NFL Draft Readiness Guide: Predominantly Orange

Do:

The mistake that many people make when doing their mock drafts, or that NFL executives make when picking a player is look at a player’s combine performance. For me, my tip is that we all need to look deeper into production and game tape over combine performance.

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We have seen guys run a 4.3 40 yard dash before the combine, and show up and run a 4.59 in the combine. That is a huge difference and has crashed the stock of certain players.

What you see on the field is what you get, and while a 40 yard dash, cone shuttle, and cone drills are nice, they are a byproduct of the player. The player on the field with pads transforms into what you are hoping to snag in the draft.

Don’t:

There is a difference between securing a player at a position of need and reaching for a position of need. It’s important to analyze “Is this player additional depth, or somebody who will immediately make our team better at the position”.

History has shown, for example with the Browns that reaching for picks has proven to be costly for their franchise. Especially when it comes to the quarterback position.