Gators Pro Day Results
by GatorPhan on Mar 18, 2009 11:57 PM EDT
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Just wanted to update my bandwagon player Harvin, as well as a few of his teammates. An interesting note- no Dolphins big wigs were present for the workout- but Percy Harvin, Louis Murphy, AND Cornelis Ingram have private workouts scheduled with the Dolphins.
Lets start with Harvin:
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Gill Brandt liked what he saw.
Harvin (5-foot-11 3/4, 193 pounds) did not disappoint. He kept his running-drill numbers from the combine, but he had a 37 1/2-inch vertical jump and a 10-foot, 1-inch broad jump and did 22 (incorrectly listed as 20- GP) bench-press lifts. He looked exceptional in position drills and caught the ball well. He also showed great explosion.
An NFC Scout was also highly complimentary- and believes the UF wide receiver drought is up. Per the PBP Inside UF Blog ((here). :
Here is what one NFC scout had to say: "I thought he did excellent. Percy and all of these guys run a lot of good, polished routes that will carry over to the NFL. Percy, he’s got good hands. You see it on tape, though. I didn’t need to come here to see that."
Louis Murphy :
Scouts like Murphy as well, who looked very good running routes. The same NFC scout said:
All these guys are very polished," an NFC scout said. "These guys (Harvin, Murphy, CI) are excellent prospects."
Like Harvin, he stood on his combine 40 yard dash.
You can read a Q & A from the Gainesville sun here.
Cornelius Ingram:
Cornelius Ingram looked very good catching the ball. He drew "oohs and ahhs" with one spectacular catch.
Mike Mayock has him as his 3rd rated TE and had this to say:
"It was good to see him in person," Mayock said. "Obviously, with the knee injury there wasn't any senior tape on him. He ran about what I expected (in the 40), around 4.7. He's not a 4.6 or a 4.55 guy, but he's very fluid.
"And what I like best about him is the athletic ability to get in and out of the breaks and use his hands to catch the ball naturally.
"I was very impressed."
Overall, he showed why he had both football AND basketball scholarship offers from Florida
Per Gil Brandt:
Another player who opened eyes Wednesday was tight end Cornelius Ingram. After sitting out this past season because of a knee injury, Ingram is healthy again and showing it on the field. He ran 4.72 and 4.69 seconds in the 40-yard dash, had a 9-foot, 6-inch broad jump and was sharp in position drills.
Right now, he could go as high as the 3rd round, with only 5 months recovery from a torn ACL. Ingram is a true class act of a player and he is someone I will be rooting hard for in this draft.
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thank you thank you :)
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by Blaze453 on Mar 19, 2009 12:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
lol- you know I had to do it.
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by GatorPhan on Mar 19, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Id absoultely love to get Murphy
He is an excellent route runner and has excellent ball skills. He is projected to go in the third, would an absolutel steal, Brandon Marshall like.
by MauMontaV5 on Mar 19, 2009 1:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I've changed my tune on Harvin.
If he’s there at 25 – which he likely won’t be – I’m all down for drafting him.
by Matty I on Mar 19, 2009 1:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
me too matty
i havent been against the guy…i just havent been convinced that there is a “special” WR in the draft that could be our #1 guy right away… but the more i see and the more i hear…this homegrown Florida boy might just be the guy….
by hwyatt3 on Mar 19, 2009 1:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
shit
Harvin’s jump numbers are ridiculous.
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 19, 2009 2:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Percy Harvin
Is absolutely ridiculous. He’s very strong, jumps like a kangaroo, and has the fastest first step of any player I’ve ever seen at any level. He’s also incredibly slippery and absolutely electrifies a team’s offense.
But I have one thing to say.
People tend to forget that Percy used to have a lot of attitude problems. Coming out of high school a lot of colleges questioned his decisions, and if I remember correctly he even had a few problems early in his career at Florida. Obviously Urban turned that around and turned him into a great team player, but I have to wonder what’s going to happen to Percy when he gets that first-round-pick money and doesn’t have Coach standing over him 24/7.
Now I’m a Gator grad and obviously a huge fan of them, so this isn’t some random Gator-Hater saying this, but i’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little concerned.
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by ratenxs on Mar 19, 2009 3:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Plus he's ALWAYS had injury problems.
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by ratenxs on Mar 19, 2009 3:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know he had some issues in HS-
but in college the only issue I remember is an unsubstantiated rumor a teammate had punched him. But that was just a rumor that nothing more every came of. For the most part he really seemed like he wanted to be the opposite of the traditional Va Beach thug player, and kept to himself, didn’t draw a lot of attention to himself, etc. I know there is one scouting report that mentions a bunch of character concerns, but that is the ONLY report saying those things, so who knows how/where they got that info. Nobody else is mentioning it though, and all of his interviews went very well.
I have a co-worker whose son is an assistant with the team, and he spoke highly of Harvin as a person so I’m not really concerned (apparently Ron Zook was a giant A-hole though and treated everyone like crap).
The injuries are a concern- but a LOT of his injuries were really caused by the bone spur he had removed. All I can say is sometimes guys are truly injury prone, and sometimes they are unlucky- Harvin is talented enough where I think you take the gamble and hope he was just unlucky.
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by GatorPhan on Mar 19, 2009 7:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just saying...
Money changes people. Remember, even Pacman was relatively good in college.
Some people try to find things in this game that don't exist but football is only two things - blocking and tackling. ~Vince Lombardi
by ratenxs on Mar 19, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jeez...
I take back what I said about Pacman being relatively good. Apparently my memory served me wrong. This guy hasn’t been out of trouble since middle school.
