How an NFL Front Office Prepares for the Scouting Combine

February 18, 2014   ·   Greg Gabriel   ·   Jump to comments

Starting today, all 32 NFL clubs will be sending a large contingent of personnel to Indianapolis for the annual NFL Scouting Combine. The combine isn't just about who runs the fastest and who jumps the highest. There is a lot more to it than that and clubs spend a lot of time preparing for the event.
 
History of the Combine
The combine as we know it today began in January 1985. That is when the first "combined" combine was held. Before 1985, there were three scouting combines (National, BLESTO and Quadra) and each held their own workouts at different venues over about a five week period. Quadra dissolved after the 1984 draft and their members joined either National or BLESTO. To make things easier on the players, the league and the clubs decided to have a joint "combine."
In 1985 the combine was held outdoors and took place on the campus of Arizona State University. Harry Buffington who ran the original combines looked at weather data going back 20 y...

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