The First Annual All-Combine Team Written by Daniel Mogollon Thursday, 28 February 2008 All Access Football and the NFL Draft Bible present the first ever All-Combine Team: QB-Chad Henne, Michigan?As Chris Rock would say, ?they spinin???and I?m talking about Henne?s spiral. No one threw a crisper or prettier pass. RB-Darren McFadden?Run DMC blew everyone away with his 4.33 40-time, with an impressive broad jump to boot, displaying speed and explosiveness. RB-Chris Johnson?Chris Johnson was nearly a full tenth of a second faster than D-Mac with a blazing time of 4.24, which had many checking their stopwatches. WR-James Hardy, Indiana?He ran very well for such a big man and showed some surprising agility and quickness in the three-cone drill and 20-yard shuttle. WR-Eddie Royal?Royal was impressive across the board with a 4.39 40-yard dash, 24 bench reps, a 36? vertical and a solid 60-yard shuttle?upside baby! TE-Dustin Keller, Purdue?Best 40-time among tight ends?check?top vertical jump?check?the best broad jump?check?top 20-yard shuttle?check. OT-Jake Long, Michigan?Long showed everyone what they wanted to see when he threw up 37 reps, with the third best 3-cone time among O-linemen. OT-Duane Brown, Virginia Tech?Still a year or two away, Brown flashed some impressive athleticism for a tackle with his 20-yard shuttle, 40-time and vertical. C-Mike Pollack, Arizona St.?There is little doubting Pollack?s mobility, as the former Sun Devil had the top 20-yard shuttle among the offensive linemen. G-Jeremy Zuttah, Rutgers?Zuttah was the only O-linemen to run a sub 5.0-40, and he threw up 35 reps, just two behind Jake Long, as part of a stellar showing. G-Chris Williams, Vanderbilt?Yes, Williams is technically a tackle, but he did begin his college career at guard and displayed rather nimble feet in Indy. DE-Vernon Gholston, Ohio St.?The former Buckeye outdid both of the Longs ?matching Jake?s brute strength and displaying even more athleticism than Chris. DE-Chris Long, Virginia?The Virginia product held his own, solidifying his top five status. He?s clearly one of the top pure athletes in the 2008 NFL Draft. DT-Dre Moore, Maryland?Moore displayed athleticism and explosion while adding to his versatility. Some will now view him as a potential 3-4 end. Rush-LB-Marcus Howard, Georgia?If you want speed off the edge, Howard is your man, as this former Dawg outdid most skill players with his 4.45 40-time. LB-Gary Guyton, Georgia Tech?Not only did Guyton outperform former college mate Phillip Wheeler, he put up the best numbers among the backers. LB-Stanford Keglar, Purdue?Keglar ran a 4.58 40-time, had 29 bench reps, a 34? vertical, 10?6? broad jump, with the top linebacker 3-cone and shuttle times. LB-Wesley Woodyard, Kentucky?Impressive speed, explosion (broad jump), quickness (20-yard shuttle) and the ability to maintain speed (60-yard shuttle). CB-Dominique Rogers-Cromartie, Tennessee St.?Even without Deion Sanders? backing, everyone would have noticed DRC?s speed and athleticism. CB-Tracy Porter, Indiana?Looked the most comfortable in coverage drills, with speed and the necessary cover skills (1st 20-yard shuttle, 2nd 60-yard shuttle). S-Josh Barrett, Arizona St.?When you weigh over 220 pounds and run a 4.35 40-yard dash people will take notice?good enough for fourth among corners. S-Tyrell Johnson, Arkansas St.?The Arkansas St. product displayed surprising speed (4.48) and strength (27 bench press reps to lead all defensive backs). http://www.nfldraftbible.com/Latest/the_first_annual_all_combine_team.html
I really like Barrett if we can look at him in the 4th round, Henne is interesting as well but will be taken earlier than we have picks, If we had two second rounders I lwould use one on Henne or Brohm
Speed isn't everything...that's why teams do interviews. Barrett was probably one of the most dissappointing players in 2007. He's so inconsistent. Sure, he's got the size and the speed...but he doesn't have the brains.
Not necessarily, there are other factors involved such as coaching and systems, I have read that his work ethic was questionable for last season but no where have I heard he is dumb. Lingering injuries like he had in 2008 can take an effect on someone, if he is healed up and ready to go than that should be behind him. With his athleticism, and Mangini a DB specialist he could probably make some strides forward. Its not like we really have a starter across from Rhodes that is any quality at this point. Elam is stump dumb and Eric Smith is looking more and more like McGraw. How could Barrett be lower than them, at least he is athletic. 82 tackles, 7 sacks and 3 INTs in 2006, sounds intriguing to me, who knows what happened last year but with those numbers I would be willing to take a shot
I just assumed no brains=dumb, yeh he could be not there but realistically we won't have a chance of truly knowing until next season. His size, speed and athleticism are awesome, he is the only big safety in the top 20 and if last year was a weird year for him and he reverts to his previous form he could be the top safety in the draft
Yeah, I should've worded it differently. I agree that he has all of the physical tools to be a starter in the NFL. I just don't know about his mental game.
