FredFromDartmouth
In the Starting Line-Up
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Before we get all High and Mighty about players we like (based on player evaluations) take a moment to consider what the 2008 Pro Football Weekly Draft Guide said about Jerod Mayo:
Meanwhile Keith Rivers got a glowing review; he was the top rated OLB in the draft while Mayo was 8. Mayo, of course, went on to earn the defensive rookie of the year award.
The lesson here is that we, as draftnics, have a very inaccurate picture of prospects so flamewars are totally inappropriate and ungentlemanly.
"...Instincts are off. Consistently bites on play-action and gets fooled by misdirection. ...Does not give great effort in backside pursuit. Too often gets walled off and sealed and is late to get off blocks. Over-pursues, takes bad angles, comes underneath blocks, and opens up cutback lanes. Tight-hipped. Can be sidestepped and juked in the open field....Limited range in coverage. ... Character needs to be evaluated..."
Meanwhile Keith Rivers got a glowing review; he was the top rated OLB in the draft while Mayo was 8. Mayo, of course, went on to earn the defensive rookie of the year award.
The lesson here is that we, as draftnics, have a very inaccurate picture of prospects so flamewars are totally inappropriate and ungentlemanly.
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