A certain somebody said the part in bold the other day.
2012 NFL Combine Notebook | The Sideline View
What does Wright’s Workout Really Mean?
As for the slow 40-yard dash times for Baylor WR Kendall Wright, it was certainly surprising. It appeared that his issue was more of getting out of a track stance during both runs than anything else. For whatever reason, he didn’t get off cleanly and that clearly cost him precious time. But also keep in mind he won’t be playing out of a track stance at the next level.
And while Wright wasn’t as smooth in the rest of the workout as expected when compared to his outstanding game tape, not much has changed; he’s the most explosive wide receiver in this draft and it’s not even close. I would also mention that any scouting staff that drops his draft grade significantly after one subpar workout should not keep their jobs going forward. After watching four of his game from last season in my ongoing evaluation of Wright, I think the comparison to Carolina Panthers WR Steve Smith is still warranted. Both, according to one of my favorite scouting terms, play bigger than their listed size. Both are not afraid to go and get the ball over the middle or go wherever the play takes them.
But when a player comes up short of expectations, even in a shorts and t-shirts exhibition, that will raise eyebrows. I get it. But the game is not played in shorts and t-shirts, it’s played in a uniform, in a stadium, and with players on both sides of the ball. And in that particular setting, the one he’ll play in at the NFL level, he dominated last season.
