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The Terrible Take - Episode 1457 - February 28, 2025

The Terrible Podcast - Steelers Podcast via Steelers Depot

The Terrible Podcast

Sports, Football

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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February 28, 2025 - For Episode 1,457 on this Friday afternoon, Alex Kozora discusses his concern with the NFL Combine and the steady increase of prospects opting out of most if not all of the week's events. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.9

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0:39.7

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more records, free until the 9th of March. Terms apply. Welcome to the Terrible Take, a daily segment

1:02.9

telling Steelers Nation what's on our mind. I'm Alex Kizora. The NFL Combine is here and it's still a

1:10.5

great week-long event, but it is losing its luster,

1:14.8

at least for people like you and me who watch it on TV. For teams, the main purpose of the

1:20.8

combine has been and will always be the medical and interview. There's value in testing, the

1:26.7

data points and metrics on a level playing

1:29.0

field it creates, but your tape is your tape. A workout is not going to change that. But more and more,

1:36.2

prospects are sitting on the sidelines. For years, the number of those who do the shuttle

1:41.3

drills have dwindled to only a handful, even for pass rushers

1:45.5

where there's a clear correlation to success. Less than one-third, only 10 to 33, participated yesterday.

1:54.0

The 40, the main event, is feeling a similar dwindling pool. 21 of the 40 defensive linemen did not run on Thursday. 16 of the 33

2:05.1

edge rushers opted out. The linebackers were the most active, just 11 of 29 not getting on

2:11.8

Indies track, but there were still notable healthy names not doing anything. This trend does not appear to be changing.

2:19.5

Can the NFL fix it? Maybe there becomes a requirement that those healthy and participating in

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