Where else can a giant lose 5% of his body weight in a few weeks, or a well-rounded line-backer with a couple kilos of performance enhancers in his gym locker shave 3/10th's of his 40 time which would surely move him up several places in the draft?
It's the NFL combine. Sure, it might all come crashing down when he has to do his urine test, but according to the video below from NFL Network's Path to the Draft series, Brian Cushing is running a 4.5ish 40 time in the gym.
It's the NFL combine. Sure, it might all come crashing down when he has to do his urine test, but according to the video below from NFL Network's Path to the Draft series, Brian Cushing is running a 4.5ish 40 time in the gym.
If he carries that time into the Combine, he might turn out to be the fastest linebacker in the first couple of rounds in the draft. And that would likely make him very attractive to a lot of teams that may have been focusing on different areas. And that could make him crawl up the draft board. And that could make a player or two slide down closer to the #25 pick. So who would you grab if they slide down 2 to 5 spots as projected? It's very possible one of the top 5 tackles might slide to us if the Cushings of the draft step it up a notch.
- On a side note, former Wyoming running back, Devin Moore, wasn't invited to the combine, so he held his own workout near the Indianapolis Airport. He invited all the teams, 14 of which showed, and put on an impressive workout including a 4.41 in the 40, a 10 foot long jump, and most impressively to me, 27 reps in the bench press. Did I mention Moore is 5'9" and 190lbs? He was projected as a 5th to 6th round pick.
You have to admit Cushing is impressive in his work ethic. The guy has been a hard worker his entire career going back to high school. At 6-3 250 running in the 4.5 range, he'll go sooner than later.
ReplyDeleteIt is strange looking at his body from his freshman year to now.s That combined with his constant hair-do changes and his sometimes hard sometimes puffy face and it's almost like he's an alien.
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Needless to say if he runs a 4.50 or lower he won't be available to us.s Maybe Maualuga will switch places with him in the rankings.
I think what you saw was Cushing has had a few injuries that kept him from working out so his look changed. When he's healthy he's always ripped because he's always working. The kid is dedicated. Because of his versatility I see him going by 20.
ReplyDeleteI hope he stays healthy then because I've had enough of his man-boobs!
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A little update from the combine gnomes.s The Dolphins have interviewed a selective group of offensive linemen, while teams like Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Washington have apparently interviewed ALL of them.s More surpirsingly, the Patriots have not interviewed ANY of them.
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