RAS?

[Mike M (the other one)]

(04-02-2023, 04:54 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: If I were Blake Freeland, I think that I might have went on a diet and learned how to play TE.  There's a good reason why NFL tackles are referred to as 'dancing bears' and not 'dancing giraffes'.  

Seriously, Freeland is an athlete, but there is a reason that he put all of his marbles in on Football over Basketball.  I'd be disappointed in him as THE Tackle selection anywhere earlier than the 4th round.

As for RAS?  Meh, it's just another gimmick.  These guys have literally months to prepare for combine testing once the season ends.  The testing might open some eyes to guys that didn't get many looks if they were from a small school, etc.  When it comes to prospects from major schools that have the benefit of good exposure, you'd better look at those RAS numbers and then go back to the footage and make sure that they agree with one another.  The bottom line is do you want a great football player that also happens to have some athleticism, or do you want an athlete who also happens to be interested in football if he can make a buck at it?

Who knows, he wouldn't be the first OT to switch to TE.  Maybe he views his worth better as a Tackle, We can't speak for him but avg LT's get paid better than avg TE's, usually last longer in the league too.

For a gimmick, it seems to hit more than misses. And ofc some players just don't get it between the ears, it's not designed to measure that (I would think that's why you participate in the interview part. Get into the X's and O's there, not ask what their fav Sub is from Subway). 

That's exactly what you are looking for, a great football player that is also athletic and hasn't peaked yet. If he's not very athletic, but the production is there, then that's when you need to figure out why. Is he master of his craft? How'd they do against other Elite athletes? And find out answers to all those variables.

I used to laugh and think the Combine was nothing more than a pony show, but i can see it's merits now, I think the should do 3, one on East Coast, Central and West coast, the goal is get as many players at possible, There's always players that aren't invited that should have been.