Hogs Haven

Clinton is a polarizing guy to some

but I say he deserves a shot at 10,000 with somebody. Hell, keep him in to block on passing downs but can EVERY NFL team say they have 3 RBs better than CP?

I’d like to get some updates on ILB James Michael-Johnson from Nevada. He’s got 38 TFLs in four seasons with only 8 sacks. He has clocked lower than a 4.6 40 as well. With McIntosh gone I think he’d be a great understudy for Fletcher. I could him and Riley making impact plays for years. Every 3-4 D needs a FLEET of LBs to pull it off. I’m hoping to get him round 3 or later.

el freako - February 22, 2012 reply

What a great QB breakdown, especially when you don't know guys names haha

Parks Smith - February 22, 2012 reply

Haha

The fact that Clinton Portis says RG3 is the best is basically definitive proof that he is not.

I remember hearing an interview with Shanahan

or Bruce (I can’t remember exactly), but they stated the 1 on 1 interviews at the combine aren’t that big of a help anymore, because they’re only 15 minutes long and the players are so well coached up for the interviews by their agents/PR staff that its hard to get any real sense of who they are outside of their X’s and O’s knowledge. That being said, I’m sure throwing out some curveball questions might help with that.

Haha or you could be like Dallas with Dez Bryant:

“So Dez, your mom was a prostitute, how do you feel about that?”

StephanHart - February 22, 2012 reply

haha yea i'm pretty sure those lines of questions would elicit some authentic answers

if not at least emotional responses….I don’t know how I would have handled that if I was in his shoes.

I would have said, "it ain't trickin' if you got it."

in the words of charlie murphy

“Maybe I shouldn’t do nothing, but my ghetto side was goin’ ‘Yo, stomp this mother*&^%#$ out right here.’ What the fu%$ is wrong with him?”

"He's a habitual line-stepper."

"I DARE you to challenge Prince to a game of ball....Challenge him! And make sure your friends are there....you might get embarrassed"

StephanHart - February 22, 2012 reply

blouses win.

horatius - February 22, 2012 reply

Hahahaha

mbedner - February 22, 2012 reply

Dez said "my dad was a pimp" so the guy asked if he mom was a prostitute

Perfectly reasonable question to follow up a dumb statement from Dez who is one of the dumbest human beings in the NFL

his mom, not he mom

Bryant also denied he ever said his dad was a pimp

but then it comes down to a “he said/he said” scenario

Who to believe? Jeff Ireland or Dez Bryant.....decisions, decisions

since I know neither personally, that's a decision I can't make

i'm pretty sure you don't' know Bin Laden or Ghandi personally. Would that be a decision you couldn't make also?

decision as to what?

whether they were lying about what they talked about with each other? I’m just saying the use of ad hominem attacks to justify one’s side or the other isn’t definitive as to what the truth of the actual situation was.

I thought it

Was a different team that asked him that, and they had to apologize.

I don't think it was a team rep, it was a reporter from Miami (I think.)

No, I'm pretty sure

It was a GM. I remember seeing where the guy apologized

I think a bunch of people asked about it....pretty sure Dallas scouts asked him about it at his interview with them at the combine

StephanHart - February 22, 2012 reply

It was Jeff Ireland that asked the question.

Dolphins GM, or Vinny Cerratto’s twin.

tony420 - February 22, 2012 reply

YES

THAT’s who I was thinking of. I remember the interview. He was pretty perturbed people were villifying him over it.

Portis should have his own show.

and the punchline should be when he runs around and tips over for no reason

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/feb/21/business-again-figures-to-be-brisk-at-nfls-annual-/

The combine interview process could hurt a guy like Portis

but it can only help a guy like RG3

Tiller56 - February 22, 2012 reply

Check out the combine questions Kory Lichtensteiger got….amazing.

its like those games you play on kids

asking several questions you know they’ll answer “yes” to, and then throw in a question they would most definitely answer “no” to usually, but in this instance they answer “yes” because they’re minds were stuck on answering “yes” to all the previous questions

I disagree with this.

“Andrew Luck… won every game he played.”

I think Andrew Luck would be the perfect prospect if he had just won the big games. Losing to OK State and Oregon, as well as getting outplayed by Barkley against USC are the red flags that keep him from being perfect in my opinion, or at least from being what most think he will be.

Horcasitas4 - February 22, 2012 reply

I also recommend clicking that article link to see what Portis thinks of Tebow (like most of us, he’s in Brady Quinn’s boat).

