Serious question. Each prospect has hours upon hours of game tape. What could a no pads, no competition exhibition possibly do to change the opinion of a scout, coach or general manager?
another step in the evaluation process. It doesn't hurt.
Exactly. A pro day will merely answer any lingering questions you have about a prospect - if a QB, can he make all of the throws needed to be a good NFL QB, and to be able to interview them.
A pro day isn’t likely to change a team’s draft board unless the guy flames out. If a team picks a guy who had a great pro day, it is because they already had him highly rated.
I agree, but as my HS coach used to say “the eye in the sky don’t lie”. Game tape is reality
It doesn't lie, but it is hardly perfect either. You can't get to know a player's personality from watching on tape. There are also impressions that you cannot get from watching on film. Have you ever been to training camp where you are there close to the players? I have and have left at times coming away with observations such as --so and so is massive, a lot bigger than I had realized, another player's speed jumps out at you when seeing him live and up close, etc.
Its like talking on the phone to someone verses face to face. Information is not complete.
You watch U2 in a music video or stand in a U2 studio session a few feet away? It is simple as that. Seeing a prospect up close and personal is invaluable. Can you tell the prospect to do something on the spot for you on tape? At the Combine? No.
had one of the worst pro day workouts a QB has ever had. By some accounts, it was historically bad for a QB. Yet, he still snuck into the first round with Minnesota trading up to get him.
So a pro day probably has some weight in the process, but I don't think it's anywhere near as vital as the tape, performance and the interview...
You watch U2 in a music video or stand in a U2 studio session a few feet away? It is simple as that. Seeing a prospect up close and personal is invaluable. Can you tell the prospect to do something on the spot for you on tape? At the Combine? No.
another step in the evaluation process. It doesn't hurt.
Exactly. A pro day will merely answer any lingering questions you have about a prospect - if a QB, can he make all of the throws needed to be a good NFL QB, and to be able to interview them.
A pro day isn’t likely to change a team’s draft board unless the guy flames out. If a team picks a guy who had a great pro day, it is because they already had him highly rated.
Exactly. A pro day will merely answer any lingering questions you have about a prospect - if a QB, can he make all of the throws needed to be a good NFL QB, and to be able to interview them.
A pro day isn’t likely to change a team’s draft board unless the guy flames out. If a team picks a guy who had a great pro day, it is because they already had him highly rated.
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Tape is just tape.
I agree, but as my HS coach used to say “the eye in the sky don’t lie”. Game tape is reality
Its like talking on the phone to someone verses face to face. Information is not complete.
So a pro day probably has some weight in the process, but I don't think it's anywhere near as vital as the tape, performance and the interview...
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another step in the evaluation process. It doesn't hurt.
Exactly. A pro day will merely answer any lingering questions you have about a prospect - if a QB, can he make all of the throws needed to be a good NFL QB, and to be able to interview them.
A pro day isn’t likely to change a team’s draft board unless the guy flames out. If a team picks a guy who had a great pro day, it is because they already had him highly rated.
+2.
Also, if an injury causes a player to miss the combine, the Pro Day is a second opportunity to do the pre-draft workout.
Bill Belichick Coaches Bradley Chubb at NC State Pro Day - ( New Window )