January 26th, 2011 with 1 comment

Senior Bowl Day 3: South Team Practice Notes

Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller could be the highest-drafted player in Mobile. (PHOTO: MAXDENVER.COM)

MOBILE, Ala. – Notes from the South team’s practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium here on Wednesday:

Texas A&M linebacker Von Miller will, barring unforeseen calamity, be the highest pick taken from the South team, although he appears to be strictly a 3-4 player [...]

January 26th, 2011 with 1 comment

Senior Bowl Day 3: North Team Practice Notes

Kendall Hunter (right) gave up 30 or more pounds to the linebackers he faced, but nevertheless mostly held his ground during drills Wednesday. (PHOTO: MAXDENVER.COM)

MOBILE, Ala. – Notes from the North team’s practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium here on Wednesday:

Boise State wide receiver Titus Young was the most explosive wide receiver on the [...]

January 25th, 2011 with 1 comment

Senior Bowl Day 2: South Team Practice Notes

Tennessee's Luke Stocker. (PHOTO: MAXDENVER.COM)

MOBILE, Ala. – Notes from the South team’s practice at Ladd-Peebles Stadium here on Tuesday:

It isn’t that Arkansas tight end D.J. Williams had a bad day; far from it. He’s sufficiently physical on blocks — even though he came in at 15 pounds below his previously listed weight [...]

January 24th, 2011 with Comments closed

Senior Bowl Day 1: South Team Practice Notes

South Alabama WR Courtney Smith. (PHOTO: MAXDENVER.COM)

FAIRHOPE, Ala. – Field-level notes from the South team’s opening practice of Senior Bowl week on Monday afternoon:

Given the Broncos’ needs at defensive tackle, I wanted to see what Baylor’s Phil Taylor could do. I wasn’t surprised that he started strongly but tailed off; this is to be [...]

January 24th, 2011 with 1 comment

Just Like Any Other Practice … Well, Not Really

Auburn's Lee Ziemba (right) gets up close with Arizona defensive end Brooks Reed. (PHOTO: MAXDENVER.COM)

FAIRHOPE, Ala. – At their core, the Senior Bowl practices are virtually indistinguishable from any other. Players hit, receive coaching, go through drills and repeat their steps. It’s something they’ve all done before.

But not in front of hundreds [...]