gamecocks Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 I read on another board that Taylor and Herian were selected to play in a East/West Shrine game this year. I don't know how accurate that info was but they said they got it from the Omaha paper. If it is true. Then congrats to those two guys. Quote Link to comment
DaveH Posted December 28, 2006 Share Posted December 28, 2006 Yea, congrats and everything but how did Herian get in there? Quote Link to comment
dbetz23 Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Herian in the Shrine game.......... Quote Link to comment
Touchdown Tommie Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Herian in the Shrine game.......... That doesn't make much sense to me either....what did he do this year??? Quote Link to comment
gamecocks Posted December 29, 2006 Author Share Posted December 29, 2006 A lot of these senior bowl games are for those that haven't had excellent years but who still have a chance at going to the pros. It is pretty much just a showcase game. A lot of the higher profile seniors turn down opportunities to play in this game because they don't want to lose any draft stock with a bad performance. Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Then why the hell did Taylor accept this then??? Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Then why the hell did Taylor accept this then??? Exposure. The more the better - assuming you perform, of course. Quote Link to comment
strigori Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 unless you area first round lock, these bowls help players boost thier draft stock more often than not. As taylor is no more than a late second day pick, it is definatly in his best intrest to play. Quote Link to comment
General Blackshirt Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 no carriker? Quote Link to comment
NU fan in Denver Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 no carriker? I like carrickers chances of getting drafted early in round 1 or 2. He didn't have as good of a year as last year statistically, but he is a speciman. No need to risk getting hurt. Just show up to the combine and perform well. Quote Link to comment
HuskersGJ Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Then why the hell did Taylor accept this then??? A lot of these senior bowl games are for those that haven't had excellent years but who still have a chance at going to the pros. It is pretty much just a showcase game. A lot of the higher profile seniors turn down opportunities to play in this game because they don't want to lose any draft stock with a bad performance. Taylor is predicted to go anywhere from low round 2 to undrafted. Not exactly the "high profile" prospect that usually avoids these games. "High profile" in this case means somebody like Peyton Manning a few years ago. a top 10 or 15 pick. Of course he's going to accept an invitation to an All Star game. As said, its exposure. not just the game, but the practices, which are considered important for scouts, maybe even more so than the game itself. Its also a chance to talk with nfl scouts and officials. Taylor could benefit tremendousely from the whole experience. As could Herian. I like carrickers chances of getting drafted early in round 1 or 2. He didn't have as good of a year as last year statistically, but he is a speciman. No need to risk getting hurt. Just show up to the combine and perform well. seems like whenever a Husker is in that "late 1, early 2" spot, its usually ends up "early 2". Fabian being a lone exception in the last decade. anyway, Carriker and JMoore have been invited to and are expected to play in the Senior Bowl. LJS not mentioned in the above link is Barry Cryer, who will play in the 1st ever "North-South All Star Classic". which will feature not only NFL scouts, but AFL, CFL and NFL Europe scouts! hopefully Barry appeals to that first set. No official rosters yet for the Hula Bowl, the Las Vegas Classic or the, yes this is real, Texas vs the Nation Game. since the Florida vs the USA all star game worked out so well a few years ago. http://www.nfldraftscout.com/allstars/asbo...php?Season=2007 Quote Link to comment
BIGREDFAN_in_OMAHA Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 LJS Cotton/Poly Blend, 12/29: Herian set for East-West Shrine Game BY STEVEN M. SIPPLE / Lincoln Journal Star Thursday, Dec 28, 2006 - 10:54:29 pm CST 80 percent cotton Although he has had a relatively quiet senior season, Nebraska tight end Matt Herian still holds out hope of playing in the NFL, he said Thursday. Herian, who missed all of last season recovering from a broken leg, can improve his professional opportunities significantly with a strong performance Jan. 20 in the East-West Shrine Game in Houston. Such all-star games offer a chance for seniors to perform in front of NFL coaches and personnel evaluators. “I kind of told myself that I would take care of the season first, and then once the season was over, give it a shot,” Herian said. “If I don’t try it now, and give it one good shot, I might be kicking myself for the rest of my life.” Herian, who has 12 receptions for 150 yards and two touchdowns this season, is listed on the West roster along with Nebraska quarterback Zac Taylor. Husker defensive ends Adam Carriker and Jay Moore are set to play in the Senior Bowl on Jan. 27 in Mobile, Ala. The 6-foot-5, 245-pound Herian had 23 receptions through seven games in 2004 before suffering a fractured left leg in the eighth game. With 65 career receptions for 1,243 yards, he ranks as the school’s career leader in both receptions and yards among tight ends. Herian hears people say he’s not the same player he was before his injury. But he points out that in Nebraska’s offense under Bill Callahan, the Huskers use more weapons than they did in Frank Solich’s run-oriented offense. Indeed, Herian is seldom the primary receiver these days. Nevertheless, playing in Callahan’s NFL-style offense might help his chances to land in the league, said Herian, who hasn’t flashed the speed he showed before his leg injury. He’s still working hard at it. “It’s funny, but he really does get better every day,” Nebraska offensive coordinator Jay Norvell said. “He gets more confident. He runs better. It’s just one of those freaky injuries that takes time.” Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Good for those guys! Quote Link to comment
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