Pro day notes - Thought y'all would like to read

Friend of mine talked to me about what all he heard yesterday at Bama's pro day about guys involved, the difference in Bama's and AU's Pro day and what some scouts think about some of Bama's marquee players.

Here are some notes I picked up from both Bama and Auburn's Pro Days this week

- Auburn's pro day lasted 5 hours and consisted of about 25 players working out. The whole event was very unorganized and many scouts and coaches were complaining about the down time. Ken Whisenhunt even told an Auburn official that they were running a bush league event and that they should take notes from the event tomorrow. I talked with 5 scouts about Newton and Fairley as well as Warren Moon. Moon said he had a private workout with Newton the day prior and that Ron Rivera was in attendance and came away impressed. Moon said Newton had improved his throwing motion drastically since the combine. All 5 scouts told me Fairley was highly over-rated and 2 of them even said they wouldn't pick him in the top 10. They said character issues, work ethic, motivation, and listening were all major problems that even Gene Chizik mentioned. One scout said Fairley averaged 5-7 plays a game this past season that he actually performed to an NFL level and every other play he took off.

- Bama's pro day was the exact opposite from Auburn and Jeff Purinton got many compliments from scouts on how the event was put on.

2 teams left yesterday with Mark Ingram as their top priority as he wasn't previously looked at by them. One scout said Ingrams 10-15 yard burst was a thing of beauty and that coupled with the style of running he displayed on every film and his work ethic and marketability make him a slam dunk pick and we're talking about 1 team now seriously considering picking Ingram with a top 10 pick.

Marcell Dareus was the star of the day with words like "freak' monster" and "franchise player" being tossed around by scouts. A certain NFL VP talked to me and said that he had a new crush after the day! (This really surprised me because this team seemed to have already made their mind up on someone else.) One scout picking in the top 10 told me their entire organization thinks he's the best player in the draft and they would use the #1 pick on him if they had it. Another told me that his team has mentioned trading up higher to get Dareus.

A few scouts eyes were opened on Carpenter as a mid round OT with good value, scout told me he'll likely be a day 2 pick but will definitely get drafted.

Also all the scouts were really REALLY impressed (to say the least) at seeing Julio in a big boot after his AMAZING combine performance on his broken foot then get surgery the day after. I asked if the injury flag hurt his stock and they said it actually helped to see him do what he did and he's already regarded at such a high level and every scout and GM I spoke with said they would be SHOCKED if he makes it past the 14th pick and he likely won't make it that low

Finally, 6 scouts told me yesterday that the character difference from Tues to Weds was unbelievable and that Alabama was a first class program that other teams should take notes from. Thought that was interesting because we say that here but to hear NFL scouts say it is impressive!

Thought my brothas on CRS would want to read this!