As I’m sure you’re aware, the 2009 NFL combine wrapped up this past weekend. Therefore, the NFL draft season is now in full swing and there will be Mel Kiper hair references and Todd McShay’s a moron utterances aplenty in the next couple of months.

Concerning the combine…many times there will be a player or two that really jump out and blow the socks off of some unsuspecting scouts at the draft. Well, unless I’m just way out of the loop, there didn’t seem to be a lot of that “WOW!” created by anyone in particular this year. Yeah, there were some good 40 times and guys that upped their draft stock, but nobody seems to have left Indianapolis after this past weekend raving about a player and thinking they just have to get him now.

That being said, I am dumbfounded by one thing in particular – did former USC quarterback Mark Sanchez do himself a favor by throwing at the combine or did he do the opposite? Seems like we’ve got some differences in opinion…

Russ Landy, SportingNews/NBCSports.com:

Southern Cal’s Mark Sanchez helped himself in passing drills and tests. He showed a quick, compact delivery and release. He drove into his passes and the ball exploded out of his hand. His throws had good velocity and a tight, clean spiral. With Georgia’s Matthew Stafford choosing not to throw, Sanchez proved their competition to be the draft’s top quarterback is far from over. Teams were impressed that Sanchez decided to throw and did not look nervous or anxious.

Tony Pauline, Special to S.I.com:

Sanchez struggled most of the day and may have pushed himself out of the draft’s first 10 selections. He was accurate throwing between the numbers, but Sanchez sprayed the outs and was very inaccurate with his deep outs. Most worrisome is Sanchez showed marginal arm strength and on a number of occasions receivers were slowing up in their deep patterns as his passes were underthrown.

CFN/FoxSports.com:

Almost all the question marks about his character and his desire to be anything but special were answered in Indianapolis. He might not have the greatest arm of the prospects, but it’s more than good enough. He’ll need a year or two of seasoning, but Kansas City needs an upgrade at quarterback in a huge way.

I’m not missing something here am I? There aren’t more than one Sanchez’s running around out there, are there?

(GITC Note: H/T to Colin Cowherd on this topic. Miz posted this without knowing that Colin Cowherd did a very similar bit during the opening of his show on ESPNRadio on Monday. Here is the clip of you would like to hear it. Check the 3 minute mark.)

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