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I do think that teams find the medicals and the interviews the most important part of the combine, therefore the combine is not over-rated. If you think the whole marketing/tv spectacle part of it is over-rated, fine. But real, actual teams could care less what is happening on TV.
Naturally I agree with that.
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Where I disagree....
2. Its a chance to let a HC get a real life vibe of a player. Is he competing? How is he interacting with the other participants? Is he extroverted or introverted? Its easier to get a feel for these things live and in person IMO.
And that makes sense too (plus all the other stuff I didn't quote).
You make a good case that the idea that the combine is over-rated, is...over-rated.
Problem is when people are critical of the combine they are generally just referring to things they themselves see on tv, and most viewers generally don't get much out of that. But there's a lot more to it than that. From interviews to coaches getting a chance to see what kids are like.
Plus coaches and GMs get to rub shoulders with agents and other GMs and it helps them get a feel for how things are going around the league.
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/26/2020 09:27PM by zn.
