American Football Guide

As far as coaching changes go, the NFL is a sink-or-swim business. The NFL could be jokingly
referred to as ―Not For Long for coaches. If a team does not live up to the expectations of the
fans, the media, or team management, somebody has to be the scapegoat. Someone is going to
get fired. A firing could be completely justified however and may be the key to success for a
ball-club. Different coaches have different philosophies that may or may not be compatible with
the particular football players who are on that team. It is essential for a coach to win over his
players (gain respect) and have them buy into the system he wishes to implement. If they don’t,
mutiny​ ​is​ ​the​ ​likely​ ​result.
NFL​ ​Combine
The combine is for NFL teams to evaluate potential NFL players coming out of college. Various
physical and intellectual tests are used to evaluate players, and a rating is assigned to them.
Among the physical tests are the 40 yard dash, bench press, and vertical leap measurement. Also
given is the Wonderlic exam, an intelligence test used by NFL teams to gauge each player’s
learning acumen. This information is taken into consideration by team scouts and then used to
assess​ ​a​ ​player’s​ ​draft​ ​value.
Draft​ ​Day
NFL teams invest millions of dollars annually and enlist armies of scouts to comb the nation in a
search for draft prospects. The NFL draft is the system NFL teams use to pick football players
coming out of college. There are 7 rounds to the draft. A round is the same thing as the
opportunity for each team to make a selection. All things being equal, each team will have 7
draft selections to add to its team each year. This is not the norm however. It is customary for
teams to trade draft picks and make all kinds of maneuvers before and during the draft.
Sometimes a team wants to move into a better position to draft a player they want, and
sometimes a deal was made the previous year and they are forced to relinquish their draft pick on
a​ ​certain​ ​round​ ​to​ ​another​ ​team.​ ​There​ ​are​ ​many​ ​variations​ ​that​ ​can​ ​occur.
Usually the first round selection is the most potent and highest paid player a team will select for
that year. A team usually expects that its first rounder should make an instant impact on the field
as a rookie player. Strong expectations exist for players being drafted into the 2nd and 3rd
rounds also, and then they begin to dwindle. It is thought that the best players who are available
would have been selected already by the end of the third round. Without question there are
exceptions to this rule of thumb though. A first rounder could end up being a complete bust, and
a​ ​7th
rounder​ ​could​ ​end​ ​up​ ​being​ ​a​ ​phenomenal​ ​player​ ​and​ ​a​ ​surprise​ ​sleeper.
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