Talent, Character, and Intangibles - NFL Draft

Thursday will be the culmination of a dream for 500 players as 250 will be drafted and 250 will be added to teams as Priority Free Agents (PFA). Getting drafted or signed as a PFA by a NFL Franchise is no gurantee though but what it does is make you a prospect and talent, character, and intangibles are what's going to bind them to their organization and teammates. Those 3 things are going to carry them up the ladder or down on the bench as making a professional team is as much mental as it is physical. What does a typical prospect encounter as they try to integrate into their new organization?

Integrating into an organization can be an overwhelming experience or an expected foray into what that prospect always expected. The first level of the experience are the media requirements like interviews and appearances. That's the first judgement, presence and communication. The second level comes during the organized training activities when athletic and physical gifts are judged by the teammates. The third level is the organization's expectation of the prospect and how they fit into the team. Imagine a team cutting a respected veteran to make way for the prospect. That's a tell in poker parlance and everyone picks up on it including the prospect.

Talent, Character, and Intangibles again are what the organization, team, and fans will be looking at as these prospects try to live out their life long dream. Heavy stuff right?!