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Poison in a Pretty Glass
Awwww man! Just 45? If Mikey coulda just done one more...I'm sure he was just being a gentleman and not stealing the outright record for himself.
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Awwww man! Just 45? If Mikey coulda just done one more...I'm sure he was just being a gentleman and not stealing the outright record for himself.
BuckTwenty
Parties with Pete Johnson's Beard
They also project Whitner and Schlagel to go in the 3rd round
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Texans considering trading #1 pick
maybe Bush isn't heading to Houston after all...
Texans talking about trading top draft pick
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush might not land with the Houston Texans after all.
Texans general manager Charley Casserly said Sunday the Texans have been talking to teams about possibly trading the first pick in the 2006 draft.
It has been widely speculated that the Heisman Trophy winning running back out of Southern California would end up with the Texans because they recently gave quarterback David Carr a three-year contract extension.
The Texans, who finished 2-14 last season, have multiple needs that might be filled with one major move.
"There's clearly players at the top of this draft that are marquee players," Casserly said. "Players that are impact players, players that are going to go to the Pro Bowl, players that are going to sell tickets. We're going to get offers for this pick. We've already had discussions with teams. I think there's value in our pick. "Whether it's Reggie Bush, Vince Young or Matt Leinart, those three players are going to produce trade offers. We are definitely going to have some choices when it comes to draft day."
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maybe Bush isn't heading to Houston after all...
Texans talking about trading top draft pick
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush might not land with the Houston Texans after all.
Texans general manager Charley Casserly said Sunday the Texans have been talking to teams about possibly trading the first pick in the 2006 draft.
It has been widely speculated that the Heisman Trophy winning running back out of Southern California would end up with the Texans because they recently gave quarterback David Carr a three-year contract extension.
The Texans, who finished 2-14 last season, have multiple needs that might be filled with one major move.
"There's clearly players at the top of this draft that are marquee players," Casserly said. "Players that are impact players, players that are going to go to the Pro Bowl, players that are going to sell tickets. We're going to get offers for this pick. We've already had discussions with teams. I think there's value in our pick. "Whether it's Reggie Bush, Vince Young or Matt Leinart, those three players are going to produce trade offers. We are definitely going to have some choices when it comes to draft day."
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AJHawkfan
Wanna make $14 the hard way?
In my opinion, trading the #1 pick is the only thing that really makes sense for Houston. They are not one player short of being a contender, in fact they have so many holes to fill, 10 years of #1 picks might not make them a contender. Trade down, pick up a few extra picks and start building now.
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Canton Rep
2/27
[FONT=Verdana,Times New Roman,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Ohio State linebackers get interest[/FONT]
Monday, February 27, 2006 [FONT=Verdana,Times New Roman,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]By STEVE DOERSCHUK[/FONT]
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CARPENTER
</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> INDIANAPOLIS - It’s a zillion-to-1 long shot, but what if ...
The same team drafts Ohio State’s A.J Hawk high in Round 1, Bobby Carpenter high in Round 2, and Anthony Schlegel in Round 6.
Maybe it’s only a million-to-1. Hey, Cleveland’s 2004 defensive line spent 2005 together in the Rockies.
Anyway, one of the best same-school linebacker combinations in NFL Combine history weighed in Sunday.
In this corner, at 6-foot-1, 248 pounds ... Hawk.
There’s a good chance the Packers will pick him up at No. 5 overall in the April 29 draft.
“With the tradition and fans they have in Green Bay,” said Hawk, the leader of Ohio State’s triple-smack, “it would be unbelievable.”
In this corner, at 6-foot-2½, 256 pounds ... Carpenter.
He’s the 25th-best player in the draft, according to Mel Kiper Jr. He projects as a versatile outside linebacking force in a 3-4 scheme, but the Browns might be out of luck. It appears they draft too high to reach for him at No. 12 overall, and too low in Round 2 to dream he might stick around.
“Looking around,” Carpenter said Sunday, “it's tough to find a whole lot of guys who have the size and weight to play outside linebacker in the 3-4.
“You have to be a bigger, physical guy with good speed. That’s a commodity in today’s game.”
And in this corner, at 6-foot, ½ inch, 250 pounds ... Schlegel.
He’s hoping his NFL career is better than his draft ranking, currently No. 269 by nfldraftscout.com. He might easily have been speaking to run-and-rush-challenged Cleveland when he said:
“I’m a straight inside linebacker. If there’s a team that might have some issues up the middle with the run, or like people who blitz, that’s what I’ve done my whole career ... 3-4, 4-3, it’s all the same. We play them all at Ohio State.”
