Audie Cole And T.J. Graham Off To Good Start At Senior Bowl

by Akula Wolf on Jan 23, 2012 10:46 PM EST

Scouts and NFL-associated persons of varied repute talked about their impressions of the first day of the Senior Bowl practices, and both Audie Cole and T.J. Graham made some positive impressions. (Though Graham did have his share of drops, according to this account from the Philadelphia Eagles website.)

NC State WR TJ Graham has real impressive speed and runs better routes then first anticipated. 5'11 183lbs. Could turn into a nice slot guy
— NFL Draft Insider (@NFLDraftInsider) January 23, 2012

TJ Graham continues to impress. Made a nice catch in traffic, running good routes. Can tell he's got 4.4 or faster speed.
— Thomas Melton (@TMeltonScouting) January 23, 2012

Another NC St. LB, Audie Cole is a hardnosed kid that flows well tackle to tackle.
— Brent Sobleski (@brentsobleski) January 23, 2012

#Vikings coach Mike Singletary took a liking to #NCState LB Audie Cole, coached him up similar to Patrick Willis when he was down here
— Shane P. Hallam (@ShanePHallam) January 23, 2012

Names who stood out today: Chris Polk, Audie Cole, Russell Wilson (lot of zip on this one), Mike Adams.
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) January 23, 2012

Mayock on #Wisconsin QB Russell Wilson: "Could be Doug Flutie. I mean, that's how good this kid is. Innate understanding of making plays."
— Evan Silva (@evansilva) January 23, 2012

(Mike Mayock is a draft analyst for the NFL Network.)

More Mayock on Russell Wilson: "He's a playmaker, I don't care how tall he is. He's got a good enough arm. ... That kid is special."
— Evan Silva (@evansilva) January 23, 2012

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YEAAAAAHHHH!!!

by PirateWolf on Jan 23, 2012 11:09 PM EST reply actions

Whew - glad TJ never had a case of the drops at State...

by wolfonthehill on Jan 24, 2012 6:31 AM EST reply actions

is this sarcasm? or did you simply not watch state football before this past year?

by TheStrengthoftheWolf on Jan 24, 2012 12:24 PM EST up reply actions

TJ dropped passes?

Are you sure you aren’t thinking of Torry Holt?

by PackMentality on Jan 24, 2012 1:58 PM EST up reply actions

none were quite like recently deposed eric leak

hands like a bear trap I tell yea

by ginger avenger on Jan 24, 2012 9:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

Stick around - you'll learn to take nothing here seriously

Except biting sarcasm and cynicism – we’re pretty serious about them…

by wolfonthehill on Jan 24, 2012 7:13 PM EST up reply actions

since the Redskins, my NFL team, will not have a

high enough first round pick to get a “can’t miss prospect” at quarterback-if there are any-, i hope they draft Russell Wilson in the later rounds.

by sbas2 on Jan 24, 2012 8:01 AM EST reply actions

I'd like to see Wilson

go to a good sit and watch type situation, seeing as how he is hardly a can’t miss and would need to be a polished pro to be successful…I don’t think he’s good enough to learn on the fly, not to say he can’t do it. A Matt Flynn-type situation would be perfect

by ginger avenger on Jan 24, 2012 8:22 AM EST up reply actions

Russell goin in a mid-round (4 or 5 round) pick to...

San Fran or Miami…I don’t know, I just got a feeling he will end up at one of those two places.

I think Audie has a chance to be a better pro than collegiate athlete, but I can’t see Graham sticking at the pro-level.

by chip24spb on Jan 24, 2012 8:53 AM EST up reply actions

TJ will get multiple chances

He had a vastly more productive collegiate career than Alvis Whitted, and Alvis managed to collect a lot of NFL paychecks. Speed in the NFL is like tall in the NBA.

by acc_10k on Jan 24, 2012 10:40 AM EST up reply actions