Hawks at the combine

[99topdawg]

He has great size/speed for an NFL safety.

Watching him play, I didn't think he was as big as he measured. Not sure why I thought that, but I always thought he was a bit smaller than most safeties. He tested well today. In addition to that, I think it's the intangibles that will also make him a good player.

 

[lightning1]

Watching him play, I didn't think he was as big as he measured. Not sure why I thought that, but I always thought he was a bit smaller than most safeties. He tested well today. In addition to that, I think it's the intangibles that will also make him a good player.

I was never sure about his height. I could tell he was well built.

 

[Knight78]

Imagine having two 1st round draft choices at TE on your team and you still can’t complete 60% of your passes.

The Big10 has the Ferentz stretch play figured out. Now, these two gems are gone. Hawks are gonna suck next year!

You mean like the stretch play that scored a touchdown at the 3:45 mark in this video?

 

[Northside Hawk]

I don't know if Dez is a good comparison, because Amani has the ability to play inside with backers as well. He'll be that perfect 4-2-5 guy that allows teams enough personnel flexibility to not have to constantly sub or get caught with a bad package on the field. With his speed, some teams may want to try him as a 2 high or even 1 Robber safety.

Plus, Dez is elite at covering the slot right now, and was in college as well. While Amani is good there as well, I think that role would be limited compared to his skill set.

Poor man's Troy Polomulu?

 

[Northside Hawk]

I was never sure about his height. I could tell he was well built.

Needed to be an inch taller, or have an inch more of reach vs Penn State in '17 and it possibly changes the entire course of that season.

I like his NFL chances and he didn't hurt himself in the combine. His versatility is in high demand in the pass happy modern NFL.

 

[BVHawk95]

Needed to be an inch taller, or have an inch more of reach vs Penn State in '17 and it possibly changes the entire course of that season.

Ah I hadn't kicked myself in the nuts yet today, thanks for that.

 

[DDThompson]

good catch. that's LOL

 

[hawkdrummer1]

good catch. that's LOL

With that kind of vertical he must be a specialist

 

[DDThompson]

With that kind of vertical he must be a specialist

I’m not a Ferentz-hater but this is a really really bad look for both the HC and OC that the didn’t do more with both of these guys.

Really, really bad.

Chris Fant 1
Co-Ferentz 0

 

[HawkleberryFinn]

I’m not a Ferentz-hater but this is a really really bad look for both the HC and OC that the didn’t do more with both of these guys.

Really, really bad.

Chris Fant 1
Co-Ferentz 0

This story of Ferentz not playing his talent is one the media at other schools wouldn't drop. The milk toast Iowa media will only go so far with Ferentz. I'd love to hear a media member ask Ferentz if he considers his decision not to play talent one of the program's great "stories."

 

[revkev73]

This story of Ferentz not playing his talent is one the media at other schools wouldn't drop. The milk toast Iowa media will only go so far with Ferentz. I'd love to hear a media member ask Ferentz if he considers his decision not to play talent one of the program's great "stories."

20 years of success, trust the system, get that talented punter on board, all will be good! Roll up the legacy wins.

P.S.: You need OC experience to use top shelf talent to its fullest.

 

[hawkdrummer1]

Risk management, fellas. Risk management.

 

[4thngoal]

I don't know but when was the last time one school had two TE's projected to go so high?
A good problem to have and quite the balancing act to Garner so much attention to both. After all some teams don't use one te enough to Garner any attention.

 

[ArvadaHawk]

Poor man's Troy Polomulu?

i agree and it is for this reason i think hooker leaving early will hurt the most. iowa will find more than workable TE's.

 

[MelroseHawkins]

If I was an NFL GM I would pay almost zero attention to the bench press results. It's a completely ridiculous metric.

I think it would be quite interesting to correlate the bench press results with NFL success and see what it shows.

Depends on position I think. May want to put a bit more emphasis on the lines, where you need leverage and strength.

 

[Robowe]

 

[#1DieHardHawk]

Depends on position I think. May want to put a bit more emphasis on the lines, where you need leverage and strength.

You absolutely want to evaluate strength, especially along the line. My point is that counting how many times a player can bench 225 is a poor metric. I'd rather see the combine use a metric that is more attuned to core strength. One that I like is utilized in the strongest man competitions. It's called the Fingals Fingers:

 

[MelroseHawkins]

You absolutely want to evaluate strength, especially along the line. My point is that counting how many times a player can bench 225 is a poor metric. I'd rather see the combine use a metric that is more attuned to core strength. One that I like is utilized in the strongest man competitions. It's called the Fingals Fingers:

I gotchya!

 

[MelroseHawkins]

That is just amazing with the disparity in "recruiting rankings" and just further debunks the star rankings even more.