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Posted on 2/19/15 at 9:17 am to CockInYourEar
Posted on 2/19/15 at 9:17 am to CockInYourEar
OG - AJ CANN
ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS Comes off the ball with low pad level and plays with good knee bend. Has a thick frame and maintains a wide base. Rarely bull-rushed. Pins defender effectively when down-blocking. Displays natural upper-body strength and powerful hands. Snatches and stays engaged. Consistent inside-hand placement upon strike. Generates push as a drive blocker. Good recognition against twists and keeps head on a swivel in pass pro. Fluid mover in screen game and can make blocks on the move laterally. Disciplined leader who is rarely penalized.
WEAKNESSES Must improve at gathering himself and engaging target on second level. Catch-and-push pass protector who needs to flash a more authoritative punch rather than lean. Gets weight too far out in front, causing him to lose balance in pass pro. Outside hand can get a little wide. Comes out of stance a tick slow at times and can struggle when asked to change direction against spin moves.
SOURCES TELL US "I see him as a left guard only prospect who overcomes lack of height with athleticism. I like the kid and the player." -- SEC East offensive coach
BOTTOM LINE Consistent four-year starter for the Gamecocks. He has technique issues that need to be coached up in pass protection, but he also has the talent to improve in that area. Powerful drive-blocker who uses leverage to fire out and generate instant movement in tight spaces. He is best-suited to a power scheme. Cann has the plug-and-play traits that could make him an instant starter.
-Lance Zierlein
PROJECTIONS
Walter Football - 2nd Rd, 59 Overall, to Denver
Charlie Campbell - 3rd Rd, #91 Overall, to Dallas
SB Nation - 1st Rd, #32 Overall, to New England
CBS Sports - 1st Rd, #32 Overall, to New England
DraftTek - 1st Rd, #28 Overall, to Denver
COMBINE RESULTS
26 Bench Reps (Good for 14th place out of 50-ish OL there.)
Did not do any running drills.
ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS Comes off the ball with low pad level and plays with good knee bend. Has a thick frame and maintains a wide base. Rarely bull-rushed. Pins defender effectively when down-blocking. Displays natural upper-body strength and powerful hands. Snatches and stays engaged. Consistent inside-hand placement upon strike. Generates push as a drive blocker. Good recognition against twists and keeps head on a swivel in pass pro. Fluid mover in screen game and can make blocks on the move laterally. Disciplined leader who is rarely penalized.
WEAKNESSES Must improve at gathering himself and engaging target on second level. Catch-and-push pass protector who needs to flash a more authoritative punch rather than lean. Gets weight too far out in front, causing him to lose balance in pass pro. Outside hand can get a little wide. Comes out of stance a tick slow at times and can struggle when asked to change direction against spin moves.
SOURCES TELL US "I see him as a left guard only prospect who overcomes lack of height with athleticism. I like the kid and the player." -- SEC East offensive coach
BOTTOM LINE Consistent four-year starter for the Gamecocks. He has technique issues that need to be coached up in pass protection, but he also has the talent to improve in that area. Powerful drive-blocker who uses leverage to fire out and generate instant movement in tight spaces. He is best-suited to a power scheme. Cann has the plug-and-play traits that could make him an instant starter.
-Lance Zierlein
PROJECTIONS
Walter Football - 2nd Rd, 59 Overall, to Denver
Charlie Campbell - 3rd Rd, #91 Overall, to Dallas
SB Nation - 1st Rd, #32 Overall, to New England
CBS Sports - 1st Rd, #32 Overall, to New England
DraftTek - 1st Rd, #28 Overall, to Denver
COMBINE RESULTS
26 Bench Reps (Good for 14th place out of 50-ish OL there.)
Did not do any running drills.
This post was edited on 2/22/15 at 8:27 am
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Posted on 2/19/15 at 9:17 am to CockInYourEar
RB - MIKE DAVIS
ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS Compact frame with plus balance as a runner. Keeps feet moving in traffic and can pinball from defender to defender. Uses spin move effectively to avoid the hit and keep running. Will duck head and accelerate behind his pads with force to finish his runs. Downhill runner near the end zone with adequate push to grind out the extra half yard needed. Creates separation to the perimeter with quality stiff arm and showed surprising top-end speed to hit the long run in 2013. Gets adequate separation out of backfield and can convert the catch into a first down. Capable in pass protection with understanding of protections.
