There's a really interesting article at the Athletic about how the Rams have completely changed their process regarding the draft over the past 2 years. Even before Covid.
https://theathletic.com/2507342/202...go-back-to-normal/?source=user_shared_article
An example (for those that don;t subscribe) is that Snead and McVay were only at last years combine for 24 hours. They haven't attended any of the last 2 senior bowls. Now do any assistants or often any scouts.
Their reasoning is, why? These are old ways of collecting data that is now provided to them. Do they need to watch the 40 yard dash of a WR from Ohio state when they have all the GPS data from his college of how quick he is and how accurate he with his routes he is in actual games?
How useful is sitting in a room with a prospect at the combines and subjecting that guy to a 12 vs 1 Q&A that is a) he is obviously coached for by agents and b) likely results in a skewed impression of the person. How much can you really learn about someone in 15-20 minutes? So now they perform all such interviews virtually 1 or 1 (or maybe 2 on 1).
All the time saved travelling and sitting watching prospects they aren't really interested in is now spent analyzing data and film. Meaning they can fit much more in.
"The Arizona Cardinals, for example, have sent multiple personnel people and coaches to at least 50 pro days this spring. Titans head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters last week that his own staff had been working hard through the spring to get someone at every single pro day.
Yet the Rams have sparsely attended these events, and they certainly have not sent three of their personnel people at once. Even at more widely populated pro days held by some powerhouse FBS schools, such as Alabama, the Rams were the only absent team among the 32"
It makes perfect sense and the Rams have had lots of production and several starters out of their last 2 drafts, despite having no first round picks.
https://theathletic.com/2507342/202...go-back-to-normal/?source=user_shared_article
An example (for those that don;t subscribe) is that Snead and McVay were only at last years combine for 24 hours. They haven't attended any of the last 2 senior bowls. Now do any assistants or often any scouts.
Their reasoning is, why? These are old ways of collecting data that is now provided to them. Do they need to watch the 40 yard dash of a WR from Ohio state when they have all the GPS data from his college of how quick he is and how accurate he with his routes he is in actual games?
How useful is sitting in a room with a prospect at the combines and subjecting that guy to a 12 vs 1 Q&A that is a) he is obviously coached for by agents and b) likely results in a skewed impression of the person. How much can you really learn about someone in 15-20 minutes? So now they perform all such interviews virtually 1 or 1 (or maybe 2 on 1).
All the time saved travelling and sitting watching prospects they aren't really interested in is now spent analyzing data and film. Meaning they can fit much more in.
"The Arizona Cardinals, for example, have sent multiple personnel people and coaches to at least 50 pro days this spring. Titans head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters last week that his own staff had been working hard through the spring to get someone at every single pro day.
Yet the Rams have sparsely attended these events, and they certainly have not sent three of their personnel people at once. Even at more widely populated pro days held by some powerhouse FBS schools, such as Alabama, the Rams were the only absent team among the 32"
It makes perfect sense and the Rams have had lots of production and several starters out of their last 2 drafts, despite having no first round picks.
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