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Breaking down the draft, Week II: The Shrine Bowl

> Posted by Dave Hyde on February 2, 2010 03:14 PM

Last year, London draftnik Simon Clancy wrote the longest, most in-depth posts available examining the Dolphins needs leading into the NFL draft. This year, Simon will take turns with his cohorts at UniversalDraft.com , Richard Lines and Chris Kouffman.

Today, Chris gives an in-depth report on the East-West Shrine Bowl. Did I say in-depth? It's Tolstoy covering the Shrine game. You won't get more Dolphins-centric coverage anywhere

Last week, many a football fan tested out their home draft kits by breaking out the DVR, tuning into the NFL Network’s Senior Bowl coverage, and listening to Mike Mayock talk about draft prospects while the TV cameras set footage of Tim Terrific’s awful throw mechanics on loop, like some warped Holiday Yule Log channel straight out of a Tebow-phile’s worst nightmares. Not me. We’ll get to the Senior Bowl in due time, but I spent last week wading through a sea of data gathered from time spent the previous week in Orlando observing East-West Shrine practices, as well as the game itself, firsthand.

Hi, my name is Chris, and I have a problem.
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Enjoy folks.
 
Selfish self promotion....You are true American CK!!!!! Great stuff as always. By the way who is your Mark Anderson this year?
 
**** I'm dizzy after reading all that...

I absolutely agree with the scout and his points about the pumped up biceps on quarterbacks....and how it equates to the manner in which the football comes out...

This is one of the reasons (among many) as to why I never liked Brady Quinn at #9....I don't like rocked up quarterbacks....period...

I want the guys that are 6-3+....and have some weight on them....but I want the majority of that weight from the waist down...I want powerful legs in order to drive the football outside the numbers and downfield....and pencils for arms (Matt Ryan, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Chad Henne, etc. etc.)..

Which is another reason (among many) as to why I've always viewed Tim Hiller as one of my favorite SENIOR quarterback prospects....particularly the less hyped and talked about ones....along with Levi Brown....

Great article...
 
it's a very good article but you got to get this bad boy out at least before the senior bowl game and everyone who is paying attention turns the page...

not that i think getting it out before would be easy or anything...
 
The timing wasn't right for getting it out before the senior bowl. Last week was the first installment and that was Simon's rundown.
 
It wasn't really a scout that told me that big biceps take away from snap explosion in a throw or punch. It was something I brought up about Daryll when I was talking to Cecil Lammey of Draft Guys, and it's just a lesson I've picked up over time especially from having talked to people involved in MMA and boxing.
 
WOW! Still reading through, CK great Job as always. Pretty cool watching one of our own slowly become a well known Person!! (didnt really want to use the name Media Person).
Chubbs
 
I appreciate the kind words Chub.

It's just one guest blog. I've done several in the past for Ethan Skolnick. It's great pub for the site, UniversalDraft.com
 
Chris,

I received some information reporting that the Dolphins are very high on Dez Bryant in addition to Odrick, Spiller, McClain, Spikes, Graham, Earl Thomas, and Gresham. What have you heard regarging Dez?

The guy I talked to also said that if the Dolphins had to pull the trigger today he thinks CJ Spiller would be the pick because of his abilities in two phases of the game.

My source weren't anyone on the Dolphins staff so I am not trying to act like I am Auri Gold but something with great knowledge of the draft prospects
 
I've heard nothing on that. I'm not really dialed in with anyone that could confirm or deny something like that.
 
That was good reading CK.

Maybe it's me but doesn't this sound a lot like what Adalius Thomas has done for most of his career in Baltimore and New England?

Right now he is one of the only players I can think of that can run a linebacker drill one minute, high-point a pass another minute, put his hand down at defensive end and rush the passer, then put his hand down at defensive tackle and hold his own against a double team on a run play.
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RealDriscoll said:
Chris,

I received some information reporting that the Dolphins are very high on Dez Bryant in addition to Odrick, Spiller, McClain, Spikes, Graham, Earl Thomas, and Gresham. What have you heard regarging Dez?

The guy I talked to also said that if the Dolphins had to pull the trigger today he thinks CJ Spiller would be the pick because of his abilities in two phases of the game.

My source weren't anyone on the Dolphins staff so I am not trying to act like I am Auri Gold but something with great knowledge of the draft prospects
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Spiller adds instant explosion to the running game, but he has the ability to make a difference in the passing game as well. I can see him as a guy that runs and receives for over a thousand yards. If he's there at 12, he just gives us so many options - including picking up draft picks for Brown.
 
j-off-her-doll said:
Nice work. Can you see Hardy falling to the 3rd or even 4th? Obviously, his talent should dictate otherwise.
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Hardy's talent dictates first round but his injury history, as well as some other issues CK wrote about, could have him free falling to the 3rd round on draft day.
 
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