Rochell would be project for Miami

Defensive end needs development.

NFL scouts throw out all kinds of odd questions when they evaluate a draft prospect, and many of those are intended just to observe how he handles an uncomfortable situation. One player at this month’s combine said he was asked whether he was more of a cat or a dog.

The one many of them used to poke at Notre Dame defensive end Isaac Rochell was much more conventional. They wanted to know why his Fighting Irish were so bad last season.

“The major question that almost everybody asks me is why did we go 4-8?” Rochell said. “Teams ask me about individual things, like how do I see