Brady Quinn's boat

I understand your point, but perhaps a different choice of words would’ve been better. Right now, I’m not sure whatever Brady Quinn has could qualify as a boat. It’s more like a piece of half-rotted driftwood.

Not lifting or anything

But I’m a proponent of these guys running several combine drills in pads. No hitting drills or anything, but you want a more accurate 40-time for when these guys are on the field, suit ‘em up. The highly picked track-guys may look good in shorts, I want the football player. I donno, the NFL’s tampering with everything else, why not?

I like that idea

I remember Bill Walsh saying that even though Jerry Rice didn’t run a fast 40 time, when he put the pads on his speed didn’t decrease like the other players timed. Functional speed is more important than track speed in football.

I think it could be a better gauge.

I agree

especially now that players are enlisting the help of former Olympic track stars to train them on how to sprint. When you put a ball in a players hand or make them have to run routes “track form” goes right out the window.

It's a good point, but how do you enforce that?

If you’re a RB, wouldn’t you just use a Kicker’s pads? And UA vs Nike pads weigh differently. If I used Nike pads my whole collegiate career and was forced to run a 40 in UA pads, excuses (somewhat legit) could creep in. Makes it easy I guess.

couldn't the NFL just supply all the pads and assign them to players; therefore, making it uniform?

no because what pads would they supply?

What if the pads they choose are the kind that a player hates. What if the pads they choose are the same ones some players wear all the time. It wouldn’t be uniform because it gives an advantage to those who like that type of pad and disadvantage to those who don’t

do players have get to pick and choose their pads? or does the NFL/teams automatically use a certain brand of pads?

honestly asking, cuz I don’t know

i don't know about the NFL but i know different colleges use different products

Its more about what they are accustomed to and less about what they will wear in the NFL

I think it'd be appropriate to see how they run with NFL gear since the combine is aimed at seeing if their skills adapt to the NFL level

but I understand the point you’re making…it could give players excuses/advantages; however, I still think its a good idea to make them run with a ball or wear pads just for the sake of seeing their functional speed

If they’re inspected before hand (I don’t know what they’d be looking for) why not use their own personal collegiate pads? The top programs are going to have as high quality equipment as the NFL. Some players choose not to use pads in their pants, I’d make it that optional, but shoulder and helmet would be mandatory.

then you can just say

that you’re using your personal collegiate pads, but actually go and use the lightest and smallest pads in the universe. how can they enforce that the pads you are using are actually your collegiate pads, and so what good does that do for anyone? and then even if everyone was using their actual collegiate pads, what good does that do to anyone if you can’t use those same pads in the nfl?

orakpophobia - February 22, 2012 reply

as I said, inspection. They’d know if they’re running with kicker’s pads and not RB equipment. It wouldn’t be some unregulated disaster, this is the NFL. If they want to issue their own league pads based on position, then so be it, if the equipment is positionally based, I don’t care what their complaints are, they’re using what they’ll more than likely utilizing while they’re in the league.

Does the NFL contract with one brand or no in regards to pads? I know you can’t wear gloves that aren’t NFL equipment. If helmets are Riddell or Schutt, that transfers over. If the NFL supplies pads that are relatively the same brand, it shouldn’t matter because they’re coming into the league anyways. As long as, like you said, all pads are positional, I don’t think the complaints would be too credible. Guys complain now in shorts that the track isn’t right or something is at fault anyways :P Malcolm Kelly anyone?

So what

Kind of pads DID you use in college?

I'd like to see some of that as well...

I’d also like to see a velocity test for the QB’s, and maybe even some 7 on 7 drills

ptowny - February 22, 2012 reply

Clinton has a superficial view when it comes to QB’s. Otherwise, I don’t disagree with what he had to say about the combine.

2up2down - February 22, 2012 reply

Chris Rainey

Kevin- have a great time. If you happen to bump into Rainey, I’d be interested to know if he sees himself more of a RB or WR. Also, how comfortable he feels about being a PR/KR in the NFL.

Redskin44 - February 22, 2012 reply

I know it's unlikely that we go after him because of his stock and our needs....

but I am really intrigued by Dontari Poe. An interview with him would be amazing, if we were to somehow select him, our defensive line would be set for many many years. Of course are needs are everywhere else so it’s not likely.

ptowny - February 22, 2012 reply

Got it...will do.