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2016 Senior Bowl: Monday Rumor Mill
By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell
With all the general managers, coaches and scouts in attendance for the Senior Bowl, there is a lot of chatter going around. Here are some of the highlights from the rumor mill on Day 1.
One area scout of a team picking in the top 10 that doesn’t need a quarterback was gushing over North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz. The team has given him a first-round grade and thinks that Wentz is the real deal. They say that Wentz has a good arm, size and athleticism, and they love him off the field. They like his pocket presence, field vision, experience under center, making play calls in the huddle, and potential to grow in the NFL. The scout said that he will fill out his frame in a NFL strength and conditioning program. That area scout said the big challenge for Wentz will be the drastic change in the speed of the game coming from North Dakota State’s opponents compared to the NFL. This week at the Senior Bowl could vault Wentz high in the first round.
How high? Extremely high. In speaking with sources at the Browns, Wentz is definitely in play with Cleveland. He’s viewed as a first-rounder despite a small sample size of starts in college. Sources say the Browns really like Wentz. There are some who believe that Wentz is the best quarterback prospect and they say the only reason why Wentz isn’t the consensus No. 1 quarterback is the helmet he wears (i.e. coming from a small school). Assuming the Browns move on from Johnny Manziel and draft a quarterback, it sounds like they are focused on Wentz or Cal quarterback Jared Goff. Both are rated ahead of Memphis’ Paxton Lynch, and Wentz could be the early lean.
Read more at http://walterfootball.com/seniorbowl2016rumors.php#AjV0RBX2CczyesE8.99
Chase Goodbread @ ChaseGoodbread 2m 2 minutes ago
Savage on Wentz: “In the last two weeks I’ve gotten two calls from (NFL personnel) that he’s not only a first-rounder, but a top 10 guy.”Matt Miller @ nfldraftscout 15m 15 minutes ago
Best arm here belongs to Carson Wentz. Dude can spin it.http://cloudassetserver.com/STL/posts/185/sp_04_976x0.jpg
At this point in 2008, Brian Brohm was the #1 overall pick. He ended up going 56th overall.
Everything we know about the QB’s before the senior bowl is worthless.
At this point in 2008, Brian Brohm was the #1 overall pick. He ended up going 56th overall.
Everything we know about the QB’s before the senior bowl is worthless.Half of this is from senior bowl week so….
And Bortles shot the boards as well because of a lot of the same reasons:
Good QB skills coupled with athleticism prototypical size and pro scheme experience.
Same with Big Ben when he came out minus the pro scheme experience same with Flacco as well as Dalton. Being Jackson has experience with 2 of those QB situations he might object to a 3rd IMO.
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http://draftbreakdown.com/2016-senior-bowl-day-one-practice-recap/
Part on Wentz:
The Good:
Carson Wentz looks every bit the part of an early first-round pick and potential franchise quarterback. It started at the weigh-in and continued through the first practice session. As Kyle Crabbs mentioned to me during the start of the practice, Wentz took command of his teammates and was an animated leader on the field. That will go a long way with NFL evaluators…including the Cowboys. On the field, Wentz displayed poise and a live arm. Any questions about his jump from FCS play to the NFL was answered almost immediately. The pace and speed of higher competition didn’t phase him one bit. Sure, not every throw was a dime, but man…he’s the real deal.In the current top embedded video link in the middle of this page Ice, Mike Mayock whom I believe have a high opinion says Wentz is his favorite QB in the draft.
In the bottom embedded video NFL network crew interviews him on his back ground.
In the middle their is some Mayock narrated practice with wentz and others in it.
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