“It’s Only Fair”
March 3rd, 2023
Joe was part of a private conversation today with two high-ranking front office types at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis.
They were discussing a specific prospect entering the NFL Draft and Joe can share minus the names.
The former NFL executive was asked by the current one if he had coached up the prospect prior to his formal interview. The former executive replied, “Absolutely.” The current NFL suit emphatically said, “I knew it was you!”
The conversation turned to coaching up players versus teams’ interview tactics. (For those wondering, Joe was permitted to listen and was not hiding behind a tall plant.)
The ex-NFL executive firmly explained that “it’s only fair” for a prospect to be professionally coached up, and that a parent would coach up his or her own child for a big interview. Or the parent might tell the young adult child to seek guidance for the big day, whatever the job may be.
The current front office guy then talked about recognizing canned interview answers and ultimately said, “the real smart or special [personality] guys always pop” regardless. But he acknowledged that a truly well-coached up and rehearsed prospect can be tough to read.
Joe asked the former NFL suit how much time he spends coaching up a player for a Combine interview. He replied that the standard process is roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes.
March 3rd, 2023 at 4:36 pm
Great article…. I understood almost none of it.
March 3rd, 2023 at 4:38 pm
Players are practically coached up from the day they were born…..coached up on how to stand, walk, run, squat….perhaps $hit……
Why not interviews.
March 3rd, 2023 at 4:53 pm
For sure they are coached up. But mainly by their agents.
March 3rd, 2023 at 5:05 pm
Lol bubba
March 3rd, 2023 at 5:42 pm
Before coaching up: Hypothetical contract: $6million.
After coaching up: Hypothetical contract: $8 million?
Coach: “My cut is $500,000 bro. You’re welcome.”
LOL.
March 3rd, 2023 at 5:49 pm
“What’s this guy doing spying on us from behind plants?” And then I would jump out of them and confront them, and be like, “Oh, you think all I do is hide behind plants and spy on people? Busted”
March 3rd, 2023 at 6:19 pm
What??????
March 3rd, 2023 at 6:24 pm
WAT?
And WAT does this have to do with a photo of Trask?
March 3rd, 2023 at 7:10 pm
Joe is implying that KT has been coached up, maybe, and just like other prospects, he deserves a chance, as long as he was coached up.
The real question is, what did KT get coached up on, THE STUFF THEY TEACH IN WOKE INSTITUTIONS AND “PUBLIC” SCHOOLS IS SUPPER STRANGE.
March 3rd, 2023 at 8:23 pm
ummmm, Hey Beavis, i’m confused
March 3rd, 2023 at 9:46 pm
What Bubby said ^^^
March 3rd, 2023 at 9:47 pm
I think Joe is talking about Anthony Richardson, there was something on the TV today about AR being coached up for interviews.
March 3rd, 2023 at 11:22 pm
maybe Joe can you break it down a bit more, what is this even about? Prospects getting coached up has what to do with the Buccaneers and 2023? I think a couple paragraphs got left out.
March 3rd, 2023 at 11:46 pm
Yo Joe… What’s going on here???
March 4th, 2023 at 12:54 am
Tic sales with losing team.
March 4th, 2023 at 1:57 am
Actually this article by joe was more revealing then some think..it was short but to the point. Dont think the photo of trask has anyhting to do with it. Will say heard richardson interview and he was comparing himself to tom brady and other great qbs as what he will be. It was absurd and foolish for a guy that 1st has to prove that he can even be a 1st string qb. He is the last person in that group who should be talking that way. His range is malik willis and lamar jackson and right now he is more malik willis and his interview seemed coached and absurd.
March 4th, 2023 at 1:57 am
Actually this article by joe was more revealing then some think..it was short but to the point. Dont think the photo of trask has anyhting to do with it. Will say heard richardson interview and he was comparing himself to tom brady and other great qbs as what he will be. It was absurd and foolish for a guy that 1st has to prove that he can even be a 1st string qb. He is the last person in that group who should be talking that way. His range is malik willis and lamar jackson and right now he is more malik willis and his interview seemed coached and absurd. he
March 4th, 2023 at 8:05 am
The interview process is weird questions asked by weirdos
March 4th, 2023 at 9:21 am
Coachability is something that is important for NFL success. So giving each prospect some coaching and seeing how they respond is actually a key evaluation point for teams.
There are guys that simply aren’t coachable (like Jameis Winston), and no amount of coaching and yakking and explaining and demanding will ever make much of a difference.
Then there are players who take to coaching like a duck to water. They love it, they crave it, and they take it to heart. If I’m a GM or coach, I want THAT guy on my team, even if he is a lesser talent than the know it all.
March 4th, 2023 at 1:02 pm
I think Canales did a good job of coaching up Trask in his interview, but there is nothing fair about the NFL.
I hope Trask is coachable and can fit in Canales scheme, and the scheme works. It would be nice to drink because of enjoyment next season, instead of drinking for futility.
March 4th, 2023 at 1:51 pm
Personally I can’t stand fake answers, and I think it’d be pretty easy to spot them. I’m sure they do this, but you’d just go off script and get them talking about stuff that seems unrelated, to break them out of automated response mode, then, one that happens try circling back to what you want to find out.
Also I’d just flat out tell them I hate canned answers, I can spot them in a second, and I’m going to dock points (that means nothing, just an empty threat) for every rehearsed answer I hear.
With all that said, the person asking the questions needs to also not be a robot.
But the entire event, on both sides, is a big show, so both parties just play their roles.
March 4th, 2023 at 2:07 pm
BucBoy…..what Joe’s trying to say is that Trask sucks.
March 4th, 2023 at 4:12 pm
Turrible
March 4th, 2023 at 5:16 pm
Joe had a beer with a couple interns, seems like.
March 4th, 2023 at 8:13 pm
If u have boots on the street.
You don’t have to ask them anything about who they are.