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I shared this in my Post-Draft Breakdown thread, but thought I'd go ahead and add this here as well (as I don't want this to get lost).
I was just watching the Seahawks Day 3 Press Conference ... and I was very intrigued in particular about a couple of UDFA's that were asked about/brought up.
The first of those who I'm finding very interesting in particular is Jordan Roos, the Guard out of Purdue. During the conference Jordan Roos was a guy that the media specifically asked about. Schneider said that he's a Guard/Center (so again there's that versatility that they like) who did 42 reps at 225lbs. THAT people is not just strong -- that is country strong -- and right up there with the best performances ever. To give you some context, this year, the top bench press performance was Isaac Asiata who had 35 reps at the Combine. Last year, it was Christian Westerman who had 34 reps. The record for bench press at the Combine ... was set by Stephen Paea, who had 49 reps at 225 lbs in 2011. So, for Roos to have 42 reps (I'm assuming he did that in a private workout) ... is absolutely amazing strength right there. Schneider said that they were excited to get Roos and that he was a draftable player. Pete added that he was very excited about getting him and called his signing one of their real "bright spots" as far as an UDFA signing goes. They admitted that they were considering taking him with one of their final picks. Schneider said that they "agreed to terms with him in principle".
If you want to see them talking about Roos, their comments on him start at about exactly 10:00 into the Press Conference. [See video below] I'm personally very interested to see Roos and what he does in training camp....
The other name that I'm interested to see ... is Cyril Grayson. [starts at 17:00 on the video below] Schneider said that scout Ed Dodds found him and took him out to dinner the night before the LSU Pro Day. He has good connections down there and had guys bragging to him about how good Grayson looked at receiver. Schneider added that Dodds had seen a Youtube video on his highlights and that they flew him up to Seattle after he ran a 4.32 and 4.35 -- and signed him that night. I think he's got a real uphill battle to actually land a spot on the 53 Man roster, be I'll very interested to see him in Preseason at least and whether or not he's a guy who can work himself onto the Practice Squad.
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I was just watching the Seahawks Day 3 Press Conference ... and I was very intrigued in particular about a couple of UDFA's that were asked about/brought up.
The first of those who I'm finding very interesting in particular is Jordan Roos, the Guard out of Purdue. During the conference Jordan Roos was a guy that the media specifically asked about. Schneider said that he's a Guard/Center (so again there's that versatility that they like) who did 42 reps at 225lbs. THAT people is not just strong -- that is country strong -- and right up there with the best performances ever. To give you some context, this year, the top bench press performance was Isaac Asiata who had 35 reps at the Combine. Last year, it was Christian Westerman who had 34 reps. The record for bench press at the Combine ... was set by Stephen Paea, who had 49 reps at 225 lbs in 2011. So, for Roos to have 42 reps (I'm assuming he did that in a private workout) ... is absolutely amazing strength right there. Schneider said that they were excited to get Roos and that he was a draftable player. Pete added that he was very excited about getting him and called his signing one of their real "bright spots" as far as an UDFA signing goes. They admitted that they were considering taking him with one of their final picks. Schneider said that they "agreed to terms with him in principle".
If you want to see them talking about Roos, their comments on him start at about exactly 10:00 into the Press Conference. [See video below] I'm personally very interested to see Roos and what he does in training camp....
The other name that I'm interested to see ... is Cyril Grayson. [starts at 17:00 on the video below] Schneider said that scout Ed Dodds found him and took him out to dinner the night before the LSU Pro Day. He has good connections down there and had guys bragging to him about how good Grayson looked at receiver. Schneider added that Dodds had seen a Youtube video on his highlights and that they flew him up to Seattle after he ran a 4.32 and 4.35 -- and signed him that night. I think he's got a real uphill battle to actually land a spot on the 53 Man roster, be I'll very interested to see him in Preseason at least and whether or not he's a guy who can work himself onto the Practice Squad.
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