But you still get the point :P
Some people try to find things in this game that don't exist but football is only two things - blocking and tackling. ~Vince Lombardi
by ratenxs on Mar 19, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL- I know what you mean-
but that could be anybody. From all I can tell he has done his best to get himself out of his old neighborhood and is just a decent kid (his family moved to G’ville when he went to school so he doesn’t ever go back). You never know, but from what I’ve been told he’s a class act.
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by GatorPhan on Mar 19, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
percy is my favorite college player of all time
I never once bought a jersey, for any sport, any team. Until i realized Percy Harvin was the greatest athlete i have ever wacthed with my own two eyes.
with that being said, i dont want him. Not only would we not use him correctly, but we already have a guy like him. I know ted ginn is no percy, with obvious bias as i am a gator fan, but still, we dont need two playmakers. We need a big physcial reciever. We have the wr/kr/pr.
Hopefully the colts pick him.
The jets would ruin him.
You gotta hate to lose more than you want to win
by alwaysafan on Mar 19, 2009 11:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Percy is more physical then people give him credit for.
22 reps of 225 pounds is pretty damn strong for a reciever, actually. Urban once claimed in an interview that Percy benches over 400 pounds. Plus you could see especially as he got later into his career that he was harder and harder to take down with just one hit.
Plus a 37 1/2 inch vertical? Seriously?
Now, all of that being said, I personally think Murphy would be a better fit for the Dolphins. 6-3 205, good hands, crisp routes, and sneaky speed. And if he’s still available at #25, don’t be surprised if Parcells jumps on him, because he reminds me a lot of Keyshawn Johnson without the mouth. He’s always been a hard worker and great team player as well, never said a word despite being in the shadow of the Tebow and Percy show.
Some people try to find things in this game that don't exist but football is only two things - blocking and tackling. ~Vince Lombardi
by ratenxs on Mar 19, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go back and look at some Harvin highlights-
when he needs to get a 1st down-he never just goes down or dives out of bounds. He heads upfield, never stops churning his legs, and rarely goes down on 1st contact. He is a LOT stronger and more physical than most players his size- think along the lines of Steve Smith.
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by GatorPhan on Mar 19, 2009 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Path to the Draft
Was watching Path to the Draft last night and saw the Mayock interview with Harvin.
Harvin had his shirt off for the interview which made me wonder – ‘Is GatorPhan from the Phinsider watching this right now and salivating?’
Yup, comments from the Phinsider have encroached my thoughts while watching THE nfl Network.
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by Patrick Bateman79 on Mar 19, 2009 4:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
we’re turning all the Dolphins gay.. I think we should stop having CKC’s lol
Seriously though, the kid is jacked right?
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 19, 2009 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This kid has more muscle packed on his frame...
…then i even thought was possible. Seriously, he’s beyond jacked.
Some people try to find things in this game that don't exist but football is only two things - blocking and tackling. ~Vince Lombardi
by ratenxs on Mar 19, 2009 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's a picture
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c34/vcferry/339529806_096_080725_harvinpercy_11.jpg
Or you can see the interview that Pat is talking about if you go to:
http://www.nfl.com/videos
Click on “NFL Network” at the top, “Path to the Draft” on the left, then click “Percy Harvin interview.”
You can really see how jacked he is there.
Some people try to find things in this game that don't exist but football is only two things - blocking and tackling. ~Vince Lombardi
by ratenxs on Mar 19, 2009 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
shit
his new nickname is Guns Harvin lol
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 19, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jacked indeed
Based on his injury history I think I was expecting a more slaight frame.
he looked like he could give as many hits as he takes.
if he could pass protect at all, you could probably line him up in the backfield if you wanted.
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by Patrick Bateman79 on Mar 19, 2009 6:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
put him everywhere lol
Most of the injuries were leg/ankle/foot though, which happens when you get tackled all game by fat guys I guess lol.
He’s built like Steve Smith.
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 19, 2009 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah-
he was touching the ball over 100 times a season (110 last season- over 140 his soph season). That is way more than most WRs ever touch the ball. Maclin is the only one who is close, and he was busted up too.
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by GatorPhan on Mar 19, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he was also used pretty much the same way..
out of the backfield, on Jet Sweeps, in the return game, screens, pitches, all of it.
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 19, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im off the Percywagon...
just like Rivers when he came out…..i hoped he stayed quiet and off the radar…just like Rivers….this dude will be long gone.
lol…i hear he is now…“Top 4 WR”…are ppl friggin crazy? Top 2…..i only say that cuz Maclin is a unknown to me overall
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by Rzayo24 on Mar 19, 2009 8:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
don't be so sure
Every single WR fell into the 2nd round last year. I think there might be 2 or 3 that go in the top 20, and that says alot about how talented this class is. But I don’t think Harvin is in that 2 or 3. Crabtree is a guarantee, then you have Maclin, Nicks, Britt, Heyward-Bey, and Harvin all fighting to stay in the first. I think Maclin, Nicks, and Britt all go ahead of Harvin just based on potential and size (unless Harvin goes 25 lol). I’ve seen some mock drafts that have like 8 WR’s in round 1, while stud DL/OL drop into the second. That won’t happen. I think that there will be at least 6 OT’s taken in round 1 (Both Smiths, Oher, Monroe, Britton, and Beatty). There should also be quite a few DE/OLB’s taken.
I just don’t see there being the same type of run on WR’s in round 1. I’d be surprised if Harvin doesn’t drop at least into the 20’s.
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by Little Nicky 21 on Mar 19, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
6 T, 3 QBS, 1 TE, 2 or 3 DT, 2 RB, 2 cbs
and atleast 3 WRs go before our pick thats 19 picks and havn’t touched the DEs and LBs. I hope like hell 5 wrs go before pick 25 if that is the case we score a top-flight defensive player
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by Blaze453 on Mar 19, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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