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My take on the why the NFL combine kinda sucks.

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Especially when you can just look at the times. Not to mention game film is 10x more important as is the system they played in during college.

by You don't have to be sweet, to be good on Feb 26, 2010 1:05 PM EST up reply actions  

I been saying t his forever now

The combine is sucha joke. I can find athletes (not football players) who could ace the combine. My 225 record is 23 or 25 (somewhere there abouts) @ 205 lbs. You can find that anywhere in the gym. You can train all the jumps and the 40 yard dash, and as you said, the 40 yard dash isn’t even a football move.

E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!

by Joe_D on Feb 26, 2010 1:08 PM EST reply actions  

yeah

But at least it gives us some kind of football action until free agency begins.

"Bleed green for life my nocos"

by nocostyle on Feb 26, 2010 1:18 PM EST up reply actions  

The only reason why I find semi-interesting is because it tells us who the Raiders are taking with their first pick. :)

RIP Jim Johnson, best ever.
Kurt Warner: HOF Class of 2015

by Imp on Feb 26, 2010 1:11 PM EST reply actions  

haha

E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!

by Joe_D on Feb 26, 2010 1:48 PM EST up reply actions  

yep

fastest 40 on the board

"Bleed green for life my nocos"

by nocostyle on Feb 26, 2010 1:54 PM EST up reply actions  

yeah probably unloaded a gallon or so

They already had run dmc or they might have taken johnson instead maybe. They definately wanted a WR though.

"Bleed green for life my nocos"

by nocostyle on Feb 26, 2010 2:26 PM EST up reply actions  

McFadden and Johnson were in the same draft. The Raiders had not already selected McFadden when Johnson ran his 40.

by mrb5091 on Feb 27, 2010 12:16 AM EST up reply actions  

ok i forgot

either way mcfadden was the better blue chipper at the time. I should have done my research first on that one.

"Bleed green for life my nocos"

by nocostyle on Feb 27, 2010 6:26 PM EST up reply actions  

It might be interesting

If they had lineman do things “Wrestle a bear for 30 seconds.” Can’t fathom how people watch this on the NFL network.

by MG77 on Feb 26, 2010 2:09 PM EST reply actions  

Mamula wasn’t nearly as bad as people make him out to be and he actually had 2 decent seasons. Certainly no Jonathan Harris. It was just that the Bucs drafted Sapp instead and Eagles gave away 2 2nd round picks to move up in ’95 to the Bucs to get Mamula.

by MG77 on Feb 26, 2010 2:19 PM EST up reply actions  

the scouting combine is exciting because after 3 weeks of no news, there is finally something happening. just think, next friday free agency starts.

by bula412 on Feb 26, 2010 2:49 PM EST reply actions  

yep

exactly

"Bleed green for life my nocos"

by nocostyle on Feb 26, 2010 2:55 PM EST up reply actions  

Free Agency

It’s like Christmas, but with about half of the fanbases getting coal.

by Bob_Q on Feb 26, 2010 5:06 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, but there really isn’t anything happening.

by JasonB on Feb 26, 2010 3:20 PM EST up reply actions  

and thats the beauty of it

if anything it proves how dumb the NFL would be to have a hold out. We follow this stuff so religiously that we even watch stuff that has no bearing on anything.

Let's get it Birds.

by homestar2281 on Feb 26, 2010 3:45 PM EST up reply actions  

yep

true, true, i know i do. I crave everything that has to do with the eagles.

"Bleed green for life my nocos"

by nocostyle on Feb 26, 2010 3:49 PM EST up reply actions  

nope

 Just lots of speculation on whos draft stock will rise and whos will fall.

"Bleed green for life my nocos"

by nocostyle on Feb 26, 2010 3:24 PM EST reply actions  

but

its something and something is better than nothing right now.

"Bleed green for life my nocos"

by nocostyle on Feb 26, 2010 3:25 PM EST reply actions  

Agreed

Hell, I made a night of watching the Pro Bowl this year for chrissakes. There’s nothing to do where I live…

by Bob_Q on Feb 26, 2010 5:08 PM EST up reply actions  

pro bowl

that was my super bowl cuz of all the eagles and desean jackson made me proud, even asante made up with a pick for that bite on the double move from johnson.

"Bleed green for life my nocos"

by nocostyle on Feb 26, 2010 5:11 PM EST up reply actions  

The World's Strongest Man competition...

…is actually a better NFL combine than the NFL combine. More valid, at least.

...But if he pulls the rug on his quarterback, Reid must do it knowing that he let McNabb down more than McNabb ever let him down.

Phil Sheridan--Philadelphia Inquirer

by EvilBanner on Feb 26, 2010 5:52 PM EST reply actions  

I like Mike Mayock!… but yeah it blows.

The road to victory!

by jayt on Feb 27, 2010 10:09 AM EST reply actions  

I think watching guys work out in spandex makes you sort of gay, lol.

by ralphd58 on Feb 27, 2010 11:49 AM EST reply actions  

Why don't they just hold a bunch of scrimmages?

That would give you a better idea of how players perform in real live circumstances.

by Rabbit T on Feb 28, 2010 3:18 PM EST reply actions  

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