NFL Scouting Combine: There is no ‘perfect’ evaluation tool

The Scouting Combine is an annual event that the Detroit Lions and the rest of the NFL use to evaluate draft talent. But how accurate is it really??

The 2018 version of the NFL Combine is in high gear. Which of course means that representatives from every team in the league, including our very own Detroit Lions, are there.

Players from schools all over the country have migrated to Indianapolis so they can be poked, prodded and asked questions that will do no more than give you a headache if you try to figure out what they are supposed to mean.

It is the annual NFL meat market. Players are tested in the classroom and on the field. Those who do well see their stock rise. Those who stumble watch…