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March 8th, 2010, 10:16 AM
Fordham’s Skelton to throw at pro day
Posted: March 7th, 2010 | NFL.com Staff | Tags: 2010 Pro Days, Fordham, John Skelton
While Fordham quarterback John Skelton will throw at the school’s pro day Tuesday March 9th, he will stand on all of his other workout numbers from the NFL Scouting Combine.
Skelton had an impressive showing in Indianapolis, including posting a 4.85 second 40-yard dash, a 33 1/2-inch vertical jump and a 9-foot broad jump.
Though Fordham’s pro day will take place indoors, Skelton will throw outside to four receivers, including his brother, Stephen, along with teammate Asa Lucas, Colgate’s Pat Simonds and Columbia’s Austin Knowlin.
– Gil Brandt
exciting.. John should feel comfortable throwing at FU ..
few questions -
at what time is it and is this session open to the public?
cool he throws to his bro and Lucas. why not FU's Jason Caldwell as well (who is a stud)..
i realize Simonds and Knowlin have NFL aspirations.. curios tho who picked - requested those 2.. HC Masella (as a favor to them) or the nfl scouts who wanted also get a look at them. btw Steve Skelton is listed as a top 10 TE in 2011 nfl draft.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- some other tidbits on John Skelton recently
Adam Caplan for example has personally seen John Skelton play in several games and came away with a very favorable impression of him from his combine performance. In my opinion here is a very good overall assessment of how the QB's did at the combine. http://jac.scout.com/2/950150.html. I also think the NFL.com's scouting report on John is a fair one http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/john-skelton?id=497129
Senior Analyst at NFL.com, Pat Kirwan said this,
"I like Tony Pike a lot -- he did not have a great combine, but I like him on film. He has the college production, the size and the escapability to garner lots of interest in the second round. As for the Bills, I think he'd be a terific fit. But they may be looking at another name or two, like Dan Lefevour. More work has to be done on John Skelton of Fordham, who looked great at the combine -- he stole the show. Skelton is 6-5 3/8, 243. He ran a 4.89 in the 40 and threw the ball better than anyone in the combine drills. We'll have more on him on NFL.com before the draft."
Former NFL QB Jim Miller, now with Sirius NFL Radio offered his thoughts on the quarterbacks: “I thought players who helped themselves were John Skelton out of Fordham. He really threw the ball nice, nice release. He’s a big guy who can move. He and Dan LeFevour when they did the quarterback movement drills, I thought they knocked it out of the park. “Skelton can move. He impressed me. I don’t want to say he’s a Flacco or a Josh Freeman. But if you’re looking for a big guy who’s an athlete who can throw the football, he fits the bill. If I were a team, I’d probably go back and look at the college tape from Fordham. How was their offensive line? Did he have playmakers he was throwing to? But he has a powerful arm.”
Quick mention in USA Today, today. Former NFL QB and nfl.com radio analyst Jim Miller "Overall, as a consensus among coaches and GMs, this is a very weak, weak quarterback class," Miller says. "The kid I'm intrigued by is John Skelton of Fordham, a big kid who can move who has the best arm in this draft."I'm not saying he's Joe Flacco. I wouldn't say he's a first-rounder. But he's a big, strapping kid teams are going to be intrigued by."
Add intrigue to the questions.
Posted: March 7th, 2010 | NFL.com Staff | Tags: 2010 Pro Days, Fordham, John Skelton
While Fordham quarterback John Skelton will throw at the school’s pro day Tuesday March 9th, he will stand on all of his other workout numbers from the NFL Scouting Combine.
Skelton had an impressive showing in Indianapolis, including posting a 4.85 second 40-yard dash, a 33 1/2-inch vertical jump and a 9-foot broad jump.
Though Fordham’s pro day will take place indoors, Skelton will throw outside to four receivers, including his brother, Stephen, along with teammate Asa Lucas, Colgate’s Pat Simonds and Columbia’s Austin Knowlin.
– Gil Brandt
exciting.. John should feel comfortable throwing at FU ..
few questions -
at what time is it and is this session open to the public?
cool he throws to his bro and Lucas. why not FU's Jason Caldwell as well (who is a stud)..
i realize Simonds and Knowlin have NFL aspirations.. curios tho who picked - requested those 2.. HC Masella (as a favor to them) or the nfl scouts who wanted also get a look at them. btw Steve Skelton is listed as a top 10 TE in 2011 nfl draft.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- some other tidbits on John Skelton recently
Adam Caplan for example has personally seen John Skelton play in several games and came away with a very favorable impression of him from his combine performance. In my opinion here is a very good overall assessment of how the QB's did at the combine. http://jac.scout.com/2/950150.html. I also think the NFL.com's scouting report on John is a fair one http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/john-skelton?id=497129
Senior Analyst at NFL.com, Pat Kirwan said this,
"I like Tony Pike a lot -- he did not have a great combine, but I like him on film. He has the college production, the size and the escapability to garner lots of interest in the second round. As for the Bills, I think he'd be a terific fit. But they may be looking at another name or two, like Dan Lefevour. More work has to be done on John Skelton of Fordham, who looked great at the combine -- he stole the show. Skelton is 6-5 3/8, 243. He ran a 4.89 in the 40 and threw the ball better than anyone in the combine drills. We'll have more on him on NFL.com before the draft."
Former NFL QB Jim Miller, now with Sirius NFL Radio offered his thoughts on the quarterbacks: “I thought players who helped themselves were John Skelton out of Fordham. He really threw the ball nice, nice release. He’s a big guy who can move. He and Dan LeFevour when they did the quarterback movement drills, I thought they knocked it out of the park. “Skelton can move. He impressed me. I don’t want to say he’s a Flacco or a Josh Freeman. But if you’re looking for a big guy who’s an athlete who can throw the football, he fits the bill. If I were a team, I’d probably go back and look at the college tape from Fordham. How was their offensive line? Did he have playmakers he was throwing to? But he has a powerful arm.”
Quick mention in USA Today, today. Former NFL QB and nfl.com radio analyst Jim Miller "Overall, as a consensus among coaches and GMs, this is a very weak, weak quarterback class," Miller says. "The kid I'm intrigued by is John Skelton of Fordham, a big kid who can move who has the best arm in this draft."I'm not saying he's Joe Flacco. I wouldn't say he's a first-rounder. But he's a big, strapping kid teams are going to be intrigued by."
Add intrigue to the questions.