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Bench Warmer
By Vic Carucci
National Editor, NFL.com
1. Greg Olsen, Miami (Underclassman)
Positives: Outstanding athlete with game-breaking skills ... Fast, explosive runner … Superb hands ... Excellent route-runner ... Intelligence ... Beats jams and uses quickness and agility to get good separation from defenders ... A linebacker can't cover him one-on-one ... Able to take a hard hit and continue running.
Negatives: Other than the need to improve his blocking, he has no significant negatives.
2. Zach Miller, Arizona State (Underclassman)
Positives: Runs precise routes ... Quickness and agility ... Size (6-foot-4-plus, 258 pounds) and strength ... Tremendous body control ... Does a good job of beating jams and is fast enough to make long gains after the catch ... Intelligence ... Able to consistently find openings in zone coverage ... Good blocker.
Negatives: Not many, but he does have room to gain strength.
3. Ben Patrick, Delaware
Positives: Nice combination of size (6-foot-3-plus, 252 pounds), strength, and speed ... Intelligence. …Impressive route-runner ... Consistently finds openings in zone coverage ... Reliable hands; makes difficult catches ... Toughness, especially when it comes to catching the ball in a crowd ... Takes hard hits and hangs onto the ball ... Uses quickness to gain separation.
Negatives: Needs to become more aggressive as a blocker and a runner after the catch ... Ball security.
4. Matt Spaeth, Minnesota
Positives: Size (6-7-plus, 270 pounds) and strength ... Runs good, precise routes and adjusts well to the ball ... Intelligence ... Superb hands.
Negatives: Lacks speed and explosiveness ... Needs to become a better blocker, which, given his size, is an area at which he should excel ... Still rehabilitating from a shoulder injury, which prevented him from participating in Combine workouts in February and in the Gophers' Pro Day on March 5.
5. Martrez Milner, Georgia
Positives: Gets maximum strength from his 6-3-plus, 252-pound frame ... Blocks well, especially when facing a bull rush ... Versatile enough to line up at H-back.
Negatives: Must develop more aggressiveness ... Doesn't have enough speed to consistently gain separation from defenders ... Hands; drops too many passes and tries to make too many catches with his body.
I thought Scott Chandler from Iowa would be #2.
National Editor, NFL.com
1. Greg Olsen, Miami (Underclassman)
Positives: Outstanding athlete with game-breaking skills ... Fast, explosive runner … Superb hands ... Excellent route-runner ... Intelligence ... Beats jams and uses quickness and agility to get good separation from defenders ... A linebacker can't cover him one-on-one ... Able to take a hard hit and continue running.
Negatives: Other than the need to improve his blocking, he has no significant negatives.
2. Zach Miller, Arizona State (Underclassman)
Positives: Runs precise routes ... Quickness and agility ... Size (6-foot-4-plus, 258 pounds) and strength ... Tremendous body control ... Does a good job of beating jams and is fast enough to make long gains after the catch ... Intelligence ... Able to consistently find openings in zone coverage ... Good blocker.
Negatives: Not many, but he does have room to gain strength.
3. Ben Patrick, Delaware
Positives: Nice combination of size (6-foot-3-plus, 252 pounds), strength, and speed ... Intelligence. …Impressive route-runner ... Consistently finds openings in zone coverage ... Reliable hands; makes difficult catches ... Toughness, especially when it comes to catching the ball in a crowd ... Takes hard hits and hangs onto the ball ... Uses quickness to gain separation.
Negatives: Needs to become more aggressive as a blocker and a runner after the catch ... Ball security.
4. Matt Spaeth, Minnesota
Positives: Size (6-7-plus, 270 pounds) and strength ... Runs good, precise routes and adjusts well to the ball ... Intelligence ... Superb hands.
Negatives: Lacks speed and explosiveness ... Needs to become a better blocker, which, given his size, is an area at which he should excel ... Still rehabilitating from a shoulder injury, which prevented him from participating in Combine workouts in February and in the Gophers' Pro Day on March 5.
5. Martrez Milner, Georgia
Positives: Gets maximum strength from his 6-3-plus, 252-pound frame ... Blocks well, especially when facing a bull rush ... Versatile enough to line up at H-back.
Negatives: Must develop more aggressiveness ... Doesn't have enough speed to consistently gain separation from defenders ... Hands; drops too many passes and tries to make too many catches with his body.
I thought Scott Chandler from Iowa would be #2.
