How many people actually watch game film? (1 Viewer)

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It seems like we have an over abundance of draft gurus. I follow the draft closely but honestly I just read everyone else players break downs and kind of meld them into one overall outlook. I will watch a highlight tape of a player here and there but actual scouting game film, ever. I was just curious.
 
For college: I don't have the coaches film but I watch a ton of cutups. Draftbreakdown is great for this.

For the NFL: I watch a ton of footage and now it's even better with coaches film. Once you learn how to watch it, it's really exciting. After the draft, and I watch what I may have missed on who we drafted (especially if I don't know much about them) then start digging into the NFL film.

It can be an obsession when you start to trust what you see.


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I've gotten into it lately. As Cali mentioned Draftbreakdown is an excellent site for finding it.

ITs tough to do Safety's and CB's cuz u don't see them majority of the time so u don't know what their role might have been.

I watched my first college game this year to scout Anthony Barr and came away thoroughly impressed with his overall game.

Its fun and does become obessissive.
 
I do, cut ups, bowl highlights, pro days and combines. I watch anything I can get my hands on
 
I don't have the time to do stuff like that. I barely have time to actually watch the games themselves.

I do remember some sports talking head (can't remember who, but it was someone from NFLN or ESPN) who once said that any primarily NFL media guy who suddenly becomes an expert on college players one the season ends is full of crap. He said they don't remotely have the time to review game tape during the season and they're just blowing smoke based on what other people have told them.
 
It seems like we have an over abundance of draft gurus. I follow the draft closely but honestly I just read everyone else players break downs and kind of meld them into one overall outlook. I will watch a highlight tape of a player here and there but actual scouting game film, ever. I was just curious.

Im far far from a scout. But i will pull up some games for some particular prospects i like. I still dont know what to look for with OL though

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"NFL Gamerewind" offers the "all22" as a part of the service. I would love to watch it but when I have time for that I don't have access to a proper connection.
 
I keep games DVR'd as long as I can to watch them over and over (not that I am skilled in this area) and it is addictive. Mainly for me to see if I can figure out a players "tell", and see how they adjust in the heat of the game.

While it is fun and I have learned a lot from it, I rely on the guys on SR for "the truth" about college prospects, and when they start talking about game film.....means two different things between me and them :)
 
I use to watch game film. But, I have not done so in the last few years. While on my MBA and a full time job, I don't have time to breath much less do anything else.

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College: Never, that game is so terrible. I can barely watch any film at all before I get disgusted with the lack of adjustments. 

NFL: Only Saints games and sometimes their future opponents playing a different team. This is before the game film was opened. So I had to hunt down torrents which sucked at time. ,
CALISAINTFORLIFE is right, it can get time consuming really fast. When trying to grade out players (I had my own formula), hours would pass and I wouldn't even know it.

I have not watched film in the last two years and therefore, I have not posted much. I don't like pasing too much judgement without empirical evidence to support my conclusions.
 
Lol, over abundance of draft gurus. You hit the nail on the head there. We have an over abundance of draft gurus, 3-4 gurus, 4-3 gurus, free agency gurus, salary cap gurus, guru gurus, legal gurus, etc.

We have a lot of really smart people around here with access to google and youtube.
 
LOL - didn't you know you're on a website full of pros, ex-pros, and coaches?

Everyone here is an expert.
 

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