There’s a growing trend in the NFC South when it comes to looking at a prospect’s college career. More than ever, it seems, teams are looking for guys who were college captains.
Tampa Bay general manager Mark Dominik said this year the Buccaneers added a spot on their scouting form to say if a player had been a captain or not. The Bucs put some weight on that and drafted several college captains.
Not sure if Atlanta has a special box on its form for captains, but it sure looks like the Falcons are paying attention to that concept. Since general manager Thomas Dimitroff arrived in 2008, the Falcons have drafted 26 players. Fifteen of those draft picks were selected college captains by their coaches or peers.
I don’t have numbers in this category for the Saints or the Panthers, but we do know Carolina has defensive back Captain Munnerlyn.
Tampa Bay general manager Mark Dominik said this year the Buccaneers added a spot on their scouting form to say if a player had been a captain or not. The Bucs put some weight on that and drafted several college captains.
Not sure if Atlanta has a special box on its form for captains, but it sure looks like the Falcons are paying attention to that concept. Since general manager Thomas Dimitroff arrived in 2008, the Falcons have drafted 26 players. Fifteen of those draft picks were selected college captains by their coaches or peers.
I don’t have numbers in this category for the Saints or the Panthers, but we do know Carolina has defensive back Captain Munnerlyn.
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