2012 Senior Bowl Score: North Defeats South, 23-13

by Sean Yuille on Jan 28, 2012 11:33 PM EST in NFL Draft

From 2008-11, the North team only had one victory in the Senior Bowl. It came in 2010 when Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz was in charge of the North squad. On Saturday, another NFC North head coach, Minnesota's Leslie Frazier, led the North to victory in the 2012 edition of the game. Thanks in part to a touchdown by Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins, the North prevailed over the South by a score of 23-13.

In the first half, the theme of this game was field goals. Each team had a pair of them in each of the first two quarters, and the only thing separating the teams was an eight-yard touchdown pass from Russell Wilson to Marvin Jones.

In the second half, the North extended its lead to 20-6 on a 41-yard touchdown pass from Cousins to Gerell Robinson. Cousins' touchdown was a good way for him to bounce back after closing out the first half with an interception in the end zone. He finished with 115 yards on 5-of-11 passing on the day.

Although the South did cut the lead to one possession with a touchdown pass from one-time Michigan State quarterback Nick Foles (he transferred to Arizona after the 2007 season), the North added another field goal and went on to win by 10 points.

In addition to Cousins, Michigan State also had tight end Brian Linthicum and safety Trenton Robinson in the game. Linthicum had one catch for nine yards, and Robinson had two tackles, as well as a fumble recovery early in the game.

Defensive tackle Mike Martin, Michigan's lone player in the 2012 Senior Bowl, finished with three tackles on the day.

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I didn't get to watch the game so am looking for some "professional" opinions

Did any of y’all come up with an observations about the following guys?
- Josh Norman (Coastal Carolina) CB
- Janoris Jenkins (BFE Exile) CB
- Brandon Boykin (Georgia) CB
- Shea McClellin (Boise State) DE
- Kelechi Osemele (Iowa State) OT
- Cordy Glenn (Georgia) OG

Any observations?

These are the key guys playing that I’m tying to the Lions

Individuals should protect themselves. Governments can't protect individuals from themselves, it's just impossible, otherwise they become a tyranical state. -Ron Paul

by Ee Oulo on Jan 28, 2012 11:54 PM EST reply actions

I watched it pretty closely

Norman look solid. I like him, nice size for a CB.
Jenkins. Mixed reviews. Looks like a solid tackler. Did not seem to get the ball thrown his way.
Boykin. Got turned around pretty bad by a double move by Jeff Fuller WR – Texas A&M. Does not seem to turn his head in coverage.

McClellin Did not even hear his name. Which is a good thing for an OL
Osemele – Played mostly on the inside, and was solid. Had a few snaps at RT and got burned once.
Glenn – played solid

Guys that stood out in my mind.

Isiah Pead as a returner was pretty impressive almost took two returns to the house.
Mike Adams was a rock at LT.
Doug Martin looks like a very good RB prospect. Balance, speed, and vision were outstanding.
Quinton Coples is the real deal at DE. He was almost unstoppable.
Cousins was sharp. along with Kellen Moore

Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith 1945 - 2011 R.I.P.

by JCruize on Jan 29, 2012 6:47 PM EST up reply actions

ahh! thanks for the info

I’m glad, but yet bummed, to hear Norman did well again. I was hoping he’d slip back into obscurity, but not too far, that we could score him late. To think how good he is now given the lack of competition. I think he could be the real deal.

McClellen is a DE, so it’s bad if he’s not being talked about during the game. I don’t see him listed in stats tho so I have to wonder if something came up and he wasn’t able to play.

I think Adams will be a solid T. I wouldn’t cry if we picked him up, despite the brain fart he made in choosing schools… well and other issues. I have to wonder how far his suspension will drop him to offset his talent.

Coples, I sure hope he goes to the AFC..

Thanks for the write up

Individuals should protect themselves. Governments can't protect individuals from themselves, it's just impossible, otherwise they become a tyranical state. -Ron Paul

by Ee Oulo on Jan 29, 2012 8:19 PM EST up reply actions