Monthly Archives: February 2010
This guys is definitely on a Rolle
INDIANAPOLIS – Wow. That one-word description seems woefully inadequate to describe Myron Rolle – the former Florida State safety who passed on entering the draft last year to become a Rhodes Scholar, and now is putting his studies to become a neurosurgeon on hold to give the NFL a shot. But after his podium appearance [...]
Mays: ‘It’s like seeing your dad’
INDIANAPOLIS – Taylor Mays hasn’t had to worry about being lonely at the NFL scouting combine. In addition to being here with 10 of his Trojan teammates, there’s also Pete Carroll – Mays’ coach at USC and now coach of the Seahawks. “I loved to see him,” Mays, a highly rated safety who played at [...]
Carroll remembers Clausen, too
INDIANAPOLIS – Jimmy Clausen has talked about narrowing his choice of college to Notre Dame and USC, why he went with the Irish and how much he still loves former Trojans coach Pete Carroll. Well, Carroll also remembers Clausen. Vividly, and somewhat humorously. “It really was (that close). It was either/or,” Carroll, the Seahawks’ new [...]
Mudd-y matters
INDIANAPOLIS – We interrupt this NFL scouting combine blog to ponder: Call them the Indianapolis Seahawks? The offensive line for the AFC Champion Colts has had an indelible Seahawks’ stamp on it for the past seven seasons under the tutelage of Howard Mudd, who served two stints as the offensive line coach for the Seahawks. [...]
Very good? No, Berry good
INDIANAPOLIS – Most players at the NFL scouting combine have been reluctant to proclaim themselves the most talented player in this year’s draft class. Not Eric Berry. Asked that question Sunday, the safety from Tennessee didn’t hesitate before offering, “I believe I am.” And he said it in a no-brag, just-fact kind of way. Good enough [...]
Carroll: Jones ‘thinking’ about retirement
INDIANAPOLIS – There still isn’t any definitive word on whether All-Pro left tackle Walter Jones will return for a 14th season with the Seahawks, but coach Pete Carroll said Saturday that Jones is thinking about retirement. “We’re still waiting on a final word on that,” Carroll said during a break at the NFL scouting combine. [...]
Clausen hopes to go Carroll-ing
INDIANAPOLIS – Jimmy Clausen has yet to run into Seahawks coach Pete Carroll at the NFL scouting combine, but the quarterback from Notre Dame hopes that changes. As Clausen just explained to reporters in the media room at Lucas Oil Stadium, his choice of college came down to Notre Dame and USC – where Carroll [...]
Big Walt; and a real Golden Domer
INDIANAPOLIS – A few leftover snapshots from the first two days of the NFL scouting combine at Lucas Oil Stadium: Remembering Walter: The status of All-Pro left tackle Walter Jones remains in limbo. He has dropped hints on his twitter account that he’ll retire, but the Seahawks have yet to confirm whether Jones will be back [...]
The weighting game
INDIANAPOLIS – First up in the bench press at the NFL scouting combine: The big boys, who did some big things. Arkansas guard Mitch Petrus tied the combine record with 45 reps of 225 pounds on Friday. True, the official marks have only been tracked since 2000. But 45 reps is 45 reps. Ohio State [...]
Parlez vous drive blocking?
INDIANAPOLIS – He speaks French, hails from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and played at Massachusetts. Oh, and smiles a lot. And why not? Vlad Ducasse is living the American Dream at the NFL scouting combine as he takes the next step toward an unexpected career in professional football. The majority of the top-rated offensive tackles took care [...]
