Senior Bowl Weigh In/Practice Notes

Some damn long arms in this tackle class.

Faalele is just a speciman of a human being. You'd need a passport to get around that guy

Out of the guys I'm looking at that might even be in the conversation for the Vikings with our first round pick, keep an eye on Jermaine Johnson this week 

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ESPNU will have coverage of the practices on Wednesday and Thursday, 2:30pm EST.

Just a reminder that I used to tape NFL Europe games...

Cuz...I'm sick like that

@"JustinTime18™" said: ESPNU will have coverage of the practices on Wednesday and Thursday, 2:30pm EST.

Just a reminder that I used to tape NFL Europe games...

Cuz...I'm sick like that

Funny take here by Russ Lande, who commented that Aaron Donald, if he kept it up, had a chance to go in the 1st round. I'd forgotten that prior to the Senior Bowl, he was seen by many as a 2nd rounder. 

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"JustinTime18™" said: ESPNU will have coverage of the practices on Wednesday and Thursday, 2:30pm EST.

Just a reminder that I used to tape NFL Europe games...

Cuz...I'm sick like that

Those practices are where you really get to see who can play with the big boys. Kevin Williams, Aaron Donald, Cooper Kupp, Von Miller are just a few I remember standing out. 

Funny take here by Russ Lande, who commented that Aaron Donald, if he kept it up, had a chance to go in the 1st round. I'd forgotten that prior to the Senior Bowl, he was seen by many as a 2nd rounder. 

Well, those are examples in one direction. Here are some Senior Bowl standouts from various old articles:

2011: Christian Ponder, Leonard Hankerson, Vonn Miller, Sam Acho, Jarvis Jenkins, Dan Sanzenbacher, Kendrick Burney
2012: Quinton Coples, Joe Adams, Janoris Jenkins, Isaiah Pead, Courtney Upshaw, Cordy Glenn, Harrison Smith (note that a "loser" was Russell Wilson)
2013: Ezekial Ansah, Johnathan Franklin, Kenyon Barner, E.J. Manuel, 
2014: Will Sutton, Dee Ford, Chris Borland, Aaron Donald, Michael Sam, Kyle Van Noy, Cyril Richardson

@"claykenny" said:

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"JustinTime18™" said: ESPNU will have coverage of the practices on Wednesday and Thursday, 2:30pm EST.

Just a reminder that I used to tape NFL Europe games...

Cuz...I'm sick like that

Those practices are where you really get to see who can play with the big boys. Kevin Williams, Aaron Donald, Cooper Kupp, Von Miller are just a few I remember standing out. 

Funny take here by Russ Lande, who commented that Aaron Donald, if he kept it up, had a chance to go in the 1st round. I'd forgotten that prior to the Senior Bowl, he was seen by many as a 2nd rounder. 

Well, those are examples in one direction. Here are some Senior Bowl standouts from various old articles:

2011: Christian Ponder, Leonard Hankerson, Vonn Miller, Sam Acho, Jarvis Jenkins, Dan Sanzenbacher, Kendrick Burney
2012: Quinton Coples, Joe Adams, Janoris Jenkins, Isaiah Pead, Courtney Upshaw, Cordy Glenn, Harrison Smith (note that a "loser" was Russell Wilson)
2013: Ezekial Ansah, Johnathan Franklin, Kenyon Barner, E.J. Manuel, 
2014: Will Sutton, Dee Ford, Chris Borland, Aaron Donald, Michael Sam, Kyle Van Noy, Cyril Richardson

Ponder was the game MVP but his performance during the week, and actually in the game too, wasn't very impressive to me. Cordy Glenn was one I remember well. That was the Kalil draft so there was a lot of talk about Kalil, Reiff, Glenn. Ziggy Ansah was unblockable in Mobile, nearly unplayable in the NFL. Cyril Richardson was just awful. Here's what I wrote about him at the time: "Not a fan of Cyril Richardson. Watched him get blown up too many times during Senior Bowl practices, then watched Princeton DT Caraun Reid eat his lunch during the game. Followed that up with a poor combine. I think Richardson's stock is going to take a beating similar to the one he took at the hands of Aaron Donald."

Here's one: Brian O'Neill was bad in mobile too. It's why many of us were not pleased with that pick in the 2nd round. Happy to be wrong bigly on that one. 

Short corner from Faalele. Sanders put him on his back the next rep with a bull-rush pic.twitter.com/SXzcD2pqpr

— Brandon Thorn (@BrandonThornNFL) February 1, 2022

Rep 2, Minnesota OT Daniel Faalele v Cincy’s Myjai Sanders.#seniorbowl pic.twitter.com/Wj8QL0OaU5

— Chase Goodbread (@ChaseGoodbread) February 1, 2022

You guys wanna see a dead body?

The pocket presence and maneuverability Carson Strong shows here is why mobility isn’t a negative for him #SeniorBowl pic.twitter.com/GUxGiDOpHy

— Tyler Forness (@TheRealForno) February 1, 2022

Strong definitely isn't going to gash you for 25 yards, but he's definitely mobile enough. 5 years ago, he easily top 15.

#Lions HC Duce Staley picked Kentucky OL Darian Kinnard and Florida State EDGE Jermaine Johnson for post-practice 1-on-1. Rep 1 winner: Johnson pic.twitter.com/fWCpMkMGnd

— Jim Nagy (@JimNagyOU) February 1, 2022