Alex Green and Greg Salas excelled at the NFL Combine

About how he felt about how he did at the Combine, Greg Salas said:
"I was pretty happy with my performance." (HSA)


About how Salas was initially credited with running a 5.0 instead of the 4.50 that the statistician meant to input, Salas' agent Kenny Zuckerman said:
"We knew it wasn't a 5 flat. We knew it was in the 4.5 range." (HSA)


HSA Note: "NFL.com reported that Salas completed his second 40 in 4.57 seconds. Each NFL team records its own times for each player at the combine. For Salas' first run, the range was between 4.49 and 4.54."


About using a technique where he stretched his arms on the surface, then bear-crawled back to the starting line, Salas said:
"It's a technique we've been working on. It's supposed to help you explode off the line." (HSA)


HSA Note: "Salas had a 37-inch vertical jump and a 10-foot broad jump. He bench-pressed 225 pounds 15 times. He was credited with running the three-cone drill in 6.65 seconds (seventh-fastest among running backs, receivers and quarterbacks yesterday) and the 60-yard shuttle in 11.21 seconds (ninth). He initially was credited with completing the 20-yard shuttle in 4.10 seconds, but that number was adjusted to an undisclosed slower time."


About catching all of the dozen passes that were thrown to him in the receiver drills, Salas said:
"All of those routes (at UH) had to help. I have confidence in my hands." (HSA)


About how Salas did all of the Combine drills instead of waiting for his school's Pro Day like some players, Zuckerman said:
"My mantra is to get the best bang for the buck. The most (NFL) people are at the combine. Your value increases when more people watch you. It's supply and demand." (HSA)


HSA Note: "Green yesterday had a vertical jump of 36 inches, and a broad jump of 9 feet 6. He completed the three-cone drill in 6.91 seconds. Earlier, he bench-pressed 225 pounds 20 times."


About performing at the Combine, Alex Green said:
"I wasn't nervous at all. It was kind of cool." (HSA)


HSA Note: "Despite receiving praise from ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. two weeks ago, Green arrived as a relative unknown. Agent Michael Hoffman said NFL scouts projected Green as a "4.6 guy," which would be a so-so time for an NFL tailback. NFL.com reported that Green ran the 40 in unofficial times of 4.55 seconds and 4.52 seconds. NFL scouts credited Green with a more favorable range of between 4.46 and 4.48 for his second — and best — run."


About his goal to run faster then 4.6 seconds in the 40-yard dash, Green said:
"I figured that would help me. It showed I'm faster than some people think. I have to keep working hard, but I'm happy with my time." (HSA)


About Green's good time in the 40, his agent Michael Hoffman said that at Green's weight of:
"225, it was one of the more impressive 40s. He answered one of the biggest question marks." (HSA)


About how Green's performance at the Combine will get scouts to review him closer on film, Hoffman said:
"He's put himself in the right direction." (HSA)


HSA Note: "Former UH slotback Kealoha Pilares benched 225 pounds 19 times Saturday, but did not participate in any of the speed, jumping or position drills yesterday. Three weeks ago, he was cleared to run after suffering a partially torn posterior-cruciate ligament in the Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl. Pilares said he will participate in all of the activities at UH's pro day."

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