re: Highlight videos - how helpful?

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You can get a sense of a football players talent in any highlight video but what appears to be breakaway speed, power running and precision passes to wide open receivers can be deceptive when playing against woefully inferior athletes.

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This is true, but tape is great for evaluating form and technique. QB throwing motion, WR route running, DL hand technique....the tape doesn't lie about these things.