Another beautiful morning in Mobile, bright skies and very little breeze--perfect for football! I started the day focusing on the DBs, which I missed on Monday. Kyle Wilson of Boise State is the best corner on the unit. Very good size and he?s comfortable in his body. Doing some side-by-side agility work he blew away Cal?s Syd?Quan Thompson, showing excellent burst out of his backpedal and the ability to flip his hips and change direction with fluidity and quickness. He also showed (as expected) very good press coverage ability, jarring the receiver at the line and then not losing him after disengagement. Moore was scolded once for not being ready for a rep, however--a cardinal sin to the Lions coaches running practice. Thompson really struggled to come out of his backpedal, often stepping in the bucket and getting little drive. He did have one nice coverage moment where he used good inside technique on Pittsburgh?s Dorin Dickerson, but Thompson then muffed the INT. Virginia?s Chris Cook had some nice moments, and he moves well for his size (6?2?, 210). He lacks top-end speed but showed good awareness in the coverage shell and a good feel for reading the route. Cook showed good hands in a drill, probably the best of the group. Terrell Skinner of Maryland is very big (6?3?, 218) and he comes across as a CB/safety tweener. He lacks great burst but his long stride allows him to cover ground quickly. There was a play where Missouri?s Danario Alexander made a nice out-and-up move to get behind him, but Skinner tracked down the play and got a hand on the (underthrown by Lefevour) ball. Alexander showed no fight for the ball on the same play, for which he was scolded. The safeties are largely unimpressive, especially in coverage. The tight ends consistently got free and the recovery speed was lacking. Ohio State?s Kurt Coleman showed real trouble making a hard cut and got torched by Oregon?s Ed Dickson on a pattern. Dickson nicely turned the route deep and caught a great throw from Tony Pike for an easy score. Nebraska?s Larry Asante wasn?t much better. Illinois TE Michael Hoomanawanui blasted him backwards and then got Asante?s feet crossed as he broke it outside. Asante also got caught flat-footed by Dickson on a simple seam route. But he was markedly better than Notre Dame?s Kyle McCarthy, who plays small for his size (6?1?, 210) and shows little range or burst. Both were much better filling the box against the run, and Asante did a nice job of shedding a Dickson block to get in position for a tackle. TE/WR Ed Dickson had a very nice morning, showing good top-end speed for a 6?5?, 235 pound tight end. His hands are very good and he innately creates space for himself with crisp footwork and nice shoulder action. Hoomanawanui displayed nice hands for his size (6?5?, 270) and one coach who would know compared him to Donald Lee, though Hooma isn?t that fast. The wideouts ran some hands and route drills, and I decided to count drops not caused by bad throws. The tally: Dickerson 2, Jacoby Ford 2, Alexander 1--though he double-caught several, Taylor Price 2, and Mardy Gilyard 7. That?s right, seven drops for Gilyard. I get the impression from many here that he?s one of those guys that everyone really wants to like and chooses to overlook his faults because he?s a truly great guy with a nice story and has quickly emerged as a leader here. But his hands have been real spotty two days in a row and he is visibly slighter than Ford, who is 4 inches shorter but just 4 pounds lighter--and blessed with better feet than Gilyard. Both appear destined to be slot receivers and I would rate Ford higher based on the first two days here. Some random moments: Oregon State QB Sean Canfield threw a perfect pass...to Falcons GM Tom Dimitroff, who was standing 5 yards out of bounds. The intended receiver was Dickson, who was wide open on a nice out route. Dimitroff has some seriously nice brown leather shoes. Michigan DE Brandon Graham embarrassed UMass lineman Vlad Ducasse several plays in a row. Ducasse is another guy that everyone seemingly wants to embrace and overlook his faults, but there is absolutely NO WAY he can play left tackle in the NFL. He couldn?t even handle Graham with false starts on two of the plays. I?ll give Ducasse this though--he?s a tenacious, fundamentally sound run blocker. Missouri LB Sean Weatherspoon continues to fly all over the field, quickly getting to the sideline on a couple of outside runs. However, he seems a little slow to find his keys and has to use his great speed to compensate for a lack of instincts. He did make one great play where he side-stepped Arizona State G Shawn Lauvao and met Oregon RB Legarrette Blount right at the hole. North Carolina DT Cam Thomas is always loudly woofing, but it appears he needs to work on his conditioning. He got his shoulders turned too easily by Boston College C Matt Tennant, who had a nice day. Cal DE Tyson Alualu needs to work on developing something other than an outside speed rush. He doesn?t know what to do with his hands. Alualu is very straight-line speedy but he was easily neutralized by Notre Dame?s Sam Young, who can?t handle anyone else here. He also got caught up and in when backside containment was his, and Blount ran right through where Alualu was supposed to be. Washington LB Donald Butler is short at 6?1? but he closes quickly and with some real power. He sniffed out a screen and nearly beat the ball to the receiver. Reminds me of Jordan Dizon of the Lions, only Butler is a little bigger. Wayne State RB Joique Bell made a great between-the-tackles cut, showing the ability to plant and then burst hard. Both safeties and Weatherspoon got caught unbalanced and chasing Bell?s dust. Bell has some Jonathan Stewart to him, though he?s nowhere near as top-end fast. A couple of roster changes: San Jose State defensive end Justin Cole has replaced O?Brien Schofield, who tore his ACL yesterday. Kentucky RB John Connor will join the South team today, with Mississippi State back Anthony Dixon moving to fullback for the rest of the week. Seen talking after practice: The Chiefs fanned out their staff and talked to every cornerback here. The Bears coaches also showed distinct interest in the CBs, particularly Wilson and Rutgers? Devin McCourty. As I was talking to Ohio?s Taylor Price, the 49ers and Seahawks were both waiting. I moved to Utah LB Koa Misi, who was talking to the Ravens. The Packers quickly seized up to Idaho G Mike Iupati, who is as big of a star here as you can be for an interior lineman. Several other teams crowded around him as well. The Raiders were talking with Jacoby Ford, Sean Weatherspoon, Tyson Alualu, and Brandon Graham. Sean Canfield stood uncomfortably by himself until he was rescued by an NFL Network camera crew. 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