My Way | Colby Porter Jr

[moose141]

Re: My Way | Colby Porter Jr

Pretty fun little career you have going here! I liked the addition of the Player's Tribune article as a cool touch, though it was a shame you left Oregon State as some of those jersey combinations were absolute fire!!! Porter is a cool little player with some real swag, love the gear combinations that you have him in. Very solid season to finish out his career; was the Heisman tie legitimate from the game I assume? Pretty wild that somehow with that many "votes" it found a way to have you tie haha rather than win outright. Will Porter still keep trying to play as a QB at the next level? Or will he become more of an Edelman type slot receiver with his skillset? I'm sure he seems set on trying to make it as a QB a la Kyler Murray.

[djp73]

Re: My Way | Colby Porter Jr

Pretty fun little career you have going here! I liked the addition of the Player's Tribune article as a cool touch, though it was a shame you left Oregon State as some of those jersey combinations were absolute fire!!! Porter is a cool little player with some real swag, love the gear combinations that you have him in. Very solid season to finish out his career; was the Heisman tie legitimate from the game I assume? Pretty wild that somehow with that many "votes" it found a way to have you tie haha rather than win outright. Will Porter still keep trying to play as a QB at the next level? Or will he become more of an Edelman type slot receiver with his skillset? I'm sure he seems set on trying to make it as a QB a la Kyler Murray.

I appreciate the in depth post!

I enjoy presenting these things in a number of ways but was trying to avoid first person story telling. The Players Tribune article gave me a chance for Colby to tell his story without "getting inside his head".

It was tough to leave those OSU uniforms! I was leaning toward a couple other schools before Virginia but this is so visual to me that I couldn't get past some lackluster uniforms. Virginia made sense.

Porter has been a lot of fun to play with and I think his playing style and gear and "swag" are all part of that.

The Heisman tie was a bit of artistic license on my part, not sure that could happen in game?

CPJ's intent is to play QB as long as he has the opportunity. I'll be posting some combination of the combine, pro day and draft soon and that will tell us what that opportunity looks like for the immediate future.

In my opinion his stature may say position change but his stats say he at least deserves a shot as a QB.

What do you think?

[djp73]

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NFL DRAFT | NFL COMBINE | VIRGINIA FOOTBALL | NCAA FOOTBALL
PORTER JR ELECTS NOT TO WORKOUT AT NFL COMBINE
Will throw at Pro Day, doesn't intend to run a 40
By Josiah Greene Mar 1st, 2019, 11:17pm


QB COLBY PORTER JR STRETCHES FOR A RUSHING TD AGAINST VIRGINIA TECH

"We feel that the important stuff is on tape and that the most important think I can do at the combine is meet with and speak with team representatives."

That was how Colby Porter Jr. defended his decision not to participate in drills at the NFL Scouting Combine when he was questioned by reporters.

First round prospect Kyler Murray also decided to forego working out but many were disappointed to hear the same from Porter Jr.

"Porter Jr. hasn't done what Murray has as a passer." One NFC executive told me. "He's been adamant that he wants to be a QB at the next level so he should be chomping at the bit to show us he can be."

"He has a lot on tape. I think I get what he's doing. He's fast. He's probably a 4.4 guy and I think if he puts that down maybe he starts getting more pressure to play a different position. We think he can play QB eventually. I've heard a range of things. Some guys say he can definitely play QB and they'd take him if he's there late. Some teams are off him completely unless he changes positions. He knows what he's doing."

Porter Jr. indicated that he would be measured and would speak with anyone that wanted to talk. He said he was "very excited" for what his camp is putting together for his pro day and that it will show "much more than running around in shorts".

Most experts have Porter Jr. as a 4th to 6th round pick as a quarterback.

"It's not a total waste." A scout for an AFC team that is reportedly looking to draft a QB on day 2 or 3 said. "Like Murray there's a lot of anticipation to get some official measurements on him. I've heard anywhere from 5'9" all the way up to 6'2", it's probably in the middle. We'll know. Same with weight. 180, 210, nobody knows. We'll get to see measurements. Personally I'm really excited to talk to him. I've only heard good."

[djp73]

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[MajorSupreme]

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Colby should definitely continue to fight to be a quarterback, though it would be cool to see him used as a Taysom Hill type player as he refines his skills for the pros.

[djp73]

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Colby should definitely continue to fight to be a quarterback, though it would be cool to see him used as a Taysom Hill type player as he refines his skills for the pros.

I think it's all going to hinge on where he gets drafted, could certainly be a possibility!

[djp73]

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NFL DRAFT
Colby Porter Jr. impresses at unorthodox pro day

By DOUG FARRAR March 21, 2019


PORTER JR. THROWS A PASS DURING VIRGINIA'S SPRING GAME LAST YEAR, MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA WERE NOT ALLOWED TO USE CAMERAS DURING HIS PRO DAY WORKOUT

Colby Porter Jr. took a page out of Johnny Manziel's book during his pro day workout at Virginia's practice facility, electing to do the workout in full gear. He also did a number of things that we hadn't seen in the past, including working with wet footballs and using defenders in various positions at times during the exhibition.

Porter Jr. worked with Olamide Zaccheaus, Jordan Ellis and Evan Butts, throwing a number of passes to each of them on a wide variety of routes. He spoke before the workout, introducing his teammates and thanking those in attendance before getting started.

Porter Jr. proved that his offseason work with performance coaches George Whitfield and Kevin O'Connell paid great dividends. Despite the typical pro day being a more controlled environment than Porter Jr. would have found himself in had he elected to workout at the combine he and the coaches he worked made a great effort to get him out of his comfort zone and show that he could do some things that he hadn't yet put on film.

