Archive for February, 2009

Feb200927

joeperson

35

Two-deep to ponder

With spring practice starting Tuesday, I figured I’d take a stab at a projected two-deep. The official pre-spring depth chart has not been released yet, although spring two-deeps are usually a work-in-progress, anyway, as coaches tinker with position switches and take a look at younger players. Anyway, here goes. (Note: I included players coming off [...]

Feb200925

joeperson

5

A couple more combine notes

Sporting News Today had a couple of interesting tidbits on former USC players at the NFL combine, which wrapped up this week. Obviously, TE Jared Cook made just about everyone’s list of combine “risers,” although Sporting News Today took it a step further, listing Cook among four players who climbed into the first round based [...]

Feb200924

joeperson

5

Cook, Munnerlyn going prime time

2/24/09 One of my favorite NFL moments for pure theatrics was when Deion Sanders, after returning to the Georgia Dome in 1994 and helping lead San Francisco to a win over his former Atlanta Falcons team, declared, “This is my house.” Well, a couple of former USC defensive backs got to experience Deion’s world – [...]

Feb200923

joeperson

5

More on Gamecocks in Indy

Reporting live from Indianapolis … Just kidding. The State sent a reporter to Indy a couple years ago, but times are tighter these days. But I did want to post a quick update on Jared Cook. Apparently, the former Gamecocks TE tweaked his quadriceps while running his second 40 at the NFL combine Saturday and [...]

Feb200921

joeperson

12

J-Cook killing it in Indy

It’s a beautiful cloudless day at the new ballpark. The Gamecocks are winning 10-0, the stands are packed (except, oddly, some of the club seats behind home plate), and a bunch of kids are bouncing off one of those inflatable jumping pits. But this is a football blog – and it’s been a pretty good [...]

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