With the Draft a tantilising 5 days away, everyone who follows the NFL is getting excited about the prospect of fresh faces populating their team's locker room. But some faces aren't yet set in the minds of those who will be deciding on the names to call come the 22nd.
Scouts and evaluators face many problems in choosing the next generation of super stars - it isn't always as simple as comparing numbers and choosing the highest score. Some players have baggage, be it in the form of injuries, character issues or schem-fit concerns. Some players with talent make themselves hard to like with off-field behaviour and others, even those with a unanimously high-grade, may not sit well in a certain system and, for that reason, will find themselves passed over in favour of a more mouldable player.
When you have players with similar grades and similar college records, how do you choose? Size, speed and general athelticism aren't the only factors and, in these close calls, it is often the intangibles that decide on said player's jersey-colour for the upcoming season.
Shocks will occur, but rest assured the men in charge do everything for a reason.
Let's just hope it's the right one...
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