Texas Longhorn Pro Day - 3/31/10 - Earl Thomas Blows Up

by Scipio Tex on Mar 31, 2010 4:42 PM CDT in Texas Longhorns and Other Football

Some early information from Longhorn pro day.

Supposedly 79 scouts in attendance.

CB Deon Beasley (5-foot-9 5/8, 180 pounds) ran 4.47 and 4.46 in the 40-yard dash.

DT Lamarr Houston (6-2 7/8, 300) will keep his 40 times from the combine.

LB Sergio Kindle (6-2 7/8, 249) will keep his 40 times from the combine.

WR Jordan Shipley (5-11 1/2, 187) ran 4.54 and 4.56 in the 40.

G Charlie Tanner (6-3 7/8, 305) ran 5.20 and 5.12 in the 40.

T Adam Ulatoski (6-6, 302) ran 4.58 and 4.56 in the 40. (misprint, I hope those weren't actually 5.58 and 5.56)

LB Roddrick Muckelroy (6-1 5/8, 234) ran 4.73 and 4.75 in the 40.

Earl Thomas tweaked his hammy, but before doing so, he threw down a 4.37 and 4.35 40 at 205 pounds. If true, this is the sort of corrobarating evidence some of the dumber scouts need to evaluate him as a humble badass.

The bad news? A fast 40 time always puts you in danger of being drafted by the Raiders. A Browns blog salivates.

Jordan Shipley bettered his disappointing combine run with a 4.55 40. Shipley has never been about straight line speed - it's about quickness, hands, body control, and route sophistication. Here's hoping he's a Indianapolis Colt.

Colt McCoy worked out today without a single pass hitting the ground (look at who he was throwing to - nice selections, Colt) and the Longhorns received Mike Mayock love, but the more interesting news is that the St. Louis Rams are going to work him out privately.

That means a few things:

1. The Rams could draft G. McCoy/Suh #1 and then grab Colt with the first pick of the second round on the notion that this draft in totality is better than whoever you pair Bradford with in the 2nd round.
2. The Rams are covering all bases and simply doing due diligence
3. They're willing to trade their #1 for multiple draft choices in high rounds - The Jimmy Johnson/Bill Belichick approach - and Colt is in their plans.

I lean towards #2, but #3 is the money move, IMO. The Rams don't have a QB problem. They have a football team problem.

Sergio Kindle arrived at the pro day in a spaceship and proceeded to wreck everything like it was a West Campus apartment wall until a scout from the Ravens released a purr-a-key and subdued him. The NFL teams foolish enough to let him fall to the Patriots will be mocked for the next decade.

I believe Lamarr Houston is now solidly in the 2nd round after initially being regarded as a late rounder. Glad to see the scouts finally watched the same film we did. This is one of the best drafts for DTs in NFL history, so a 2nd round selection would be impressive. Lamarr is a fantastic player and a great Longhorn. Our NFL DT tradition carries on. No pressure, Kheeston Randall.

Muckelroy is an Ol Reliable type that defensive coaches love. Keep him clean with a solid DL and he's a cheap clean-up man who will do all of the dirty work and occasionally knock a running back out Beanie Wells-style. He lost 10 pounds from the NFL combine to Longhorn Pro Day and I'm not sure how to interpret that. It's not necessarily bad, but it ain't good. 4th/5th rounder?

I don't know how Adam Ulatoski did. I appreciate all Adam did for Longhorn football and his senior class won a lot of games for us. I'm not sure he loves football passionately. I think NFL scouts may detect the same feeling and that will impact his draft status. I sincerely hope to be proven wrong.

Of the less heralded players, Charlie Tanner is your most likely candidate for a Marcus Wilkins/Ahmard Hall/Quan Cosby FA bid. Before you mock me, you haven no idea what he looks like in a drive blocking scheme and the guy is a physically gifted athlete.

Deon Beasley isn't physical enough to play in the League.

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No way Ulatoski and Ship had the same 40 time.

by PossumKingdom on Mar 31, 2010 5:04 PM CDT reply actions

Yes, Possum. Thank you.

by Scipio Tex on Mar 31, 2010 5:09 PM CDT reply actions

Ulatoski fits exactly into what we plan to do with our 1st Round pick. Watch out Longhorn faithful!

by Al Davis on Mar 31, 2010 5:15 PM CDT reply actions

Check out the McCarthy comments at the bottom:

http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2010/03/colt-mccoy-killed-it-in-texas-longhorns.html

by Scipio Tex on Mar 31, 2010 5:39 PM CDT reply actions

Earl Thomas is a freak. The robber pick vs. Okie State is one of my favorite plays of recent memory.

Scip – What initially worked against Lamarr? Was he at one point undersized? That guys just wrecked shit all day long.

by Sailor Ripley on Mar 31, 2010 7:37 PM CDT reply actions

Looks like Colt is getting quite a bit of love after his workout. It would be great if he could get drafted the first day. It’s never bad for a program to have high profile QB draft picks.

by NY Horn on Mar 31, 2010 9:27 PM CDT reply actions

A lot of what seemed to work against Houston was simply preseason media/coaches polls crap. Also, Muschamp moved him inside two years ago I believe, Roy Miller was the dominant force and got the recognition for good line play in 2008. Then in all the preseason nonsense all the chatter was about Gerald McCoy and Suh, and probably someone who had been a starter at Iowa St. for four years since that’s what matters to lazy reporters.