WEAKNESSES Has some hip tightness, which limits his lateral movement. Won't make defender miss with wiggle or juke, and struggles to create when his track is closed. Will duck his head prematurely heading into hole at times, and briefly loses his vision and feel for the hole, often running into the backs of blockers. Showed substantially more juice as a runner in 2013. Conditioning looked off and he was sluggish to the perimeter and through the line of scrimmage in 2014. Relatively ineffective toward end of the year. The 2014 tape shows energy lacking for Davis compared to 2013.
SOURCES TELL US "Not the same guy (in 2014). I think he had a rib injury early, but that's not what bothers me. You look at Alshon's conditioning, Clowney's last year and now Davis? He's got talent, but he can't just half-step and think he's going to make our league." -- NFC South scout
NFL COMPARISON Alfred Morris
BOTTOM LINE Rhythm runner who is at his best when he's getting plenty of work. Davis has a surprising ability to turn on the jets and get on top of the secondary quickly for long runs, and his north-south mentality is a fit for the pros. With an ability to play on third down as well, the only thing holding Davis back is conditioning. Davis won't make too many defenders miss, so he can't afford to lose the corner speed he showed in 2013. Davis can be a very capable NFL backup with the potential to become a starter.
-Lance Zierlein
PROJECTIONS
Walter Football - 3rd Rd, #86 Overall, to Arizona
Charlie Campbell - 3rd Rd, #90 Overall, to Baltimore
CBS Sports - 2nd to 3rd Rd
DraftTek - 3rd Rd, #90 Overall, to Baltimore
COMBINE RESULTS
40 yard dash - 4.61 Official
Bench Reps - 17 Bench Reps
Vertical - 34 Inches
Broad Jump - 116.8 Inches
3 Conde - 7 secondes
20 Yd Shuttle - 4.18 seconds
60 Yd Shuggle - 11.65 seconds
Mike wasn't a top performer in any of the drills, but he was in the top 15 for all the drills (out of 36 participants.)
Overall, he did well, but not 2nd Rd well. I don't think he hurt his draft stock with the times/measurements.
ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS Compact frame with plus balance as a runner. Keeps feet moving in traffic and can pinball from defender to defender. Uses spin move effectively to avoid the hit and keep running. Will duck head and accelerate behind his pads with force to finish his runs. Downhill runner near the end zone with adequate push to grind out the extra half yard needed. Creates separation to the perimeter with quality stiff arm and showed surprising top-end speed to hit the long run in 2013. Gets adequate separation out of backfield and can convert the catch into a first down. Capable in pass protection with understanding of protections.
WEAKNESSES Has some hip tightness, which limits his lateral movement. Won't make defender miss with wiggle or juke, and struggles to create when his track is closed. Will duck his head prematurely heading into hole at times, and briefly loses his vision and feel for the hole, often running into the backs of blockers. Showed substantially more juice as a runner in 2013. Conditioning looked off and he was sluggish to the perimeter and through the line of scrimmage in 2014. Relatively ineffective toward end of the year. The 2014 tape shows energy lacking for Davis compared to 2013.
SOURCES TELL US "Not the same guy (in 2014). I think he had a rib injury early, but that's not what bothers me. You look at Alshon's conditioning, Clowney's last year and now Davis? He's got talent, but he can't just half-step and think he's going to make our league." -- NFC South scout
NFL COMPARISON Alfred Morris
BOTTOM LINE Rhythm runner who is at his best when he's getting plenty of work. Davis has a surprising ability to turn on the jets and get on top of the secondary quickly for long runs, and his north-south mentality is a fit for the pros. With an ability to play on third down as well, the only thing holding Davis back is conditioning. Davis won't make too many defenders miss, so he can't afford to lose the corner speed he showed in 2013. Davis can be a very capable NFL backup with the potential to become a starter.
-Lance Zierlein
PROJECTIONS
Walter Football - 3rd Rd, #86 Overall, to Arizona
Charlie Campbell - 3rd Rd, #90 Overall, to Baltimore
CBS Sports - 2nd to 3rd Rd
DraftTek - 3rd Rd, #90 Overall, to Baltimore
COMBINE RESULTS
40 yard dash - 4.61 Official
Bench Reps - 17 Bench Reps
Vertical - 34 Inches
Broad Jump - 116.8 Inches
3 Conde - 7 secondes
20 Yd Shuttle - 4.18 seconds
60 Yd Shuggle - 11.65 seconds
Mike wasn't a top performer in any of the drills, but he was in the top 15 for all the drills (out of 36 participants.)
Overall, he did well, but not 2nd Rd well. I don't think he hurt his draft stock with the times/measurements.
This post was edited on 2/22/15 at 8:35 am
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