Quote:Yep, same here. I don't even really like Pro Days all that much since it just feels like gymnastics practice instead of football. Everything after the Combine until the Commish walks up to the podium is 'silly season' to me.

 

Agreed. 

 

This nonsense about Bridgewater sliding as much as he has in some mocks is all tied to what he did in a pro day performance that was sub-par.  If teams are leaning on that as the reason for him dropping the way he has, they're making a huge mistake.

 

It's interesting how everyone says pro days rarely impact a player in a negative way, and only help to bolster draft status.  Then you see something like Bridgewater and the free fall his draft stock has taken because of a bad performance.  It makes little sense.  The media is certainly swayed by these things, but I think most GMs have seen enough game film, and had their individual workouts with players to get a sense for what they're dealing with. 

 

If front offices are showing such wild fluctuations in draft position for certain players, it's clear they're just over analyzing things now with the extra 2 weeks to contemplate their decisions.  I really think most teams have their boards set for a while, or they're darn close, and the only changes that are happening are in the media as they all look for a way to throw enough mocks together to possibly get it as close to right as possible. 

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