Good morning from our final day of coverage at the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine. Today the defensive backs will make their way through the media room as well as some of the defensive linemen and linebackers that we didn’t see yesterday.
Speaking of yesterday, it was a day full of action as several of the top prospects took their turn in front of the camera lights, including top quarterback prospects Sam Bradford, Jimmy Clausen and Colt McCoy:
As we have the last three days, we will bring you the latest from the Circle City and will do our best to answer what questions you may have. Remember you can watch the actual workouts and find out this weekend’s top performers at NFL.com/combine.
11:45 a.m. EST: Must be something in the water at Wake Forest. Cornerback Brandon Ghee spoke in the same way his former teammate Alphonso Smith did last year. When Ghee was asked what he would run in the 40, he declined to say but said that he would run fast and that he would finish in the top ten in all categories.
Ghee said he learned a lot from Smith while at Wake Forest and that he has consulted with him about this process and what is to come.
“He taught me the game,” Ghee said of the Broncos second year corner. “He improved my game and he taught me to be a go-getter at all times and to be aggressive.”
12:14 p.m. EST: Tennessee safety Eric Berry is currently speaking at the podium. Berry, who left the Volunteers after his junior season, said the biggest reasons he declared for the draft was to help take care of his family. Berry said that as long as he can remember, his father worked two jobs to “keep the lights on.” Berry says he hopes that now his dad can put his feet up for a bit. No doubt about that, Berry is not expected to last past the top 10.
12:30 p.m. EST: Another top secondary prospect is Florida’s Joe Haden. Haden spent some time with the press and recounted the story of his move to the defensive side of the ball. Haden set several Maryland high school records at quarterback, but when he came to Florida some guy name Tebow already had his grips on the job. So after spending some time at receiver and other offensive positions, Haden decided to give defense a try. He said that he does miss having the ball in his hands, so he tries to make up for it by grabbing interceptions.
2:05 p.m. EST: Rhodes Scholar, Pro Football Player and Neurosurgeon. Just a few of the things that Myron Rolle hopes to accomplish when he finally heads into retirement. One of those things he can already cross off his list and in just two months he will be able to cross of another. But the third is something you can tell he is really passionate about. Check out his answer when asked what he wants to do following his NFL career.
3:04 p.m. EST: Boise State’s Kyle Wilson was not heavily recruited coming out of high school in New Jersey. So his Princeton and MIT educated brother, Gerry, put together a highlight tape of his high school career and sent it to the top-50 football programs in the country. Who knew the most interest would come from a school with a blue-turf field in Idaho.
Wilson excelled on the field for the Broncos as a corner and returner, his only issue was distance was preventing his family from seeing his games. His brother Gerry had a solution for that as well. Gerry converted his RV into a Kyle Wilson advertisement on wheels, driving the family to and from his games. The bus is decked out with photos of Wilson along with a link to the Web site his family and friends’ setup to chronicle his career, KDUB1.com.
4:24 p.m. EST: There is only one thing that could divert the press room attention away from the U.S. – Canada Gold Medal Hockey Game, Oklahoma defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. McCoy demonstrated a quick wit as laughter was audible from his area of the media room. McCoy said that he hopes he gets a chance to go up against former college teammate Sam Bradford in the NFL, so he could finally lay a big hit on him, something he couldn’t do during practice.
“The dream of every defensive lineman is to make a good move and get into the clear towards the quarterback,” McCoy said. “But every time I got to Sam in practice, they would blow the whistle.”
5:35 p.m. EST: I must confess, the action in the press room has moved away from the press conferences and moved to the hockey game. So with overtime about to start, we are going to sign off from the 2010 NFL Scouting Combine.
Later tonight we will post some sounds of day four as well as the press conference of McCoy and tomorrow we will have our interview with General Manager Brian Xanders. Find out how the Broncos are attacking the evaluation process for this year’s draft.
Thanks for staying with us this week and we will talk to you later.
Bring on Dan Williams so everybody can look at the guy.
Ghee speaks highly of Phonzie….I hope we see some of that skill he was taught shown this year in phonzie…
Yeah
Kyle what do you think of the Broncos taking Dan Williams #1,or do you think McClain or somebody else suits us better???
