4 Huskies get Combine Invites
by Randall Floyd on Feb 7, 2012 9:30 AM PST
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Looks like four (4) lucky Dawgs are going to the combine this year:
- Jermaine Kearse
- Seneo Kelemete
- Chris Polk
- Alameda Ta'amu.
Not bad seeing that the Dawgs had three (3) last year in Mason Foster, Jake Locker and Nate Williams. I guess you could draw all kinds of conclusions from this like, "we had more defensive players at the combine last year therefore the Mayan Calender is correct and the world will end this year ..." or something like that.
What I really like to see is that the Dawgs have more invites then last year. That is what we want to see, more kids on the team being seen as legitimate NFL prospects. Even though this was just one more player, continue this trend and in three (3) years it will be seven (7) guys.
more after the jump
So how did the Dawgs do against the rest of the conference? Well, here's the numbers:
- Oregon: 7 players, Cliff Lee made this list ... I guess he'll be on parole during the combine.
- USC: 7 players, but this could have been higher if Matt Barkley declared
- ASU: 6 players, which makes ASU awesomely mediocre season look even worse
- Cal: 6 players, one of which was a punter
- Stanford: 6 players, but only one (1) plays defense
- Washington: 4 players, poor Mr. Richardson ...
- Arizona: 3 players, 2 of those three were Nick Foles and Juron Criner, big surprise ...
- Utah: 3 players, all of which played on either the OL or DL
- Colorado: 1 Player, OL Ryan Miller ... the Buffs are going to miss this guy
- OSU: 1 player, James Rodgers ... enough said
- UCLA: 1 player, TE Corey Harkey ... he must be a good blocker
- WSU: NOBODY ... don't worry, there's always next decade
I guess you can kinda see that the better teams get more kids into the NFL ... but wait! We already knew that. I guess the real reason I wanted to post this was because Wazzu had ZERO invites to the combine ... I feel better now.
Anyway, if the Dawgs go the way they went from last year to this year, i.e. one more invite to the combine, we will be sitting pretty in the conference standings, unless of course they are ASU, the penultimate underachievers. Good grief, somebody needs to pump some heart into that entire team. Maybe the new coach can do something about it ...
If you want a list of all the Pac-12 players who got invites, here's a link, and if you want a list for all the invites here's the other link.
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I voted for Meh!
Because I think it matters how many Dawgs get invited, I just don’t think it is more important than wins, not even close. It is a measure of the talent of your team and hey, to have 4, isn’t that bad. Good luck to them, Go Dawgs!
So did I.
I just didn’t agree with the other options. It’s nice, don’t get me wrong but isn’t a sole indicator of a team’s success. The Huskies have had a few make it in(no research) without the combine. UDFAs and the like. I don’t know if Lewis and Goldson were invited but they’re useful players. I don’t feel it’s an accurate measuring stick.
by hairofthedawg on Feb 7, 2012 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
Gholdson is a beast!
I hate the Niners though.
by datboyeddiep on Feb 9, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
I don't recall where I heard/read it...
…but I believe Sark had to lobby like crazy to get Kearse his invite to the combine. Jermaine is a good kid, and I hope he has a great showing there and manages to get drafted or get a quick NDFA signing, and that he makes the most of it. He’s got NFL potential, but needs to keep working hard on his consistency and all facets of his game.
I'd agree
I was pleasantly surprised when I learned he was invited to the combine.
Formerly the fan known as Denvdawg.
"You can observe a lot by just watching." - Yogi Berra
by Randall Floyd on Feb 7, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
I say he has a shot
Kearse has made a lot of big time plays for UW during his career. The NFL notices that kind of capability, and some team will take a shot at him because of it. They will use him in a capacity that accentuates his strengths and minimizes his weaknesses. And given that the NFL is a full time job, Keasrse will work at overcoming his weaknesses. If he shows well at the combine, I am pretty sure he will be drafted.
Who are they going to be
Not a lot of seniors that will be starters next season. And the season after next may stack up to be a Rose Bowl or another BCS game to end the season,and that will encourage underclassmen to come back for their final year. If the goal to show progress is one more invitee per year, just who are the 5 potential UW Combine invitees at this time next year??
next year
CB Marcus Trufant will be by far our best NFL prospect out of next year’s seniors. Beyond that, I suppose James Johnson has a shot, as does Tokolahi if healthy. Maybe Schaefer?
This is primarily Sark’s first class, put together in the wake of Ty’s firing and the 0-12 disaster, so this should be the weakest draft crop under Sark.
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