The steal of last year’s draft, end/linebacker hybrid Shawne Merriman, was plucked by the Chargers at No. 12 overall, the spot Cleveland owns now. Asked if he sees anyone in the 2006 draft having the same kind of sudden impact as Merriman, Browns Head Coach Romeo Crennel named Hawk.
Hawk said he was set up for the NFL in a perfect climate.
“Chris Spielman is always around,” he said. “Randy Gradishar was an honorary captain for a game my junior year. Mike Vrabel is always back working out with us. Andy Katzenmoyer ... Pepper Johnson.
“I got lucky. I came into a great situation and got to start for three years.”
Carpenter’s luck crashed in November, when he suffered a broken fibula against Michigan.
“It’s not quite 100 percent now,” Carpenter said Sunday, “but I could play in a game if I had to.”
He expects to work out for scouts at Ohio State’s Pro Day on March 9. A disappointing day might drop him to the Browns’ range in Round 2.
Carpenter is friendly with and is compared to former Ohio State star Mike Vrabel, who thrived in a 3-4 coordinated by Crennel.
“Mike got moved inside this year,” Carpenter said. “He probably wasn’t quite as effective as he was on the outside. I feel that I’m best on the edge. I enjoy playing inside, but I enjoy playing on the edge a lot more now.”
Schlegel has a black lab named Butkus, but no one projects him as a latter-day Dick Butkus.
Schlegel’s draft stock is low because he’s shorter than 6-1 and is seen as a shade slow. Those raps dropped Spielman into the second round of the 1989 draft, and Schlegel could fall much further.
“It’s more important that I go somewhere where I fit in the organization and in the defense,” he said. “That’s all I care about.”
Reach Repository sports writer Steve Doerschuk at (330) 580-8347 or e-mail [email protected].
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[FONT=Verdana,Times New Roman,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Ohio State linebackers get interest[/FONT]
Monday, February 27, 2006 [FONT=Verdana,Times New Roman,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]By STEVE DOERSCHUK[/FONT]
<table style="margin: 10px -3px 15px 5px; position: relative;" align="right" border="0" width="300"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td>
CARPENTER
</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> INDIANAPOLIS - It’s a zillion-to-1 long shot, but what if ...
The same team drafts Ohio State’s A.J Hawk high in Round 1, Bobby Carpenter high in Round 2, and Anthony Schlegel in Round 6.
Maybe it’s only a million-to-1. Hey, Cleveland’s 2004 defensive line spent 2005 together in the Rockies.
Anyway, one of the best same-school linebacker combinations in NFL Combine history weighed in Sunday.
In this corner, at 6-foot-1, 248 pounds ... Hawk.
There’s a good chance the Packers will pick him up at No. 5 overall in the April 29 draft.
“With the tradition and fans they have in Green Bay,” said Hawk, the leader of Ohio State’s triple-smack, “it would be unbelievable.”
In this corner, at 6-foot-2½, 256 pounds ... Carpenter.
He’s the 25th-best player in the draft, according to Mel Kiper Jr. He projects as a versatile outside linebacking force in a 3-4 scheme, but the Browns might be out of luck. It appears they draft too high to reach for him at No. 12 overall, and too low in Round 2 to dream he might stick around.
“Looking around,” Carpenter said Sunday, “it's tough to find a whole lot of guys who have the size and weight to play outside linebacker in the 3-4.
“You have to be a bigger, physical guy with good speed. That’s a commodity in today’s game.”
And in this corner, at 6-foot, ½ inch, 250 pounds ... Schlegel.
He’s hoping his NFL career is better than his draft ranking, currently No. 269 by nfldraftscout.com. He might easily have been speaking to run-and-rush-challenged Cleveland when he said:
“I’m a straight inside linebacker. If there’s a team that might have some issues up the middle with the run, or like people who blitz, that’s what I’ve done my whole career ... 3-4, 4-3, it’s all the same. We play them all at Ohio State.”
The steal of last year’s draft, end/linebacker hybrid Shawne Merriman, was plucked by the Chargers at No. 12 overall, the spot Cleveland owns now. Asked if he sees anyone in the 2006 draft having the same kind of sudden impact as Merriman, Browns Head Coach Romeo Crennel named Hawk.
Hawk said he was set up for the NFL in a perfect climate.
“Chris Spielman is always around,” he said. “Randy Gradishar was an honorary captain for a game my junior year. Mike Vrabel is always back working out with us. Andy Katzenmoyer ... Pepper Johnson.
