My two cents: Scooby's skills should translate to NFL success, eventually
Two things about Scooby Wright’s NFL draft adventure (or misadventure):
One, if today’s scouting tools (for any sport) were used when someone like Yogi Berra was a baseball prospect, it would’ve said: “No prospect. He’s too short, swings at bad pitches, has slow feet and is not a good athlete.”
Two, when UA linebacker Mark Arneson of Palo Verde High School had his “pro day” on campus in 1972, he was measured at 6 foot 1, 220 pounds. He wasn’t considered a prospect the way All-Pac-8 stars Willie Hall of USC and Stanford’s Jeff Siemon were.
But a St. Louis Cardinals scout told the Star that Arneson “runs backward faster than anyone I’ve ever seen.” Everything changed because one scout found a strength that outranked Arneson’s weaknesses.
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Arneson became the No. 32 overall pick in the draft and played for nine NFL seasons.
Scooby excels in two football categories: his relentless nature and his willingness to put his body in harm’s way. The NFL people say Scooby’s arms are “too short” and his lower body too brittle and “skinny.” No, he’s not a superior athlete, but in 2014, he was probably the best defensive player in college football.
All he does is make plays.
If that doesn’t get you to the NFL, what does?
