NFL Combine Invite List Released
by Tim on Feb 8, 2012 5:00 AM CST
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PrintHere's the complete list. After the jump, some more information about the list's breakdown and notable snubs, courtesy of Yahoo Sports' Mike Huguenin.
Invitations were sent to 327 players; there were 327 invitees last year, too, when 254 players were drafted.
The biggest position group at the combine will be defensive linemen and defensive backs (59 invitees each), followed by offensive linemen (55), wide receivers (47), linebackers (33), running backs (30), quarterbacks (19), tight ends (14) and specialists (11).
The SEC will be the most-represented conference, with 53 players (the same number as last year). The Big Ten and Pac-12 each have 45, followed by the ACC with 44, the Big 12 with 34 and the Big East with 20.
National champion Alabama has the most invitees, with nine. Georgia, LSU and Miami each have eight; Boise State, Iowa, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn State and USC each have seven; and Arizona State, California, Clemson, Florida State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, South Carolina, Stanford and Texas A&M each have six.
There were numerous players who were selections on all-league and some All-America teams who weren’t invited, among them Oklahoma State offensive tackle Levy Adcock, LSU guard Will Blackwell, Cincinnati quarterback Zach Collaros, Duke strong safety Matt Daniels, Virginia Tech offensive tackle Blake DeChristopher, Michigan State guard Joel Foreman, Oklahoma State center Grant Garner, Arkansas linebacker Jerry Franklin, Wisconsin free safety Aaron Henry, Western Kentucky running back Bobby Rainey, West Virginia cornerback Keith Tandy, Arkansas free safety Tramain Thomas and Alabama center William Vlachos.
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Wow did not know Coby Fleener name was really jacoby.
Just on name alone i think i will pass on him now.
2012 1st round draft pick is...............
by southpaw70 on Feb 8, 2012 8:31 AM CST reply actions 10 recs
i dont know why it is not rec'd
maybe we know the truth about guys here. They really do like jacoby jones.
2012 1st round draft pick is...............
You jinxed it and now Fleener will be coming....
We need another TE
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
lol...not the one currently on the roster
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Feb 8, 2012 12:20 PM CST up reply actions
Alabama is going to suck next year
Nine players going to the Combine. Who knows how many others are graduating and not going. They are losing almost half their team.
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
They do this every year
Somehow still come out pretty good.
2012 1st round draft pick is...............
Oh Man!!!
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
bet you they dont
nick saban sold his soul to the devil a long time ago. they will be a 10 win team
@THEREALALLENOU on twitter - "The man, the verb, the legend" OU'd
shit do you know how many schools would kill for a 10 win season?
hell just a winning season. A&M is gonna have a very miserable history in the SEC, and I will enjoy every minute of it
- Feeling the five stages of grief since 2002.
"It's either gonna make you a man or a coward. One of the two. I'm a be a man. I ain't never seen a coward, heard a coward, coward not in ma
vocabulary." - Lawrence Vickers
"I believe in this "zombie team that won’t fucking die no matter how many body parts you shoot off." We can win this game.
by NoSafetiesNeeded on Feb 8, 2012 10:59 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Rec
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Feb 8, 2012 11:23 AM CST up reply actions
o trust me they will
o-line will be back except center, and they got a pretty good rb in eddie lacy.
2012 1st round draft pick is...............
National champion Alabama has the most invitees
Because they're all NFL ready
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
by Hydroshock on Feb 8, 2012 11:47 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
John Parker Wilson agrees with this
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
Want to hear something pretty fucked up.
The 26th pick has not been great for alot of teams. The 24th and 27th picks have had some good pro bowl players. Only 26th pick that was good was Clay Matthews, even though duane brown was a 26th pick too he has just started coming into his zone.
2012 1st round draft pick is...............
There is only one 26th pick every year
I should tell you. So, the pool of players you are looking at is shallow.
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
I know that
but if you go back and look at those picks, it is kinda saddening to think.
2012 1st round draft pick is...............
Duane Brown took 4 years to become one of the most dominating OT's in the NFL
OH NOOOOOOZ!!!
; )
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Did i say anything bad about him?
Cause if thats you case you should love jacoby jones too.
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You're using Brown to state your case that the 26th pick has not been very good historically
Are you not?
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
I have said over the years the 26th pick
I knew somebody would come and defend brown, and i am not saying he is a bad player
2012 1st round draft pick is...............
