The Seattle Seahawks are a team that believes in measurables.
Their specific requirements and guidelines vary by position and while they try to avoid it, they do draft some exceptions.
But height, weight, speed and athletic testing are components that every team can access. Film study is obviously an area where personnel evaluators can separate themselves. And then there are the intangibles.
Whether it's off-field behavior, resiliency or work ethic, this is an area that continues to gain more significance in the scouting world.
"I was blessed enough to start in '92," said Seahawks general manager John Schneider during an interview on 710 ESPN Seattle earlier this month.