It started several years ago with QBs deciding not to throw. Then a few premier athletes actually held private workouts. The latter gave way to Pro Days. This year a significant number of the first round’s likely selection chose to go the Pro Days route. This makes things tricky as, for example, the surfaces players run on differ. When your speaking of hundredths of a second, that difference can distort results. Most scouts believe small differences in results are insignificant. In many Pro Day cases not all the Combine workouts are executed.
As to the Combine itself there’s typically a great deal more pressure than Pro Days, especially with less competition. I think there’s still some value to the Combine assessing the second level players, many of whom will become major contributors. Still as much as some numbers advance significantly from year to year, not posting those maybe unreachable numbers may cause some evaluators to overrate the Combine competitors. What do you think?
As to the Combine itself there’s typically a great deal more pressure than Pro Days, especially with less competition. I think there’s still some value to the Combine assessing the second level players, many of whom will become major contributors. Still as much as some numbers advance significantly from year to year, not posting those maybe unreachable numbers may cause some evaluators to overrate the Combine competitors. What do you think?
