Macho Harris Draft Status

Here's an update on the Macho man from Darryl Slater at the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He's cut his hair, trying to become more professional. Here's an exerpt:

Even if it doesn't, Harris' position coach at Tech, Torrian Gray, thinks Harris' value as a player is best measured not by a stopwatch but by video highlights of his accomplishments as a Hokie -- 15 interceptions, third-most in school history, including four returned for touchdowns.

"When it comes down to it and you go back and you look at the film, I think they overvalue the 40 time," said Gray, a former NFL safety and defensive backs coach. "If a guy's gonna continuously show you he can make plays in college, it's not gonna change that he's a playmaker in the pros."

For more on Macho, look to the Collegiate Times.

Macho Harris

Macho's draft status has been up in the air, and from what I've seen he could go as early as the top of the second round to the middle of the third. Whatever you think of him, you know he is a playmaker on film. The Washington Post thinks so too, as does Brandon Flowers. Check it out.

Macho Harris

An interesting new article about NFL speed vs. quickness came out from ProFootballWeekly.com. Here is the crux of their study: "By subtracting the 20-yard shuttle time from the straight-line 40-time, as many teams tend to do as a gauge of lateral agility, evaluators can even better gauge a player's lateral agility than they can simply with short shuttle times, as the differential puts into perspective both long speed and short-area quickness."

In any event, they posit that the further away the quickness is from the straight-line speed the better player they will be. Good thing for Macho- he tops the DB list this year.

Macho Harris Draft Status

Here is a new NFL Mock that has the Macho Man back at the end of the second round to the Pats. I've heard his name from more than a few sources around that slot, and some have him going as early as the 49ers second round pick.

Pro Day Video

Here is some more Pro Day content, this time in the form of a video from WSLS in Roanoke.

VT Pro Day

VT's Pro Day apparently went well for all involved, especially one Macho Harris. RotoWorld.com is reporting that the Macho man ran a 4.4 flat. Very nice, and it may have earned him a good 200k more in salary. Not bad. While the scouts are discounting the time to a 4.51 due to a "fast track" (WTF), it certainly bodes well for Harris. I like that scouts are noticing that he is a quick-twitch athlete who might have the best ball-skills in the entire draft. His short shuttle time is especially impressive.

I've heard from some Packer fans that they are looking closely at Orion Martin, due to their recent switch to the base 3-4 defense. I like that fit, and I really wish the best for the former walk-on. Martin is working hard to try to improve his 40 time, and I think that he gets drafted.

Here is a good round-up of VT's Pro Day and the results of the participating seniors.