Monthly Archives: February 2011
Poised and perturbed
INDIANAPOLIS – Quarterbacks got the full attention at the NFL scouting combine today. Especially Auburn’s Cam Newton and Arkansas’ Ryan Mallett, who finally made their way into the media interview room at Lucas Oil Stadium. They are two of the four quarterbacks who could be selected in the first round of April’s draft – along [...]
What’s the rush?
INDIANAOLIS – It’s Saturday, so the defensive linemen and linebackers will be making their way into the media interview room at the NFL scouting combine. This year’s class of D-linemen is talented and deep. The collection of ends is so good that NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock calls it the best he has seen, [...]
EWU’s ‘big secret’
INDIANAPOLIS – How did a running back who is projected to be a third-round pick in April’s NFL draft end up at Eastern Washington University? “I got overlooked by a lot of schools and Eastern was the only school that offered me a full ride (scholarship),” Taiwan Jones said today during his interview session in [...]
Locker embracing combine experience
INDIANAPOLIS – Jake Locker isn’t just at the NFL scouting combine, the University of Washington quarterback is a fan of the event. “I’m a fan of this game and I always have been,” Locker said today during his podium appearance in the media room at Lucas Oil Stadium. “So to be a part of this [...]
Whisenhunt: ‘It’s anybody’s division’
INDIANAPOLIS – For two seasons, it was the Arizona Cardinals’ turn to rule the NFC West. That changed last year, when the Seahawks recaptured the division and the Cardinals slumped to 5-11. But Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said today that he sees the division being wide open entering the 2011 season. “It looks like there [...]
White feels right
INDIANAPOLIS – Now this is more like it. The city is covered in a light blanket of white this morning, fresh from the snow that fell last night. It looks a lot more like the backdrop we remember from previous trips to the NFL scouting combine, and definitely more like Indy in late February than [...]
Harbaugh impressed by 49ers
INDIANAPOLIS – The significance of coaching the San Francisco 49ers has not been lost on Jim Harbaugh. In fact, he is reminded on an almost daily basis just why he decided to make the jump from Stanford to the 49ers. “I’ve had no second thoughts about the decision. I’m extremely enthusiastic,” Harbaugh said today at the [...]
Rams ‘played’ two playoff games
INDIANAPOLIS – The St. Louis Rams did not advance to the NFL playoffs in their second season under coach Steve Spagnuolo, thanks to the Seahawks’ victory over their NFC West rival in the regular-season finale at Qwest Field. But Spagnuolo has chalked up the Rams’ final two games as “playoff experience” because the matchups with [...]
Lewis, Stanback signed
Versatile defensive back Roy Lewis and just-as-versatile offensive option Isaiah Stanback have been signed for the 2011 season, the team announced today. Lewis ended the 2010 season on injured reserve, missing the final two regular-season games and both playoff games because of a knee injury. But he was voted special teams captain before the start [...]
Mayock not ‘writing off’ Locker
Jake Locker has found a supporter of sorts in Mike Mayock as the University of Washington quarterback tries to improve his draft status at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis next week. Mayock, draft analyst for the NFL Network, did a conference-call interview today and many of the questions concerned the number of teams that [...]
