NFL 2021 offseason COVID rules

[Chief X_Phackter]

Originally Posted by mooby

https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/sta...88076947509249

Thought this was new thread worthy, a good breakdown of the list of rules changes affecting every NFL team this offseason.

Banned: Private workouts, facility visits, dinners and film sessions with draft prospects.

Teams can only have 3 reps at any pro day.

Combine is cancelled too.

Definitely gonna make it tougher to scout potential draft picks, teams are gonna have to trust the game tape more than ever before.

Gotta wonder how it affects Ron's plan for the offseason.

Combine results are overvalued in my opinion anyway. Watching these guys actually play football is probably the best way to evaluate them.

The interview though, I think is very important. Hopefully they can figure out a way to do those.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Chief X_Phackter

Combine results are overvalued in my opinion anyway. Watching these guys actually play football is probably the best way to evaluate them.

The interview though, I think is very important. Hopefully they can figure out a way to do those.

I'm not talking 40 times/reps/etc. but the combine is useful for other things too. Talking to agents/other NFL personnel, interviewing prospects/etc. are all useful.

I think not having a combine will hurt small school guys looking to improve their stock, because maybe their school won't have a pro day because not enough prospects to justify it. It will be interesting to see 3-5 years down the road if this setup will hurt prospects or not though.

[MissouriSkin]

Originally Posted by mooby

I'm not talking 40 times/reps/etc. but the combine is useful for other things too. Talking to agents/other NFL personnel, interviewing prospects/etc. are all useful.

I think not having a combine will hurt small school guys looking to improve their stock, because maybe their school won't have a pro day because not enough prospects to justify it. It will be interesting to see 3-5 years down the road if this setup will hurt prospects or not though.

Ron said no combine let us get Curl so I can live with it again. 🤣