I want to end on something I've been working on a lot these past few weeks. My 10 rules of player evaluation. Hopefully these work as a good guideline (or at least a discussion point) for others.
10. A lot of great football players are crappy people. A lot of crappy football players are good people.
9. What a college coach or scheme asked the player to do isn't always all that he can do.
8. Production must be the result of traits—not a result of scheme or competition.
7. Russell Wilson is the exception, not the rule.
6. Three games are a minimum before any report can be filed. Don't cheat it.
5. Fall reports are meant to be updated. Don't hold yourself to early season grades. Change is OK.
4. Football character and personal character are different, but both can't be bad.
3. Look for what a player can do, not what a player can't do.
2. The Teddy Bridgewater Rule: Trust the film, not workouts
1. When you're wrong, and you will be, admit it and learn from it. Self-study is crucial.
