{"id":45503,"date":"2023-03-01T12:03:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T17:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=45503"},"modified":"2023-03-01T12:03:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T17:03:16","slug":"what-is-the-nfl-draft-combine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/03\/01\/what-is-the-nfl-draft-combine\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the NFL Draft Combine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Annually, the NFL conducts the combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>This is an NFL-sponsored series of tests, interviews, and orientations of 319 Prospective college players eligible for selection in the NFL Draft in April.\u00a0 The NFL has devised several tools and tests that would evenly and unbiasedly evaluate the physical and mental aspects of the NFL game.\u00a0 The combine actually began on Sunday, February 26<sup>th<\/sup> with the early arrival of the 1<sup>st<\/sup> group of players.\u00a0 \u00a0This link is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nflcombine.net\/players\/schedule\/\">day-by-day schedule<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>NFL Network will have more than 50 hours of live coverage of this year&#8217;s event, beginning March 2. Here&#8217;s the NFL Network schedule:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>March 2 (3 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET): DL, LB<\/li>\n<li>March 3 (3 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET): DB, PK\/ST<\/li>\n<li>March 4 (1 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET): QB, WR, TE<\/li>\n<li>March 5 (1 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET): OL, RB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Monday the Defensive Lineman and Linebackers start the combine.<\/p>\n<p>Registration, Pre-Exams, Orientation, and the all-important Team Interviews are conducted.\u00a0 Every team submits the names of the players they want to interview.\u00a0 Teams are allotted 10 min segments in their hotel rooms. A horn blows at the end of the 10 min period and the player is shuffled off to their next interview.\u00a0 This goes on anytime the players gave free time.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday General\u00a0Medical Exams are one of the first things that are performed.\u00a0 Patriots OT Marcus Cannon was examined at his combine in 2011 and the doctors discovered he had Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.\u00a0 Cannon was a late First \/ Second round talent.\u00a0 He dropped to the 5<sup>th<\/sup> Round where the Patriots took a chance on him and it paid off handsomely.\u00a0 He played 10 seasons for the Patriots including last year.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday they have Orthopedic Exams, Team Meetings, NFLPA Meeting, and Media Availability.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday they get their Official Measurements (Height, Weight, Arm Length, wing span, and Hand measurements).\u00a0 These are not what the College teams and agents have been professing.\u00a0 It\u2019s remarkable how much different they are.\u00a0 Short arms on D-lineman are a curse.\u00a0 If an Offensive Tackle doesn\u2019t have 33.5 arm length, he might be pushed inside to OG.\u00a0\u00a0 Small hands on a QB or Receiver are not good.\u00a0 A good example is that Alabama QB Bryce Young is only 5\u201911\u201d 185 not the 6\u2019 198 that Alabama has been reporting.\u00a0 \u00a0Any Pre-Ordered studies are conducted on Tuesday and the Team Interviews continue.<\/p>\n<p>At some point, the league administers the Wonderlic Personnel Test.\u00a0 The test is a sort of IQ test used to measure players&#8217; aptitude for learning and problem-solving. 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The average football player scores around 20 points and scoring at least 10 points\u00a0suggests a person is literate.\u00a0 Bengals punter Pat McInally is the only person to score a perfect 50.\u00a0 Boston Colleges Mike Mamula is 2<sup>nd<\/sup> best with 49 followed by 4 tied at 3<sup>rd<\/sup> including former Patriot TE Ben Watson (48).\u00a0 More about Mamula later.<\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon\/evening, the on-field measurements and on-field drills are conducted.\u00a0 This broadcast by NFL Network over the 5 days starting Thursday afternoon at 3:30.\u00a0 In all NFL Network will be broadcasting 50 hours of the combine live.<\/p>\n<p>The standard Field Measurements are the 40-yard Dash, Short Shuttle, Standing Broad Jump, Vertical Jump, and the 3-cone drill.\u00a0 The marquee event is the 40-yard dash and players can make or lose money by how fast they run the 40.\u00a0 They are measured in 3 increments, 10-yard split, 20-yard split, and the end.\u00a0 Each has Hand Held times and Electronic Times.\u00a0 Some scouts strictly rely on their handheld tine.\u00a0 The Broad Jump shows explosiveness, and the Vertical Jump can make up for lack of height or show exceptional athleticism.\u00a0 The Short Shuttle or 5-10-5 shuttle (sometimes called the 20-yard shuttle) is a better indicator of quickness and change of direction of a lineman.\u00a0 The 3-Cone drill shows a quick change of direction ability and overall quickness. \u00a0This was once the calling card of the Patriots.\u00a0 They use to want their DBs and WRs to run under 7.00.\u00a0 Julian Edelman ran a 6.68, and Tyquan Thornton is fast but not quick as his 7.25 3-cone drill would indicate.<\/p>\n<p>Many athletes don\u2019t perform certain drills at the combine and push them off to their Pro Days.\u00a0 This is done for many reasons (injury, more time to work on the event, tired from the week of interviews and workouts, comfort with their receivers).<\/p>\n<p>Finally, on Friday the players will conduct the Bench Press weight lifting and then depart Indianapolis.\u00a0 This is a new schedule requested by the athletes.\u00a0 They pushed off the Bench Press to the end because a majority of the athletes don\u2019t care about this drill.<\/p>\n<p>This schedule is staggered with a new group coming in every day for 4 days.\u00a0 See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nflcombine.net\/players\/schedule\/\">day-by-day schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DBs and Specialists go second, and the third is the QB \/WR \/TE group to be followed by RB and OL.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Mamula the Workout Warrior<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1995, Mamula was one of the 1<sup>st<\/sup> players to train strictly for the Combine.\u00a0\u00a0 He was set up with Brian Boyle of Boston University by his agent Brad Blank.\u00a0 Boyle\u2019s drills transformed Mamula from a 2<sup>nd<\/sup> round pick to the number 7 overall.\u00a0 Mamula blew away the competition at the combine running a 4.58 40 at 6\u20194\u201d 260lbs.\u00a0 He was faster than most of the DBs.\u00a0 His 38\u201d Vertical Jump was just as impressive.\u00a0 He had 26 reps of the 225Lb weight lift and a 49 score on the Wonderlic.\u00a0 His 26 reps were more than Tony Boselli the #2 Overall selection in the 1995 draft.\u00a0 Smart, tough, plays fast with an edge, was relentless, and had a great work ethic, that was the description of Mamula.\u00a0 His 13 sacks his senior year made him 1<sup>st<\/sup> team all ACC.\u00a0 He added 4 more sacks in a bowl game for good measure.<\/p>\n<p>He was the perfect example of why you shouldn\u2019t fall in love with numbers.\u00a0 He was out of the league after just 5 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the NFL Draft Combine?   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