theascension
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So in the off time I've been watching a fair bit of biography's and football life docs and it really strikes me as just how clueless most GM's and owners seem to be.
Today a documentary on Tom Brady was on who of course was drafted in the 6th round behind countless quarterbacks including Spergon Wynn (picked by the Browns of course)... and yes of course Tom Brady became the 'chip on the shoulder' guy who proved his worth.
At a time when the only thing going on is the combine.. Tom Brady finished a dreadful 5.2 on the 40 yard dash and dead last in every other category. Yet he proved a comeback winner with great stats in college.
Why does it seem like so many GM's are clueless in picking talent? Especially at the quarterback position.
Football of any profession more and more to me (contrary to popular media) is a sport that takes mental determination and great smarts more so than raw talent. If anything our Seahawks exemplify this in every single fashion. Even Steve Largent was a small guy who was no Bo Jackson, but he had a long career and proved smart and determined enough to be one of the very best. Sherman himself admits he's not the greatest athlete.
But I'm fine with this. If the rest of the league continues to focus on purely stat line hopefully we can continue to draft extremely successfully and draft those who will work hard. Looking around the league I feel we're still at least 2 years ahead of the curve with our system.
Today a documentary on Tom Brady was on who of course was drafted in the 6th round behind countless quarterbacks including Spergon Wynn (picked by the Browns of course)... and yes of course Tom Brady became the 'chip on the shoulder' guy who proved his worth.
At a time when the only thing going on is the combine.. Tom Brady finished a dreadful 5.2 on the 40 yard dash and dead last in every other category. Yet he proved a comeback winner with great stats in college.
Why does it seem like so many GM's are clueless in picking talent? Especially at the quarterback position.
Football of any profession more and more to me (contrary to popular media) is a sport that takes mental determination and great smarts more so than raw talent. If anything our Seahawks exemplify this in every single fashion. Even Steve Largent was a small guy who was no Bo Jackson, but he had a long career and proved smart and determined enough to be one of the very best. Sherman himself admits he's not the greatest athlete.
But I'm fine with this. If the rest of the league continues to focus on purely stat line hopefully we can continue to draft extremely successfully and draft those who will work hard. Looking around the league I feel we're still at least 2 years ahead of the curve with our system.