Post by goldenratio on Apr 5, 2020 13:37:11 GMT -5
No medical rechecks = Medical Red flag guys are going to be the steals this year! Add to that the lack of pro days and you have a recipe for DRAFT DAY STEAL CENTRAL!
All those guys that did not do something at the combine are going to be suspect... No chance to redo a bad time etc.... In some way it looks like it will be the Craziest draft ever. Expect mayhem, anarchy and the utterly unexpected!
Check out all the red flags on his big board>>>>
thedraftnetwork.com/articles/nfl-draft-2020-big-board-positional-rankings-solak-april
Also >>>
Colleges/Draft
Detillier Houma Today: The NFL’s changing look at college injuries
"I couldn't agree more with you for the most part teams will be more conservative with their selections, especially early on," an AFC director of player personnel said. "It's going to have an impact early on with players like Grant (Delpit) from LSU on defense and wide receiver Laviska Shenault from Colorado and Lucas Niang (the offensive tackle from TCU), and even a player like Robert Hunt (Hunt is my top rated offensive guard for the 2020 NFL draft) and he had an injury late. We have a ton of tape on all of them and I would include Amik Robertson from Louisiana Tech on that list, but it's just going to be a different process."
"We know a lot about their injuries and their rehab, but it is that final check, that final look and some folks outside the football world don't know about the impact of people in the building that are not in the scouting business, but they got immense power and say on who gets selected. I have been around this league long enough to know some owners get very involved and it they want a player, you pick that player. They sign your checks so you go along with them. If you give them a personnel breakdown and they see an injury they want you to tell them every detail about it. You have general managers that don't have scouting backgrounds. Today more than half of the general managers they are involved in the financial part of the game and taking care of the business side for the owner and some want say, and there are coaches who feel they should have the final say also. You certainly understand it's their jobs on the line on Sundays, but we are tied to the coach too, so we want what is best for the team because it helps us keep our jobs. The most underrated part of any football organization is the medical staff. They play a vital role in getting our players back healthy after an injury, but they also play a huge part at draft time. Their experience and knowledge of injuries and rehabilitation is more important today than any other time."
The question mark about Delpit dealing with injuries showed up in 2019.
"People outside the football world will say just look at the film, the eye in the sky doesn't lie, OK what film-the film from 2018 or 2019," said a NFC Southeastern scout. "Delpit, I think the world of him, but he was not the same player so when you are evaluating Grant you want to detail how dominant he was in 2018 all across the board as a cover guy, his ability to match up downfield with a receiver, upfront used like a linebacker, LSU used him a lot blitzing off the edge and in run support. He was tremendous. Grant was a dominating player. Last season the injuries had an impact. He missed open field tackles and he didn't quite have the same range out in centerfield. So you have to way both sides of him as a player and it becomes a gut decision if you are looking for a safety late in Round 1 or very early in Round 2."
Two LSU players that had some off the field issues and had suspensions in offensive tackle Saahdiq Charles and inside/outside linebacker Michael Divinity, Jr. have scouts using their connections to get the most information they can on the issues both had.
I always feel as though if a player had an issue as an 18-year old freshman or a 19-year-old sophomore is different than a player in his final season of college football or his senior season knowing what is at stake.
"We have had extensive talks with the LSU coaches on these two players along with every other player coming out, but knowing there was an issue you have to lay that out plainly to your coach, your coaching staff and general manager," said a NFC Southeastern scout. "You can't sugarcoat it and then let the chips fall where they fall with them. Everyone makes mistakes. Early in life and later in life. But you want your coaches to know the details on what happened and how their coaches dealt with it and if the player fully understands his mistake. Some will say it's no big deal and let it go, but that is not the real world. If you have a player that doesn't understand the gravity of his mistake and doesn't get he violated a rule and he has no money in his pocket. What happens when he has money in his pocket and he has folks around him that want to get involved with him personally because of the fame and fortune? It's why Lottery winners, 77% of them, are broke within 36 months. Some people, not all, but some change with success and money. We have all been around those type people."
www.houmatoday.com/sports/20200404/mike-detillier-nfls-changing-look-at-college-injuries?
