Each year after the regular season
the top college football seniors participate in one last football exhibition,
known as the Senior Bowl.
Lets take a look at some the best
and worst performances in the 2013 Senior Bowl that took place on January 28.
There wasn't anyone with huge numbers in this year’s Senior Bowl. Each player gets a chance to showcase their skills, so none received enough reps to produce big time numbers.
Quarterback Zac Dysert out of Miami
of Oxford looked okay, on the 28, completing 10 of
16 passes for 93 yards with 1 touchdown (TD) and 1 interception (INT). Mike Glennon from NC State completed 8-16, 82
yards. EJ Manuel who played his college
ball in at Florida State, looked the
most comfortable out of the participating quarterbacks, scoring a TD on a gorgeous play action throw to 270
pounder Michael Williams from Bama in the back of the end zone.
The Chiefs are the only team out of
the AFC West in desperate need of a quarterback before the start of next
season. Unless Kansas City takes a HUGE
gamble don’t expect any of the quarterbacks that participated in the Senior
Bowl to be selected number one overall.
Running back, Jonathan Franklin separated himself from the rest of the running backs in the Senior Bowl.
Although 2013 isn’t the strongest class of running backs, or any position really, Franklin could
fit well in the AFC West, particularly in Denver. He can hit the edge with speed and explode
when he reaches the open field, and he has got decent size standing six feet
195 pounds.
Denver is in need of a bigger back
to take the load off of Peyton Manning. Willis
McGahee will turn 32 next season and Ronnie Hillman is simply too small. Knowshon Moreno, bounced back, and finished last season strong. Moreno will push for the starting role in the 2013 season.
Some other back performances that
may open the eyes of the AFC West…
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Stepfan Taylor (Stanford) 9 carries, 55 yards
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Mike Gillislee (Florida) 10 carries, 48 yards
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Kenjon Barner (Oregon) 3 carries, 13 yards with
7 catches 59 yards and a TD
The Senior Bowl was pretty weak…NFL
Scouts will be watching the seniors performances at the NFL combine, that will
take place from February 23rd-26th.
I consider college basketball to be pretty well known, but I don't think you hear as much about college football. Why do you think this is?
ReplyDeleteI think if you were to ask someone between the senior bowl or the NCAA championship, which one they knew better, they'd probably answer NCAA.
I think most of it is with college basketball you have the March Madness tournament. March Madness gets a lot of people involved. Filling out the brackets every March, and rooting for the Cinderellas to pull of upsets is huge in America. Just think of how big it was when George Mason made it to the final four in 2006. My mother doesn't even watch sports and she filled out a bracket! So, a lot of it has to do with getting the community involved.
ReplyDeleteNow if college football held a playoff/tournament at the end of the season, it would be a whole different story. Good question.