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Friday, January 27, 2005 Gibson, Williams, Houston remain out By Todd McShay Scouts Inc. Cellular, Ala. Listed here is the hype from Thursday's Senior Bowl practices: Thursday's Senior Bowl methods were gentle ones. With the overall game only two days away, both South groups and North targeted down the strength and became popular all of the patches, aside from lids. The methods served as good training days for the people but didn't provide much when it comes to the analysis process, which explains why a good most of NFL scouts, instructors and personnel authorities left Mobile for their respective home towns. You will find usually some rumors going swimming throughout Senior Bowl week, and this season was no different. There was not much talk on the Randy Moss entrance. Nevertheless, the biggest gossip going swimming concerned the chance of Drew Bledsoe reuniting with Bill Parcells in Dallas must he be introduced by the Bills. The approaching choosing of Romeo Crennel (Patriots defensive planner) whilst the Browns new head mentor and Randy Mueller (ESPN.com expert) whilst the Seahawks' new general manager were also topics in large blood supply. Unfortuitously, still another participant will need to close it down for the remaining of the week, as University of Pittsburgh OT Rob Petitti irritated a injury on Tuesday. He was replaced by the North with Vanderbilt OG Justin Geisinger, who's making the all of the chance. Better athletic ability have been shown by Geisinger, considered a powerful run blocker with excellent size, than expected since returning. Some roster changes have been also made by the South changing Auburn DB Carlos Rogers with Bethune-Cookman DB Nick Collins and UAB WR Roddy White with Clemson WR Airese Currie. Collins is just a developing possibility with great speed, but he is strong and short and is perhaps not eventually sound. Currie can also be a developing possibility, but he reveals much more benefit due to his pace and explosiveness. The monitor celebrity made soccer participant made large advances throughout his senior year, featuring plenty of promise as a flexible position recipient. Currie could make plays on reverses and in the reunite game. Both Collins and Currie need certainly to absorb around possible from the South training team between now and Saturday's sport to be able to most useful make the most of this possibility. Still another participant has ruffled some feathers together with his last-minute decision this week to not engage. Virginia OG Elton Brown found its way to Mobile promptly and also considered in, but the city was left by him before joining an exercise. We've been told by many scouts that his adviser persuaded him to not perform. There was not much to simply take out of Thursday's training from the scouting point of view, but there were a couple of things that leaped out. First of all, Georgia WR Fred Gibson had his way with DBs Collins and Corey Webster (LSU) throughout skeleton passing drills. Gibson is known to be a "soft" recipient who nothing like to review the center and risk getting hit. Nevertheless, when he's separated one-on-one on the border, Gibson has got the dimension, athletic ability and playmaking abilities to complete a highlight reel. Selecting on Collins throughout his first trip to training was not remarkable, but totally "juking" Webster out of his cleats on a double relocate the finish zone for a landing was. Another thing that stood out throughout the South's exercise was the remarkable getting abilities of RBs Carnell Williams (Auburn) and Cedric Houston (Tennessee). It's demonstrably much easier to get the ball without neck patches, but equally Williams and Houston were relaxed, liquid and confident getting the baseball. Houston's one-handed capture on a fade path was the absolute most remarkable with a straight back in this week's exercise. Fresno State OL Logan Mankins had been recommended by as a possible NFL handle some, but this week managed to get clear he's a much better match at guard. Actually, he's perhaps the very best guard at the Senior Bowl. Mankins has great measurement for a but lacks the peak of an NFL handle. He's the low body strength and fast legs to drive the stack in the running game. He also offers demonstrated exceptional horizontal activity skills in variety and cross defense on draws, barriers and second-level blocks in the running game. Together with his remarkable showing this week, Mankins must have solidified an area in the 2nd round as you of the leading OG leads ahead off the table. LSU's Marcus Spears is still another South person that made some cash this week. Spears' draft worth dropped following a relatively discouraging senior year. Nevertheless, he's the size to put on his ground against work when he's arranged at defensive end and has persistent energy coming off the side as a rusher. He doesn't have good speed as a en in the NFL to show the place on a regular foundation. But on apparent moving downs, Spears has got the speed to take spaces if arranged at defensive tackle. Within our view, his powerful play this week went quite a distance toward strengthening him as a late first-round pick.