It took an insanely good year for Earl Thomas to get almost proper recognition over the USC hype train for Taylor Mays. Just how it is…

by Burnt Orange Wookiee on Mar 31, 2010 9:28 PM CDT reply actions

That’s my 2cents, Sailor. Know you were asking Scipio, he’ll probably have better insight.

by Burnt Orange Wookiee on Mar 31, 2010 9:29 PM CDT reply actions

Kiper moved Colt up to #21 on his Big Board. And he’s pretty infallible.

by dick on Mar 31, 2010 9:46 PM CDT reply actions

Colt Talking Smack?:

http://twitter.com/cbsdollarbill/status/11400809396

No!

http://twitter.com/BarkingCarnival/status/11401876837

Yes?!?!?!

http://twitter.com/cbsdollarbill/status/11402442316

by Sailor Ripley on Mar 31, 2010 10:10 PM CDT reply actions

The Twitterati have responded

http://twitter.com/lathammh/status/11404230362

Colt said:

“I feel like I’m the best quarterback in this draft – put me up against anybody.”

So, it’s not like he threw the Kickapoo under the TB blanket. Just a resolute confidence. No story here.

by Sailor Ripley on Mar 31, 2010 10:31 PM CDT reply actions

“No story here.”

When was the last time that stopped anybody from reporting something?

by Sundance01 on Mar 31, 2010 10:40 PM CDT reply actions

It doesn’t. That’s why the rabid news dogs here at Barking Carnival always get to the bottom of things. Or we just make some stuff up.

I just thought it would have been funny if Colt had turned into Ali.

by Sailor Ripley on Mar 31, 2010 10:57 PM CDT reply actions

What part of Earl blew up? I hope he wasn’t wearing under armour.

by whoopspat on Mar 31, 2010 10:57 PM CDT reply actions

I’m going to miss Earl.

by dick on Mar 31, 2010 11:17 PM CDT reply actions

Hopefully Scott/Vacarro can combine to form a “Kind-of Earl”.

by nordberg on Apr 1, 2010 8:34 AM CDT reply actions

In light of the McCoy comments, Tanner blocked the schemes Davis provided as consistently well as any OL in the 2 1/2 years he started. I spend several hours reviewing the tape of each game and taking notes on the OL. The kid did the job that was asked of him. Except Wyoming. He sucked for a couple of series there.

by BeatenDeadHorse on Apr 1, 2010 9:52 AM CDT reply actions

FYI on Tanner, he had a 36 inch vertical. At 6-4, 305, that is freak territory. He might get drafted off that alone. I’m guessing he ends up having a better chance in the NFL than Ulatoski. Hell, maybe McCoy wasn’t joking when he said Tanner was the best OG he went up against all year. If he ends up making it the NFL, my confidence in our offense will reach all-time lows.

by Bartoncreek on Apr 1, 2010 10:18 AM CDT reply actions

Yeah, sorry Sailor. Wasn’t ripping BC as much as griping about the non-news reported all the time on 24 news channels and ESPN. Probably could have made that more clear.

BC has the Sundance stamp of approval to keep operating as you have been, which I’m sure is a relief to hear.

by Sundance01 on Apr 1, 2010 10:44 AM CDT reply actions

So potentially the Rams could have the choice of:

A. Su and McCoy (Colt) or

B. Bradford and Houston with the possibility that they get Houston in the 3rd.

I’m not sure which one I would do, might lean toward option B.

by holdem on Apr 1, 2010 1:04 PM CDT reply actions

C. Trade the #1 for multiple picks and get McCoy, Houston and another 2nd and 3rd rounder.

by Scipio Tex on Apr 1, 2010 1:06 PM CDT reply actions

Hasn’t everyone caught on to the trade down to get extra picks strategy? People talk about how smart it is, so who are the idiots that keep trading up? I haven’t heard of any team wanting to to give up a 2nd and a 3rd to get up to #1.

by holdem on Apr 1, 2010 1:10 PM CDT reply actions

You guys are buying that Colt’s a starter? I’m not.

Take Bradford, and then best value in the second. There is going to be lots of WR value when the Rams pick in the second. Check that, there’s going to be tons of first round caliber talent at the top of the second at many positions. I say they go best player available at a position of need. This is the Rams, that doesn’t rule many positions out.

by magnusbleuveigner on Apr 1, 2010 1:13 PM CDT reply actions

If the Lions are thinking about going LT, they have to be thinking about trading down. Trade down, for anything really, and you’ll still get Bulaga, Williams, or Okung.

by magnusbleuveigner on Apr 1, 2010 1:15 PM CDT reply actions

Colt can be a starter in the right system.

by Scipio Tex on Apr 1, 2010 1:21 PM CDT reply actions

I’ll get the shovel, you locate Bill Walsh.

by magnusbleuveigner on Apr 1, 2010 1:25 PM CDT reply actions

“I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time,‘’ McCoy said. "I wanted to throw bad at the combine. The doctors wouldn’t let me throw. So I’ve just really been preparing for this, and I thought I went out and killed it today.

He must have some good people in his corner. I think throwing bad at the combine would have been a mistake.

Looks like Colt earned him some legal tender yesterday. Good for him.

One thing to keep in mind, the most talented McCoy doesn’t have a penis.

by magnusbleuveigner on Apr 1, 2010 2:25 PM CDT reply actions