Category Archives: 2010 NFL Scouting Combine

The consensus top wide receiver in this draft is Dez Bryant of Oklahoma State – just as a year ago the top receiver in the draft was Michael Crabtree.

The last of the offensive linemen spoke with the media on Thursday, so we’re playing catchup. Here are some of the prospects at the position considered the 49ers’ biggest need.   * * *

Long before the 49ers make their two first-round selections (assuming they don’t trade up or back), the decision will already be made.   The 49ers will stack their board, in order, with the players they would select at those spots. … Continue reading →

Quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers are the next group to weigh in and get measured. Those groups followed yesterday’s gaggle of offensive linemen, tight ends and specialists.

The highly anticipated coin toss took place this morning between the Titans and Panthers at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.   Both teams wanted the Titans to win, but I have confirmed the toss did not involve a two-headed … Continue reading →

If there’s one thing that was reinforced in speaking with 49ers general manager Scot McCloughan Thursday, it’s that he likes big players.   He likes big cornerbacks; he likes big safeties; he likes big running backs. And he does not … Continue reading →

The 49ers are certainly in the market for an offensive tackle in the April draft. It is easy to assume that they will use one of their first-round picks to address that position.

When 49ers coach Mike Singletary and GM Scot McCloughan met with the media at the NFC Scouting Combine last year, they both voiced a preference for the 49ers to add a young running back to the roster.   The 49ers … Continue reading →

Here is Part Two of Mike Singletary’s media session today.   In this part, Singletary addresses how he approaches the combine, as far as weighing what’s important. He also said the 49ers’ approach does not change with Kurt Warner’s retirement … Continue reading →

Niners coach Mike Singletary met with the media today at the NFL Scouting Combine. Here is Part 1 of his media session with reporters:

Coach Mike Singletary said he was comfortable in saying Alex Smith will be the 49ers’ starting quarterback in 2010.   Does that mean that Smith, definitively, will be the starter in 2010?   “If it’ll stop you from asking again, … Continue reading →

Ah, the NFL Scouting Combine . . . a time when it’s accepted – no, expected – to write about the measurements of a man’s arms.

I’m traveling to chilly Indianapolis today for the NFL Scouting Combine, and I’m not going for the view. In fact, if you park yourself in front of your television set, you’ll have a much better vantage point of what’s happening inside … Continue reading →