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BlackSmoke
March 19th, 2009
11:59 am
Fulton you are retarded!
Im glad MoMass ran a 4.5, that seems to be what he was shooting for. Asher ran a bit faster than I expected too!
SH
March 19th, 2009
12:00 pm
Kenneth Harris?
GeoffDawg
March 19th, 2009
12:01 pm
fulton – you’re a flippin idiot. The reasons have already been documented in other posts but I just wanted to get the idiot remark off my chest.
Tech Wrecked...AGAIN
March 19th, 2009
12:01 pm
EXACTLY modrod….E. Smith NEVER ran better than a 4.6
uga_b
March 19th, 2009
12:01 pm
I would draft a 2-time All American who has been touted as one of the best linemen since Orlando Pace, but that’s just me. I hope he does fall…all the way to the Falcons. If I thought me bad-mouthing him would do that, I’d do it.
dap01
March 19th, 2009
12:01 pm
Boston Williams: You write about substance, your whole thought lacks substance.
If you or the team that you pulled for had substance, you would be on that blog. Get a life.
Tom
March 19th, 2009
12:02 pm
Now makes sense that some teams are looking at GT’s Michael Johnson at TE….
6′7″, 266……and 40’s under 4.6 (DET scout timed him at 4.49!)
That’s sick.
uga_b
March 19th, 2009
12:02 pm
Chip, it seems like some of the 225-rep numbers were kind of average, could you tell what the players reactions were?
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
12:02 pm
MoMass just did a 4.20 on the shuttle. Asher tells me anything under 4.3 is good. . . . They’ll do three cones eventually and anything under 6.0 supposedly good on that. . . .
Ellerbe 4.19.
WK
March 19th, 2009
12:04 pm
Chip — Love the info so far. Keep it coming. Now this is what we all want to see from the ajc DAWG beat writer. Even better coverage so far than the rivals DAWG site.
CT
March 19th, 2009
12:06 pm
Talking about Moreno, Asher Allen said the scouts might as well pay no attention to his 40 times. “I don’t care what the watch says, if there’s 40 yards between him and the goal line, Knowshon’s going to get there first, I can promise you,” Asher said. “I can tell you from personal experience. And NFL folks understand that. He’s as fast as he needs to be but you ain’t gonna bring him down.”
NOW THATS A TEAM MATE!
GA Tech Insider
March 19th, 2009
12:07 pm
Best of luck to all the Bulldogs at Pro Day.
matt
March 19th, 2009
12:07 pm
uhhh jammin, hate to say this but if you’ve watched a lot of moreno, you’ve seen him get caught from behind at full speed. fortunately i think everyone realize that most of a back’s yards aren’t coming from full speed open field situations.
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
12:07 pm
MoMass 4.21 on second time.
DG
March 19th, 2009
12:08 pm
stafFORD should be warming up now and getting ready to throw in the next 10-15 min….hopefully. i need a nap so he needs to hurry up.
Ben
March 19th, 2009
12:09 pm
3 cones anything under 7 is good..i dont think its humanly possible to run under 6 flat on 3 cones.
Tom
March 19th, 2009
12:09 pm
Moreno is going to be a VERY GOOD NFL back.
Compared to P Harvin, I see Moreno as having more long-term durability….something the NFL demnads. Harvin may have shown more versatility in college, but I see Moreno as having a longer and more-productive pro career. He’s going to make an NFL club very happy.
SH
March 19th, 2009
12:09 pm
How is Kenneth Harris doing?
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
12:09 pm
One side note, Tripp Chandler is out here running the gamut, too. Originally we didn’t expect him to. I had been led to believe that, because of injuries, he wasn’t going to attempt the pros. But I’ll try to talk to him and what his plans and prospects are.
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
12:11 pm
There is kind of a lull right now but the crowds are beginning to build. Everybody anxious to see Stafford throw. Massaquoi and the other receivers are getting taped up to run routes and catch. . . . Other players will be going through position drills at the same time. . . .
MoMass 11.3 in the 60 shuttle, whatever that is.
WK
March 19th, 2009
12:12 pm
Forget Knowshon’s 40 time. He will shine in the NFL. He always played faster than he is, just ask the LSU linebacker from last year.
Michael
March 19th, 2009
12:14 pm
If there ever was a 40 time that proved how that stat can be meaningless, Knowshon just did it. He broke enough long runs to prove he’s plenty darn fast.
