Should the Senior Bowl or the Combine Workouts Matter?

Sheriff Gonna Getcha · 02-01-2007, 06:57 PM

Here's a snippet from this week's ESPN Insider magazine.

Golic: "[Talking about the Combine] My dad used to say, 'The day you can bring a bench press out on the 50-yard line is when you start worrying about it.'"
Greeny:They should cancel the combine and just watch game tape. To ignore the actual playing of football in the draft evaluation process is like choosing a restaurant based on the font on their menu.

That Guy · 02-02-2007, 11:26 PM

i don't know who in their right mind would ignore the "actual playing of football" and replace it solely with a combine workout instead...

the one thing it does do is get everyone talking and trotting out highlight and lowlight reels on prospects, a well as starting the process of swapping opinions, raising red flags, and generating evalutions.

Monkeydad · 02-05-2007, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

The Senior Bowl and Combine should matter, but ultimately I think scouts take a little too much stock in these things and get too hyped or too down on certain players as a result.

Well the combines definately showed that Maurice Clarett didn't belong in the NFL.

Too bad the Broncos didn't realize that.

Sheriff Gonna Getcha · 02-23-2007, 01:14 PM

At least others agree.

ESPN.com - COLUMNIST/FORDE - Forde: Don't get lost in combine numbers

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_...craziness.html

02-01-2007, 06:57 PM	#31
Sheriff Gonna Getcha Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 46 Posts: 8,317	Re: Should the Senior Bowl or the Combine Workouts Matter? Here's a snippet from this week's ESPN Insider magazine. Golic: "[Talking about the Combine] My dad used to say, 'The day you can bring a bench press out on the 50-yard line is when you start worrying about it.'" Greeny:They should cancel the combine and just watch game tape. To ignore the actual playing of football in the draft evaluation process is like choosing a restaurant based on the font on their menu.

02-02-2007, 11:26 PM	#32
That Guy Living Legend Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: VA Age: 42 Posts: 17,620	Re: Should the Senior Bowl or the Combine Workouts Matter? i don't know who in their right mind would ignore the "actual playing of football" and replace it solely with a combine workout instead... the one thing it does do is get everyone talking and trotting out highlight and lowlight reels on prospects, a well as starting the process of swapping opinions, raising red flags, and generating evalutions.

02-23-2007, 01:14 PM	#34
Sheriff Gonna Getcha Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 46 Posts: 8,317	Re: Should the Senior Bowl or the Combine Workouts Matter? At least others agree. ESPN.com - COLUMNIST/FORDE - Forde: Don't get lost in combine numbers http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/si_...craziness.html

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