NFL considers banning academically ineligible players from Scouting Combine

SloMotion · 07-13-2013, 06:07 AM

We have this discussion around the barber shop every time a Lions player gets arrested for something, which was 2x or 3x a week for a while there

, and it's really one of those, "whaddya' gonna' do?" type issues.

The NCAA is a publicly/privately funded minor-league for the NFL. Under the guise of providing an education, they recruit and develop players for the NFL. If you start focusing too much on academics more than athleticism, you wouldn't be able to field teams & the NFL owners would have the expense & headache of developing a minor-league system. So it will never change.

Back in the day, before expansion (in all sports), positions on a team were less available, more coveted and owners/coaches placed a higher premium on a player's character. More teams means more players & you're eventually going to cut some corners in order to fill rosters.

Should they ban academically ineligible players from the Scouting Combine? Morally, "yes". Is it feasible? "No".

Whaddya' gonna' do?

TheOak · 07-13-2013, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by SloMotion

Whaddya' gonna' do?

Listen to SuperTramp and clean my garage.

07-13-2013, 06:07 AM	#1
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: NFL considers banning academically ineligible players from Scouting Combine We have this discussion around the barber shop every time a Lions player gets arrested for something, which was 2x or 3x a week for a while there , and it's really one of those, "whaddya' gonna' do?" type issues. The NCAA is a publicly/privately funded minor-league for the NFL. Under the guise of providing an education, they recruit and develop players for the NFL. If you start focusing too much on academics more than athleticism, you wouldn't be able to field teams & the NFL owners would have the expense & headache of developing a minor-league system. So it will never change. Back in the day, before expansion (in all sports), positions on a team were less available, more coveted and owners/coaches placed a higher premium on a player's character. More teams means more players & you're eventually going to cut some corners in order to fill rosters. Should they ban academically ineligible players from the Scouting Combine? Morally, "yes". Is it feasible? "No". Whaddya' gonna' do?

07-13-2013, 08:51 AM	#2
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,051	Re: NFL considers banning academically ineligible players from Scouting Combine Originally Posted by SloMotion Whaddya' gonna' do? Listen to SuperTramp and clean my garage. SloMotion likes this.

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