Mocking The Draft's Dan Kadar, one of the many SB Nation sites that has a foothold at the scouting combine this year, is reporting that Rick Smith is on the docket for later today. I'm sure he'll get grilled over whether he has full say on draft picks or not. Just kidding. Here's the full schedule (all times ET):
10:00 - Lovie Smith
10:15 - Billy Devaney
10:30 - Ted Thompson
10:45 - John Schneider
11:00 - Brian Xanders
12:00 - Thomas Dimitroff
12:15 - Tom Coughlin
12:30 - Red Graves
12:45 - Ken Whisenhunt
1:15 - Todd Haley
1:30 - Rick Smith
1:45 - Gary Kubiak
2:00 - Charles Davis
3:00 - Mike McCarthy
4:45 - Mike Shanahan
If you're looking for them on the TV, NFL Network will be running selected conferences starting at 1:30 PM. Of course, we have no idea when/if Rick Smith will be one of them, but you can learn about the rest of the league too. We'll let you. You can also check out NFL.com and HoustonTexans.com, which I'm sure will both have their own tape of Smith's press conference.
Last season, we learned at the combine that Dunta Robinson would not be franchised, which according to John McClain, was like throwing the entire team into a black hole. Expect questions about the status of Owen Daniels and Bernard Pollard this time around, and hopefully a few questions from people wondering if the Texans even know what a safety is.