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NFL showing interest in Kaaya; UM, Heat, Marlins notes | Miami Herald
• The Chicago Bears have displayed particular interest in UM junior quarterback Brad Kaaya, sending three representatives to the Nov. 5 UM-Pittsburgh game.
One NFC scout insisted last week that Kaaya needs to return to school, and ESPN’s Todd McShay said: "Kaaya will be more reliant than other guys in this class on finding the right system. He's a good fit for a West Coast scheme. But he won't be for everyone because he doesn't have the arm strength to play in certain windy-weather locales. Kaaya will need to add bulk and get stronger before he can be handed the keys to a franchise. I'd like to see him return to school and get another year of experience playing in a pro-style system."
• Among UM players, ESPN’s Mel Kiper has Kaaya his No. 5 draft-eligible QB, Chris Herndon his No. 7 fullback and Justin Vogel his No. 9 punter and no other UM player in his top 10 at any position.
But cornerback Corn Elder is rising. "Elder’s a really good player; you turn on the film and go, ‘Whoa!’" one NFC scout said last week.
• Shaquille Quarterman generated a lot of the early publicity - and deservedly so - but don’t overlook what other freshmen linebackers, Mike Pinckey and Zach McCloud, achieved this season.
"Every game he flashes,” defensive coordinator Manny Diaz said of Pinckney. “Every game he makes a play that is sort of outside the structure of what a normal linebacker should do, a `wow' type play. He's learning the consistency of being an every down WILL linebacker. He’s a guy that plays fast, and it's hard for freshmen a lot of times to play fast.”...
UM ruled cornerback Adrian Colbert out for the Duke game with a broken forearm but hopes he can return for the bowl game.
• The Chicago Bears have displayed particular interest in UM junior quarterback Brad Kaaya, sending three representatives to the Nov. 5 UM-Pittsburgh game.
One NFC scout insisted last week that Kaaya needs to return to school, and ESPN’s Todd McShay said: "Kaaya will be more reliant than other guys in this class on finding the right system. He's a good fit for a West Coast scheme. But he won't be for everyone because he doesn't have the arm strength to play in certain windy-weather locales. Kaaya will need to add bulk and get stronger before he can be handed the keys to a franchise. I'd like to see him return to school and get another year of experience playing in a pro-style system."
• Among UM players, ESPN’s Mel Kiper has Kaaya his No. 5 draft-eligible QB, Chris Herndon his No. 7 fullback and Justin Vogel his No. 9 punter and no other UM player in his top 10 at any position.
But cornerback Corn Elder is rising. "Elder’s a really good player; you turn on the film and go, ‘Whoa!’" one NFC scout said last week.
• Shaquille Quarterman generated a lot of the early publicity - and deservedly so - but don’t overlook what other freshmen linebackers, Mike Pinckey and Zach McCloud, achieved this season.
"Every game he flashes,” defensive coordinator Manny Diaz said of Pinckney. “Every game he makes a play that is sort of outside the structure of what a normal linebacker should do, a `wow' type play. He's learning the consistency of being an every down WILL linebacker. He’s a guy that plays fast, and it's hard for freshmen a lot of times to play fast.”...
UM ruled cornerback Adrian Colbert out for the Duke game with a broken forearm but hopes he can return for the bowl game.