BeastFromEast92 –
If you are going to give me the choice of Dan Williams or anyone else in the draft I will take the second option. With two months until the draft a lot can change and players will rise and fall based on the combine, interviews with teams, campus workouts and much more even trades in some cases. So in my opinion, it is too early to say what we will do with our number one pick, but I do believe both linebacker and defensive line will be addressed at some point.
At some point???so what do you think will be addressed 1st,because I personnaly think the Dline should be addressed 1st.We gave up so many rushing yards last season especially toward the end of the year.
Just asking for your opinion,I know you are waiting just like us,but you have more intell than we do.
BeastFromEast92 –
I think the best player available will be addressed first. I am sure there will be position groups targeted, but I think they need to sort out the evaluation period first. You don’t want to reach for a guy early just because he matches up to a position of need.
Fair enough,thanks for your opinion,and for letting the fans get involved.
For the Toby Gerhart lovers…He ran a 4.53….that is the fastest for RBs 230 plus pounds….
And I was correct…Jacoby Ford blew Trindon holidays time out of the water.
Its gonna be between Jacoby Ford and Spiller (both clemson) who has the fastest time both ran a 4.27 at some point in the day…
Hey Kyle you have Joe Haden’s name on the last photo but I think it is McCoy or another DL man as that is what is on his shirt.
I think it would be great if we chose rolando mcclain in 1st round pick. He’s such a smart line backer and he fits great in a 3-4 D. He also reminds me of Al Wilson.
BroncoAussie –
That is what I get for trying to watch the hockey game and working at the same time. It has been corrected.
What game you watching, USA vs Canada? It is very close.
Canada won the gold.
Aussie, was there another hockey game today? Just kidding, it was an unbelievable game, USA tied it in regulation at 2-2 with 24 seconds to go after trailing Canada 0-2. In sudden death overtime, the best player on the planet, Crosby scored the winning goal for Canada. I just love Olympic games hockey, and watched just about most games, Switzerland-USA was another great one but other than maybe the Stanley cup, I hardly ever watch any NHL games ever, go figure…
GO CANADA!!
sorry guys but im a bronco fan from the great north!!!
if we know anything about Coach McD is that he’ll take the best player available at any point in the draft
Exactly Meisner, which was why he took Moreno last year….
Its just gonna come down to the best available player at the time, so if clausen or Bradford aare at 11 for w/e reason, and he believes they are the best player…he will take them….I have decided to stop racking my brain about the unpredictable McD lol
I don’t think he took the best player available last year. He had a top 10 pick fall into his lap in Orakpo, some had him going at 5 and he took Knowshon. I think Orakpo would have been rated higher than Moreno. I guess he wasn’t on McD board which is funny.
Oh I always heard he took Moreno cuz he was too good to pass up. Funny thing was he coulda taken orakpo first and then Moreno second, the people inbetween didnt need RBs i dont think…well, shoulda woulda coulda didnt…
I think the Chargers were looking at him and they picked at 16.
NFL.com reports that they could change the OT rule next year,no sudden death OT unless the 1st team scores a TD,if they get a FG the other team gets another posession,if they get a FG,the game continues.That’s what’s wrong with the NFL now too many rule changes,we older guys are used to watching football,everytime you turn around they are changing something,keep on changing the damn rules,and it won’t be worth watching.IMO
Orakpo or Cushings either 1 would’ve been nice but no sense crying over spilled draft picks.
BFE92, I think that is the point of the rule changes, to make the game more enjoyable and better to watch.
If we can sure up our Oline Moreno will be a great RB,I watched him play college ball he was pretty amazing he had like 2700 yds and 30 td’s in 2 years,I know that’s college and not pro,but if you watch him play you can see greatness,at times.
I personnaly don’t care to watch a playoff game between Kickers that goes into 4 or 5 OTs.
They are just talkin about changing the rule for post season games,not regular season.
I think it is so the other team has a chance to reply. Like the superbowl, wouldn’t it be cool if the Colts got a chance to reply and it will force teams to go for the TD more than the FG.
