BeeR Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 IMO http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/156466 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 He uses Chad Jackson, who was injured his rookie year, then was buried behind Moss, Welker and company in his second year. It's a bit too early to call him a bust, and for every one of those "misses" there is a Greg Jennings or Brandon Marshall to offset the argument. You can't put everything into the combine, but you can use it as another tool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpholmes Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Stupid article. Throws out a few names that haven't faired out yet, and neglects to mention any of the talented players that were "discovered" at the combine. I've read his bloga before, the guy is just not a good sports writer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 I love the combine and reading up about how all the players perform and what guys are helping themselves out versus the guys who are disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skilly Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 I wouldn't put so much stock in the physical drills, but the interviews with the teams have to be extremely valuable when deciding on a player. Game tape will show you most of what you need to know. If they really want to get an accurate view of a player's physical football skills, why don't they make them run the drills in pads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I think you can use the drills to an extent... If a player shows up completely out of shape, that's an indicator right there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgcoach Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I wouldn't put so much stock in the physical drills, but the interviews with the teams have to be extremely valuable when deciding on a player. Game tape will show you most of what you need to know. If they really want to get an accurate view of a player's physical football skills, why don't they make them run the drills in pads? I don't think you need pads to tell agility, and speed of a player. Drills show technigue and how far along some players are also. While you can't put everything into the combine, it's a tool to judge as well as tape and other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outshined Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 I wouldn't put so much stock in the physical drills, but the interviews with the teams have to be extremely valuable when deciding on a player. Game tape will show you most of what you need to know. If they really want to get an accurate view of a player's physical football skills, why don't they make them run the drills in pads? +1 - nothing but a job interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Certain parts are overrated, but I think the medical exams, interviews, and just being able to look at the player up close mean a lot when evaluating these kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpholmes Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 Certain parts are overrated, but I think the medical exams, interviews, and just being able to look at the player up close mean a lot when evaluating these kids. And them being kids is a big part of it. A lot of these players have never been under a big spotlight, these organizations are trying to see how professional they can be and how fast they're going to be able to grow up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted February 24, 2008 Author Share Posted February 24, 2008 I wouldn't put so much stock in the physical drills, but the interviews with the teams have to be extremely valuable when deciding on a player. Game tape will show you most of what you need to know. If they really want to get an accurate view of a player's physical football skills, why don't they make them run the drills in pads? Exactly. I think that the interviews are mostly valuable in helping you to Josh Gordon out the real boneheads......as long as a player appears to have at least a decent attitude and a moderate amount of brain cells firing (moreso for the QB), you should be fine. But even then, I think most realize that they have to be on their best behavior, so someone with somewhat of an attitude might play it off better for that particular interview or time. Mostly, IMO it's worthless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMac83 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I think I'm with the majority of the people in this thread. No one is claiming that the Combine workouts and interviews are the be-all and end-all of scouting, and are the only indicators of how players will fare at the next level. It's merely another tool to use in player evaluation. For every workout warrior who has bust out, there have been just as many success stories. Anyone else remember being wowed by Dwight Freeney's time at the Combine when he was coming into the league? The Combine has proven its value many times over the years. I'm still shocked that some football fans can write the whole exercise off as "worthless". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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