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Actually, Vernon Gholston was a First-Team All-American and Hendricks Award finalist who broke Mike Vrabel's all-time sack record at Ohio State. Maybe he should be a lesson for everyone to ignore on-field production?
Some measurables do matter. The Patriots have often done well drafting "workout warriors" -- Jaime Collins, Chandler Jones, Sebastian Vollmer, etc. Even Edelman, who had never played WR but posted awesome shuttle and cone times (3.92/6.62).
But I agree 100% on the Stephen Hill example. Over-drafting unskilled WRs based on 40 times is a classic mistake.
Edelman is the perfect example. Yeah, his tape showed that he was a player, but I'm sure that those agility drills played a huge role in getting him drafted. Sure, as a conversion prospect he's going to be raw, but at least you know you're working with some really good clay.