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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 657763">There are plenty of examples of guys flying up the board on Combine work, and then paying off.  Fletcher Cox is one example that come immediately to mind, a guy pegged for low 1st. round before the Combine and an excellent Packer fit for that Jenkins replacement.  Before the Combine he was on the very short list of best Packer options.  Gone by the boards to the numbers.Or consider Ansah.  An inexperienced, raw talent.  Nobody expected him to break out as a rookie; he was a developmental player with a big projected upside that is being realized.How about Khalil Mack?  Before the Combine, he was being projected as mid-first-round, not a top 5 pick.  At the Combine he hit all the athletic and intangible marks.A big part of it goes beyond the numbers being put up, even I'd be the last guy to say they're not heavily weighted.  Coaches get to do some coaching of these guys, and the GMs in the stands get to watch that and see how they respond.  The professionals in the scouting ranks may talk to each other and share impressions.  Teams get to talk to them and see what they are about.  Attitude and coachability, team-first vs. me-first...those are not things easily discerned from tape.</blockquote>

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