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RockRam
I do agree with you (as far as my, admittedly, low ability to judge such technical matters as you can).
But on the other hand , this is why I am not big on the Combine. Those numbers represent athletic ability; not football playing prowess.
So I think way too often teams are enamored by "potential" meaning: not a real good football player but has lots of athleticism so maybe he could be.
And, I think those choices are fine with 7th round picks and UDFAs. But not with 1 - 6 round picks. They BETTER be good football players above all else.
I have no idea about Jackson. But he is small for an NFL corner, and what I'm reading says that he is a fabulous athlete and decent guy. But the NFL sheds those guys right and left because......guess what......turns out they don't play football very well.
The other issue I have with that is that if a guy has to learn how to play football, then his 1st (cheap) contract means he is learning and not producing. So if he ever becomes even a decent player, likely it'll be somewhere else.
This draft is going to tell me a lot about what McVay and Snead as a team are looking for: athletic potential or great college production from really good football players.
Yes but its important that you marry the athleticism with the tape. That process is as close to fail proof as you can get.And the remainder of your post is exactly why I had Adoree on my overvalued list.
Adoree as well as most of this class at corner are being disproportionately weighted because of their measurements.
Its what I have been posting about here for years as to why there are so many busts drafted year after year.
Teams: "Wow he's got great athleticism and measurements, we can
make him into a great football player"
That thought process is problematic.
Best,
Laram
