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lcooper_82 said...
I don't think Upshaw dropping has anything to do with him at the combine as much as Ingram helping himself. Melvin Ingram blew some people away with his 40 time.
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BamaBornDukie said...
I agree with you 100%. I don't think you should ever drop a guy because of the combine unless his measureables are well below the acceptable range for his position. Upshaw seems to be headed to a 4-3 team that has some 3-4 principles from what I've gleaned and will likely play a combo Jack/DE. He is plenty athletic and strong enough to excel in this role.
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Gina4Tide said...
What do you think about moving a guy way up in the draft because of Combine performance? I love to see our guys do well at it, but sometimes I think way too much stock is put into it.
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BamaBornDukie said...
If a guy puts up a great Combine Performance and he wasn't considered a great prospect before the Combine, I think it warrants more film review. Basically a closer look as to whether he's a great athlete but not a great football player, perhaps his college scheme didn't maximize his potential, maybe he takes plays off.
Everybody has their own opinion/criteria in terms of how much stock to put into a Combine and I'm not saying my perspective is correct......but I'm more of a film guy as I think what a guy does on the football field in pads is a much better predictor of how successful he will be in the NFL than what a guy does in shorts & t-shirt. Also, what level of competition is he playing against on the field matters IMO.
"Best Athlete" and how muscled or cut up a guy looks doesn't always correlate with "Best Football Player". A good recent example would be Vernon Gholston who played at Ohio St and was drafted #6 overall by the Jets in 2008. The Jets released him after the 2010-11 season. The Bears signed him in July 2011 and then released him in Aug 2011. See the link for his Combine Results. They are great and he's "muscled-up"...but he isn't a great football player in the league.
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