Remember when I told you that I thought that Malcolm Jenkins of Ohio State would be a good choice for the Jaguars at the 8th overall pick?  Yeah, you can take that back now.  Tony Pauline of SI.com reports that Jenkins ran between 4.52 and 4.58, which will more than likely eliminate him from top ten consideration.  Some teams, though perhaps not Jacksonville, will grade him as a free safety rather than a cornerback, but either way, his speed is not worthy of a top ten selection. 

It's unfair, to an extent, that between two and eight hundreths of a second will decide where Jenkins goes, as that amount of time is nearly inpercievable, but with the 8th pick, the Jaguars need to pick up an elite player, a cornerback that's closer to 4.6 than to 4.4 is not elite.

Such is the way the draft goes, after the combine we'll be able to project the top talent and get a far better idea as to who will be on top of the board when the Jaguars pick.

Jason Smith threw up 225 lbs on the bench press 33 times. Oher  managed 21 reps, and Eugene Monroe reached 23 reps. Both have longer arms than Smith does, but that still doesn't account for the entire discrepancy in strength. This will only cause Oher to fall further and the Jags are clearly trying to move out of the #8 spot, so it may end up being a marriage of need and availability.

Michael Crabtree will be lucky to be a first round pick... He's got to have surgery.

This will hurt his draft status big-time. I really struggle seeing him taken anywhere before the 20th pick or so. He's got to have surgery or at some point his foot will simply break completely, that's how stress fractures work. If not treated correctly, they will eventually fracture completely, resulting in a broken foot for Michael. Medical tests are the main reason you have a combine, things like this must be discovered prior to selecting a player. 

It also appears that John Henderson is on the trading block as he has been linked to two trade rumors that both originated from Jacksonville radio... Don't be surprised to see him in another uniform next season too. We are acquiring picks, and as I've said before, there is no sacred cow in Gene Smith's pasture. I'm convinced the guy would trade Jack Del Rio, David Garrard, and his own mother in a package deal for the right price of picks... I love it!

Jason Smith looks to be the most NFL ready lineman, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him gone first. On the other hand, Andre Smith apparently showed up out of shape and didn't work out; apparently combine officials couldn't even locate him this morning. That is not good for his draft stock at all.

While Alabama offensive tackle Andre Smith isn’t working out and has drawn criticism for showing up out of shape and for combine officials being unable to locate him this morning, his competition is making their case to NFL talent evaluators.

Way to go Andre! 

I have a hard time believing he'll still be a top 10 pick with all the character concerns. His suspension from the Sugar Bowl, his struggles with weight, and now we find out he couldn't be located for some of the most important interviews of his life. If you're not going to work out then you've got to at least interview well. 

A list of the top 10 performers in some of the major combine drills. Offensive line and TE.

Jared Cook, TE out of South Carolina was rumored to run in the 4.3's. He turned in a dissappointing 4.5 and likely hurt his stock. If he had run a 4.3 like he mentioned he did when he came into South Carolina and expected to do at the combine, then he'd have been a likely top 15 choice. As it stands now, he may slip into the second round. 

-Collin

The NFL Scouting Combine: The Mystery and Adventure!

[Note by River City Rage, 02/18/09 12:41 PM EST ] H/T to Hogs Haven for putting this together, if you're a fan of the Washington Redskins, it's the place for you.

With the Combine just around the corner, much adu will be made about the wonderlic exam and how it translates to the NFL.

The Wonderlic Personnel Test-Revised (WPT-R) is used not just by the NFL, but lots of employers to help measure a candidate's ability to:

- Learn a specific job.
- Solve problems.
- Understand instructions.
- Apply knowledge to new situations.
- Benefit from specific job training.
- Be satisfied with a particular job.

Higher scoring applicants are supposed to learn more rapidly, master more complex material, and exercise better judgment while lower scoring applicants tend to require more time, detailed task instruction, and less challenging job routines.

25 is the average score for quarterbacks and offensive linemen. Other positions average about a 20. A generic breakdown of the scoring looks like this:

50 = highest possible score, superior intelligence
30 = Very bright, you're shouldn't be living at home
20 = average intelligence (similar to IQ of 100)
15 = Equivalent to unskilled worker
10 and Below = Mental retardation

Hogs Haven put together an online Wonderlic exam for us to try and take.  Feel free to compare yourself to the best and worst of the NFL's test takers.

To begin your test, click here >>>

NFL Notable High Scores:

Drew Henson 42
Alex Smith 40
Eli Manning 39
Brian Griese 39
Tony Romo 37
Drew Bledsoe 36
Matt Leinart 35
Kellen Clemens 35
Tom Brady 33
Steve Young 33
John Beck 30
Philip Rivers 30
Troy Aikman 29
Brady Quinn 29
Drew Brees 28
Peyton Manning 28
Ryan Leaf 27
Ben Roethlisberger 25
Brett Favre 22

Notable Low Scores:
Tarvaris Jackson 19
Derek Anderson 19
Vince Young 16*
Dan Marino 15
Terry Bradshaw 15
Donovan McNabb 14
David Garrard 14
Kordell Stewart 13
Marcus Vick 11
Jeff George 10
Chris Leak 8**

* VYoung apparently scored a 6 on his first test, and he took the test a second time scoring a 16.
** Leak apparently decided to only answer 12 of 50 questions. Got 8 out of 12 right, but alas, 8 is his score.