(03-02-2019, 12:15 AM)Eric1 Wrote:

(03-01-2019, 05:33 PM)JackCity Wrote: Yes I'm sure Murray is very worried about throwing against air...  

The reality is it doesn't move anyone up or down. Serves very little purpose other than you get to avoid the questions about it

So if throwing doesn't make any difference, what's the point of any of these prospects doing any drills? What's the point of the combine anyways then? Just get rid of every drill, for every position group because it serves very little purpose right? Might as well just make it for medicals and interviews only.

Well the easy answer is all of those prospects aren't A) QBs and B) A top 2 QB in the class. If you think an NFL team is moving Murray up or down because he misses a 5 yard slant a couple of times at the combine I don't know what to tell you. Plenty of QBs didn't bother throwing at the combine, 

For the rest of the players and positions different teams use the combine for different things. The Patriots for instance put an emphasis on the 3 cone, the falcons like the jumps. Players who stand out in those drills can jump above players they are tied with on the horizontal board , or they may take another look at their tape, or they might just tick off another box. It's just more information for them and can serve as a risk analysis.

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(03-02-2019, 12:33 AM)Eric1 Wrote:

(03-02-2019, 12:18 AM)Dimson Wrote: The combine is not really for the very top guys. It is for everyone else.

There's plenty of other top prospects that are competing at the combine.. Murray is pretty much the only one who isn't (besides those nursing injuries).

Why do you think plenty of QBs skip the throwing

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