Of course someone would defend Brown
He’s proved to be a hell of a player in his short 4 year career. You just tried to sneak him by in your attempt to bolster your argument. And I know you’re not saying he’s a bad player. I’m just bustin your balls.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
Has anybody seen walter new mock draft?
We get Michael floyd, Nick Toon, Josh chapman, and Trevor Guyton in first four rounds. Agree or disagree?
2012 1st round draft pick is...............
I like Toon in the 2nd; still find Floyd's alcohol incidents troubling. I like Chapman.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
And when was the last time a Notre Dame receiver panned out?
Golden Tate? Not so much.
I'm a man!! I'm forty!!
You can say the same for Notre dame QB's too.
I dont look at the past cause each player is different.
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He didn't even start his first year....
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
Tim Brown
but then again he was 1st round pick #6 in 1988…
9× Pro Bowl selection (1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001)
1× Second-Team All-Pro selection (1997)
6× All-Conference selection (1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997)
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
1987 Heisman Trophy
1987 Walter Camp Award
2009 College Football Hall of Fame
Like I said earlier, if we want to replace an Andre Johnson caliber player, it’s going to be a high 1st round draft pick. I don’t know that Blackmon is the next big WR in the NFL, but it sure isn’t going to be anyone picked below him either.
The Rocket?
He was okay, wasn’t he?
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
Also, I have to ask, when will Tim Brown be in the HOF?
/fair questions
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
I know you are.
But I’ve known too many people with alcohol trouble. Multiple such incidents are rarely unconnected to a continuing problem, in my experience. For every incident you hear about, there are usually more you don’t.
It could be just a college kid screwing up, a thing he’ll grow out of. I hope that’s all it is, for his sake.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
Thats all i think it is.
Plus if he comes to houston just ride with andre. he will get you out of any ticket. Or maybe mario since he bought HPD new cars.
2012 1st round draft pick is...............
In all fairness
How many people out there can say they never drove intoxicated? Less than 50%, I’m sure.
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
Thats not fair
cause city like New york nobody drives all the time, and thats alot of people.
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The actual numbers are
currently: 13.2 % of people over age 16, which is down froma previous 14.6 %. the averages are skewed however, because the percentage drastically drops after age 30, and drops somewhat after age 25. Thus age 16 – 25 drivers constitute the vast majority of drunk drivers. These numbers refer to statistics collected from people who have been caught drinking and driving. (SAMHSA)
As an anthropologist who has looked into this, My opinion is that it is more like about 50 % of all Americans (of mature age and driving capacity) have at one time driven while intoxicated. When you look at other cultures and countries, some of them approach 70 – 80 % (former Soviet Union) while others are much lower (middle eastern countries).
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Feb 9, 2012 10:42 AM CST up reply actions
...
But, it's illegal to drink under 21, so how are 16-21 year olds
driving drunk?
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Feb 9, 2012 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
fake drivers license?
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
To back up the professor
I was a police officer in Austin for a few years and I handled a lot of drunk drivers. Most were in their early 20’s. But the most hardcore where professionals in their 30’s who could operate a vehicle better than some people could sober. Furthermore they could answer my questions and not slur their words. I would only notice something if they smelled or their eyes had a tic (called nystagmus). For everyone that gets caught, studies show that 4 (or more) dont. Its simple math. Also many drunks continue to do it because simply they haven’t been caught or the legal system is to lenient on them until they have racked up a few.
That said i could go for Floyd as a #2 of the future (Kdub starts at 2 next year). With Dre and Kdub as mentors he could turn out. But a lot would depend on his interview and ability to grow up. (we were all dumb in college)
"Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck."
-Don Shula
Did everyone miss the sarcasm?
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Feb 9, 2012 9:41 PM CST up reply actions
where was it?
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
Oh the whole asking how someone could be breaking the law (DUI)
Because they would have to be breaking the law (underage).
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Feb 10, 2012 9:28 AM CST up reply actions
My guess is that a person who got caught 3 times over a short period
was actually driving drunk a lot more times that he didn’t get caught. In my miss-spent youth, I drove drunk several times and never once got caught.
It’s taken much more seriously by the law these days. If the penalties had been so severe back then, I believe I would have been deterred at least somewhat, young and foolish though I was.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
If you were a soon to be NFL WR, what would you do?
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
Not drive drunk, I bet.
Not when it could cost me millions of dollars.
