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          NFL combine winners and losers

          Patrick Peterson and Cam Newton: One solidified his status, the other has more questions to answer. US Presswire
          • Mel Kiper Jr., Football analystMar 2, 2011, 10:26 AM ET
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              Mel Kiper has served as an NFL draft analyst for ESPN since 1984. He is a regular contributor on SportsCenter and ESPN Radio and writes weekly for ESPN Insider.

          It's pretty fair to say I have mixed feelings about the NFL combine. After all, I'm the guy on record as saying I don't know why quarterbacks even bother to throw for scouts and coaches there. In Indy you have very few reps, you're throwing to a mix of guys you've never worked with, and the setup can result in guys to be penalized for not overthrowing a little. Pro days and postseason All-Star games offer a lot more in terms of evaluations.