mvn.com - 2/22/2008
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Mario Manningham improved each one of his three seasons with the Wolverines. I believe that he could have had his best season yet if he had stayed for his senior year. Instead, Manningham will take his act to the NFL. Though he’s probably not as good of a prospect as Braylon Edwards was, he is the best receiver in this weak class.
Scouting Report: Shawn Crable, LB, Michigan
mvn.com 2/21/2008 — Shawn Crable is well built, and playing the strong side, he can get some more pounds on. The senior from Michigan is very quick for his size and build, but does not have the range that others may have getting into a play. Still, anything within his range he will get to and tackle the opponent. He loves to pass rush and has the skills to do it well. Crable does not have a problem in run stuffing an
Lions keep an eye on U-M's Crable
mlive.com 2/24/2008 — At first glance, Michigan's Shawn Crable doesn't appear to be the type of linebacker the Detroit Lions might be interested in drafting.
The Lions are looking for the prototypical "Tampa Two'' player while Crable's strength is believed to be as a pass-rusher -- which Lions linebackers rarely do -- and the knock on Crable is that he's a "tweener.'' Some teams look at him as a linebacker while ...
Buffalo perspective on NFL Combine: Wide receivers
mvn.com 2/24/2008 — Sunday was the day for quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers. Buffalo is good at QB and RB, but desperately in need of a tall wide receiver. Josh Reed, Roscoe Parrish and Lee Evans all stack up below 5-11.
See who opened up some eyes at the combine. Notably Malcolm Kelly, James Hardy, Marcus Monk, DeSean Jackson and Limas Sweed.
MSU's Devin Thomas impresses while U-M's Mike Hart and Mario Manningham struggle
freep.com 2/25/2008 — A speedy in-state wide receiver turned heads at yesterday's NFL Combine, but it wasn't Mario Manningham.
MSU's Devin Thomas posted a forty time two full tenths of a second faster than Manningham, and upped his draft stock significantly with an impressive showing in the receiver skill drills, too. Sports Illustrated's Tony Pauline listed Thomas as one of the biggest risers of this year's ...