Colt gets to answer his critics

About how he always responds to his critics, Colt said:
"Whenever I get criticized, I always seem to prove them wrong in the end." (HSB)

About how he's been trying to gain weight before the combine, Colt said:
"Basically, calories. I'm being encouraged to eat a lot. I eat healthy three times a day, and then a lot of In-N-Out (burgers) and a lot of Philly cheesesteaks." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Meals are delivered to Brennan by the Sunfare Diet company. Snacking is encouraged very much."

About what he's been snacking on, Colt said:
"A lot of trans-fatty food." (HSB)

HSB Note: "The 6-foot-2 Brennan weighed in at 186 pounds at the Senior Bowl last month. He said a flu caused him to lose weight. Yesterday, Brennan said he was sick again recently, but this time he didn't lose weight. He declined to disclose his weight, for fear of "jinxing" himself at the weigh-in in Indianapolis. Brennan's diet isn't conducive to speed, so he'll hold off on running the 40 until UH's Pro Day on April 1 in Carson, Calif. He also doesn't plan any other time drills or to bench press. Brennan will participate in the quarterback drills. Brennan started last season around 200 pounds. He said off-field demands contributed to a gradual weight loss during the Warriors' 12-1 season during which the team -- and Brennan in particular -- was often in the national spotlight."

About how he lost weight during the season due to all the demands on his time, Colt said:
"I was put into a tough situation. I had to make up three incomplete classes, plus three classes last fall to graduate. All the media and public demands, no one will ever understand." (HSB)

About how morning practice, interviews, and classes affected his diet, Colt said:
"I didn't eat before practice, and by the time my interviews were done there wasn't any (training table) breakfast left, or I had to go to class. Sometimes my first meal wasn't until 2 or 3 p.m." (HSB)

About his critics who say he should have been keeping his weight up, Colt said:
"They say I obviously wasn't thinking long-term. That's true, because we were just trying to get through each week, one at a time." (HSB)

About his critics that have been dropping him in their draft analysis, Colt said:
"You can look at all your Mel Kipers, but they don't matter. Feedback I'm getting from GMs and coaches tells a lot different story. Pro Day and the Combine are huge for me. They can make me a first-day pick." (HSB)

HSB Note: "An NFL scout who considered Brennan a late first-round pick for last year's draft said "the fifth round is a very real possibility" if Brennan doesn't show something before the draft."

About how Colt's stock dropped this season, the NFL scout said:
"After the Senior Bowl his stock definitely dropped. There's no 185-pound quarterbacks playing. There's also a little bit of an arm-strength question and he has to make the transition (to dropping back)." (HSB)

Comparing Colt to a QB who placed 3rd in the Heisman voting and played 10 seasons in the NFL, the scout said:
"He's almost like a Jake Plummer. Similar in size. He's not fast, but quick and has a lot of agility and makes plays." (HSB)

HSB Note: "Plummer was drafted in the second round and started for the Arizona Cardinals and Denver Broncos. He was named a Pro Bowl alternate twice."