Senior Bowl Updates

With Nathan Brown at the senior bowl this week, there should be plenty of information on the InterWeb about his week. (continued)

Central Arkansas QB Nathan Brown seemed to struggle with his confidence toward the end of the practice. On one play, he was picked by Cal LB Zack Follett, who had dropped into coverage and read Brown’s eyes. On the next play, Brown looked unsure of himself and threw a one-hopper in the short right middle of the field.
 – Mike Wilkening, Pro Football Weekly

Nathan Brown; 6-00.5, 217: He’s a developmental project with limited upside. He has decent accuracy and arm strength, but is limited due to a lack of height and limited reps. He looks like a small school QB.
– Dave, Lions and Tigers

Ohio State WR Brian Robiskie isn’t the flashiest of prospects, but he does all the little things well. He does struggle getting up to speed quickly but displayed an ability to shield defenders and pluck the ball away from his body. He recognizes coverages well and has become QB Nathan Brown’s best friend. He isn’t going to be a star at the next level but looks like someone who can make a living as a solid possession-type receiver.
Speaking of Nathan Brown, the Central Arkansas quarterback had a slow start to the day, just like the other two North quarterbacks, but he finished with a strong showing during 11 on 11. He was very poised in the pocket and was the only North quarterback who displayed the accuracy and zip to throw the deep out route through the howling wind. He has yet to have any balls knocked down from the pocket, which is a good sign for him because scouts are concerned about his lack of size.
– The National Football Post

Central Arkansas QB Nathan Brown makes his first really questionable throw, sailing a 35-yard pass on target to OU WR Inglesias, with that much air under the ball, a defender eats it up…With Brown taking over at QB, Western Michigan’s Louis Delmas made a notable play with a physical pass defensed against Oklahoma State’s behemoth TE Brandon Pettigrew on a nice play-action rollout.  Brown followed up with another quick play-action  and release, short and over the middle to Robiskie who showed good yards after the catch ability.
 – John Clifford, DraftBoardInsider.com

Brown talked about his prospects saying, "You know I’ve had different people tell me I have as high as a second round grade, and I’ve heard people say I might get a free agent chance.  So, I mean it varies like that.  When it gets closer to April we kind of get a better grasp of the area that I plan to get drafted.  I just want a chance, and if a team takes a chance on me, I’m not going to let them down."
 – Aaron Nolan, KARK

It’s never easy to be a QB at an all-star game. There’s a new offense to digest, new receivers to get in sync with. Throw in some cold and windy conditions like we had this morning (and will likely have this afternoon) and it makes for some uneven play in the passing game. Central Arkansas QB Nathan Brown was well high and of the mark on several throws and had accuracy issues for much of the practice. However, he did make some nice throws, particularly on a couple of in routes. Sam Houston QB Rhett Bomar had a better practice than Brown and would likely be less prone to be affected by tricky weather conditions because he has a relatively strong arm. I did not get to see much of Texas Tech QB Graham Harrell, but I’ll certainly take a closer look the next two days.
 – Mike Wilkening, Pro Football Weekly

Nathan Brown, QB, Central Arkansas – If Harrell is Trevor Hoffman, Brown is Bartolo Colon (not in physique, as Brown is nicely cut). He throws the ball real hard, but I’m not sure even he knows where it’s going.
 – Jeff Risden, RealGM.com

Nathan Brown, QB, Central Arkansas. He looked athletic and showed a strong arm, but his accuracy was all over the place. He did not look like he belonged competing with Bomar on Monday, didn’t look like a draftable QB.
 – Russ Lande, Sports News

01/20/09 – 2009 Senior Bowl Monday: A few players came in a bit smaller than expected. Quarterback Nathan Brown (Central Arkansas) came in at 6-feet, 1/2-inches and 217 pounds with what looked more like a kicker’s body than a quarterback’s.
01/20/09 – 2009 Senior Bowl Monday Practice: Nathan Brown (Central Arkansas) doesn’t have a great arm, but anticipated routes fairly well and has adequate zip on short to intermediate passes. He tends to throw off his back foot and will drop into three-quarter delivery, a serious flaw considering he measured right at 6-feet.
 – Chad Reuter, The Sports Xchange, NFLDraftScout.com

Also among the quarterback group, QB Nathan Brown performed well. He displays a live arm and can fit the ball into tight windows. He looked a bit hesitant early, but he moves around well in the pocket and exhibited the ability to throw receivers open on all levels of the field. Another quarterback with a shot to move up draft boards with a strong week.
 – Wes Bunting, The National Football Post

The North and South squads practiced at the same time in different locations. I decided to stick with the North, which has three quarterbacks: Rhett Bomar out of Sam Houston State, Nathan Brown from Central Arkansas and Graham Harrell from Texas Tech. It was very windy in the afternoon and all three struggled with their deep pass. Bomar, it seemed, had the best arm out of the three.
 – Matt Barrows, 49ers Blog

"Central Arkansas QB Nathan Brown was unbalanced on his first play action from under center, causing a really weak pass to the sideline. He followed that with another poor throw on a short out, it didn’t have any zip on it. Then he finished up with a real nice squeeze in on a deep in route with pressure."
 – ProFootballWeekly.com

So far there has been a practice and the official weigh-in/measurements.

Here’s how Nathan stacked up against the other quarterbacks in Mobile. Where Nathan ranks is in parenthesis.