-X- pointing out the consensus view:
They're not important. It's a dog and pony show.
I hear that said all the time and yet there are a couple (as usual) of things that work against that in
my mind.
Very few of the good to great players in the NFL don't have good measurables. I say very few because i don't know any but I'm sure there must be.
While the 40 yard dash isn't important in my mind for a lineman, events like the shuttle, 3 cone, broad jump bench press and vertical jump do measure things that are indicative of physical qualities that normally show up on the field. Especially the vertical jump which is supposed to measure his explosiveness. I'm sure that some of them like the bench press can be improved by our strength coach.
I guess we'll see.