I also feel its logical…cuz once u get to like your opponents 40, almost feels like the game is already over cuz all they need is a FG. I like the idea that if its a FG the opponent gets a shot. But i also fear a back and forth FG frenzy not to mention I HATE CHANGE!!! but ill definitely entertain the notion…
BFE, when asked hwo I thought was the most underated offensive player I said Moreno. The kid can and will be great with proper blocking, some of what he accomplished this year was because he is an escape artist…
I think Jarvis Moss would be better off at 6’7 257 lbs,to gain like 30 lbs and try DE again,that’s where he’s used to lining up anyway,don’t look like he can make the switch to OLB.Unless there’s something they are not telling us,because you never seen him play,he’s not on IR.
Agreed an squirmy escape artist with speed.LOL
That’s my knock I hate change too.I started watching football in 1982 when football was football.Do you know how many rule changes they’ve made in 28 years…I say leave it alone.IMO
The Broncos could sign as many as 3 to 6 “significant UFAs this weekend,” the biggest area of need being the line of scrimmage on both sides, according to Klis at the DP. Any guesses on who they might be out there?
I teach at Norco High School in Southern California, where Toby Gerhart went to high school and his father still is the head coach. I would love it if the broncos got him. I understand we probably have more pressing issues but if we beef up our o line I think our run game would be unstoppable with Moreno and Gerhart.
With that said, I question how McD would use his talent after seeing how he used Hilis’s talent. I also hope that Chris Baker is a stud and they used his first year to help him develop. I feel that our broncos are on the brink of being a very good team. Hopefully McD can do a better job this year of winning the allegiance of his players and being a better leader.
This is an exciting time but it is difficult to post on anything current untll free agency gets underway. It should be very interesting ot say the least. Overall, I agree with most the bronco faithful. Our skill positions are good (as long as we keep Marshal) we just need to beef up the interior O line and D line.
Let me know what you all think.
GO BRONCOS……
I know we aren’t in the need for a CB, but what do you guys think about Myron Rolle out of Florida State? He seems like he would bring a lot to a team, not just on the field. Just wondering what you guys think about him and maybe where he will end up?
We might need a corner, Champ and Goodman are kind of old. I know we got a couple others but I liked Jack Williams. But ya never know those younger CB’s might step it up.
i think that denver should take either…a dt, nt, or a qb in the first round.
on antoher thought, who thinks b marsh will be back this year?
go broncos
I think hes coming back. The org. knows he is an asset to the team. Plus if we do go QB in the draft we need recievers like Marshall to help him develop. Also he makes Orton better cause his good hands.
I want Marshall. Made Cutler look good and made Orton look even better. He will be the best person to keep around for a young QB we are trying to develop. Talk about one big safety blanket. New QBs also love their recieving TEs so thats something to think about if we drop sheffler. But whether Marshall wills tay is any mans guess…
We cant afford to get a corner…McD used our first round pick this year on Alphonso Smith last year, so we already got a corner. Lets just hope he develops. We can always get another young leg late in the rounds tho. Safety has an inheritor in Darcel, the other side of Safety is still a question tho….
I miss the good ol shanny days when the Oline and system was AWESOME and any no name could be a starter and 1000 yard back. We could list em all, olandis gary, rueben droughns, mike anderson, tatum bell….im sure i am missing some but u get me…
Unfortunately, Rolando McClain will not be running the 40…Hamstring issues….And his speed is already in question….
Denver, please draft Ryan Mathews. I have watched many Fresno State games. He’s the real deal. Way better than Moreno (not to say Moreno is a slouch). When Mathews gets through the hole, he’s gone.
no offense armoderate but i will shoot my self if we draft another RB in the first round. And this Draft class is deep with Javhid Best, CJ spiller, Ryan Mattews, etc but we already used our 1st round pick for RB…not gonna happen again at least not for another 4-5 yrs depending on how things go with Moreno…
S.Weatherspoon I think would be a great addition to are LB corp.
I think we should keep an eye out for AJ Edds, out of Iowa. Not extremely fast, but can pass cover better than any other LB in the draft. This kid is good.
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