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Originally Posted by diehard
But all of the talk that Cam's stock was falling didn't keep him from being the first overall pick. Locker and Gabbert who some had rated higher than Cam were picked way later. Where are they now? I mean, Cam's throws were way off, alarmingly so at the combine. What is it to look for about these QBs? Is it just a Luck of the draw, fingers crossed?
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I can't tell if your really asking my opinion or this is some internet forum I told you so ploy...but my view anyway.....
I think draftniks like ourselves falsely assume that the media scouts and other draftniks are actually privvy to the opinions of actual NFL scouts/GM/Execs.
But those guys guard there scouting profiles/opinions like the kremlin.
Pretty much anything a scout/GM/execs tell a member of the scouting media right now is either a half-truth or out and out lie aimed at probing for information and pushing their own agenda.
I think first and foremost skillset is what matters.
Nothing else.
If you can make an accurate comparative assessment of skillset between the prospects you can find out how the prospect should rank.
But its very important to realize that knowing where/how the prospects rank only forms an accurate assessment.
Making an accurate assessment is quite different from making a prediction. (which is a myth)
Scouting imo isn't about prediction its about evaluation.
I look for a bunch of different traits but I differ greatly to the minds of the greats like Bill Walsh who values
playmaking.
Imo its the most important trait.
Next for me is coachability but sadly its an intangible that is impossible to assess from sitting on my couch or computer chair.
Imo intangibles are thee most importants traits but at the same time I realize that its unknowable form my vantage point.