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Virtual reality is future of NFL scouting combine and here's what it looks like
Yahoo ^ | February 22, 2016 | Eric Adelson

Posted on 02/23/2016 9:10:01 AM PST by C19fan

Moms push strollers, guys jog along sidewalks and tucked behind a couple of classic cars is a small house where the future of the NFL scouting combine might be hatching.

"We're in a freaking townhome," says Derek Belch, 30, the former Stanford graduate assistant coach who now has the attention of several NFL teams. He is surrounded by a gaggle of co-workers, some sitting on stairs, some at desks. There's a whiteboard with "Combine" scrawled on it, though that gets erased after a reporter enters.

He is intense in the way a lot of coaches are: eye contact, rapid patter, clear and succinct thoughts. But he's no longer a coach. He is a businessman, and he is standing next to the technology that a lot of pro quarterbacks are going to be made familiar with over the next months and years.

"This is not a video game," he says.

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TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Sports
KEYWORDS: football; nfl
Looks like could be a great tool. There was a PC game that had the gamer play the role of QB from his point of view. Not sure how good the game was.
1 posted on 02/23/2016 9:10:01 AM PST by C19fan
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