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Originally Posted by Ponderception
I'd say coaching, offensive philsophies/scheme, QB play, and play design (ties into OPhil) are all factors.
Additionally, different learning curves, the quality of the teachers the player has at his position, how much they dedicate themselves both on and off the field, and their intelligence are all factors that play a crucial role.
Nearly all of the 2nd paragraph's qualities are impossible for a fan to know sans inside information.
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Nice post.
It seems like the quality of teachers can't be controlled, because every team will believe that they have quality teachers.
One would presume that the other Paragraph 2 things could be gleaned from interviews. One challenge, I guess, is that the college coaches may pump a guy up in interviews because they want their guy to go high, but it seems like lying would have a long-term impact on their credibility. (I'm looking at you, John Bunting, and your lies about Ryan Sims.) If I was an NFL team, I'd probably be talking to professors, restaurant workers, tutors, and others who don't have a vested interest.
On your first paragraph, that almost argues that the player isn't a bust, but rather that the team didn't do their homework or the team is self-delusional. Is there anything a team could do better to figure out if a left tackle is a fit with their philosophy?
And I guess the QB play can't be controlled. You either have Matt Cassel or you don't.