ran a 4.35 40 time at the combine today. Second fastest time of the day so far. Faster than Joey Porter Jr and Christian Gonzalez. Witherspoon from Illinois didn't attend the combine apparently.
Emmanuel Forbes
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No dick flop. Won't ever be NFL DPOY**
Forbes was absolutely robbed of the Jim Thorpe award.
I hope he goes on to a long and prosperous/productive career.
I hope he goes on to a long and prosperous/productive career.
He absolutely was! Not only was he the best CB in college, but one of the best cover guy’s I’ve seen in awhile.
Saving this post for the next time I see Jim Thorpe's grandson. I already gave him hell when he didn't make finalist.
That 4.35 didn't even look like he got a very good start either. So smooth...
Not a big DB scouting type person though, just a fan of State to Sundays. Does 166 lbs worry any NFL teams?
Not a big DB scouting type person though, just a fan of State to Sundays. Does 166 lbs worry any NFL teams?
I've always said dude glides toward the end zone once he gets an interception. (One of the reasons why he has so many pick-6s.) People mis-judge his speed.
I'll never forget Forbes not sitting out the bowl game, getting banged up in it then returning to play and his final play as a Dog got into a scrap over an IL cheap shot.
I read an article that stated he lost some draft stock due to weight...FWIW
Run in the 4.3s and have all those pick sixes playing in the toughest conference in the country will get someone to jump and draft him in the 1st. I would be shocked if he fell at this point. Dude made him some money today.
Nah. In general teams don't want to use a 1st round pick on anyone that has a single glaring deficiency. And like it or not that weight is a deficiency. It's not just tackling ability or coverage implications against bigger NFL WRs that may push him around (they'll look at film to double check that, may ask for a workout where they look at thay however they can), but also injury likelihood. You're just more likely to get hurt throwing your body into bigger guys with less weight to distribute the hit. If there's a bigger guy that runs a 4.4 and has close to the same cover ability, he'll get picked first. And supposedly this is a stacked class for CBs.Run in the 4.3s and have all those pick sixes playing in the toughest conference in the country will get someone to jump and draft him in the 1st. I would be shocked if he fell at this point. Dude made him some money today.
All the CBs taken in the first round last year were at least 190 lbs. Stingley, Gardner, McDuffie and Elam. Gardner currently weighs 200. Forbes would need to add 20 lbs at least before the draft to get drafted where he should.
The NFL can put weight on him.
Exactly and that is a lot easier than trying to get a DB that ran in the 4.5s to run in the 4.3s.
They can put the weight on him where they want it and where he needs it it's a whole lot different than dealing with someone at that position who is overweight
Forbes is up to 17th in Todd McShay's latest mock draft.
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