Pat McManamon has been in Indianapolis since the start of the NFL Combine. We've compiled this list of reports that he has filed;
NFL Scouting Combine XIV: A mock draft to ponder
Take a mock draft for what it is worth in February, but Pat Kirwan of CBSSports.com (formerly of NFL Network) is the first I’ve seen to have the Browns taking someone other than Robert Griffin III.
NFL Scouting Combine XIII: MIke Wallace, the Steelers and the Ravens
The chatter that Mike Wallace may leave the Steelers has lessened considerably. Not only did Steelers GM Kevin Colbert make it clear the Steelers want to keep Wallace, one of the team’s reportedly interested in signing him made it sound like it would not do so.
NFL Scouting Combine XII: Where the top corners are picked
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis offered no scientific evidence, but he said research has proven that the best NFL cornerbacks usually are first-round picks.
NFL Scouting Combine XI: Billick weighs in on quarterbacks
Former Baltimore Ravens coach Brian Billick now works as an analyst for FOX. Billick was his usual blunt self when he made a cameo at the combine podium.
NFL Scouting Combine X: Mike Adams doesn’t lift a ton
Weightlifting drills do not define a player. His work on the field matters a lot more.
NFL Scouting Combine IX: One advantage to a rookie QB over a veteran
As the Cleveland Browns and other teams assess their quarterback situation, they will assess whether tis wiser to go for a veteran free agent like Matt Flynn, or whether tis better to try to acquire a rookie in the draft like Robert Griffin III.
NFL Scouting Combine VIII: Packers GM Ted Thompson on QB Matt Flynn
Matt Flynn is in the perfect spot at the perfect time.
He’s a quarterback who will be a free agent in an offseason when a few teams — Cleveland, Miami, Washington — need quarterbacks.
NFL Scouting Combine VII: Jeff Fisher rules out Bradford trade
Coach Jeff Fisher admitted that a trade down was a possibility in his appearance at the podium of the NFL Scouting Combine, but he eliminated one other possibility: The Rams will not trade Sam Bradford.
NFL Scouting Combine VI: Pat Shurmur at the podium
Some Q and A from Browns coach Pat Shurmur at the podium at the Combine:
NFL Scouting Combine V: Quarterback talk and the Browns
The Cleveland Browns admitted they could trade up from the fourth spot in the NFL Draft, but they also admitted they could stay right where they are.
“We’re open to anything,” coach Pat Shurmur said Thursday at the NFL Scouting Combine. “We’re excited we can do nothing and pick nine good players.”
NFL Scouting Combine IV: Browns GM not in attendance
The Cleveland Browns are going through some very important player evaluations without a very big part of the front office.
General Manager Tom Heckert is not present and accounted for in Indianapolis due to an unspecified illness.
NFL Scouting Combine III: Ohio State tackle Mike Adams
In his combine interview, Ohio State tackle Mike Adams said that two teams talked to him about moving to right tackle: The Redskins and the Browns. Let’s see … the Browns pick 22nd … Adams is projected in the second third of the first round … right tackle is a position of need for Cleveland. Pencil in Adams as “under consideration.” More on Adams’ interview is here.
NFL Scouting Combine report II: Steelers GM Kevin Colbert
The rest of the NFL may not feel this way, but the Pittsburgh Steelers continue to maintain that James Harrison is not a dirty player.
NFL Scouting Combine report I: Jim Schwartz
Jim Schwartz of the Detroit Lions was one of the first coaches to hit the podiums at the NFL Scouting Combine. Among the things Schwartz said was this: “We have really good leadership on our team. Our best players are our hardest working players.” With that, we can all rest.
One man ranks Ryan Tannehill ninth (!) among quarterbacks
Draft chatter increases this week as the Scouting Combine takes place Thursday through Sunday in Indianapolis.
One interesting guy for Browns fans to follow is Ryan Tannehill of Texas A&M. He plays quarterback, and if the Browns cannot get Andrew Luck or Robert Griffin III there is some thinking that they might be interested in Tannehill.
