NEPD Staff Writer: Doug Kyed
It was nice to get a chance to see the South practice today on a much cleaner field. The first day of practice was over at a high school stadium that was partially flooded. So far, the South team has looked a lot better than the North, so for players to be standing out, they have to be playing very well. (more…)
NEPD Staff Writer: Stephen Sheehan
Two teams in flux faced off Thursday night. Well, it was supposed to be two.
Playing for the first time without the fired Mike Stoops, the Arizona Wildcats completely embarrassed the UCLA Bruins on both sides of the ball.
The USC song girls weren't the only thing looking good at the Coliseum this weekend.
NEPD Staff Writer: Stephen Sheehan
Some fantastic 2012 NFL Draft prospects were on display with USC and Arizona facing off in a PAC-12 battle. Here are my thoughts on some of the best performances.
As advertised.
After only two weeks of the NFL season, the mantra “Suck for Luck” has already become reality for some NFL teams.
Here is a look at Luck and the other 2012 NFL Draft prospects in the Stanford vs Arizona game.
NEPD Staff Report: Mike Loyko
An intriguing early season out of conference matchup, turned into a one sided affair. Here are the prospects who stood out after reviewing the film.
QB / RB / WR / TE / OT / OG / OC / DT / DE / OLB / ILB / CB / SS
Juron Criner, WR, Arizona
Height: 6’2 1/8″
Weight: 220
Grade: 7.1I (Grading Scale)
Hands: 10 1/8″ Arms: 31 3/8″ Wingspan: 76 1/4″
40: 4.63 Bench: 17 Reps Vert: 38″ Broad: 9’9″ 3-Cone: 7.15
Film Room Notes: vs Stanford, vs USC
Strengths: Elite size – Big play threat – Separates well down the field – Normally runs very crisp routes, doesn’t seem to lose speed coming out of breaks – Good, but not great hands – Positions his body well.
Weaknesses: Will occasionally get lazy and round a route off – Used to shy away from contact at times – Not a terrible blocker, but could improve – Doesn’t have elite game breaking speed – Runs a limited route tree.
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