In reply to: they do a 10 and 20 split as well posted by jt
and large amounts of money are being spent, measurables are the quickest way to quantify and justify resource expenditure in development.
This isn't European soccer, where the best teams get 60+ games a year, or the NBA/NHL/MLB with far more than that.
The players you draft have to produce, and do so quickly, and measurables are a large component of standardizing results.
Otherwise, you just have to go on "guts instinct", and sign players that don't land in the top of the draft and try to build a system around that. But that's crazy, no one would ever do that...
On premise.
an abomination.
as I have never just focused on him, but when I see numbers like that I would be sure to focus on how well he can get separation at the line of scrimmage in bump and run. These taller guys that can go up and get the ball need to be able to separate and get into their route or they're just going to get jammed all day long because defenses know that if they get a free release they're going to be wide open. The low bench number could be a bit of a concern there.
That said, of course that was an outstanding combine for him and I wish him nothing but success.