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(04-14-2023, 07:02 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: For some prospects that play on inferior teams, the Senior Bowl week is everything, as far as them getting well known to the NFL community.  I don't have the time to dedicate to watching it either, but I really value the reports from how they performed.

To second bolded, that's true for the can't miss stars that are there and in the draft ASAP, but for some of the 4 and 5 year players, some of which might have had to come back from injury, the entire body of work is still important on judging who they are as a competitive player.

(04-14-2023, 11:16 PM)Synric Wrote: Combine is only about checking boxes. It does nothing more than make you go back and look to find the athleticism the testing shows. All-Star Practices has just so much more football related stuff from class rooms to contact.



Seeing the progression is huge for a prospect and because of how college football is now we don't get to see alot of it anymore. It used to be if a player didn't have 3 years playing they didn't declare. How many times have we seen a guy have a good year his freshman or sophomore year then regress? Alot. It happens just as much as players that progress from year to year. 

Recently we have been hearing the "dont pay attention to the Georgia players production" what we haven't discussed is their actual lack of reps to gain experience. Georgia had several 1st round players in 2022 but only a couple saw playing time and they struggled because of lack of experience. The best year one Georgia player was Nakobe Dean and he was an experienced 3 year MIKE LB.  

I never said I don't understand the value of the Senior Bowl for teams.
I just don't put much into someone's weight in a January bowl game.
They have months before the draft, and if they can get their weight where they need to be by the Combine/Pro Day, it shows me they can put in the effort if/when needed.