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Interesting article regarding the pre draft process

Gabeking

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This is from Greg Gabriel, former Bears college scouting director.

http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/1981056-let-the-games-begin-the-nfl-front-office-lying-season-is-just-getting-started

Every year each club is allowed to bring in 30 players for updated medicals and interviews. The other clubs in the league know which players are visiting each team.

What I used to do when scheduling visits was to change whom I brought in every year so there was never a pattern as to which player was going to visit. One year, we brought in players whom we were thinking of targeting in the first three rounds. The next year I brought in some people we had already eliminated and players we wanted to "recruit" for post-draft free agency. The following year I brought in a combination of the two.

By doing this there is no way the media or other teams could gauge how we were approaching a given draft.

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The depths of the gamesmanship between clubs knows no bounds.

 

 

 

"Smokescreen" is not just a word to post on an Internet forum, it is real!

 

You're right, it is all just a smokescreen.That's why it's important to know your team and have a plan.  If you are so concerned about what the other guy is doing you won't be in the league long.  Glad we have GMan!

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You mean, coaches and GMs don't play their hands open and honestly?  Color me shocked!!!

 

We as passionate football fans are dying for any news.  Therefore we'll jump on any tidbit, then jump to a conclusion, and congratulate ourselves for being smarter than football guys.  I love it.  Its fun for us!

 

But for the real football guys, like scouts, coaches and GMs, this is their job.  So they are going to pull things that would make Tyrion Lannister smile.  It's all about winning and keeping their jobs.

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The list of guys the Panthers brought in last year is interesting. All those WR's we brought in and we went DT with our first two picks.

 

Now nobody can honestly say they thought Star would be there, even after the combine some still thought he could go #1 but Short and Kugbila were on the list.

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