I don't understand how some of you write of level of competition. Scouts take level of competition into account. One example:

 

"When I was an NFL scout, there was nothing like watching a prospect play in a big game to determine if he had the goods to play at the next level." .... "While those traits are certainly admirable, I couldn't gauge his upside until I watched him perform in a pressure-packed situation as a starter."

 

In other words, it may have been a great player, but it would have been a much bigger statement had he made a play like that against a defense that didn't give up 35 points to Western Kentucky.

 

A lot of SEC quarterbacks flame out because of the idea that "if they looked good in the SEC, that should translate to the NFL". That doesn't always ring true, though. Having the right tools (which Teddy Bridgewater has) is more important than what conference you play in, but to say that bringing up level of competition means someone "knows nothing of draft analyzing" is just being a prick. It is a factor in the evaluation process.

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