That’s why I’m very leery of taking Floyd in the 1st round. He could be a knucklehead.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
He's definitely a knucklehead
Aren’t we all? You were at one time….
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
Trooth. But not knuckleheaded enough to get 3 DWIs.
That’s scary.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
I don't care what he does to himself.
I wouldn’t want my family on the road with him though.
Dallas Cowboys, all hat and no cattle since 1996.
"Will it never be noon?" Duke of Orleans to the Dauphin and Constable of France every Sunday before the Texans play.
by Jonathan Fosburgh on Feb 9, 2012 9:41 PM CST up reply actions
its been 3 years but
DWI when i was the po-lece was / is a class B misdemeanor. Your third was increased to an A but only carried a mandatory 72 hour jail sentance. Alot of times DAs will plead a DWI down to reckless driving (class C). When that happens you keep resetting the clock on how many they rack up before the crime jumps to a class A.
/steps down from soap box.
"Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck."
-Don Shula
This is not necessarily true.
Some people just get caught every single time they do something wrong. I know…I’m one of em. They eventually straighten up and fly right because it ain’t worth the pain.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
I call bullshit
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
LOL...ya ya...not the first time i've heard that either.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Feb 10, 2012 10:30 AM CST up reply actions
Confirmation bias? Statistical anomaly?
I dunno, but I do know that in hundreds of hunting and fishing trips I’ve been without all required licenses and permits twice. Those were also the only two times I was ever checked by game wardens.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
by FreedomRide on Feb 10, 2012 10:41 AM CST up reply actions
LOL..this is my life every day
See the movie “Pure Luck”
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Feb 10, 2012 10:50 AM CST up reply actions
I carry an umbrella on sunny days to make sure that it doesn't rain.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Feb 10, 2012 10:51 AM CST up reply actions
I bought a $1700 generator after tropical storms knocked out my power 10 out of 11 years.
You can guess what the next 5 hurricane seasons were like here in Lower Alabama.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
I'll give you $50 for your generator...
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
It earned a roster bonus after Ivan and Katrina.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
yup
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
by professortex on Feb 10, 2012 5:43 PM CST up reply actions
So, the real indicator of a problem
would be if he continued to get in trouble over a long period of time. I consider making the same mistake over and again in a short period of time, just a continuation of the learning experience. Takes a while to sink in sorta thing. Discovering that doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different outcome is dumb.
If everybody was somebody, then nobody would be anybody - Gilbert and Sullivan
yea that would be a real good draft
Especially the first 3 rounds. I don’t know too much about that guyton player but it wouldn’t really matter. I wouldn’t even care what we got in the later rounds if it were to pan out like this
by Zukywich08 on Feb 8, 2012 12:32 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
I noticed this in Walter's 2013 mock, where they have the Kitties taking another QB #1:
Blaine Gabbert is too craven to play the quarterback position, so the Jaguars will be in contention for the No. 1 pick.
lol “craven”
That’s cold.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
I admit it
I googled. I LOL’ed afterwards.
Madame de Staël once said, "One must choose in life between boredom and suffering." De Staël is dead but there is always an alternative.
This is where the cool is.
They nailed it with that word.
Watching him mic’d up against the Texans, I swear you can tell by his teammates’ body language that they have figured him out.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
Wish there was an edit button
Too classic
Too true
I’m so damn glad
He ain’t in Steel Blue
My thoughts are like Brian Cushing on the field: Everywhere.
by f22a4bandit on Feb 8, 2012 12:48 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Amen.
…and Todd McShay said he was the best QB in the draft. Wow.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
4 Qb's went in the first round.
Think we can see that again this year?
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I damned sure hope so. It moves other players down towards us.
There are at least 5 teams ahead of us needing QB upgrades. It could happen.
Luck and RGIII go for sure. Maybe Tannehill to the ’Skins, Foles to the Seahawks? Maybe the ’Phins take one?
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
Fins are getting Flynn in free agency.
Orton is also a free agent and will probably go to Cleveland. Skins will pick up RG3. Seahawks take Tannehill in the 2nd.
I don't think Orton qualifies as an upgrade over Cutie in Cleveland.
They will draft a QB at #1 or wait until the 2nd round. I could see them moving up for RGIII.
They have 2 #1s this year to bid against the ‘Skins. If they win, the desperate Shanahan will do something. even if it is wrong (if he hasn’t already got Flynn). He will probably reach for Tannehill or Foles.
"How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that!"
-Chief Inspector Dreyfus
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