McCarron withdrew his name from the Senior Bowl roster on the advice of team physicians, explaining his decision to members of the Alabama Media Group, including Randy Kennedy of AL.com:
"When it came time to decide, I asked the advice of our team doctors, who are some of the best in the country. They said I should stay out of the game and get my body back to 100 percent healthy."
At issue, besides the typical nagging wear-and-tear ailments were a mild hamstring injury, a sore shoulder and a toe that needed minor surgery after the Sugar Bowl.
Of course, there's always the Combine in Indianapolis coming up soon and also Alabama's Pro Day, which has yet to be scheduled - but to increase his draft stock, scouts were looking forward to seeing how McCarron performed against top talent and, more specifically, how his arm strength translated into tight-window throws that he will need to make in the NFL.
Seen as a highly intelligent and confident game manager, and with success in the Senior Bowl not always translating into success at the professional level, McCarron probably wouldn't be selected in the first or second rounds as a franchise signal caller, but would probably be seen as tremendous value in the third or fourth...
...finding his way to the field immediately with a team like Oakland or St. Louis but most likely will end up as a developmental prospect for teams with aging starters like in New England, Denver or Arizona - with the Patriots being an intriguing landing spot be as McCarron is most often compared to future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady.
http://www.sportsinjuryalert.com/2014/01/mccarron-to-skip-senior-bowl-cites.html
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