(03-08-2021, 01:04 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(03-06-2021, 10:11 AM)Bullseye Wrote: I think, in theory, the drafting league wide should be better overall, because they aren't relying on underwear olympics to determine whether to draft a player or not.

Because there is no combine and because the circumstances were so different, teams will be even more reliant on the tape to determine who to draft when.

Well....there's this from Peter King's article...

Quote:I had one GM tell me Sunday his team is having trouble in three major draft areas:
• More players than ever—in this GM’s memory—have one season of successful college football only (such as Rousseau). The error rate on those players, because they’ve had less experience than normal prospects, is higher.
• With no on-campus scouting this year other than the Pro Day, the exposure to information sources is reduced. The GM said draft meetings so far have shown less information than ever in things like, How does he take coaching? What kind of teammate is he? What’s his work ethic?
• Limited medical information. Combine physical exams are notoriously thorough, sometimes discovering previously undiagnosed ailments. This GM told me his team won’t have trust in the exams till their own doctors can examine them—after the draft.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...eter-king/

I never considered the ramifications on the limited medical information. That could be huge. I remember really liking an offensive lineman a few years ago, Michael Munoz of Tennessee. He is the son of HOF LT Anthony Munoz. I was sure he would be drafted somewhere in the early to mid rounds. The draft came and went and he wasn't selected. I was shocked. After the draft, it came out that the medicals on him showed that his knee was basically "mangled" and it had a deteriorating condition. Things like this, could be missed in our current state of affairs.

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