05-26-2017, 07:47 PM
I find this from NFL.com incredibly relevant to this thread:
Don't get too hyped about OTAs, especially OL (regarding OG and Fisher hype). There are always players like Core that will look good in shorts
Quote:"Despite this, you'll see plenty of overzealous OTA analysis describing which running backs or offensive linemen are "flashing" or "rising" in practices that barely resemble the sport we watch on Sundays.
Position battles: Bill Belichick has said it countless times over the years: OTAs and minicamps are for teaching, and training camp is for evaluation. No one is making the team or losing a job for good based on practice in shorts. This part of the offseason is more about installing a scheme and getting back into form.
Despite that, I keep reading this week how certain players were struggling in OTAs, raising concern about their job status. Fifteen years ago, OTAs were lightly covered in the next day's newspapers, if they were covered at all. Now there are competing articles about "Ten things I learned on Day 1 of OTAs" because the internet needs to be fed."
Don't get too hyped about OTAs, especially OL (regarding OG and Fisher hype). There are always players like Core that will look good in shorts
