No 2021 Combine
Feb26
on February 26, 2021
at 12:01 am
The NFL Combine is not happening as usual this year. At least, not as it normally does.
Can’t say I’ll miss it. The world could use fewer 40-something men salivating over 20 year olds hand size measurements.
Anybody else who doesn’t gaf about the combine?
Ordinarily I wouldn’t care at all about the combine, but it happens right around that perfect timeframe where I start itching for football again and literally any form of football content that isn’t a shitty mock draft will satisfy me. I don’t get super invested in it, but some of the drills are pretty fun to watch when there’s nothing better on.
I don’t watch the event itself, but the results are usually interesting. As Stunkei said, at least it provides some actual grist for draft season reporting.
Watching it, or its existence? Because I think it probably does have some value for scouts and coaches/GMs
The drills and everything are good for scouts/coaches/GMs, but the biggest value are the medical tests. If I recall correctly, Vic (former Packers/Jags writer) mentioned the combine basically came out of teams banding together to make those medical tests easier to do on a larger number of players.
That and the interviews.
When I was still in college and had the time I really liked watching it, but I also watched it as little mini games that I wish they did during the pro bowl festivities rather than the weird do or die auction block scenario. I’m a simple man, someone catching a ball 5 times in 20 seconds is entertaining for me.
I like a big man with a low motor and narrow base.
Sir Mix-A-Lot, is that you?
That last line will FOREVER ruin the combine for me. Guess I’ll have to stop caring how fast the big guys can finish….their 40 yard dash
The creepiest thing anyone ever writes on a scouting report is talking about a prospect’s “bubble.” This is a grown man discussing in a business report just how shapely a 22 year old’s ass is, and that’s supposed to have some affect on his ability to play football.
That Bleacher Report shirt, though. lol
Aww then what player is going to rocket up in the draft for like… No reason?
College All-Star Games, FCS Season. Plenty of opportunities for dumb bullshit
I guess you have a point…
A year without watching Rich Eisen run in a suit? Whatever will we do with ourselves?
This is the only part of the combine I’ve ever cared about or watched
The thing is that this is a year of NFL combine records that won’t be made.