All those guys that did not do something at the combine are going to be suspect... No chance to redo a bad time etc.... In some way it looks like it will be the Craziest draft ever. Expect mayhem, anarchy and the utterly unexpected!
Check out all the red flags on his big board>>>>
thedraftnetwork.com/articles/nfl-draft-2020-big-board-positional-rankings-solak-april
Also >>>
Colleges/Draft
Detillier Houma Today: The NFL’s changing look at college injuries
"I couldn't agree more with you for the most part teams will be more conservative with their selections, especially early on," an AFC director of player personnel said. "It's going to have an impact early on with players like Grant (Delpit) from LSU on defense and wide receiver Laviska Shenault from Colorado and Lucas Niang (the offensive tackle from TCU), and even a player like Robert Hunt (Hunt is my top rated offensive guard for the 2020 NFL draft) and he had an injury late. We have a ton of tape on all of them and I would include Amik Robertson from Louisiana Tech on that list, but it's just going to be a different process."
"We know a lot about their injuries and their rehab, but it is that final check, that final look and some folks outside the football world don't know about the impact of people in the building that are not in the scouting business, but they got immense power and say on who gets selected. I have been around this league long enough to know some owners get very involved and it they want a player, you pick that player. They sign your checks so you go along with them. If you give them a personnel breakdown and they see an injury they want you to tell them every detail about it. You have general managers that don't have scouting backgrounds. Today more than half of the general managers they are involved in the financial part of the game and taking care of the business side for the owner and some want say, and there are coaches who feel they should have the final say also. You certainly understand it's their jobs on the line on Sundays, but we are tied to the coach too, so we want what is best for the team because it helps us keep our jobs. The most underrated part of any football organization is the medical staff. They play a vital role in getting our players back healthy after an injury, but they also play a huge part at draft time. Their experience and knowledge of injuries and rehabilitation is more important today than any other time."
The question mark about Delpit dealing with injuries showed up in 2019.
"People outside the football world will say just look at the film, the eye in the sky doesn't lie, OK what film-the film from 2018 or 2019," said a NFC Southeastern scout. "Delpit, I think the world of him, but he was not the same player so when you are evaluating Grant you want to detail how dominant he was in 2018 all across the board as a cover guy, his ability to match up downfield with a receiver, upfront used like a linebacker, LSU used him a lot blitzing off the edge and in run support. He was tremendous. Grant was a dominating player. Last season the injuries had an impact. He missed open field tackles and he didn't quite have the same range out in centerfield. So you have to way both sides of him as a player and it becomes a gut decision if you are looking for a safety late in Round 1 or very early in Round 2."
Two LSU players that had some off the field issues and had suspensions in offensive tackle Saahdiq Charles and inside/outside linebacker Michael Divinity, Jr. have scouts using their connections to get the most information they can on the issues both had.
I always feel as though if a player had an issue as an 18-year old freshman or a 19-year-old sophomore is different than a player in his final season of college football or his senior season knowing what is at stake.
"We have had extensive talks with the LSU coaches on these two players along with every other player coming out, but knowing there was an issue you have to lay that out plainly to your coach, your coaching staff and general manager," said a NFC Southeastern scout. "You can't sugarcoat it and then let the chips fall where they fall with them. Everyone makes mistakes. Early in life and later in life. But you want your coaches to know the details on what happened and how their coaches dealt with it and if the player fully understands his mistake. Some will say it's no big deal and let it go, but that is not the real world. If you have a player that doesn't understand the gravity of his mistake and doesn't get he violated a rule and he has no money in his pocket. What happens when he has money in his pocket and he has folks around him that want to get involved with him personally because of the fame and fortune? It's why Lottery winners, 77% of them, are broke within 36 months. Some people, not all, but some change with success and money. We have all been around those type people."
www.houmatoday.com/sports/20200404/mike-detillier-nfls-changing-look-at-college-injuries?