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They can put limits because those limits define who is qualified. THe NHL won't allow players who don't have measurable eyesight in both eyes, there have been a few players in the minors that only had sight in one eye but the NHL said no. They defined measurable sight in both eyes as a qualifying characteristic. The NFL has defined the ability to legally knock back a beer with teammates as a qualifying characteristic.

A team needing a running back that is thinking with their head certainly WILL pass on the next Cryin Ryan Leaf. Players like that are bad for team chemistry and teams with players like that never win. An NFL owner looking to win passes up on them FAST, the Chargers STILL haven't recovered from the mistake of not passing on Leaf between the cap hit and the draft spots they'll be paying that one off for another 3 or 4 years.

Ah, but he already has the tools to compete for a spot in the game and the NFL has no physical restrictions.

Yes, teams should pass on Ryan Leaf's but the draft has always been an imperfect science. And let's face it, needs overcome common sense as evidenced by signing people like Jeff George, Danny Wurfell or Kordell Stewart.