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The Annual Ricky Proehl Tour

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By jdpanther5,
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LUUUUUKE Rookie

LUUUUUKE

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i would think so because you never know how the draft will turn out and someone who was thought to be "out of range" for you could be sitting there, it'd be nice to have actually scouted him...

isn't that kinda what happened with Star? most thought he'd be out of range and we "wished upon a falling star"

In order for any scout, or anyone else for that matter to truly evaluate the talent of a particular player, one must see them in person. If he visits with the alleged "best" WR in the draft, he an then see the dropoff of each player after that. If he sees these things with his own two eyes, then he doesn't need to rely in anyone else's word, and can also judge the disparity between "the best" WR and a middle round "flyer".

I love Proehl in general. Phenomenal player, fantastic human being, and probably an even better talent evaluator/coach at the WR position that there is. We are blessed to have him.

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Yeah echoing what others have said, never know how the draft will shake out. Guys are drafted higher or lower than their projections all the time, and something like Star's heart condition can cause certain teams to back off a top talent while others will pounce.

 

If a guy like Parker slides anywhere close to the 20s, always the (not likely) potential of a trade up as well. Especially when we can essentially bank on having an extra 3rd rounder in 2016 for Hardy. Again, not saying we'd trade up because it's not GMan's style...but say for shits and gigs a top WR like Parker slides to the 20ish range...it would cost a 4th or so to jump up and grab him. Not saying it's likely before I get flamed, but the team is just doing their due diligence for any possible situation. 

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