“I got lucky. I came into a great situation and got to start for three years.”
Carpenter’s luck crashed in November, when he suffered a broken fibula against Michigan.
“It’s not quite 100 percent now,” Carpenter said Sunday, “but I could play in a game if I had to.”
He expects to work out for scouts at Ohio State’s Pro Day on March 9. A disappointing day might drop him to the Browns’ range in Round 2.
Carpenter is friendly with and is compared to former Ohio State star Mike Vrabel, who thrived in a 3-4 coordinated by Crennel.
“Mike got moved inside this year,” Carpenter said. “He probably wasn’t quite as effective as he was on the outside. I feel that I’m best on the edge. I enjoy playing inside, but I enjoy playing on the edge a lot more now.”
Schlegel has a black lab named Butkus, but no one projects him as a latter-day Dick Butkus.
Schlegel’s draft stock is low because he’s shorter than 6-1 and is seen as a shade slow. Those raps dropped Spielman into the second round of the 1989 draft, and Schlegel could fall much further.
“It’s more important that I go somewhere where I fit in the organization and in the defense,” he said. “That’s all I care about.”
Reach Repository sports writer Steve Doerschuk at (330) 580-8347 or e-mail [email protected].
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Cincy Enquirer
2/27
NFL combine notebook
Linebackers holding up Buckeyes tradition
BY MARK CURNUTTE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
<!--ARTICLE BODY TEXT--> INDIANAPOLIS - A.J. Hawk, Bobby Carpenter and Anthony Schlegel, Ohio State's trio of linebackers, made NFL combine appearances in consecutive order Sunday.
Besides adding to Ohio State's legacy of great linebackers, the three also set themselves apart with their shoulder-length hair - a tribute, they said, to former Arizona Cardinals safety Pat Tillman. He died fighting in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.
"That's something we all kind of talked about when we started doing this," said Carpenter, a projected second-round pick whose draft stock is rising. "It's something that's really grown and gotten a lot of attention, even on the national scene."
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Carpenter, who broke his right fibula in the Michigan game and missed the Fiesta Bowl, said he is close to 100 percent and will participate in Ohio State's pro day March 9.
Schlegel, who plays inside, is expected to be signed as a college free agent.
Hawk is the star and a likely top-five pick in the draft. He talked Sunday about the linebacker tradition and the important role alumni of the OSU program play on linebackers.
"(Chris) Spielman is always around. He has a radio show in Columbus, does some TV stuff," Hawk said. "Randy Gradishar was an honorary captain for a game my junior year. Mike Vrabel is always back, working out with us, Andy Katzenmoyer. The list goes on. Pepper Johnson is coaching in the league. There's so many great players at Ohio State who have helped me out."
BENCH RECORD: Ohio State defensive lineman Mike Kudla tied the scouting combine record Sunday for repetitions of the 225-pound bench press with 45.
Former Hawaii defensive tackle Isaak Sopoaga, now with the 49ers, also did 45 reps in 2004.
"It was pretty good; 45 is a pretty consistent number I've had," Kudla said. "Just going in there and showcasing myself to the scouts, I was kind of hyped up to break the record. I had some big shoes to fill. I just went in there and did it."
WATER WEIGHT: Michigan defensive tackle Gabe Watson is another player the Bengals have expressed interest in.
Watson weighed in at 339 pounds, "but I had six bottles of water right before the weigh-in, in the urine test," he said. "I would have been 333, 334."
Watson met with the Bengals and 11 other teams, including AFC North division rivals Cleveland and Baltimore.
One of the issues he discussed with coaches and scouts was the 2005 benching handed down by Michigan coach Lloyd Carr, who wanted to motivate Watson to perform better.
"It's all a matter of growing up," said Watson, who had 60 tackles and two sacks in 2005. "Getting used to things. It shows how much I grew. My freshman year I would have been mad about it. I grew. I kept fighting and continued to get better."
Watson helped himself with a strong Senior Bowl performance. He disrupted the pocket and played powerfully.
LOCAL CONNECTION: UCLA tight end Marcedes Lewis played in college with Bengals wide receiver Tab Perry.
"Tab is like my big brother," said Lewis, widely considered the draft's second-rated tight end. "He calls me sometimes and lets me know how he's doing and asks me how I'm doing. Just try to give me a little advice if he can."
Lewis was the Mackey Award winner as the country's top tight end in 2005. He finished with 58 receptions and 10 touchdowns.
