Perceived team interest doesn't always equate to NFL Draft interest

by Dan Kadar on Mar 8, 2010 7:00 PM EST in 2010 NFL Draft

I love me some Shutdown Corner, but MJD is off base in thinking Tim Tebow won't last through the second round because Buffalo and Seattle are bringing him in for a private workout.

He reasons that if Tebow is being asked to perform a private workout, then there must be high interest in him. Observe:

Has that ever happened before? Can you imagine any other circumstances where an NFL team would say, "Yes, we'd like to have you in for a private workout, even though we can't be sure that you don't plan to be the first granny-style NFL quarterback."

If this were true, Armanti Edwards is set to make some big-time money. The undersized Appalachian State quarterback already has private workouts scheduled with Indianapolis, Miami and Carolina. Heck Indianapolis might have its first two picks settled since they're bringing in Buffalo free safety Mike Newton.

But are Edwards or Newton going to be picked in the first two rounds? Highly unlikely.

Whether Tebow will be isn't totally known. The point is that this isn't uncommon. Teams bring a number of players in for private workouts between the NFL Scouting Combine and the draft. Some teams even bring in groups of players for workouts.

The Tebow workouts are only being mentioned because he's such a lightning rod for both discussion and traffic. Maybe that was MJD's goal – to grab some sweet draft traffic.

Maybe that's the goal of this post? Maybe it is! Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow, Tim Tebow. Come on traffic! Tebow, Tebow Tebow!

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Hey MockingDan

could you let tjdove know that he has to e-mail me at quincyyyyy@yahoo.com if he wants to participate in our 32 rep mock.

We just need e-mail’s for communication purposes which is why I need him to e-mail me.

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by quincyyyyy on Mar 8, 2010 8:06 PM EST reply actions

As for your post

I don’t think the Cowboys showed D Ware any interest at all before the draft, but we still drafted him.

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by quincyyyyy on Mar 8, 2010 8:07 PM EST reply actions

MJD is a fatuous tithead.

by hadrarius on Mar 8, 2010 8:23 PM EST reply actions

This makes sense

But can be disputed. The teams might have an interest in these players, but at the same time they are realistic with where these players are expected to be drafted. Tebow is by all accounts a 3rd round player. It is not out of the realm of possibility for Buffalo and Seattle to know this and try to trade down in the 2nd round to draft him for maximum value. This way they get the jump on the teams thinking he will be there in the third, but also get the player they want. Yes Private workouts do not equate to being drafted, but if the team is expressing an interest in that particular player, the speculation has some merit.

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by Talon Talent on Mar 8, 2010 8:44 PM EST reply actions

So essentially the story here is

that arguably the two teams in most need of a QB were working out the consensus 3-4 ranked QB in the draft. They’ll be looking at every QB in this draft. But there’s no more evidence that they’ll spend a second round pick on Tebow than there is that they’ll spend a first round pick. This is dumb.

by BigRedDog42 on Mar 9, 2010 1:17 AM EST reply actions