John Waynesworld
March 19th, 2009
12:14 pm
Thanks Chip! This is excellent.
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
12:15 pm
Oh, yeah, meant to mention that former Bulldog quarterback Blake Barnes is here. . . . Getting ready to start throwing right now. . . .
Reportedly Asher Allen tried to back out of cornerback drills because he said he tweaked him hamstring. A scout for the 49ers said “we’re here to interview you, not the other way around. Now get out there.” Allen did.
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
12:18 pm
The scouts have all huddled up at the far end of the turf field closest to Lumpkin St. while the players and all the onlookers have surrounded the West end of the other field. I don’t know exactly what’s happening next but there’s definitely a buzz in the air about it.
John Waynesworld
March 19th, 2009
12:18 pm
1103 for MOMass. Pretty good for a WR.
DG
March 19th, 2009
12:19 pm
NTSFAS right there
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
12:25 pm
Just talked to Kenneth Harris. He had a 4.47, 4.48 and 4.49 on the 40s. He’s taped up and ready to go run routes and catch with Stafford. . . .
FB Brannan Sutherland didn’t test any of the earlier stuff. He’s sticking with his numbers from the combine. . . .
Right now they’re going to position drills so there aren’t any times to report. Defensive line and linebackers going right now. . . .
Going to be a while on Stafford I’m afraid. The crowd is definitely growing in anticipation. Pretty much the entire current Bulldogs team is out here now.
DG
March 19th, 2009
12:26 pm
nap time then
StSimonsDAWG
March 19th, 2009
12:28 pm
Great Job Chip!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deangelo Falls
March 19th, 2009
12:32 pm
Called the 4.33 on Asher. Was a bit off on Knowshon though lol. Was CJ Byrd at the combine? If not he’s definitely turning some heads.
Football
March 19th, 2009
12:34 pm
Chip, I’m quite disappointed in you being that you are a AJC writer and you continue to misspell Ramarcus Brown’s name! It’s not Remarcus, it’s Ramarcus!!! You are just another UGA wanna be fan/AJC sports writer. Which team to you follow? Follow GATOR football and write articles on them! You will surely have much more to write about and please the thousand plus GATOR fans in the metro. By the way, how many more top notch recruiting classes will it take before UGAY wins another national championship in football? Write about that!!
GATOR NATION 4 LIFE
YoungDawg
March 19th, 2009
12:35 pm
Great job Chip!!! Blake Barnes?!? The last season he was at UGA during warm-ups his arm was weaker than the walk on 4th stringer!
matt
March 19th, 2009
12:37 pm
Really, gator? Really? I’m embarrassed for you.
Manny
March 19th, 2009
12:37 pm
Knowshon isn’t fast. He’s not that big, either. But Knowshon is a football player. He has great vision and is smart on the field. Plus, he can make you miss.
Look for his cone speed. And watch film.
alllionsfans
March 19th, 2009
12:39 pm
Chip, any idea which Lions officials are there? We are desperate for info back here in michigan
BCinthezoo
March 19th, 2009
12:40 pm
gdawg – The Lions didn’t draft Mitchell, he was aquired from Miami. No offense to the Bulldog faithful but the “potential” that Stafford has is shadowed by concerns with his accuracy and mental ability to adjust to the speed of the NFL. He is not a “can’t miss” QB. If Bradford and McCoy came out this year, Stafford would be the forth QB taken even behind Sanchez. The Lions are not ready for their franchise QB and should wait until the much better class that will be next year.
Huh?
March 19th, 2009
12:43 pm
Translation of BCinthezoo’s post: “I know nothing about college football and haven’t the slightest clue what the hell I am talking about.”
Let me know if you need any more help buddy.
FOOTBALL GUY
March 19th, 2009
12:43 pm
you know nothing about football Sanchez ahead of Stattford no one in the know agrees with that not even his on college coach,
FOOTBALL GUY
March 19th, 2009
12:45 pm
oh boy the way that was for BCinthezoo your a idiot.
FOOTBALL GUY
March 19th, 2009
12:46 pm
oh by the way that was for BCinthezoo your an idiot.
Mitch
March 19th, 2009
12:46 pm
I always find it funny that someone says “Stafford and his mental abilities” LMAO. And how do you know?
ugarulz44
March 19th, 2009
12:47 pm
Football
“Which team to you follow?”
