2017 Draft Thread

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

That is true, and Polian has forgotten more about evaluating talent than many draft guru's combined. I would consider the 3-cone much more important than the 40. But you don't take that in a vacuum. You also work in the other drills and see how he does. They measure length, speed, burst, bend. Barnett just is not as athletic as some of the other guys. Now could he overcome that? Sure. But you are playing an odds game and the odds are against him. Rookies have a lot to overcome. I will say one thing in his favor is he has impeccable character. You will never have to worry about him off the field and he will always give you 100% in game and on the practice field.

I'll fully admit that he's not as athletic as some of the other guys. But he didn't embarrass himself in any of the drills, and I believe in everything but the 40 was probably in the top 50 percentile for his position.