Comments on: Why The Combine is a joke

By: amanna2009

amanna2009 — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:30:33 +0000

@BleedinBlueBlog
I apreciate you sticking it through, I tend to ramble on, Individual pro days I am a fan of for two reasons, one it gives you a chance to see the player in person and talk with them after the combine. Secondly It shows how hard they have been working since the combine, if they have improved and most importantly how they took what little coaching one gave them. So I do think pro days are very good.

By: amanna2009

amanna2009 — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:27:22 +0000

@jjjjjj
JJ let me start off as saying this I agree the combine from a interview stand point and even in case of the wonder lick test are all great and good for the game. The forty time and all the testing is just not effeicent enough. Darral green ran a 4.3 40. He was clocked with 4.19 game speed that’s a big discrpentcy. I understand your point with Emmit Smith that is a valid point (could you imagine Barry Sanders with that line wow) but, it proves my point. We had better players back then far more talented then today. yet as I discussed there was no combine, which is why I feel it is a waste of time from an evaluation stand point. It’s creation was to ensure teams would draft the best talent, that has no happened the best talent was prior to the combine which is the best argument anyone can make.

By: jjjjjj

jjjjjj — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:28:47 +0000

I will start off by saying this will be long reply. I somewhat agree with your post the combine is useless in many ways, not all the time off the field workouts will transfer to on the field success. However like you said that is what the scouts are for and in no way do workout warriors only pefrorm well off the field. These athletes that shine at the combine also shine on the field. When has a player been drafted in the first round purely because they can work out. the NFL combine is a way for scouts to lookat what they saw on tape and apply it, if a guy looks fast on the field but runs a 4.8 forty they know they need to do more of their hw. Also, the combine is not just about the orkouts, their is also the interview process, and medical screenings to go through. yes this can be done privately but if all the athletes are in one area then it is much more efficient. The combine and all its fame puts these kids on their toes. These kids are stressed out and are performing under pressure just ike they will under the NFL spotlight. My final reply back will be that none of the players you mentioned had an opportunity to be at the combine besides emmit smith, who would have been drafted farther down if the had gone to a combine but who is to say a running back that was faster or stronger would not have done better, that line was amazing. I am in no way knocking emitt but the point is the combine wasnt around during the times of those players.