Bengals eyeing BYU’s Blake Freeland?

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Super athletic but raw OT is a little risky. I'd prefer a guy with a little less projection. I rarely trust players who fly up boards following the combine. The combine should be used to verify what you see on the field (a guy who looks the part on the field tests and has an RAS above 9, you lock him in as a 1st round pick. A guy who looks the part on the field but has an RAS below 5, you start to question how he'll translate to the NFL, maybe you bypass him in the first round or two). It shouldn't be used to sky rocket a player up 2 to 3 rounds.

If a player isn't worth a pick before the combine, they probably shouldn't be worth a pick after the combine either. It's about refining the list of top prospects; narrowing it down to your top targets. Not moving new players onto that list (the opposite of narrowing the list). But I understand that I'm probably in the minority when it comes to my opinions on how to use draft information.