Home Article commenting
Hey folks - as a member of the DawgNation community, please remember to abide by simple rules of civil engagement with other members:

- Please no inappropriate usernames (remember that there may be youngsters in the room)

- Personal attacks on other community members are unacceptable, practice the good manners your mama taught you when engaging with fellow Dawg fans

- Use common sense and respect personal differences in the community: sexual and other inappropriate language or imagery, political rants and belittling the opinions of others will get your posts deleted and result in warnings and/ or banning from the forum

- 3/17/19 UPDATE -- We've updated the permissions for our "Football" and "Commit to the G" recruiting message boards. We aim to be the best free board out there and that has not changed. We do now ask that all of you good people register as a member of our forum in order to see the sugar that is falling from our skies, so to speak.
Options

Brock Bowers draws comparison to Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson ahead of 2024 NFL Draft

SystemSystem Posts: 10,461 admin
edited February 21 in Article commenting
imageBrock Bowers draws comparison to Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson ahead of 2024 NFL Draft

ATHENS — ESPN’s Matt Miller emphasized that the Falcons aren’t likely to take Brock Bowers with the No. 8 overall pick. Atlanta has taken a skill player in the top 10 of each of the previous three drafts.

Read the full story here

Comments

  • Options
    David1David1 Posts: 712 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Brock is waaaaayyyyyy better than the Falcons running back. Whichever team gets Brock will have struck gold!

  • Options
    WCHWCH Posts: 476 ✭✭✭✭ Senior

    Who would expect the falcons to make a good draft decision?

  • Options
    JBMDawg46JBMDawg46 Posts: 380 ✭✭✭✭ Senior

    The Falcons would have passed on Jim Brown.

  • Options
    UGADad20UGADad20 Posts: 1,714 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    edited February 21

    Only if he went to UGA.

    "Is likely to be one of the best testers". I disagree. The combine seems to focus on quickness, strength and speed. Tests like vertical jump and broad jump are not likely to put BB as one of the best testers. Quickness and change of direction drills like the short shuttle and the 3 cone drill do not play into BB's strength of speed and acceleration. Change of direction drills will also stress (unnecessarily?) his surgically repaired ankle. Is BB even healed enough to run those drills? Should he? Even the 40 yard dash doesn't play to BB strength. The 40 is a short run. BB's acceleration is very good but he builds up speed as he runs. The 40 does not showcase that.

    That leaves the 225 lb bench press (?) and the intelligence/cognitive thinking tests. I have read that the top agents are telling their clients to refuse to take the intelligence/psychological/cognitive tests this year..

  • Options
    RedPantsDawgRedPantsDawg Posts: 175 ✭✭✭ Junior

    Brock Bowers has been the best college football player for the last 3 years. If you don't think so, you haven't been watching college football.

    The Atlanta Falcons draft and evaluation process is run by fools. Only the Falcons would draft Pitts and turn him into a blocker and draft Robinson to sit on the bench. They have the national champions in their backyard and still don't draft UGA players. Heck, they don't even draft SEC players.

  • Options
    JBMDawg46JBMDawg46 Posts: 380 ✭✭✭✭ Senior

    You’re on the money RedPants! To heck with the “testing.” Just watch BB playing the game. I have said many times on this site that BB is the best football player in the country. Of course, I was referring to college players. II really don’t care how high or far he can jump. It ain’t a track an$ field competition. The man can play football. That’s the only test that really matters.

  • Options
    WoodrowWoodrow Posts: 85 ✭✭✭ Junior

    Comparing a TE to A RB in value is just **** and idiotic and I am willing to bet money that most talent scouts would say the same thing. Brock Bowers is a rare talent at TE in that he plays like a WR, but blocks like an OL. You can't buy skillsets like that. Period.

Sign In or Register to comment.