Inside the dome

INDIANAPOLIS -- As a member of the Pro Football Writers of America, I was allowed to watch a scouting combine workout early this afternoon in the RCA Dome. It featured quarterbacks and wide receivers.

Kentucky quarterback Andre Woodson did not work out because of a hamstring injury suffered a couple of weeks ago. Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan did not throw.

The rest of the quarterbacks were not impressive. Nebraska's Sam Keller is slow in his mechanics and was consistently inaccurate. Stanford's T.C. Ostrander wasn't much better.

Wide receivers Mario Manningham (Michigan) and Marcus Monk (Arkansas) were most fluid. Manningham's hands are soft. When some receivers catch the ball, there is a louder smacking sound against the hands. The sound of the ball hitting Manningham's hands did not echo through the nearly-empty dome. The sound was absorbed.

-- In the next session of the afternoon, Arkansas running back Darren McFadden ran his two 40-yard sprints in 4.27 and 4.33 seconds.

-- A story broke today that LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, one of the top-rated players in the draft and the potential No. 1 overall pick by the Dolphins, has lingering problems related to a stress fracture from 2006 in his right tibia. NFLDraftScout.com reported today that Dorsey underwent a physical here Saturday and was sent to the hospital for additional tests.

Dorsey just spoke here in the media room and answered questions about his leg.

"I played every game at LSU. I'm fine," said Dorsey, who didn't workout here because his grandmother died recently, which caused him to suspend his training briefly.

-- Word in the hallway, heavily traveled by NFL team personnel going from the dome to their hotel, is that the Minnesota Vikings will make a serious run at Bengals safety Madieu Williams in free agency beginning Friday.