Minnesota Vikings draft notes: 2017 Senior Bowl practice, day two
By Jordan Reid
- The weather was a sunny 70 degrees inside Ladd-Peebles Stadium, but the wind seemed to be a factor. An unexpected aspect that scouts loved to see because it challenges quarterbacks overall arm strength.
- Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard looked to be more comfortable today in the 11-on-11 portion of practice. Considering that he is one of the few signal-callers participating in the Senior Bowl that consistently took reps in a pro-style system in college, where he had to take snaps from under the center, it made his transition a lot smoother. He completed an accurate 15-yard dig-route over the middle to Eastern Washington wide receiver Cooper Kupp.
- Pittsburgh quarterback Nathan Peterman continued to separate himself from the rest of the North’s passers, showing consistent accuracy by putting the ball exactly where it needed to be for his intended targets.
- Quarterback Sefo Liufau’s arm strength isn’t great and he was wildly inaccurate from time to time. The former Colorado product threw an inaccurate pass low to Toledo’ Michael Roberts when the 6-foot-6 tight end was only five-yards away from him, resulting in an incompletion.
- Former Tiffin signal-caller Antonio Pipkin seemed to be a lot more relaxed today compared to day one. He was in rhythm with his receivers, delivering the ball on time and with accuracy. He had a beautiful throw down the seam to Evan Engram during the team session. You can see the football jumping out of his hand, which is the sign of a strong arm.
- Tennessee quarterback Josh Dobbs’ arm talent continued to surprisingly impress me. He was easily the best of the South quarterbacks throughout practice. He made every throw possible, even a bootleg to his left, Dobbs threw a 20-yard dart down the sideline. One of my biggest questions with Dobbs was his inaccuracy in stretches, but he has proven me wrong through the first two days.