Senior Bowl First Look

should have a lot more star power than the EWS game...

Five guys in desperate need of putting on a strong showing in order to help their draft stock at this year’s Senior Bowl-

-QB Jake Locker: Washington
The sky was the limit for Jake Locker coming into the 2010 season after being a potential candidate for the first overall pick last draft.
-QB Christian Ponder: Florida State
He was banged up and bruised for the majority of the year, with injuries ranging from an achy shoulder to bursa sack problems to a sore elbow, all of which really took away from his velocity throwing the football.
-WR Niles Paul: Nebraska
he needs to display better concentration as a receiver, as he exhibited too many lapses and simply has a tendency to put the football on the ground in big situations.
-CB Shareece Wright: Southern Cal

Possible Saints Consideration
DL Allen Bailey: Miami
For a guy his size, Miami DL Allen Bailey is one heck of an athlete. He’s a long-armed kid with natural power in his lower half, runs extremely well in pursuit and can consistently make plays off his frame. However, when evaluating his play this season, he’s not a real playmaker or natural pass rusher on the outside. For his size, he has a good first step but not good enough to routinely threaten the corner. He doesn’t use his hands real well to gain inside leverage and disengage from blocks, and he doesn’t anchor vs. the run and play off blocks as well as you would expect. He’s simply a much better athlete than football player at this stage who has some upside, but he is going to need some work. I actually think he might be better suited to play inside as a one-gap DT where he can simply knife his way up the field and make plays before they start. Therefore, this is a big week for Bailey to prove he can be productive vs. top-tier competition if he hopes to get drafted as high as his physical skill set would leave you to believe.