Probably the best thread for this:
Reggie Dunn's official 40 times today were 4.22 & 4.26
Heard that Topps and Lacy burned it up as well, but official times are not out yet.
Probably the best thread for this:
Reggie Dunn's official 40 times today were 4.22 & 4.26
Heard that Topps and Lacy burned it up as well, but official times are not out yet.
Twitter said Lacy ran a 4.16! That is lightning!
Star was the real star. 38 Bench Press reps (tied for highest of anyone at the combo on the DLine) with good agility tests such as a 30" vert.
Good grief! He's an amazing athlete. Has anything ever been resolved about his heart condition?Originally Posted by Diehard Ute
His tests were more normal the week after the combine he said, and he said today he believes a virus caused the issue and he believes his follow up NFL tests will be fine. The doctors at the U put him through every test.
Awesome. I hope Andy Reid takes him #1 overall, but it sounds more and more like it will be the OLineman from aTm. Star should be a top 3 pick, though.
Jordan Gross has restructured his contract: He now is only signed with Carolina through the 2013 season, and will become a UFA in 2014. For 2013, he goes from $8.7 million to $5.5 million ($1 million salary and $4.5 million signing bonus).
Yahoo
The 4.16 was a misprint.
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Check out all the new signings on the original post!
Nice little fluff peice on Steve Smith and Jordan Gross playing together for the Panthers for so long, including a link to a podcast done by Jordan.
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=250...ing-friendship
“To me there is no dishonor in being wrong and learning. There is dishonor in willful ignorance and there is dishonor in disrespect.” James Hatch, former Navy Seal and current Yale student.
DesNews doing a 5 part piece on Eric Weddle's new book, No Excuses, No Regrets.
http://deseretbook.com/No-Excuses-Re...oone/i/5102377
Part 1- http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...-freshman.html
Part 2- http://www.deseretnews.com/article/8...dles-life.html
“To me there is no dishonor in being wrong and learning. There is dishonor in willful ignorance and there is dishonor in disrespect.” James Hatch, former Navy Seal and current Yale student.
The DesNews has become such a joke. A FIVE PART SERIES on Eric Weddle's new book? Why? Oh, wait, it's written by a DNews journalist!
They are trying to survive by becoming the national LDS newspaper. Weddle is a good story for their audience because of his conversion. If you look at the most-read stories every day, they are LDS-oriented. That's why we see so much about BYU sports on the DesNews online edition. I once asked a writer there why, in the Sunday morning DesNews, a minor BYU win would get top billing over a major Utah win, and he said they're just catering to their core national audience.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
It's not even really a story. It's 5 excerpts lifted straight from the book
It appears as though Dave Kruger is injured and not fully participating in Browns' OTA. That can't be good. http://www.ohio.com/blogs/cleveland-...ctice-1.396898
I think anyone who ever saw Reggie Dunn try to catch a ball that wasn't a kickoff already knew this, but it looks like he is having some difficulties trying to field punts cleanly at Steelers' OTAs. http://www.steelersdepot.com/2013/05...ssion-of-2013/
With the limits on NFL rosters, I'd be really surprised if Dunn sticks around. Kickoffs simply aren't important enough these days to have a specialist handle them. Too bad - he was really fun to watch.
Certainly, but you have to be able to do something else. I just don't thing that there are enough roster spots to hold one for a guy that can only do kickoffs.
I still wonder if Dunn could have picked up cornerback.
More on Reggie: http://triblive.com/sports/joestarke...#axzz2V3lmu8tV
The problem with that is KR borders on being the least valuable of the specialist positions. I would take an All-Pro kicker, punter, punt returner -- even long snapper, if such a designation exists -- before I'd take an All-Pro kick returner. The Buffalo Bills made four Super Bowls fueled significantly by another specialist -- the gunner -- in Steve Tasker. (Think of Greg Bird for the Utes two years ago). Not only that, but KR is the one specialist you can truly neutralize. And today's rules are doing just that. And not only are new rules being crafted to neutralize kick returners, there are current penalties in place for interfering with the ability of the other specialists to do their job (roughing the kicker/punter, leaping -- there are even penalties for interfering with the long snapper). There are no such special penalties for the kick returner.
In the college game, the KR specialist is huge because coaches are more prone to short-change special teams practices due to practice constraints. A guy like Reggie Dunn can exploit that. In the NFL, where the constraints are on roster size and not on practice time, I think you'll find more and more coaches place less of an emphasis on a position that will rarely win you games and focus on specialist positions where games can often be won or lost.
I looked at current rosters last night. It looks like Devonte was cut by Washington, but the others are still fighting to stay on by roster reduction date (down to 75) on August 27. (Check out the current list on the original post)
Moe Lee has an interception in tonight's game vs. Bucs.
14 play, 80 yard drive for Alex Smith on 7-8 passing.
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“It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.”
Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
Alex Smith, In the Right Place
Interesting interview with Alex.
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
--Yeats
“True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”
--John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell
My favorite Ute of all time. That's a great interview - thanks for posting the link.
Alex always has known how to be genuinely a good guy. I don't doubt that he hated the decision to bench him but still appreciated what Harbaugh did for him. He's a class act qb on every sense of the word.
Mo Lee released by the Ravens.
They also traded David Reed to Indy
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“It only ends once. Anything that happens before that is just progress.”
Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
Star is getting some good press in Charlotte. They have 3 Utes on that Panther team.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/201...-panthers.html
Stevenson Sylvester released by the Steelers today. Moe Lee released by the Ravens. I expect Lee will probably be retained on the practice squad(unless another team takes a run at him)
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