The Combine

The NFL combine is on the NFL Network today. There will be some player who runs an incredible 40 time and ends up moving way up team's draft boards. Several years ago, Matt Jones, an average Arkansas quarterback ran a sub 4.4 forty and became a first round draft pick at receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Somehow though, the combine workout that Matt Jones displayed in Indy has not translated into sucess on the football field. Over a decade ago Mike Mamula parlayed his combine workout into a first round choice of the Philadelphia Eagles. A pudgy slower player was taken a few picks after the Eagles selected Mamula, that player was non other than Warren Sapp. The point being that despite how smart the coaches and scouts think they are, the fact remains they are no better at picking players than the fans.