I don't know how much time the prospects actually spend doing drills or working out as opposed to meetings or whatever, but if it's
20 total hours then only a few hours of that seems interesting or makes sense to me.
You watch QBs throw downfield to guys with no rush or coverage. Is this a valid drill? Not to me, but last year it made me notice
how outstanding C.J. Stroud's mechanics were. I had no idea that he'd have such an excellent rookie year and was led to believe
that he had all kinds of problems and could be a bust, but......nope, he didn't and wasn't.
Why is a bench press what they use to gauge the strength of the big guys instead of, say, some kind of blocking sled that could
measure the torque they produce? A lot of it really seems stupid, but.....sure......I'll put it on to see if anybody looks special in some
way. It just doesn't seem like a great way to test guys to play tackle football in many ways.
I think the 40 is the worst drill in the entire process. Nobody runs in a straight line in a football game, nor do receivers run sideline
to sideline catching balls from both sides, but that is where we are at. The combine is deathly boring and, I think, antiquated, but
I'll probably watch way more of it than I should because I'm afraid I'll miss something. FOMO.
Anyhow, if anybody is looking for some good draft talk then I recently ran across a guy named Brett Kollman who I find
an interesting listen because he puts draft prospects in what seems like smart context and delivers his observations sensibly
and clearly. Kollman is sharp. This clip was from another guy's channel, but he's an entertaining and informative listen and
uses clips to illustrate his points. If he was part of the broadcast instead of the usual suspects then it'd probably be a lot
less boring. If you're a draft nerd then you might want to check his stuff out.
View: https://youtu.be/u6mah_XxFDQ?si=0ynXfNbgSdbLCJtK