Stupid football things

Should it even matter what an offensive tackle's vertical leap is?

Or how fast a guard runs the 40?

And who cares how many times a running back can bench press 225 pounds?

Are they running place kickers through agility drills these days?

And now comes the latest bit of stupidity from Sports Illustrated. They wanted the world to know how incredibly "ripped" Mississippi wideout D.K. Metcalf is on the eve of the draft. See those eight-pack abs.

WHO CARES??

The only things that matter are -- can he run decent routes? Catch the ball? Especially in traffic? Not fumble too much afterwards? And most importantly -- does he have any brains -- as in -- will he be able to comprehend the massive playbook if and when he gets to an NFL team? And understand audibles?

Do you really think any NFL coaching staff is going to be in awe if Metcalf can do 500 sit-ups? 1000?

Did I mention WHO CARES??

These are stats for morons only.

It would be like putting great importance on how long it takes any given politician to relieve him/herself in a restroom. Or perhaps nailing down the exact free-throw percentage of a cop in a police hoops rec league.

Shouldn't we have more important  things to be concerned with regarding such folks?

One can only imagine what the stat geeks will come up with next.

Maybe it will be hyped as earth-shaking news to rank the Top Ten punters in the NFL regarding how many hot dogs they can eat in any one 20 minute sitting.

And the really scary thing is -- there will be those that give it great weight. No pun intended. Maybe.

Sigh.....