Day one of the NFL Combine is in the books!
The NFL Combine truly is one of my favorite events of the year, and I think it perfectly encapsulates the irrationality we all have as sports fans. The Combine should not be this spectacle.
It’s something that non-sports fans will have a hard time understanding. Like, it’s just players working out and doing athletic tests. It’s just something that is ingrained in us as sports fans though to love. You know exactly what I mean too dear viewer!
I know there’s this growing movement online to diminish the NFL Combine, and while, yes, it should not throw away everything the players have done on the field, it does have its importance. A lot of athletic questions we have can have hard, statistical data to provide answers. That’s the best way to look at the scouting combine. It’s another way to provide statistical backing for film analysis.
If you’re like me though, you approach the combine in a completely different way. Instead of trying to overanalyze, you simply enjoy the spectacle that is unfolding. Every single year we see greater athletes enter the league and some absolutely silly results posted. It gives me a great joy seeing a defensive lineman run way faster than a man his size ever should. In a way, the NFL Combine is a great reminder of just how superhuman these athletes are and how hard it is to make it into the NFL.
Even on the first day, there were some absolutely superhuman performances on display, and here are the five best combine efforts from within the Big Ten.