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Old 02-20-2014, 01:21 PM  
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2014 NFL Combine schedule: TV channel, online streaming, invite list, workouts and more
By Matt Conner
on Feb 20 2014, 10:12a

he road to the NFL Draft is longer in 2014 than any other offseason given the league's decision to push it back a few weeks to May 8-10. For the next three months, draftniks will circle around prospects like hawks, analyzing their every move and weighing the pros and cons of each player.

The process starts en masse this week with the start of the 2014 NFL Combine in Indianapolis. If you love the Draft, then this is a big week for you.

For those who are new to the NFL Combine, it's a seven-day event broken up into four-day shifts for each position group (quarterbacks to punters). Each group comes to Indy for four days to meet with representatives from each NFL team for medical assessments, interviews and a number of workouts. It's termed the Underwear Olympics for that reason, as teams fall in and out of love with prospects based on 40-yard dash times and vertical leaps.

The quick guide to the CombineNow that you have the basics, let's dive into a little more what's going down this week in Indianapolis.

The Combine workout schedule

Here are the days the actual workouts for each position group:

Saturday, Feb. 22: Tight Ends, Offensive Linemen, Special Teams

Sunday, Feb.23: Quarterbacks, Running Backs, Wide Receivers

Monday, Feb. 24: Defensive Line, Linebackers

Tuesday, Feb. 25: Defensive Backs

There are four groups of players arriving as shown above. Each group has four days of events.

Day 1: Travel to Indianapolis* ~ Registration ~ Hospital Pre-Exam & X-rays ~ Orientation ~ Interviews

Day 2: Measurements ~ Medical Examinations ~ Media ~ Interviews

Day 3: NFLPA Meeting ~ Psychological Testing ~ PK/ST Workout ~ Bench Press ~ Interviews

Day 4: On-Field Workout (timing, stations, skill drills) ~ Departure from Indianapolis

With the first arrivals coming on Wednesday, that puts the first day of workouts on Saturday.

The players invited

Every top college football player will likely be in attendance in Indianapolis, even if some of the top athletes won't participate in the workouts. The NFL invited over 300 players to attend. Teddy Bridgewater to Jadeveon Clowney, your favorite college players will likely be there.

Who is eligible to be invited to the Combine? Basically, seniors without college eligibility left and those who have declared early.

And how are players selected to the Combine? Read this:

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Participants are determined annually by a Selection Committee. The Directors of both National and BLESTO scouting services, which combined represent twenty-five NFL teams, are joined by members of various NFL player personnel departments to form the committee. The participating NFL executives can rotate on a yearly basis, and remain anonymous. ALL eligible players are reviewed and voted on by the committee members. Each athlete receiving the necessary number of votes, by position, is then extended an invitation. While it is not a perfect science, the goal of the committee is to invite every player that will be drafted in the ensuing NFL Draft.
You can find the full list of players expected to attend at the bottom of this post. While the list is comprehensive, there are a few players every year who are drafted but didn't get invited to the Combine.

The workouts

The most important one is not a workout -- it's the interview. Teams will have the opportunity to interview players where they'll get about 15 minutes with them. With so little time, the questions have to be precise and all have a purpose.

The second most important item there is getting the medical check-up -- essentially confirming that the player is healthy or checking out previous injuries. Team doctors will want this information so the GMs and coaches can make an informed decision.

Some of the other workouts, via Big Blue View:

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40-yard dash: Measures straight line speed over a distance. Not very important for non-skill position players, but coming from the 40-yard dash is the "10-yard split." That is the time it takes to travel the first 10 yards of the event and gives a measurement as to the player's explosion and first step. Very important for defensive and offensive linemen. Dontari Poe had a 10-yard split of 1.7 at 330 pounds, which is decent for a linebacker.Bruce Irvin at 235 pounds had a 10-yard split of 1.57, which is a good number for a defensive back. Both help push those players into the middle of the first round.

Bench press: Fairly simple, it measures upper body strength. Moreso it shows if you have stayed in good condition over the offseason. Poor numbers here possibly indicate not working hard enough.

Vertical and Broad jump: Another measurement of explosion and lower body strength. Also important for wide receivers and defensive backs to show off their leaping ability.

3-cone drill: Essentially a change of direction drill. Most important for skill position players. Shows off lateral agility and ability to accelerate out of a turn. One of the drills that translates best on the field. A good score in the 3 cone is often a marker for a high draft pick.

20/60-yard shuttles: Shows the ability to come to a complete stop and accelerate. Obviously important for any position and a good score here is indicative of explosion and body control. As you can see, explosion is a big factor here and one that the NFL is keen to see.

Position-specific drills: Each position has specific drills that test for many different attributes. Change of direction and hip swing for defensive backs, hands skills for wide receivers during the "gauntlet," kick slide drills for the offensive linemen, power for the defensive linemen in hitting bag drills and accuracy for quarterbacks in throwing drills.
How do I watch the Combine?

NFL Network will televise some of it.

NFL.com will stream the action.

KCChiefs.com will have full video of Andy Reid and John Dorsey's press conferences but will not stream them live.
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Old 02-24-2014, 10:25 AM   #301
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That surprises me. I would think an every down ILB as well as depth behind Hali and Houston would be priorities after last season. Do you think LB will be a priority?
With our current roster, IMO, an every down ILB should be priority #1.5, above FS but marginally behind WR.
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We do, and its boring me to tears. The two units I wanted to pay the most attention to this year, WR's and ILB's, and I feel like I'm going to go ninite before my ILB's come out!
Why are you so hardcore on the ILB train?

We only need one who is an exceptional athlete, and we have a Pro Bowler at that position.

The other ILB position only plays like 50% of the snaps, if that, and is little more than a thumper, when we already spent a 4th on that exact position last year.
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Old 02-24-2014, 10:25 AM   #303
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Zach Moore had a similar 10 split to Clowney.
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With our current roster, IMO, an every down ILB should be priority #1.5, above FS but marginally behind WR.
Oh my god, no.

We need secondary help, receiver help, and passrushing help.

A thumper ILB does none of those things.
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Nix baby. Let's go big man.
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Dude....just imagine if the Chiefs draft Nix.....and Poe gets Nix on that diet and strength routine that he's on. ****.
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Nix looks like the Kool-Aid man. Almost looks top heavy.

His 5.3 doesn't worry me at all. But maybe I'm just used to Dontari Poe's inhuman thighs.
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Dude....just imagine if the Chiefs draft Nix.....and Poe gets Nix on that diet and strength routine that he's on. ****.
The Browns have already proven that if you have two dominant 330 lbers on your line, your defense becomes very difficult to challenge.

I think Nix lasting to us is a 50/50 chance, but I'd totally take a hard look at him depending on who else is on your board.
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Nix looks like the Kool-Aid man. Almost looks top heavy.

His 5.3 doesn't worry me at all. But maybe I'm just used to Dontari Poe's inhuman thighs.
Poe is a freak. Nix is, like they said, more of a Vince Wilfork.
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That Draft movie looks bad. But hard to bet against Kevin Costner in a sports movie.
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That Draft movie looks bad. But hard to bet against Kevin Costner in a sports movie.
Did you see who was working for the Chiefs organization in the that movie?

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Did you see who was working for the Chiefs organization in the that movie?

Who in the blue hell is that?
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