WOW, before you knock someone for misspelling a name like Ramarcus Brown, you might want to learn how to write coherent sentences.
Wyld Byll Hyltnyr
March 19th, 2009
12:48 pm
knowshon be going to canada – he be VERRRRRY SLOW
Wally
March 19th, 2009
12:49 pm
I wish Stafford well. I just hope he isn’t making a mistake.
alllionsfans
March 19th, 2009
12:49 pm
nevermind my previous comment. I saw it was already answered just read over it.
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
12:51 pm
Again, sorry for the lull but nothing to report. Was down on the sidelines talking to Coach Richt while the players going thru position drills. They’re just now starting running back drills and Knowshon is running now with a ball tucked in his bulging arms. It’s here that you see that he’s a special human being. . . .
Behind the group on the other field Stafford is now warming up throwing to Tripp Chandler, Kenneth Harris, Demiko Goodman, MoMass and former Georgia TE Coleman Watson.
Joe
March 19th, 2009
12:52 pm
Knowshon ran a slower 40 than a 260lb DT from MSU. Hes a dawg all right.
Joe
March 19th, 2009
12:54 pm
chip…for his sake I hope those bulging arms really do help.
WalkerMuhDawg
March 19th, 2009
12:54 pm
The big name QB’s coming out next year are all system QB’s working out of the spread or at least not a pro-style set like Georgia uses. Stafford would still be number 1 and probably a more entrenched #1 than he is this year after a very successful senior year. Tebow, btw, will NOT play QB in the NFL and if that is the case he’s already said he’ll take his ball and go home. His dad has whined to the NFL that that is the case.
John Waynesworld
March 19th, 2009
12:54 pm
Isn’t it funny how brain dead folks hear some comment by a sports pundit (or any pundit) and then by magical osmosis they are the knowledge holder.
Like how BCzoo “knows” that Stafford has a lack of “mental ability”. Amazing.
Shepilepsy
March 19th, 2009
12:58 pm
Chip great work but terrible name … and “bulging arms” lets keep this about football eh funboy
Tom
March 19th, 2009
12:58 pm
Chip….”bulging arms”?….seriously? Are we going to herar about the sun glistening off his sweaty man-calves, next?
What are you trying to do, channel Loran Smith? He’s still alive, right?
PTC DAWG
March 19th, 2009
12:59 pm
I’m also amazed at all the rival fans and their PRO GM knowledge. Keep the comedy coming.
Joe
March 19th, 2009
1:01 pm
“its here that you see he’s a special human being”… xoxoxo
Andy in Ohio
March 19th, 2009
1:01 pm
All these people talking down 1st round draft picks are cracking me up at work. Don’t you people have anything better to do with your life? And all of you talking down Stafford are on something or are in denial. I’m sure all of you would have hated to have him at your respective school the last few years.
jreffy
March 19th, 2009
1:02 pm
The Lions should NOT draft Stafford #1.
Not because Stafford isn’t grading out well, or isn’t talent, but because Detroit’s current team is not a good situation for a Rookie QB to come into. Both Ryan and Flacco last year (Roethlisberger a few years ago) experienced a lot of success because they came to teams with solid (or better) defenses, and bruising running games. Both of those things will help take pressure off a Rookie QB and allow him to learn and simply run the offense.
Detroit has a terrible defense, and while RB Kevin Smith is a talent, they don’t have the consistency on the offensive line to support him. Look for Schwartz to upgrade the defensive and offensive lines, THEN start looking for a QB.
RedandBlack
March 19th, 2009
1:04 pm
Looks like another beautifull day in the Classic City and another great day to be a Georgia Bulldog!! Go Dogs!!!
John Waynesworld
March 19th, 2009
1:04 pm
Andy, it’s called something envy. That’s why they come to boards that have nothing to do with their schools.
Or maybe it’s body odor and a lack of dating…
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
1:05 pm
Brannan Southerland and Moreno have been going thru a pass-catching drill with Blake Barnes for a long time. . . . Knowshon looking really, really good until he just dropped a low pass from Barnes. Southerland looking good, too. . . . Now they’re doing a sort of fumble drill where thery’re testing their quickness reactions to the ball. Amazing all the paces they put these guys through. . . Stafford has stopped throwing but they don’t appear close to starting his drills.
