WR Dane Sanzenbacher (Official Thread)

[bassbuckeye07]

I'm with the other guy. Who writes this shit??? It's about production. How many times does a guy have to produce before people shut the fuck up and just admit that he gets the job done?

Yeah this admin types 3000 words per minute but but her fingers are short and stubby but the other one we interviewed has thick wrists and long fingers...yeah she only types 2600 words per minute but the up side is what we are going with.

 

[Buckskin86]

Published: 2/24/2011
Sanzenbacher hoping to impress
By MATT MARKEY
BLADE SPORTS WRITER

INDIANAPOLIS -- More than 300 of the top college players from around the country will shuffle into Lucas Oil Stadium over the next few days, set to engage in a pre-employment ritual known as the NFL Combine.

It is a job interview, disguised as a beauty pageant, wrapped in a tough man contest, and is also part playground Olympics, part punt, pass and kick, with a pseudo alien kidnapping and psychological probe thrown in there.

The Combine is the primary evaluation session where coaches, medical personnel and other representatives from all 32 NFL teams put a select group of invited college players through a unique collection of exams.

There is the 40-yard dash, where tenths of a second can translate into additional zeroes on the right side of those first NFL checks.

There's the bench press, shuttle run, broad jump, three-cone drill and a vertical jump. The players also are asked to perform position-specific skills, such as throwing, catching and blocking.

In addition, there are extensive physical assessments, in-depth interviews, and intelligence and psychological queries that rival the Rorschach test.

"You want to look at the whole person, not just the football player," Indianapolis Colts president Bill Polian said at one point, while describing the importance of the non-football assessment sessions.

Polian has based his draft choices of players such as quarterback Peyton Manning, tight end Dallas Clark, and wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez on data gleaned from these interviews.

Gonzalez, a former Buckeye, works out at the Woody Hayes Center at Ohio State in the off-season, and has provided some assistance to senior wide receiver Dane Sanzenbacher and other players from the 2010 Ohio State team who will be here taking part in the Combine.

"Anthony's given me a pretty good idea what to expect on the field, but as far as the psychological tests and the interviews go, those aren't really things you can study for or prepare for," Sanzenbacher said.

"I think they want to find out what kind of person you are, how competitive you are, and how committed you are to working hard at this. You can't change who you are for a few days, just because you're going to the NFL Combine."

Cont...

http://www.toledoblade.com/Ohio-State/2011/02/24/Sanzenbacher-among-players-hoping-to-impress.html

 

[utgrad73]

http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles...005=24027825174&006=7013404014&007=Search&008=

Sanzenbacher is a crafty receiver with a great attitude that could contribute in the slot at the next level. He lacks ideal speed and suddenness, but he is a very savvy route runner that uses a variety of fakes to set up defensive backs. He has great hand eye coordination and makes difficult catches look easy. He is not going to get consistent yards after the catch, but he is fearless over the middle and very effective at moving the chains. Sanzenbacher is a very good football player and a coach's dream that will likely be a third day pick.

Wishing Dane well this weekend. Wayne Chrebet story may be repeated for this young man in terms of his production and crafty play. The difference is he will be drafted by some lucky team.

 

[Buckskin86]

NFL combine: Outlook hazy for two Buckeyes
Saturday, February 26, 2011
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

INDIANAPOLIS - Even after four years of a can-you-top-this thrill ride, Dane Sanzenbacher still can't fathom how far he has come.

Yesterday at the NFL combine, the Ohio State receiver stood at a lectern and shook his head in amazement.

"Look at this microphone," he said. "It says 'NFL' on it. It's still weird to me."

Sanzenbacher is considered a late-round pick, and Ohio State running back Brandon Saine is rated as an undrafted free agent. It's interesting that their careers have met at this juncture after beginning so differently.

Sanzenbacher has always had a "scrapper" persona. He first made a name in 2008 as a tough guy who made acrobatic catches while absorbing grievous hits, then grew into a starting - and starring - role by 2010.

He pokes fun at himself often, and that continued yesterday, when he remarked that ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay "is not going to be over there talking about me, I don't think."

Some of the "unknown underdog" thing is a bit of a stretch. Ohio State has been churning out NFL receivers in recent years. In fact, every regular starter for the Buckeyes since 2004 has been an NFL draft pick: Santonio Holmes, Ted Ginn Jr., Anthony Gonzalez, Brian Hartline and Brian Robiskie.

