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PatsFans.com Article 04-14-2011 02:40 PM
Nick Caserio gives glimpse of Pats draft process
 
Nick Caserio gives glimpse of Pats draft process
By: John Morgan

Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio was at a draft news conference, and gave a glimpse of what goes into the draft process for the Patriots today....

VJCPatriot 04-14-2011 04:06 PM
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That's pretty interesting stuff. I'd love to know what all those abbreviations stand for though.

How does he break down the score of ZS4.910.lw?
Size, weight, 40 times are listed below and age and date of birth.
But what does 4.59eAl1 mean exactly? Does that rate what tier of speed/quickness he's in?

PatsWickedPissah 04-14-2011 04:28 PM
Re: Nick Caserio gives glimpse of Pats draft process
 
Excellent info

A commenter posted links to other writers' articles..

Greg Bedard: “Nick Caserio puts on a clinic” – Nick Caserio puts on a clinic - Extra Points - Boston.com
Tom Curran: “Workouts nearly done, Pats enter grading process” – Workouts nearly done, Pats enter grading process
Ian Rapoport: “Patriots personnel head Nick Caserio gives a lecture on the draft process” – BostonHerald.com - Blogs: Rap Sheet Blog Archive Patriots personnel head Nick Caserio gives a lecture on the draft process
Chris Price: “Patriots Director of Player Personnel Nick Caserio Talks Draft” – It Is What It Is Patriots Director of Player Personnel Nick Caserio talks draft
Mike Reiss: “Caserio details Pats’ draft process” – Caserio details Pats' draft process - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

ctpatsfan77 04-14-2011 04:30 PM
Re: Nick Caserio gives glimpse of Pats draft process
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by VJCPatriot (Post 2518412)
That's pretty interesting stuff. I'd love to know what all those abbreviations stand for though.

How does he break down the score of ZS4.910.lw?
Size, weight, 40 times are listed below and age and date of birth.
But what does 4.59eAl1 mean exactly? Does that rate what tier of speed/quickness he's in?
Hint: the Z was probably part of Wes Welker's draft grade. ;)

Fencer 04-14-2011 05:40 PM
Re: Nick Caserio gives glimpse of Pats draft process
 
Interesting that he seems to say individual workouts are more important at some positions than others. That adds context to the reports of who is or isn't being worked out.

PatsWickedPissah 04-14-2011 05:46 PM
Re: Nick Caserio gives glimpse of Pats draft process
 
more important if the Patriots are looking to play the player at a different position than in college...e.g. Edelperson who was a QB...tried him out as a RB and WR

ctpatsfan77 04-14-2011 05:49 PM
Re: Nick Caserio gives glimpse of Pats draft process
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by PatsWickedPissah (Post 2518464)
more important if the Patriots are looking to play the player at a different position than in college...e.g. Edelperson who was a QB...tried him out as a RB and WR
And as a returner.

Plus they had about half the coaching staff talk to him, AND they brought him in for a visit.

Seneschal2 04-14-2011 06:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VJCPatriot (Post 2518412)
But what does 4.59eAl1 mean exactly? Does that rate what tier of speed/quickness he's in?
4.59 is the 40 time. e stands for estimated time. A/1 means Astroturf.

convertedpatsfan 04-14-2011 08:53 PM
Re: Nick Caserio gives glimpse of Pats draft process
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by VJCPatriot (Post 2518412)
That's pretty interesting stuff. I'd love to know what all those abbreviations stand for though.

How does he break down the score of ZS4.910.lw?
Size, weight, 40 times are listed below and age and date of birth.
But what does 4.59eAl1 mean exactly? Does that rate what tier of speed/quickness he's in?
Closer look at elements of a draft card - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

Reiss breaks it down further in that post. Here's one section from his post:

Quote:
DEFINING THE GRADE: Any letters that come before a number is what the team calls “typing”. An “I” type means the prospect is “clean” based on the standards the team has for height, weight and speed at the position in the team’s system. In this grade, the “Z” means the player is height deficient. The “S” means the player is speed deficient. If there was a “B”, it would mean the player is bulk deficient based on his weight. The player’s grade is the number 4.910. The grading scale is 1 to 9, with 1 “not very good” to 9 being “this guy is rare.” The lower-case letters – in this case “lw” -- are the team’s alert system. In this case, the “l” means a lower level of competition (e.g. a player from a Division II school). The “w” is a weight alert, indicating that the player has battled a weight problem (either too heavy or too light). The alerts don’t eliminate a player, but remind the team it’s something to investigate further.


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