03-19-2017, 01:16 PM
The funny thing was he didn't even have a poor combine. His 3 cone drill was great for a DE (arguably the most important drill in the combine), he measured fine and had decent numbers despite being sick all week.
I can't find a valid reason why he's dropping. I think the media just finds one player every year to just shit on for no determinable reason and this year it's Barnett.
They did it with Anthony Barr in 2014 (dropping to anywhere between 16 and 30 in many mock drafts. He went 9th, where he was projected early on), they did it with Melvin Gordon in 2015, saying he'd fall to the 30th pick when he went 16th. They did it with Leonard Floyd in 2016 etc etc.
There always seems to be one player that the media picks on for being a tweener or not being athletic enough. But then they just get drafted where they were projected after the season. Because tape is the main thing that counts. And Barnett has stellar tape.
I can't find a valid reason why he's dropping. I think the media just finds one player every year to just shit on for no determinable reason and this year it's Barnett.
They did it with Anthony Barr in 2014 (dropping to anywhere between 16 and 30 in many mock drafts. He went 9th, where he was projected early on), they did it with Melvin Gordon in 2015, saying he'd fall to the 30th pick when he went 16th. They did it with Leonard Floyd in 2016 etc etc.
There always seems to be one player that the media picks on for being a tweener or not being athletic enough. But then they just get drafted where they were projected after the season. Because tape is the main thing that counts. And Barnett has stellar tape.
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