aristocrat Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 That’s why now you don’t go for developmental players early. Get your ready to go guys day one like tre white and Dawkins and then take the risks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 6 hours ago, BigBuff423 said: Ben Volin of the Boston Globe writes an interesting piece, found here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/patriots/2018/04/18/why-nfl-draft-isn-important-used/9Tk5GkUu82JtyBX2hItrsI/story.html The impetus of the article is that due to the new CBA and the lack of time a team can spend in practice, it is so much harder and with so many more obstacles to truly develop a player. Consider these quotes: "The problem, the Rams found out, was that they didn’t have enough time to develop their young players, thanks to the new practice rules established by the 2011 collective bargaining agreement." "The biggest change in today’s NFL: Time, not money, is the scarce resource." "The biggest reason has been the reduction in practice time. Teams used to hold full-contact practices in the offseason, two-a-days during training camp, and had no limitations on full-contact practices during the regular season.....But under the new CBA, spring practices are strictly regulated with no contact, no pads, and only four hours per day at the facility. Two-a-days in training camp have been eliminated, and teams can hold only 14 padded practices throughout the entire regular season" "These restrictions are great for the players’ health and safety, but terrible for developing young players — especially those that play in college offenses that don’t translate to the NFL." Agree completely with this and have been saying it since new CBA agreement came out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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