"I don't want to be the streak-breaker," Sanzenbacher said.

Although pedigree helps, it still takes work. The key to his success, Sanzenbacher said, has been to be prepared and ready for every opportunity.

The latest of those chances came in January, when he received a late invitation to the Senior Bowl. He showed up two days into practice but ended up as the North's leading receiver, catching five passes for 62 yards.

"Being kind of an underdog in situations, it's made me more confident in this situation," Sanzenbacher said, "because if you continually are put into situations where maybe you're not supposed to perform well, and you're able to overcome that, then what's the difference here, I guess."

http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten...26/outlook-hazy-for-two-buckeyes.html?sid=101

THANKS MR. GINN: Ohio State wide receiver Dane Sanzenbacher recounted Friday how it was he made it to Columbus. The former Toledo Central Catholic player wasn't being recruited by the Buckeyes until he got on a two-week bus trip to college camps that was organized by Cleveland Genville coach Ted Ginn Sr., father of former OSU wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr.

"I got invited onto the bus through a connection I had in Toledo," Sanzenbacher said. "We ended the tour at Ohio State. I talked to some coaches and a day later I had an offer. It went from, 'We're probably not going to give you an offer' to 'All right, we'll give you one.' "

Sanzenbacher was a Buckeyes team captain and their MVP last season.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/...dy-pro-day?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|Sports|s

 

[Buckskin86]

At the combine: Sanzenbacher on leadership

As usual, Dane Sanzenbacher gave us plenty to write about when he came in for interviews yesterday.

Something that didn't make it into our story today were his thoughts on being a co-captain last season. I found them very interesting:

"I've always considered that still to this point one of my greatest athletic accomplishments, to be elected," he said.

Why were you elected, do you think?

"It comes from being respected by your teammates, obviously. When you walk into a place, from the minute you step in the door, you start to build your reputation, and I think that?s what a lot of guys don?t realize.

"When you come in as a freshman, you're kind of floating along until your time to be in a leadership position. Most of the time, when that time arrives, you?ve already set your reputation -- you?ve already set who you are, so I guess (his philosophy was) taking it seriously from day one."

In seven years covering Ohio State, I have not heard a player put it that way -- the awareness of building your reputation from day one. Dane is a unique, mature guy, no doubt.

http://blog.dispatch.com/buckeyesblog/2011/02/at_the_combine_sanzenbacher_on.shtml

Published: 2/25/2011
Ex-OSU receiver expects challenge
Underdog role OK with Sanzenbacher
By MATT MARKEY
BLADE SPORTS WRITER

INDIANAPOLIS ? The raw numbers don't favor Dane Sanzenbacher in the NFL Combine. When the pro coaches and scouts line up the best wide receivers in college football, Sanzenbacher won't be the tallest or the biggest.

That is no news bulletin for the former Central Catholic star who went on to have a brilliant career at Ohio State, where he finished his senior season with a fourth straight Big Ten championship, a second straight BCS bowl win, and the team's MVP award.

Sanzenbacher, who the pros officially measured Friday at 5-foot-11 and 182 pounds, is banking that his on-field workout Sunday, and a treasure trove of intangibles, will close any perceived gap between him and the marquee receivers who are here. He has also been in this circumstance before.

"Even being kind of an underdog in situations, it's made me more confident in this situation," Sanzenbacher said Friday after undergoing a battery of medical tests and interviews.

"If you are continually put in situations where maybe you're not supposed to perform well, and you are able to overcome that, then what's the difference here, I guess."

Sanzenbacher, a former two-time City League player of the year who led Central Catholic to the 2005 state championship, said he expects his Ohio State background and resume to hold significant weight with the NFL.

"A common question teams will ask you is, ?were you a captain' and I'm proud to say that I was," Sanzenbacher said. "And to this point, I consider that to be one of my greatest athletic accomplishments, being elected captain at Ohio State."

Sanzenbacher said he understands the critical importance of performing well in the series of interviews that take place in the combine. He said every moment matters, something he realized from the start of his Ohio State career.

"When you walk into a place, from the minute you step in the door you start to build your reputation," he said. "I think that's what a lot of guys in college don't realize, that when you come in as a freshman you are just kind of floating around until you get your time to be in a leadership position.