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
1:06 pm
OK, Stafford and his receivers have taken the field. Knowshon and Brannan high-five them as they run off the field. . . . Stafford jogging to the middle of the field carrying orange cones. Looks like he’s calling the shots on the first drill at least.
GBRAVE
March 19th, 2009
1:06 pm
Emmitt Smith 40 = 4.7/4.8
matt
March 19th, 2009
1:09 pm
To be fair, the man’s arms do bulge impressively. He’s going to need it to hold all the cash some team is about to throw at him.
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
1:11 pm
Stafford is throwing ropes. And for now at least, this is his show. Mike Bobo, his QB coach and coordinator at UGA, is shouting out the routes and the players are running them fast-paced, one after the other. I haven’t seen a ball hit the ground yet and the recs haven’t had to reach much. . . . Opps, just then a high overthrow of a deep left out. Receivers getting some lieage out of this, too.
DG
March 19th, 2009
1:13 pm
PTC – stfu and quit being an instigator you piece of crap
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
1:13 pm
Just showed a little touch on a crossing route to Chandler. . . . MoMass just drew appaluse with a haul in of a deep ball that was almost out of reach.
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
1:14 pm
Wow, a deep flag right on the money to Harris!
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
1:14 pm
Overthrow deep flag left for MoMass. Tougher time on throws to left it appears.
WalkerMuhDawg
March 19th, 2009
1:14 pm
What amazes me is not the ignorant banter that goes on here among fan-spectators, but the lazy reporting by obviously biased media-types. Most work on a herd mentality and simply say what they hear others say, usually out of their own uninformed bias.
For instance, this kid named Chris Steuber who contributes on Scout and ESPN. He’s been bashing Staff relentlessly for some time now and judging from his remarks shows himself to be a really biased dumb___. His quote on a recent blog discussion with another reporter was, …why would anyone draft “some junior” like Stafford “FROM A SCHOOL LIKE GEORGIA?”
Well now, considering that New England has pretty much had a dynasty helped by drafting players from UGA and that there are more active players in the NFL from UGA than from any school except Miami (if memory serves), I’d say that that statement qualifies Mr. Steuber as a biased idiot who apparently only repeats what he hears others say. Simply incredible that a major media outlet would hire someone like that and call them an NFL Draft Analyst!!
DG
March 19th, 2009
1:14 pm
still think he should have thrown at the combine instead of waiting for today. if he’s as good as he’s been made out to be, he would have added to his stock, i think.
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
1:19 pm
Overthrow right deep for Demiko. . . . On the money over the middle for TE Chandler. . . . MoMass nice catch left sideline. . . . Smoking over the middle for Kenny Harris. . . . Overthrow out and up and right to Chandler . . . . On the money middle left to Demiko. . . . Get the picture: Stafford in middle of field, right on the 50, throwing west towaD WEST end zone. . . . Skinny post for MoMass dead on . . . Deep left for Demiko never had to break stride. . . . Wow-wee, playsction fake, roll left, deep end zone for Kenny Harris right, perfecrt over the shoulder in the basket!
Joey
March 19th, 2009
1:19 pm
I bet Knowshon can run that same time with his football uniform on and a DB chasing him. I lot of guys slow down dressed out…
DG
March 19th, 2009
1:20 pm
it’s concerning to say the least that he’s having issues throwing to the left side of the field since that’s where the playmaking WRs usually line up.
by: curious
March 19th, 2009
1:24 pm
hero, perhaps… but do his arms bulge?
DG
March 19th, 2009
1:24 pm
meh, nevermind.
MadDawg
March 19th, 2009
1:24 pm
WalkerMuhDawg – Also consider this:
- Where did Terry Bradshaw go to school?
- Where did T.O. go to school?
- Where did Roddy White go to school?
- Where did Marshall Faulk go to school
To think big talent can only come from USC or Florida is a joke. I won’t even address the ignorant insult to Georga.
WalkerMuhDawg
March 19th, 2009
1:24 pm
This is great stuff, Chip. And to think (for now, at least) we don’t have to pay for it!
GBRAVE
March 19th, 2009
1:25 pm
According to the New York Times Herschel Walker could still run a 4.25
when he was 33 years old
Barry Sanders 4.37
IntheD
March 19th, 2009
1:25 pm
Put some pressure on the guy and see how he does. A cushy pro-day is setup for him to do well. The issues with Stafford are executing during a game.
