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I certainly do not follow the NFL, but from my observations it seems that they VERY MUCH care about everything. They want to avoid drama and seem to exaggerate small things. I just think to recent players like Jamie Newman that went from pre-season Heisman candidate to Undrafted. He was signed and then 2 months later, released and that's it. Maybe staying and fighting for the starting job would've benefitted him.
Anyway, hope things work out okay for Cook.
@khummel Followed up with folks today -- he got bad advice from agent, who pulled him to work on his 40 time.
The Senior Bowl coaches had plans to use him at a lot of different spots and increase his draft value -- I was told he could have moved up "2 or 3 rounds" -- NFL teams were really anticipating seeing him.
Agents play such a big role!
Yeah, agent probably playing too big of a role. But I've seen the combines do the same thing... put eye-popping metrics up, and get a round or two boost... or blow it, and drop a couple. He clearly thinks the 40 needs work, since speed is a key part of his calling card. The thing about Cook's speed, however, is that he's deceptively quick, combined with great vision... call it "operating speed" if you will, which isn't easily measured with a stopwatch, and is more instinctive than learned. Wish him the best, in any case, as he sure is a DGD. Go Dawgs!
Count me among those who don't see what the big deal is. 4 years' worth of game film in live action. Practices. Interviews. Pro day. Private workouts. The combine. And scouts are going to be swayed by whether a guy decides to participate in a scrimmage with "teammates" he doesn't know and a relatively bland playbook? Even in the spirit of leaving no stone unturned, that seems excessive.
I don't really keep up with the NFL or the draft, but my impression of the senior bowl has always been that it's for guys that are borderline draft material and are just hoping to get someone's - anyone's - attention. With as many guys as we've got going to this one, maybe that's not the case? Sure seems like that ought to be its role, though, considering what it is. I just don't get how this could be a meaningful factor in the evaluation of anyone who has a reasonable expectation of going in the first 5 or 6 rounds. I mean one scrimmage?
Sigh, ok. I'll take your word for it. Still makes no sense to me. Like, have they not already seen all that, in situations where Cook's team was actually counting on his performance?