Matt Scott's combine
performance was
a good one, to say the least. His numbers in the
various athleticism tests were among the top few put up by any
quarterback in attendance, with some among the best in combine history,
and he was reported to be among the QBs who "helped themselves" in the
passing drills, as well.
That momentum carried over
into Arizona's pro day on Thursday.While Scott did not redo the 40-yard
dash or any of the tests he performed well in at the combine, he did
throw about 85 passes, according to personal coach George Whitfield Jr.,
who also said there were about 25 NFL coaches/scouts in
attendance.
NFL draft analyst Tony Pauline reported
the following after hearing from some of the personnel who observed
Scott's session:
Pauline went on to report
that the Jaguars -- whose quarterbacks coach is Frank Scelfo, who held
the same position at Arizona under Mike Stoops -- were well represented
at the pro day. And NFL Network analyst Gil Brandt reported that a
certain local team -- one that would seem to be in the market for a
young quarterback -- had its entire offensive coaching staff present at
Scott's workout.
Whether the Cardinals are
legitimately interested in Scott remains to be seen; Bruce Arians made
it clear at the combine last month that he is a
"traditionalist" offensively and prefers to avoid implementing the
quarterback into the running game, whereas Scott's appeal is at least
partially in his athleticism. But there is at least one team apparently
interested enough to bring in Scott for a closer look, according to
Pauline.
Beyond the speculation
about which teams are legitimately interested and which have more
interest than others -- it's a little early for that -- is the
big-picture takeaway, which is that Scott has apparently established
over the past few weeks that, barring an injury or significant drop-off
in performance during the sure-to-be-forthcoming team-requested
workouts, he's a legitimate option as an early-round pick.
The question
at this point is how early.
