NFL Draft: Scout’s Notebook

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Posted July 18, 2010

Wisconsin

Wisconsin
Gabe Carimi 68 …
Scott Tolzien – name pronounced Scott Tol-ZEEN
Nick Toon 1

Michigan
53 Ryan Van Bergen

Gabe Carimi (vs. Brandon Graham #55) 13:02 1st – Gets beat inside by 55 … seems to lack some agility on this play

11:22 1st – Unimpressive agility, bad feet vs. 55

1:20 1st – Overextends, bends at waist … seems to be on ground a lot

12:05 2nd – Poor chop block … bad technique

11:25 2nd – Too high … Natural knee bender??????????

4:05 2nd – Lacks agility and athleticism … bends at waist too much … better job of bending knees this time

3:52 2nd – Nice footwork and hands on this play


vs. Northwestern

10:36 1st: Solid job vs. Wootton … good leverage and bent at knees better here … good job anchoring … showed some toughness and strength vs. bull rush

2:00 1st: Good job maintaining block … physical blocker

:19 1st: Stays low … good feet vs. DT … nice technique but gets unbalanced at end of play and gets head over feet too much

12:13 3rd: Bad feet and needs to improve footwork … lacks agility … a little stiff

12:08 3rd: Got away with holding

4:17 3rd: Why is he on the ground so much? Must lack some coordination and agility…too top heavy and gets too high …

11:26 4th: Solid straight line speed and quickness, but has no lateral agility

Nick Toon: Knows how to find soft spots in zone…plucks the football – smooth hands, tough and doesn’t go down easy …productive – doesn’t drop football very often… could do a better job of selling routes…fearless over middle…smart with good route instincts

QB Scott Tolzien: Love his touch, accuracy, quick release, footwork, technically sound. Below average arm strength. Game manager – quick decision maker … pro style offense… needs to get rid of a little hitch in his motion but this is VERY fixable …has some athleticism and makes quick decisions…very mature QB … scans field …intelligent…






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