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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I think you can pick up more at some positions than others.
I think WRs and DEs show traits pretty apparently even in highlight videos. Even the negative traits show.
Just look at the clips posted by Staylor in the respective threads for Rice, Thompson and Coburn. All of them show clear strengths and obvious weaknesses.
No, they're never going to provide as complete a picture as area scouts have, but it's what I'd call 'low hanging fruit'. When you can get 80% of the way there through 10% of the time, effort and energy, that's pretty useful in terms of informing yourself as a fan.
Now front offices need to put in that remaining 90% of the work because it's that 20% in the margins that can create a champion. But strictly as fans, we can get a fair bit from 2-3 minute videos online.
Except for OL. I can't get anything from watching OL clips. DB clips are typically not terribly useful for me either.
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and that's a better and more direct way of putting it than I've been able to.
No, it's not everything, but if you have an idea of what you're looking at, you can at least get a general idea without a ton of time.
And all any of us are here, is a fan. And some are more educated in specific areas than others.
I learn a bunch every offseason over in the draft forum by listening to other's opinions and going and looking at guys myself and comparing notes.
But I don't think anyone that doesn't bother's opinion is worth as much as anyone who DOES, regardless of whether I agree or not.