With six Stanford players headed to the NFL Combine later this month, I thought it would be fun to check in with an old acquaintance who is an NFL scout and see what his take is.

Like most scouts, he prefers to stay off the record and keep his name out of it. So it's a rare treat when one actually talks on the record -- even if the name has been left out to protect the innocent.

Here are are his direct quotes on the Stanford six:

David DeCastro: "Good kid. Should be a good pro. I see the potential. How can I put this, he's supposed to be [one of the best interior linemen]. But it's all in the eye of the beholder. Everyone has their own opinion. I think the kid will be OK. But will he be an All-Pro? I don't know. He should be, if he works hard enough. He has to get his technique down. He just needs to stay on his feet a little more when he pulls. That's about it."

Coby Fleener: "He's supposed to be real fast. In my opinion, he dropped some easy passes at times. If he just keeps on improving catching the ball, that's about it. He should be pretty good. He's a guy that can split out and run against corner. He should be fine."

Delano Howell : "Delano needs to stay healthy. That's all. He stays healthy, he's fine."

Andrew Luck : "He'll be fine. I think he's as advertised. As a matter of fact, he might be better than advertised if he ever gets some wide receivers. We'll see. That's the whole thing. You look at Stanford, Stanford never had that."

Jonathan Martin: "Right now he's a right tackle. I don't think he's strong enough to be a left tackle. That's just my opinion. I've been hearing people say he's the best they've seen, but I think he needs a lot of work."

Chris Owusu: "Chris has a lot to prove. They need to see if his head is OK. That's the whole thing right there."

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Colbert on the #Steelers RB situation: "Where we were in running game last year was indicative in the talent at the position.''

thanks for the post IC. He seemed a bit underwhelmed compared to some other folks regarding DeCastro

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hardly sounds worth trading up for

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Basically what I said exactly about Luck months ago... But I don't know what I'm looking at...

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If a guy posts on a bulletin board service, and nobody reads it, did he have anything to say?

so martin and owusu are the only stanford guys who are unlikely to be fine or OK? interesting.

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This post consists solely of the opinions of the author, and should in no way, shape or form be interpreted as an assertion of fact.

And Owusu comes with family issues - he got 2 concussions last season and his mom wrote Stanford about the second saying he never should've been cleared to play... You really want parental involvement from a 20-something year-old guy you're relying on to win, right?

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If a guy posts on a bulletin board service, and nobody reads it, did he have anything to say?

The Browns should consider this kid. His mommy will get along well with Colt's daddy!

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Six callers ahead of us, Jimmy!

he thinks decastro "should be" an all-pro, and gives the impression that other scouts think much higher of him. backhanded as it may be, that's about the strongest statement i've ever read about a player that didn't use the word 'generational'.

IC, is your name Kevin Gemmell?

According to the latest from the combine, he was right about Martin who did not impress and is now solidly way behind Kalil and Reiff.

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