I think this points out the biggest problem the draftniks face in evaluating players, they can have all the stats and measurables and clips off of YouTube in the world but they have absolutely no idea whatsoever who these prospects really are and what kind of player they will likely turn into once they have signed their pro deals, and the only way the scouts and GM's can get this information is though their coaches, teammates, and interviews. And i say that as someone who follows the draft closely every year and wanted the Patriots to draft McClain big time. When you are spending millions to hire a guy you really need to know what kind of person you are getting, and the draft process simply doesn't give us insight into that, so we can talk about who we want and who they should draft ad nauseum but the truth is that we really don't know who they really are, other than what is most superficial. And even the insight Belichick and others get on these guys from the insiders can be fatally flawed, as we saw with his relationship with Urban Meyer, who repeatedly vouched for players who turned out to have poor character and work ethic. Spikes has actually turned out pretty good but most of the Florida players that Meyer endorsed ended up as poor choices. Imo if there is one thing they really need to change about the pre draft process it is that they should allow an unlimited number of prospect interviews to allow teams as much insight as possible into the people they are actually selcting to play for them.
