Nebraska CB Prince Amukamara talked to Pro Football Weekly's Kevin Fishbain as part of his weekly diary leading up to the NFL draft. In his latest entry, Prince discussed mock drafts and the one question every team asks him.
On Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini's style and how it will help prepare Prince for the NFL:
Coach Pelini is very intense about the game of football and about us as men. I really got that vibe from some of the coaches down at the Combine. I think I'm well-prepared for that. That's the coaching style that I'm now accustomed to and that I like.
On hearing about mock drafts from friends:
My friends definitely tell me, 'Hey, looks like you're going to the Cowboys,' stuff like that. People that aren't familiar with the NFL, they don't really get how much decision making goes into a draft pick. From what I hear from former players, my agent and former coaches, mock drafts are just like preseason polls. You never know what's going to happen, teams will trade up and trade down, you never know.
On taking the Wonderlic test:
Once you see a question, you immediately try to think back and gather all the knowledge and little riddle questions you've learned. That's basically what it is. The test doesn't need a calculator, it's common sense and quick thinking, and you just have to have that.
As a cornerback, why the score is important to show NFL teams:
It shows that I'm very instinctive and I can make the most accurate and quick decision in a short amount of time.
On the one question each team seems to ask him:
Every time: (Oklahoma State WR) Justin Blackmon. That's all I kept hearing. They were bringing it up so much. I've already forgot about the game — as a corner you need to develop that short-term memory. They were bringing it up so much, I had to question myself for a quick second: Was that game that bad? Just thinking about it, it was a flea-flicker that was an 80-yard touchdown and a 30-yard back-shoulder fade. Two plays do not define me as a corner. If it's only two plays they can pick out of my whole two years of film — 28 games, only two plays they're asking about — I tip my hat to myself and I tip my hat to them. I'll take 98 percent any day.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/03/29/prince-amukamaras-draft-diary-part-six
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