at #1 and see if Trubisky is there at #12. If he's not, I'm okay with going with Kevin Hogan and Cody Kessler.

    Fournette had an okay combine, I'm upset that he didn't do the bench press and his verticle was a little disappointing but then again I'm not asking him to jump over guys, more so to run through them... and at 4.51-4.52 and 240lbs he's more than capable to do that. He's still on the radar.

    My favorite though thus far is McCafferey. This kid ran the 40 in the 4.4s and didn't drop a pass all day. He had the second highest vertical jump at 37.5. He's a very natural catcher and runs nice routes and has great get off speed. Good hips and foot control, turns on a dime and for a smaller guy he did put up 225 pounds 10 times.

    @poeticg said:

    My favorite though thus far is McCafferey. This kid ran the 40 in the 4.4s and didn't drop a pass all day. He had the second highest vertical jump at 37.5. He's a very natural catcher and runs nice routes and has great get off speed. Good hips and foot control, turns on a dime and for a smaller guy he did put up 225 pounds 10 times.

    Then there's the whole 8 bench reps thing... 😵

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  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    @mudfly said:

    He might just be there at #12.....then the REAL debate will begin...... 😉

    Ain't no debate... If he's atop your board when #12 rolls around, then you take him knowing he is never going to have to stand in a line in a hospital ever again.

    Has he ever lost his cool on the field?

    @tour2ma said:

    Has he ever lost his cool on the field?

    Dunno....but it'd be hard to pass him at 12......

    There are likely a couple/few that could still be there that Id take ahead of him though......who knows....

  • i wonder if the ball speeds are tracked anywhere

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  • Waiting on the linebackers so I can watch Peppers run his 4.4ish....

  • In defense of Foster...

    How many other guys are there waiting in line for hours that are projected to go in the top 5-10 range in the first round of the draft. You would think that with his profile that he would be a priority. That, I imagine, is where the "don't you know who I am?" statement makes sense. If he's waiting behind players likely to go undrafted I could see where it would be rather irritating.

    But, still, not making excuses for the guy, he still needs to keep his cool. I would think that the "male nurse" should also be sent home as well for misconduct. He's in a business that's full of testosterone and aggression and you challenge one of the most badass linebackers to put hands on you? Dude needs to learn how to de-escalate a situation instead of pushing buttons.

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  • I think it was more of a "yes, future millionaire, please put your hands on me" type of response. Foster better get usedto that because threatening people with violence carries not a lot of weight if the person sees a nice payout from it.

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