INDIANAPOLIS — Bruce Arians can almost see his reflection in the words as they pass through the air. They’re too polished.
The game has changed. The players and their agents are too savvy. They already know the answers to the test. Like everything in the NFL these days, the interview process at the combine has become too homogenized.
This used to be the venue where teams were able to sit down, drill a player with questions and get a feel for his intelligence and personality. But with agents prepping their players for every possible question they might face — as they should — and the players memorizing the answers — as they should — it’s become harder for teams to find out who is under the helmet.