"But most of the time, when that moment arrives, you've already set your reputation, you've already set who you are. I guess taking it seriously from day one [is important]."

Cont...

http://www.toledoblade.com/Ohio-State/2011/02/26/Ex-OSU-receiver-expects-challenge.html

 

[Buckskin86]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnHLATD1wvU"]YouTube - Sazenbacher Appreciates Combine Invite[/ame]

 

[Buckskin86]

Published: 2/26/2011
Sanzenbacher takes next step
By MATT MARKEY
BLADE SPORTS WRITER

Ohio State's Dane Sanzenbacher (12) is tackled by Arkansas cornerback Isaac Madison (6) during the second quarter of Sugar Bowl. Sanzenbacher worked out at the NFL Combine.
ASSOCIATED PRESS

INDIANAPOLIS ? When Dane Sanzenbacher stepped up on the stage to face all of the cameras, the questions, the skepticism and the scrutiny, everything around him screamed NFL.

The murals, the banners on the walls, the backdrops ? even the carpet was official NFL issue. No more scarlet and gray for the former Ohio State wide receiver, this is the NFL.

Sanzenbacher, taking part in the NFL Combine where the pros meticulously scrutinize the cream of college football crop in advance of April's draft, acknowledged the improbability of him standing in these surroundings.

"Look at this microphone ... it says NFL on it," Sanzenbacher said before recounting for the national media the route he took to that lectern in Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts.

The story starts in a most unlikely place, on the opposite sideline of a Central Catholic-St. John's Jesuit football game. Sanzenbacher is the enemy, the player St. John's special teams coach Pete Pharis has to try and stop when the Titans battle the Irish.

But once the game is history, Pharis reverts to the most fundamental role for a coach ? helping kids. Through his connections with Cleveland high school coaching icon Ted Ginn Sr., Pharis gets Sanzenbacher a place on Ginn's bus tour of Midwest college football programs in the summer before Sanzenbacher's senior year.

"I had seen this kid make plays all over the field ? offense, defense, special teams ? and I knew what kind of unique talent he was," Pharis said. "He had speed, great moves, and incredible instincts for the game. Forget whatever rivalries there were during the season ... I just felt like this kid deserved a chance to show what he could do."

Cont..

http://www.toledoblade.com/Ohio-State/2011/02/27/Sanzenbacher-takes-next-step.html

 

[smitty03]

Dane ran an unofficial 4.55 in his 40 yard dash attempt. Not bad, considering Cecil Shorts (Mt. Union) ran a 4.59 right after him, and is ranked pretty high on some people's boards.

 

[utgrad73]

Dane ran an unofficial 4.55 in his 40 yard dash attempt. Not bad, considering Cecil Shorts (Mt. Union) ran a 4.59 right after him, and is ranked pretty high on some people's boards.

Broad jump was 9' 10". Let's see how he catches the ball and what Mayock says after that.

 

[SEREbuckeye]

Dane ran the second fastest 3-Cone drill.

His time was 6.46, only second to a guy that just set a new combine record with 6.42!

I'd say anyone questioning Dane's speed after his showing today need to rethink their questions.

He also ran the second fastest time in the 60 yard Shuttle with a 10.94, second by only a .04 second!

Kid is blazing!

 

[RugbyBuck]

Those are the drills that got Hartline the NFL looks. I think Dane's got a great future in the League... assuming that there is a League, of course.

 

[Merih]

I knew Sanz was going to put on a show once he got to the combine. I think his performance so far...paired with a 4.4X forty at Pro Day on the favorable track will bump his draft stock SIGNIFICANTLY. Great job Dane!

 

[utgrad73]

He's too small, too slow and doesn't have that Calvin Johnson size, but he continues to show all the naysayers that he can play fast, play smart and juke you out of your shoes.

Excellent job interview Dane, Now, how soon can you start? :osu:

 

[BB73]

BTN will have a show called Path to the Pros this Saturday at 2:30 ET.

It will feature Dane and 3 other Big Ten guys at the combine.

This post is for everybody except utgrad73, who already has his DVR set for it.

 

[NFBuck]

I'm holding out serious hope that he somehow winds up with the Browns. He could be a stud in a west coast offense.