It's a big week for Chris Brown
Published: 1/26/2010 11:57 PM
Last Modified: 1/26/2010 11:57 PM
If you are Gerald McCoy, the only draft day question is whether you go No. 2 overall behind Ndamukong Suh. For Sam Bradford, it's whether you are picked in the top five. Jermaine Gresham and Trent Williams hope to stay in the first round, but if either falls, it won't be far.
That's four Oklahoma Sooners with pretty secure futures.
Chris Brown, who rushed for nearly 3,000 yards and 42 touchdowns the past four OU seasons, isn't so fortunate. You'll find him on the fringe of mock drafts, popping up at the beginning of round six at the earliest.
That's an indicator of why Brown's week at the Senior Bowl is so important. He needs to get the attention of pro coaches/scouts who have flocked to Mobile, Ala. They're watching a lot of practice, and not so caught up in the numbers game that is played at the annual NFL Combine, or at OU's annual Pro Day.
Brown's times and weights aren't going to get him an NFL shot. But perhaps if pro personnel in Mobile see what Bob Stoops did the past four years, namely Brown's knack for finding creases and getting the yards that few else could, they'll tack his name on their draft board.
So how's it going? Status quo, it appears.
Multiple Web sites have broken down "risers" and "sliders" after the first two days of practice. Brown hasn't shown up in either category. The only mention I've been able to find is courtesy of Jeff Risdon, who is in Mobile for RealGMFootball.com.
"Chris Brown of Oklahoma struggled with the footwork drills, twice knocking over cones that nobody else touched," Risdon wrote Monday. "He did look very good running routes and catching the ball, however."
I guess that's something, though Brown will want better reviews between now and the end of Saturday's game.
-- Guerin Emig
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Guerin Emig
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