What are your thoughts? This bothers me because I feel (And I do not know the truth obviously) that he should have tried harder to play in the National Championship game vs Alabama. He stayed out because of the NFL future, and now he won't throw at the combine? I'm guessing he is waiting until the Texas pro day. Unless he is doing it for the same reason as Tebow, I'm not getting it. Your thoughts?

Are you kidding me?

The kid wanted to play against Bama. You think a kid who did all that he did in college, came so close to a title berth as a junior, and stayed for his Senior (5th) year didn't want to risk his pro future? Have you read the reports where he couldn't complete a 6 yard pass to his dad in front of doctors after the injury? He wanted to, but he couldn't. He wasn't cleared by the medical personnel and he would have hurt his team more than help because he could barely throw the ball.

He probably just isn't ready to throw. He needs more time. He's proved himself enough in college that he's earned the right to throw at UT's pro day. Same with Bradford and Clausen....they're choosing to throw at their respective pro days to give them more time coming off an injury.

77Legend wrote: What are your thoughts? This bothers me because I feel (And I do not know the truth obviously) that he should have tried harder to play in the National Championship game vs Alabama. He stayed out because of the NFL future, and now he won't throw at the combine? I'm guessing he is waiting until the Texas pro day. Unless he is doing it for the same reason as Tebow, I'm not getting it. Your thoughts?

Dumb post. The kid tried to throw a ball to his dad in the locker room during the game with his dad only standing 10 ft away and couldn't do it. Then the kid broke down in tears. How much harder do you want the kid to try and play. Any fan in the stands had a better arm than he did after that freakish injury.

I have no problem with him not throwing. Clausen isn't throwing because a toe, I think an arm injury affects your throwing more than a toe. You want to start a thread about someone not throwing in the combine, start one about someone with a bod toe that was able to gut it out during the season and now can't throw in front of scouts after 3 full months of rest. Give me a break.

Do big time QB prospects ever throw at combine? I thought they all waited until their respective pro days.

slingshot4ever wrote: Dumb post. The kid tried to throw a ball to his dad in the locker room during the game with his dad only standing 10 ft away and couldn't do it. Then the kid broke down in tears. How much harder do you want the kid to try and play. Any fan in the stands had a better arm than he did after that freakish injury.

I have no problem with him not throwing. Clausen isn't throwing because a toe, I think an arm injury affects your throwing more than a toe. You want to start a thread about someone not throwing in the combine, start one about someone with a bod toe that was able to gut it out during the season and now can't throw in front of scouts after 3 full months of rest. Give me a break.

Dumb post. Clausen hasn't had 3 months rest. He had surgery in January to repair torn ligaments in his big toe on his right (plant) foot. If you don't think that type of injury can affect how he throws the ball, you obviously have no clue. Give me a break.

I can understand why those guys don't throw, but the competitor in me would want to throw. Seems to me that a few of these guys are trying to hide something, but I don't know. I guess that's why I'm not an agent or Mel Kiper

jordo212000 wrote: I can understand why those guys don't throw, but the competitor in me would want to throw. Seems to me that a few of these guys are trying to hide something, but I don't know. I guess that's why I'm not an agent or Mel Kiper

You're absolutely right. They are afraid of certain aspects of their game being exposed. It will never happen, but I would love for the NFL to implement some sort of rule that forces them to perform at the combine.

Ndamukong Suh is projected by many to be the top overall pick and he still wants to do EVERY drill so there are no questions about what his future team will be getting. That is the stand-up, proper way to do things IMO.

02/22/2010 - Interesting take from John Clayton of ESPN regarding former Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh and his intention to take part in all drills at the NFL combine. Clayton writes today on his blog that Suh might force some others to rethink what they will and won't do in Indianapolis as the combine starts Wednesday and runs through March 2. Clayton rates the competition between Suh and former Oklahoma defensive tackle Gerald McCoy as the No. 2 storyline for the combine, writing: "Suh is putting pressure on every player considered near the top of the draft. Although the Nebraska star has been considered the top pick for more than a month, he says he will work out and try to put on a show at the combine. That could pressure McCoy and Tennessee safety Eric Berry to work out as well. "Suh is a freak. Some consider him to be the best defensive tackle prospect since Warren Sapp. The St. Louis Rams could take Suh with the first pick, and there is some thought that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would consider trading up from No. 3 to grab him.'' Suh, safety Larry Asante and linebacker Phillip Dillard will represent Nebraska at the combine. Former Husker center Jacob Hickman also had an invitation but told The World-Herald two weeks ago that he would decline it and was finished with football. - Rich Kaipust, Omaha World-Herald


02/08/2010 - Such is life for the projected No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, who has put all the awards and banquets behind him to concentrate on more pressing matters. The 6-foot-4, 300-pounder said Friday that he hasn't changed his stance on doing every run, lift and drill at the NFL Combine, which starts Feb. 24 in Indianapolis. It's not unusual for high-ranked prospects to pick and choose what they do, figuring the risk is bigger than the reward. "I've been getting this question a lot, and I've talked to a lot of great players and coaches that have been at the next level and getting their advice," Suh said. "And me, in my situation, I feel that personally I want to get everything and lay everything on the table at the combine. I don't want to leave any questions, no stones unturned. I want to lay it all on the line. "Then obviously if I feel I didn't do as well as I planned up there, then I'll move from there and re-look at that drill or that run at my pro day in March at Nebraska." Suh said he is "training for every last bit of it" rather than zeroing in on one facet. That has made for the busy days at the Michael Johnson Performance Center, opened in 2007 by the five-time Olympic gold medal sprinter. An average day starts with a workout from about 8:30 a.m. until noon. Suh then takes a two- or three-hour window to rest or do prep work for the Wonderlic test and interviews with teams. He follows with another workout session from about 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Among those with him at the Johnson Center are receiver Brandon LaFell of Louisiana State and tailback Dexter McCluster of Mississippi. Suh said his competitive side came out recently when he challenged the 5-9, 170-pound McCluster in the pro agility run. - Rich Kaipust, The Omaha World-Herald/Grand Island Independent