The East-West Shrine Game was held in Houston last night, and I caught bits and pieces of it during basketball commercials. Paul Hubbard, Nick Hayden, and Taylor Mehlhaff played in the game. Hubbard had two catches for 25 yards, Mehlhaff kicked 28- and 42-yard field goals.
Houston Chronicle blogger Lance Zierlein was very complimentary of Hayden and Hubbard in his practice notes.
- I continue to be impressed with Wisconsin DT Nick Hayden. The guy has a phenomenal motor. He's not a big guy despite being at right around 300, but would be a good rotation player in a 1-gap system as he is a mother bleeper in the gaps. He uses his hands great. He might also potentially be a good 3-4 DE as well. - Wisconsin WR Paul Hubbard is the WR with the most buzz and has clearly helped his stock this week. Scouts have been impressed with his size and quickness and I think he'll lock in on the 3rd round.
The SFGate Niner Insider blog also mentioned Hayden and Hubbard.
-Wisconsin receiver Paul Hubbard made a tough catch in traffic but then limped off the field. He's got size (6-3, 218) and speed.
-Wisconsin defensive tackle Nick Hayden put a great spin move on and nearly got to O'Connell.
Wow, nice praise for both. Earlier in the week ESPN's Todd McShay had praise for the job Hayden was doing against Michigan's Adam Kraus.
I saw Hayden as a fifth-seventh rounder, and Hubbard as a fringe pick, although both should have good measurables. My prediction is that of these three guys and Ike, Mehlhaff will have the best professional career, even if he does not get drafted.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Shrine Game notes
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Off topic here, but ``mother bleeper.'' I know the rule of blogs is there are no rules, but for a newspaper blog isn't ``mother bleeper'' a little tacky?
By the way, I'll jump back in the Ianello discussion Monday or Tuesday. Been too busy with Packers stuff.
I still wonder why Stemke never caught on....it seemed like he had great numbers coming out of college. Granted, punting/kicking is such a crapshoot but I figure if a guy kicks well in a cold weather environment, then he would have a decent chance to stick in the NFl.
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