They're the glamour events of any football combine but neither the bench press nor the 40-yard dash are major points of emphasis in Chris Jones's evaluation of a pro prospect.
They're the glamour events of any football combine but neither the bench press nor the 40-yard dash are major points of emphasis in Chris Jones's evaluation of a pro prospect."I think those are two real big indicators of explosiveness and flexibility," Jones said."Many other events — the three-cone, five-10-five — are technique events where you can beat the test with technique while the ones that are harder to beat are the vertical and broad jump.
"With a lot of it, you can see how much they've worked and how much football means to them," Jones said."If they show up in great shape and kill these then they had to have gone and put in the work to make themselves look good. At six foot seven and 225 pounds, Bauman will have no difficulty standing out. He threw for 4,160 yards, 43 touchdowns and 19 interceptions over two seasons at Augustana University.
But only seven of the top-20 players on the CFL Winter Scouting Bureau will be in Winnipeg. Among those not attending are offensive linemen Isaiah Adams , Theo Benedet and Anim Dankwah along with tight ends Theo Johnson and Tanner McLachlan , who have all drawn NFL interest. "You see who competes, who takes charge, who leads," Ottawa Redblacks GM Shawn Burke said."It's a job interview and there's some added pressure with that and you want to see them perform.
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