FredFromDartmouth
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Some myths that never seem to die:
1 ) Post draft evaluations. Is there any worse waste of paper than these evaluations? Sometimes it is obvious that a team got fleeced, such as SF’s trade for Trey Lance, but most of the time these evaluations are pure speculation. They are a way for sports writers to get another paycheck with almost no value to the fan.
2) You don’t know how good a rookie is until a few years after the draft. The reality is that the coaches know within the first weeks of training camp, but the public does not. When a team makes a disastrous first round pick they know right away, but the guy usually sticks around for a year or two so that the teams are not too embarrassed (N’Keal Harry for instance would have been cut in training camp if he was a 7th round pick).
3) You can win games by ball control / time of possession. Parcells was behind this whole possession myth, but it only works when you have a great defense. Parcells had great defenses and could control the score and allow his ponderous running attack to eventually wear down the defense.
4) Related to the above is the myth that running backs get stronger as the game advances. I don’t know who started this BS, but the truth is that running backs do better later in the game as the defense gets tired. RBs do not get stronger.
1 ) Post draft evaluations. Is there any worse waste of paper than these evaluations? Sometimes it is obvious that a team got fleeced, such as SF’s trade for Trey Lance, but most of the time these evaluations are pure speculation. They are a way for sports writers to get another paycheck with almost no value to the fan.
2) You don’t know how good a rookie is until a few years after the draft. The reality is that the coaches know within the first weeks of training camp, but the public does not. When a team makes a disastrous first round pick they know right away, but the guy usually sticks around for a year or two so that the teams are not too embarrassed (N’Keal Harry for instance would have been cut in training camp if he was a 7th round pick).
3) You can win games by ball control / time of possession. Parcells was behind this whole possession myth, but it only works when you have a great defense. Parcells had great defenses and could control the score and allow his ponderous running attack to eventually wear down the defense.
4) Related to the above is the myth that running backs get stronger as the game advances. I don’t know who started this BS, but the truth is that running backs do better later in the game as the defense gets tired. RBs do not get stronger.