He took snaps from under center on roughly 50% of the plays, something he essentially never did in college. He also made it a point to demonstrate his ability to use a traditional five or seven step drop, something he also did not do previously. He was a bit jumpy and did cross his feet a few times on deeper drops but overall he was able to show it was something he was capable of and could build on if the team that takes him has a scheme that depends on it. When Cam Newton came out of college and worked under center at first, he was hopping all over the place.

Porter Jr. completed 57 of his 60 passes, missing on a ten yard out to Butts that was wide. Ellis dropped a good pass on an angle route early on and one of the deeper wet ball throws hit the turf.

Porter Jr., who didn't throw the ball deep often at Virginia or Oregon State, threw several deep balls to Zaccheaus. They were not all perfect but the speedy receiver was able to adjust to them all and those in attendance seemed impressed.

“It's not a part of his game we saw much of. It's far from perfect but it's also not as bad as a lot of us perceived.” An NFC scout said when I asked about Porter Jr's deep throws.

Porter Jr's final throw was a 50 plus yard post connection to Zaccheaus after which he sprinted to celebrate with his favorite target from 2018. Porter Jr. hugged his mother and grandfather, the only “entourage” on hand, after the play. He then waved to and thanked the attendees before jogging off the field with his teammates.

Some personnel folks on hand apparently asked about a 40 yard dash and some of the other combine drills Porter Jr. elected not to do. They were simply told that it "was not a part of todfay's program." Despite that most seemed satisfied with the workout overall.

"It did," Porter Jr. said when asked by Paul Burmeister of the NFL Network if the workout went the way he wanted.

“I think it went really well. I wanted to highlight some of my strengths and hopefully show that some of the things that have been, or were at least perceived as weaknesses, were things I had been working on and had been able to improve on in a short amount of time since the season ended. It was a lot of fun getting to throw the ball around with my teammates one last time, that's the best part of today. Those guys put on a show too.”

Like most quarterbacks, Porter Jr. started off with quick, short routes, and no surprise that these were all easy completions asides from a drop. When he did start throwing deeper the motion seemed improved from where it had been during his college career, though it is still far from textbook. I was very, very impressed with how quickly he got into position to make those deep throws, even while on the run. His delivery may not be perfect but it is quick and compact. You can tell that the deep ball is not a totally natural part of his game, but he has worked on it and improved it, especially when he's on the run and throwing deep.

It's to his credit that he wanted to challenge himself in this way, and with the extra equipment, defenders and other factors. He clearly wanted to make a statement -- and he certainly did.

“Some of that was my idea.” Porter Jr. said when asked about the wet footballs and the players being used to simulate a pass rush that were included on a number of snaps. “Some was the coaches I was working with. We wanted to show a variety of looks and create something that would show more than the combine and hopefully we did that, hopefully we answered some of those questions. A little disappointed that one ball hit the ground but that was a risk I wanted to take.”

Porter Jr. did bounce back from the errant throw nicely, making a very similar throw on the next snap, still working with a wet ball.

In addition, I liked that he was able to make throws accurately and consistently off his back foot and when he was not optimally set up in the pocket due to the “pass rush”. We'll still need to see him excel while staying in the pocket with pressure in his face, and that won't really happen until he hits an NFL field for the first time. But he can clearly throw under duress, and he's going to have to do it in new ways at the next level.

“A lot of guys question if he can play at all at the next level.” NFL Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner said after the workout. “I think that's foolish. He absolutely can play at the next level. How well is what remains to be seen. He showed today that he wants to improve, and that he can improve on some of those shortcomings. If he was three inches taller he would have a first or second round grade on him.”

There were other little things that impressed -- how he quickly looked off the safety on shorter timing throws. How he threw from his front foot with touch and aim on seam throws of 15 to 20 yards. How quickly he got the ball out on slants. How perfectly and quickly he executes read options (he included a few in his workout) and how composed he remained when defenders rushed him or dropped into coverage or when his center snapped him a wet football, none of which were entirely scripted.

“There's some other stuff we took from today.” An executive from an AFC South team told me. “He was confident, not cocky. He had his family there and not a big entourage. His body language was confident and positive. He brought in his teammates that maybe some of us weren't interested in and got them some more time in front of us and let them show off their skill sets too. You could see those guys respect him and considered him a leader. Overall, this was a much better picture of him than we would have ever gotten at the combine. I'd feel comfortable moving him up a round from where we had him after today.”

“I'm just excited to get to that next level and keep learning more and getting better.” Porter Jr. said when asked about the upcoming draft. “I'm excited for whatever that opportunity is.”

[djp73]

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[djp73]

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new year new page

[djp73]

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we're on to page 11

[djp73]

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cpjfan4life preseason game one. played 3rd, 4/6 75Yds 1TD 1Int, 2Car 12Yds

[djp73]

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cpjfan4life preseason game two. played 2+ poss. in 3rd, 6/7 85Yds, 4Car 51Yds.
left with shoulder injury. will be eval tomorrow

[Deuce2223]

Re: My Way | Colby Porter Jr

I assume the Lions still had Stafford. Who is Porter battling with to become the #2

[djp73]

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I assume the Lions still had Stafford. Who is Porter battling with to become the #2

Blough and Driskell

[Deuce2223]

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Blough and Driskell

Well as long as his injury isn't serious I don't see him having a issues beating those 2 guy's out. Now the question is can he become a superstar for the Lions or will we see a early end to his career like Sanders and Megatron.