Posts tagged NFL Combine
Introducing Colts Safety Chip Vaughn
Oct 26th
Chip Vaughn is a big hitter. (Marc Serota | Getty Images)
Prior to the 2009 NFL Draft, I put together a series of stories which compared players I thought the Colts may select. Former Wake Forest safety Chip Vaughn was one of those players and was arguably the best run stuffing safety out of the 2009 group. One will notice a lot of similarities in Vaughn’s aggressive style and hard hitting to Colts safeties Bob Sanders, Antoine Bethea, and Melvin Bullitt. The New Orleans Saints selected Vaughn in the 4th round.
Researching the injury that kept Vaughn out of the 2009 season, it appears as though he was placed on injured reserve for much the same reason a lot of young players are when teams want to save them for the future, but have not had the time to work them into their system prior to the coming season. The Colts did the same with safety David Caldwell this year, who seemingly did not have a critical injury and was seen at training camp practices, but his injuries were bad enough to put him on injured reserve, get him healthy, and give him a chance to get ready for the 2011 season. More >
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Javarris James
Aug 8th
Javarris James(L) with cousin and former Colts Feature Back Edgerrin James(R) | Naplenews.com
Javarris James
Born: 18th of September, 1987
Hometown: Immokalee, FL
College: University of Miami
Draft: UDFA – 2010 (Indianapolis Colts)
Height: 6 feet 0 inches
Weight: 215 lbs.
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Profiling Colts Running Back Javarris James
Aug 7th
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Javarris James(L) with cousin and former Colts Feature Back Edgerrin James(R) | Naplenews.com
Javarris James
Born: 18th of September, 1987
Hometown: Immokalee, FL
College: University of Miami
Draft: UDFA – 2010 (Indianapolis Colts)
Height: 6 feet 0 inches
Weight: 215 lbs.
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David Caldwell
Jul 13th
Rob Ostermaier | Daily Press Photo
David "DaC" Caldwell
David Caldwell is a 5-foot 11-inch, 212 pound safety out of William and Mary who joined the Colts as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft. Caldwell out-performed all safeties at the 2010 NFL Combine in the broad jump, 3-cone drill, short shuttle, and 60-yard shuttle. His 39.5 inch vertical leap would have ranked third amongst safeties at the combine. His 4.5 40-yard dash speed is also very good.
While Cadwell did not play for a school capable of competing for a national championship, he did play at both safety and cornerback during his time at William and Mary, starting his final three seasons at the safety position. He racked up 243 tackles, 14.5 tackles for a loss, two sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, three interceptions, and seven passes broken up.
His career totals in tackles were just outside the top 20 active leaders at the conclusion of the 2009 season, and 12th in the nation among all active players with 163 career solo tackles.
As film on Caldwell shows, he plays at a high speed on the field. He knows how to make solid, hard-hitting tackles, and displays that uncanny “nose for the football.”
Caldwell has the speed and athletic ability to return, if needed. In his final three years at William and Mary, Caldwell returned 30 kickoffs for 677 yards (22.6 yards avg.) and one punt for seven yards.
When one considers that Silva is not only asked to cover kicks and punts but has occasionally been asked to return as well, Caldwell’s background filling those roles makes him seem like a solid compliment for the Colts.
If you are heading to Anderson to watch the Colts in training camp let this be your warning, beware the “DaC attack.” What is the “DaC attack?” you ask. You will have to see the Colts in camp to find out, but the following video should give you an idea.
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Colts Rookie Safety David Caldwell Speaks with Coltzilla
Jul 12th
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David Caldwell is a 5-foot 11-inch, 212 pound safety out of William and Mary who joined the Colts as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL Draft. Caldwell out-performed all safeties at the 2010 NFL Combine in the broad jump, 3-cone drill, short shuttle, and 60-yard shuttle. His 39.5 inch vertical leap would have ranked third amongst safeties at the combine. His 4.5 40-yard dash speed is also very good.
While Cadwell did not play for a school capable of competing for a national championship, he did play at both safety and cornerback during his time at William and Mary, starting his final three seasons at the safety position. He racked up 243 tackles, 14.5 tackles for a loss, two sacks, three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, three interceptions, and seven passes broken up.
His career totals in tackles were just outside the top 20 active leaders at the conclusion of the 2009 season, and 12th in the nation among all active players with 163 career solo tackles.
Rob Ostermaier | Daily Press Photo
David "DaC" Caldwell
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Don’t Forget Mike Hart
May 22nd
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Mike Hart joined the team when he was drafted in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. What is alarming about Hart is that despite being the most productive running back in Michigan football history, he slipped to the bottom of the draft. It is somewhat rare for the best running back in the history of one of the most successful college football programs in the country to see his draft stock plummet to near irrelevance.
The reason for Hart’s plummet is his small size and poor performance in the NFL Combine. At only 5-foot 9-inches tall and 206 pounds he is considered too small to be a legitimate NFL starter. His 40-yard dash time of 4.67-seconds is much slower than the coveted 4.4-second time most teams look for in running backs. Still, a guy has to know how to carry a football to completely obliterate division I level competition in college.
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Summer Showdown: Jamie Silva v. David Caldwell
May 12th
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For the last two seasons, Jamie Silva has served as the team’s primary back-up at safety and has established himself as one of the team’s leaders on special teams coverage units. Since he joined the team, two realities have been relatively obvious.
First, Silva is the kind of player who has uncanny football instincts and uses his experience as a team leader at Boston College and his knack for being around the football to make plays. Second, the reason he relies almost entirely on his football instincts to excel is because he lacks the elite athleticism of most NFL safeties.
The importance of intangibles should not be understated but at the same time, the limitations associated with not having NFL caliber speed and athleticism have a very real impact on a player’s ability to ever serve anything more than a supporting role.
This is where undrafted free agent safety prospect David Caldwell could come in. Caldwell out-performed all safeties at the 2010 NFL Combine in the broad jump, 3-cone drill, short shuttle, and 60-yard shuttle. His 39.5 inch vertical leap would have ranked third amongst safeties at the combine. His 4.5 40-yard dash speed is significantly faster that Jamie Silva’s 4.78 time at the 2008 NFL Combine.
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