A former high school basketball star, he said he was offered basketball and football scholarships by the University of Cincinnati.
E-mail [email protected]
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2/27
NFL combine notebook
Linebackers holding up Buckeyes tradition
BY MARK CURNUTTE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
<!--ARTICLE BODY TEXT--> INDIANAPOLIS - A.J. Hawk, Bobby Carpenter and Anthony Schlegel, Ohio State's trio of linebackers, made NFL combine appearances in consecutive order Sunday.
Besides adding to Ohio State's legacy of great linebackers, the three also set themselves apart with their shoulder-length hair - a tribute, they said, to former Arizona Cardinals safety Pat Tillman. He died fighting in the U.S. Army in Afghanistan.
"That's something we all kind of talked about when we started doing this," said Carpenter, a projected second-round pick whose draft stock is rising. "It's something that's really grown and gotten a lot of attention, even on the national scene."
<script language="JavaScript"> OAS_AD('ArticleFlex_1'); </script>
Carpenter, who broke his right fibula in the Michigan game and missed the Fiesta Bowl, said he is close to 100 percent and will participate in Ohio State's pro day March 9.
Schlegel, who plays inside, is expected to be signed as a college free agent.
Hawk is the star and a likely top-five pick in the draft. He talked Sunday about the linebacker tradition and the important role alumni of the OSU program play on linebackers.
"(Chris) Spielman is always around. He has a radio show in Columbus, does some TV stuff," Hawk said. "Randy Gradishar was an honorary captain for a game my junior year. Mike Vrabel is always back, working out with us, Andy Katzenmoyer. The list goes on. Pepper Johnson is coaching in the league. There's so many great players at Ohio State who have helped me out."
BENCH RECORD: Ohio State defensive lineman Mike Kudla tied the scouting combine record Sunday for repetitions of the 225-pound bench press with 45.
Former Hawaii defensive tackle Isaak Sopoaga, now with the 49ers, also did 45 reps in 2004.
"It was pretty good; 45 is a pretty consistent number I've had," Kudla said. "Just going in there and showcasing myself to the scouts, I was kind of hyped up to break the record. I had some big shoes to fill. I just went in there and did it."
WATER WEIGHT: Michigan defensive tackle Gabe Watson is another player the Bengals have expressed interest in.
Watson weighed in at 339 pounds, "but I had six bottles of water right before the weigh-in, in the urine test," he said. "I would have been 333, 334."
Watson met with the Bengals and 11 other teams, including AFC North division rivals Cleveland and Baltimore.
One of the issues he discussed with coaches and scouts was the 2005 benching handed down by Michigan coach Lloyd Carr, who wanted to motivate Watson to perform better.
"It's all a matter of growing up," said Watson, who had 60 tackles and two sacks in 2005. "Getting used to things. It shows how much I grew. My freshman year I would have been mad about it. I grew. I kept fighting and continued to get better."
Watson helped himself with a strong Senior Bowl performance. He disrupted the pocket and played powerfully.
LOCAL CONNECTION: UCLA tight end Marcedes Lewis played in college with Bengals wide receiver Tab Perry.
"Tab is like my big brother," said Lewis, widely considered the draft's second-rated tight end. "He calls me sometimes and lets me know how he's doing and asks me how I'm doing. Just try to give me a little advice if he can."
Lewis was the Mackey Award winner as the country's top tight end in 2005. He finished with 58 receptions and 10 touchdowns.
A former high school basketball star, he said he was offered basketball and football scholarships by the University of Cincinnati.
E-mail [email protected]
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No it wasn't. 6 was the orginal reported score, but they found out they graded the test wrong. They regraded it a 16.Thump said:
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They just had John Clayton on ESPN radio and he said he retook it and scored a 16 and may yet retake it again to get it into the 20's.
BTW, how do incorrectly grade a Wonderlic test?
He's a link to the Texas Insiders board thread on the issue:
http://mb15.scout.com/ftexaslonghornsfrm1.showMessage?topicID=20876.topic
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First off, how was his the only one that was misgraded?
Second, I'm going to go with what I heard from Clayton this morning.
Thanks for the link you posted though.
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BuckeyeInTheBoro
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Of course, he was smart enough to beat us and USC.
I don't know about these tests. VY is obviously NOT football stupid. He practically coached his team this last year and single-handedly made Mack Brown lose a well-earned reputation for not being able to win "the big game". So now some standardized test says he's not smart enough to be a QB in the pros? Whatever.
Maybe Mack Brown was afraid VY wouldn't score high enough so he took the test for him and got a 6.
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