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The NFL Combine

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vrbryant

vrbryant

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I'm always interested to see how players improve/devalue their stock as a result of the combine. I honestly don't know a great deal about it other than the standard physical and psych tests. Out of curiosity, does anyone here know more about it? Is it really a make or break kind of thing for the players that go?
 
Mamula was a guy who went into the combine and wow'd everyone with his measurables and was thus drafted high. He basically flopped in the NFL, hence Thump's synopsis that the combine is a joke.
 
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Naming one flop might be naming the exception, so how bad a predictor is the combine?

Seems you would have 6 populations --

A - - Gaudy combine numbers - poor NFL production
B - - Gaudy combine numbers - good or better NFL production
C - - Not gaudy (or even poorer than expected) combine numbers but with good or better NFL production
D - - Not gaudy (or even poorer than expected) combine numbers but with poor NFL production and
E - - Didn't do the combine, good NFL production
F - - Didn't do the combine, poor NFL production

Anyone got a feeling for how these performance demographics break-out?
 
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it amuses me that just because Chad Jackson ran a 4.32 all of a sudden he is mentioned as a possible 1st rounder.. no mention whether the kid can catch a cold or run a route.. just the wheels
 
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jackson was probably the #3 target last year according to UF fans. SEC rivals noticed the thread, and brought up the time he slid to avoid contact. He seems like a physical specimen, but given UF's track record at WR, I'd rather stick with Maurice Stovall in the second than waste my 1st rounder on CJ.
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Now to actually answer your question. One huge development is the massive amount of training before the combine. Besides top physical trainers, there are a variety of other preparations, including practice doing improv humor to help you think on your feet. The interview on OTL made it sound like the scouts do not put too much emphasis on all of the extra training.
 
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