various east notes from site
* Missouri QB Chase Daniel has been inconsistent at times this week, but he is much better than the other QBs at throwing on the move outside of the pocket. Daniel looks very short out there, but he's lost seven pounds since the end of the season and looks like he's in better shape.
* Northwestern RB Tyrell Sutton is thicker than you would expect in his lower body. He may be short, but he's not slightly built. Sutton showed nice burst on several outside zone plays and he caught the ball well out of the backfield.
* Georgia LB Dannell Ellerbe is clearly the best LB of the group and has shown great ability at diagnosing and moving to the ball quickly. He's taken on blockers better than I expected.
* Tennessee RT Ramon Foster had zero chance of blocking speedy Richmond DE Lawrence Sidbury. Foster's heavy feet will really hinder his draft stock despite the fact that he's actually looked fairly solid so far. Foster still has another 10 to 15 pounds that he needs to lose.
* Louisville QB Hunter Cantwell showed a very strong arm, but was admonished by his position coach to "get it out of there" which was a reference to his somewhat slow release. While Cantwell was solid in the pocket, he was way off target on a few throws when he had to throw on the move outside of the pocket.
* South Carolina LB Jasper Brinkley looks awfully big to be a MLB. I'm interested to see if he is asked to take some snaps as a pass rusher so teams can get a look at him as a potential OLB in a 3-4. I don't think he has that kind of edge speed, but it would be interesting to see.
* Memphis DT Clinton McDonald was WAY too quick for offensive linemen to handle in one on one drills. McDonald's "get off" was exceptionally quick and he was my favorite player to watch on the defensive side for the East. He has the motor and the quicks to catch the eyes of scouts this week, but he's a little small at 289 pounds.
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various east notes from site
* Missouri QB Chase Daniel has been inconsistent at times this week, but he is much better than the other QBs at throwing on the move outside of the pocket. Daniel looks very short out there, but he's lost seven pounds since the end of the season and looks like he's in better shape.
* Northwestern RB Tyrell Sutton is thicker than you would expect in his lower body. He may be short, but he's not slightly built. Sutton showed nice burst on several outside zone plays and he caught the ball well out of the backfield.
* Georgia LB Dannell Ellerbe is clearly the best LB of the group and has shown great ability at diagnosing and moving to the ball quickly. He's taken on blockers better than I expected.
* Tennessee RT Ramon Foster had zero chance of blocking speedy Richmond DE Lawrence Sidbury. Foster's heavy feet will really hinder his draft stock despite the fact that he's actually looked fairly solid so far. Foster still has another 10 to 15 pounds that he needs to lose.
* Louisville QB Hunter Cantwell showed a very strong arm, but was admonished by his position coach to "get it out of there" which was a reference to his somewhat slow release. While Cantwell was solid in the pocket, he was way off target on a few throws when he had to throw on the move outside of the pocket.
* South Carolina LB Jasper Brinkley looks awfully big to be a MLB. I'm interested to see if he is asked to take some snaps as a pass rusher so teams can get a look at him as a potential OLB in a 3-4. I don't think he has that kind of edge speed, but it would be interesting to see.
* Memphis DT Clinton McDonald was WAY too quick for offensive linemen to handle in one on one drills. McDonald's "get off" was exceptionally quick and he was my favorite player to watch on the defensive side for the East. He has the motor and the quicks to catch the eyes of scouts this week, but he's a little small at 289 pounds.
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* Texas DT Roy Miller looked very quick off the snap and played with a low pad level and with good leverage in one on one drills.
* Oklahoma WR Manuel Johnson didn't disappoint in practice as he gave DBs a very tough time with double moves and with the deep routes.
Arizona WR Mike Thomas made quite a few nice catches and I thought he did a nice job of flashing some ability today.
* Fresno State QB Tom Brandstater was much more inconsistent than I expected today and needs to show much more over the next three days.
* I wasn't particularly impressed with Boise RB Ian Johnson's quickness, but it is tough for RBs early in the week as there aren't great running lanes as offensive linemen are learning to play together.
* Oklahoma center Jon Cooper weighed in much lighter than teams had hoped, but he showed toughness throughout the practice.
* Rice WR Jarett Dillard put on a show in one on one drills. Dillard was so crisp with his routes that CBs had no prayer of staying with him on the short to medium range routes and he turned more than one defender completely around. It will be interesting to see how Dillard does if he is pressed at the line of scrimmage because getting off of press coverage is supposed to be his weakness
* Texas A&M QB Stephen McGee threw the ball fairly well on Tuesday and is showing a nice release and better than expected arm strength.
* It was Longhorn on Longhorn violence as Roy Miller whipped OG Cedric Dockery more than once in one on one drills. Dockery has struggled so far and needs to pick it up over the rest of the week.
* Texas DT Roy Miller looked very quick off the snap and played with a low pad level and with good leverage in one on one drills.
* Oklahoma WR Manuel Johnson didn't disappoint in practice as he gave DBs a very tough time with double moves and with the deep routes.
Arizona WR Mike Thomas made quite a few nice catches and I thought he did a nice job of flashing some ability today.
* Fresno State QB Tom Brandstater was much more inconsistent than I expected today and needs to show much more over the next three days.
* I wasn't particularly impressed with Boise RB Ian Johnson's quickness, but it is tough for RBs early in the week as there aren't great running lanes as offensive linemen are learning to play together.
* Oklahoma center Jon Cooper weighed in much lighter than teams had hoped, but he showed toughness throughout the practice.
* Rice WR Jarett Dillard put on a show in one on one drills. Dillard was so crisp with his routes that CBs had no prayer of staying with him on the short to medium range routes and he turned more than one defender completely around. It will be interesting to see how Dillard does if he is pressed at the line of scrimmage because getting off of press coverage is supposed to be his weakness
* Texas A&M QB Stephen McGee threw the ball fairly well on Tuesday and is showing a nice release and better than expected arm strength.
* It was Longhorn on Longhorn violence as Roy Miller whipped OG Cedric Dockery more than once in one on one drills. Dockery has struggled so far and needs to pick it up over the rest of the week.
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