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Bad blood is brewing between two of the top centers in this year?s NFL draft.
We passed along comments this morning from Michigan?s David Molk, who thinks anyone who doesn?t call him the best center in the draft is stupid. One center who?s ranked ahead of Molk on some draft boards, Ohio State?s Michael Brewster, is, according to Molk, ?nowhere near me as a player.?
Unsurprisingly, Brewster didn?t take kindly to those comments. On Twitter this morning, Brewster fired back.
?If they are talking, then you are doing something right,? Brewster wrote. ?And Molk, keep my name out of your mouth.?
Brewster also retweeted a fan who wrote, ?I like how Molk waited until after the Senior Bowl and the Combine to start shooting off his mouth . . . he wont have to see Brewster anymore.?
Molk and Brewster likely won?t see each other until they?re in the NFL. We?ll see in April which one of them is the higher draft pick.
Four-year starting center Mike Brewster was Ohio State's third offensive linemen to participate in the Pro Day, and he talked about how much working with former Ohio State offensive lineman LeCharles Bentley has meant to him.
"I have plenty of power, it's just exerting more of it, and that's what LeCharles has been getting out of me," he said. "I feel like he's really going to take my game to the next level.
"He's really helping me cut a lot of body fat. He was a heck of a player. I'm just taking as much from him as I can. I'll probably end living up in Cleveland in the offseason the next three or four years. He's been that good to me."
As far as where Brewster sees himself going in the draft, he really doesn't care, because it won't change his approach to his future.
"I want to get on the field next year, so wherever I go, whatever round, whatever team, I'm not really worried about it," he said. "I just plan on playing for a long time."
Center Mike Brewster has good size (6-5, 305 when in college) and did everything asked of him, but his limited athleticism likely will lead to him being a late-round pick.
Michael Brewster, C (6-4 3/8, 314) ? Just did position drills. He?s a third- or fourth-round pick.
Interesting how 3rd to 4th round grade is considered a "late round grade".
NFL Draft: Who will be an impact rookie?
Dan Pompei, The National Football Post Apr 1
C?Michael Brewster, Ohio State: He has started for the better part of four years, and his competitiveness and leadership will translate well to the NFL level.
C Mike Brewster (third to sixth): Solid if not spectacular, viewed as about the fourth-best center in the draft, with Wisconsin?s Peter Konz and Michigan?s David Molk among those ahead of him.
"I think Brewster is more of a fourth-round guy," Brugler said. "He doesn't have a Pro Bowl quality to him, but he has the skills to be a potential starter. He didn't have quite the senior season that most expected, but I think he's very solid all around."
?I?m feeling good; my day is hopefully (today), but you never know,? Brewster said.
The point of this exercise, though, is to gain a call from someone before the draft ends Saturday.
?I?ll be happy with anything that?s a good team, and more importantly, a great situation for myself,? Brewster said.
Depending on the projection being used, Brewster ranged from being the third-best center available to the sixth or seventh. But as a captain of the Buckeyes last season and as an All-American the year before, the four-year starter thought he proved a lot of things on the field. Then came the pre-draft scrutiny.
?In the last three months, I think I proved a lot to the scouts, and I think people will be surprised about the outcome (of the draft for him) compared to the rankings,? Brewster said.