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
1:25 pm
MoMass just dropped a perfect deep ball left side of end zone. . . . On the money slot drag pattern left on sideline. . . Perfect to TE Chandler right. . . . Goodman drops perfect pass on slot drag from left to right. . . .
Now accuracy look at Goodman and MoMass positioned 25 yards away near sideline and stafford P-A fakes and rolls and throwing to stationary targets. Dead on right to Goodman. Deadon left to MoMass; dead on to Goodman. Missed MoMass left. . . .
Back to deep balls. TD diving catch Goodman left hash. . . . TD Chandler left corner. . . . TD MoMass Left corner. . . . Dead on Demiko deep cross left. . . . 60 yards in the air TD to Kenny Harris skinny post. . . Complete to MoMass deep cross right. . . Stafford really on now.
WalkerMuhDawg
March 19th, 2009
1:27 pm
MadDawg … exactly! Most people probably couldn’t even tell you where T.O went to school! I’ve heard people guess USC, LSU or UT, like that’s where a good WR should have come from!
toph
March 19th, 2009
1:27 pm
Wow, that’s very impressive
SH
March 19th, 2009
1:27 pm
How are MoMass and Harris catching the ball?
MadDawg
March 19th, 2009
1:27 pm
WalkerMuhDawg – and I forgot to mention L.T.!
Cliff Clavin
March 19th, 2009
1:28 pm
You’re my hero Chip. I’m bulging at the moment.
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
1:28 pm
Strike to MoMass on quick post middle. . . .TD left sideline streak but Harris had to slow down at goal line. . . . Looks like that’s it. Stafford high-fiving and higging receivers. Hugs and exchanges words with Richt./ . . . Stafford swallowed up in a mass of media. . . . I’m up here on a hill above the masses, thank goodness.
Buzzworthy
March 19th, 2009
1:28 pm
So, what is there a buzz or eh I have seen that before?
DG
March 19th, 2009
1:29 pm
wonder what the lions scouts/coaches are thinking
Buzzworthy
March 19th, 2009
1:32 pm
The Lions there are thinking okay, just relax, we need to take the pulse of the unemployed bloggers before we make a decision here.
Vandy
March 19th, 2009
1:33 pm
******************HAHAHAHA…..Cliff you are TOO funny!!! Hilarious! I am so impressed with your wit.Oh man, I cant wait for whats next….call him gay or something….this is gonna be good!LOLOLOL***********************
Chip Towers
March 19th, 2009
1:35 pm
Looks like it’s over. I have to say for what it is this was pretty exciting. And you cannot deny the positive impact it has to have on Georgia. Every NFL team here. NFL.com and NFL Live. ESPN. All the Atlanta television stations. Me. You!
It definitely helps your program when you produce two junior players that may well be drafted No. 1 at their position, as Stafford and Moreno could. And some other guys may go early as well.
CB Asher Allen definitely helped himself today. I think CJ Byrd and Dannell Ellerbe probably did, too. Mohamed Massaquoi running a sub-4.5 was good for him.
Ramarcus Brown tweaking his hammy wasn’t good for him, obviously. Knowshon would have liked to run sub-4.6 but I honestly don’t think it’s going to affect his draft status much. These guys are football experts and they know that’s not what makes him special.
Thanks for hanging out with me today and allowing me to bring you the absolute latest on the Dogs’ NFL pursuits. I’ll post a new blog later today or tonight.
Until then, C-ya!
GunnerKK
March 19th, 2009
1:36 pm
How many of those overthrows would Calvin Johnson have caught?
WalkerMuhDawg
March 19th, 2009
1:37 pm
Chip, so how would you assess Staff’s performance? About what was expected … Impressive … Very Impressive … Mind-blowing? Rate his workout for us (in the NFL rep’s minds).
John Waynesworld
March 19th, 2009
1:38 pm
Thanks Chip! It was enjoyable.
Mitch
March 19th, 2009
1:38 pm
Great job Chip.
Walter
March 19th, 2009
1:39 pm
Tripp Chandler, NFL? HA. Tripp is absolute garbage/
Cliff Clavin
March 19th, 2009
1:39 pm
Thanks again Chip – good job.
Match
March 19th, 2009
1:39 pm
Lions officials are sporting tremendous woodies.
dogwood
March 19th, 2009
1:42 pm
Where was all this offense last year?
Drew
March 19th, 2009
1:42 pm
Is there going to be video of this somewhere? Please say YES!