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But to my untrained eye, there's something that should always receive great weight in evals.
Does the player consistently make plays on film?
If he does, shouldn't that count more than measurables?
My understanding is that Engram makes a ton of plays, so he should definitely be in the conversation at #37. We are starved for O playmaking weapons and McVay knows how to best develop and scheme TE's.
Sounds like one of a dozen or so terrific players that would be great choices if they even fell to us.
Basically stat scouting. Did scheme get him open for the plays? Is defensive focus on other areas? Is it an offense where everyone is making plays? Does he make contested plays? Does he pile up plays vs lesser competition?
Almost every single player being considered as a legit draft prospect made "plays"...a lot of them.
Yeah, Flip.
I realize that it's an oversimplification. Not at all nuanced.
Then again, it does have the advantage of not making mistakes as a result of paralysis by analysis, doesn't it?
A recent classic example by 12 teams in '14 was passing over Aaron Donald despite his film and dominance in the Senior bowl practices. Too short, too small, too light, arms not long enough, etc.
I remain convinced that seeing a given player consistently making great plays on film in real football games should have prominent weight in making final draft decisions.