Create Account



The Jungle is self-supported by showing advertisements via Google Adsense.
Please consider disabling your advertisement-blocking plugin on the Jungle to help support the site and let us grow!
We also show significantly less advertisements to registered users, so create your account to benefit from this!
Questions or concerns about this ad? Take a screenshot and comment in the thread. We do value your feedback.
Per NFL Network: (Jags prospect visits)

#21

(04-03-2018, 09:45 AM)HolsterHusto Wrote:
(04-02-2018, 10:04 PM)Bullseye Wrote: Nice. 

One thing I found interesting in looking at Walterfootball's list of team visits is the number of safeties the teams spoke with.  That and the number of small school guys.

I’ve compiled a list from a bunch of different sites and here are the guys the Jags have visited with:

Ford, Mike  CB  Southeast Missouri  Pro Day
Johnson, Trey  CB  Villanova  Pro Day
McFadden, Tavarus  CB  FSU  Combine
Reed, D.J.  CB  Kansas State  Combine
Stewart, M.J.  CB  UNC  Combine
Stroman, Greg  CB  VT  Combine
Thomas, Tavierre  CB  Ferris State  Pro Day
Price, Darius  DB  Siena Heights  Pro Day
Cothran, Curtis    DT  Penn State    Pro Day
Deluca, Nick  MLB  NDSU  Senior Bowl
Gonzalez, Chris     OG  San Jose State  Private
Welsh, Sean  OG  Iowa  Pro Day
Hernandez, Will  OG  UTEP  Senior Bowl
Griffin, Shaquem  OLB  UCF  Senior Bowl
Nwosu, Uchenna  OLB  USC  Senior Bowl
Warner, Fred  OLB  BYU  Senior Bowl
Brown, Orlando      OT  Oklahoma  Private
Notebloom, Joe      OT  TCU  Pro Day
Toth, Brett  OT  Army  Pro Day
Townsend, Johnny  P  Florida  Pro Day
Vedvik, Kaare  P/K/KOS  Marshall  Private
Benkert, Kurt  QB  Virginia  Combine
Jackson, Lamar  QB  Louisville  Combine
Litton, Chase  QB  Marshall  Combine
Mayfield, Baker  QB  Oklahoma  Combine
Rudolph, Mason  QB  Oklahoma State  Senior Bowl
Carter, Martez  RB  Grambling State  Pro Day
Johnson, D'Ernest  RB  USF  East/West Shrine
Lawry, Ray  RB  Old Dominion  Pro Day
Williams, Malik  RB  Louisville  Private
Allen, Marcus  S  Penn State  Senior Bowl
Basile, Mike  S  Monmouth  Pro Day
Fulp, Bobby  S  ECU  Pro Day
Hardeman, Chris  S  Houston Baptist  Pro Day
Andrews, Mark  TE  Oklahoma  Private
Conklin, Tyler  TE  CMU  Senior Bowl
Gesicki, Mike  TE  Penn State  Senior Bowl
Hurst, Hayden  TE  South Carolina  Private
Schultz, Dalton  TE  Stanford  Combine
Fountain, Daurice  WR  Northern Iowa  Private
James, Richie  WR  Middle Tenn. State  Pro Day
Kirkwood, Keith     WR  Temple  Private
Levrone, Andre     WR  Virginia  Pro Day
Moore, J'Mon  WR  Missouri  Combine
Pettis, Dante  WR  Washington  Combine
Wims, Javon  WR  Georgia  Private

There are a good amount of small school guys on here.

One guy I hope they take is Townsend from Florida. He'd be an upgrade over Nortman and will save the team money. They may need to trade up to the 6th round with their 2 7th round picks.
Reply

We show less advertisements to registered users. Accounts are free; join today!


#22

(04-03-2018, 09:45 AM)HolsterHusto Wrote:
(04-02-2018, 10:04 PM)Bullseye Wrote: Nice. 

One thing I found interesting in looking at Walterfootball's list of team visits is the number of safeties the teams spoke with.  That and the number of small school guys.

I’ve compiled a list from a bunch of different sites and here are the guys the Jags have visited with:

Ford, Mike  CB  Southeast Missouri  Pro Day
Johnson, Trey  CB  Villanova  Pro Day
McFadden, Tavarus  CB  FSU  Combine
Reed, D.J.  CB  Kansas State  Combine
Stewart, M.J.  CB  UNC  Combine
Stroman, Greg  CB  VT  Combine
Thomas, Tavierre  CB  Ferris State  Pro Day
Price, Darius  DB  Siena Heights  Pro Day
Cothran, Curtis    DT  Penn State    Pro Day
Deluca, Nick  MLB  NDSU  Senior Bowl
Gonzalez, Chris     OG  San Jose State  Private
Welsh, Sean  OG  Iowa  Pro Day
Hernandez, Will  OG  UTEP  Senior Bowl
Griffin, Shaquem  OLB  UCF  Senior Bowl
Nwosu, Uchenna  OLB  USC  Senior Bowl
Warner, Fred  OLB  BYU  Senior Bowl
Brown, Orlando      OT  Oklahoma  Private
Notebloom, Joe      OT  TCU  Pro Day
Toth, Brett  OT  Army  Pro Day
Townsend, Johnny  P  Florida  Pro Day
Vedvik, Kaare  P/K/KOS  Marshall  Private
Benkert, Kurt  QB  Virginia  Combine
Jackson, Lamar  QB  Louisville  Combine
Litton, Chase  QB  Marshall  Combine
Mayfield, Baker  QB  Oklahoma  Combine
Rudolph, Mason  QB  Oklahoma State  Senior Bowl
Carter, Martez  RB  Grambling State  Pro Day
Johnson, D'Ernest  RB  USF  East/West Shrine
Lawry, Ray  RB  Old Dominion  Pro Day
Williams, Malik  RB  Louisville  Private
Allen, Marcus  S  Penn State  Senior Bowl
Basile, Mike  S  Monmouth  Pro Day
Fulp, Bobby  S  ECU  Pro Day
Hardeman, Chris  S  Houston Baptist  Pro Day
Andrews, Mark  TE  Oklahoma  Private
Conklin, Tyler  TE  CMU  Senior Bowl
Gesicki, Mike  TE  Penn State  Senior Bowl
Hurst, Hayden  TE  South Carolina  Private
Schultz, Dalton  TE  Stanford  Combine
Fountain, Daurice  WR  Northern Iowa  Private
James, Richie  WR  Middle Tenn. State  Pro Day
Kirkwood, Keith     WR  Temple  Private
Levrone, Andre     WR  Virginia  Pro Day
Moore, J'Mon  WR  Missouri  Combine
Pettis, Dante  WR  Washington  Combine
Wims, Javon  WR  Georgia  Private

There are a good amount of small school guys on here.


Interesting that DT Curtis Cothran is the only DL on the list.

Looking at his bio, Cothron is a bit skinny for a DT unable to provide any real run support at the spot, but he's a gifted interior pass rusher. 

'02
Reply

#23
(This post was last modified: 04-10-2018, 03:20 PM by Bullseye.)

(04-03-2018, 08:50 PM)Jags02 Wrote:
(04-03-2018, 09:45 AM)HolsterHusto Wrote: I’ve compiled a list from a bunch of different sites and here are the guys the Jags have visited with:

Ford, Mike  CB  Southeast Missouri  Pro Day
Johnson, Trey  CB  Villanova  Pro Day
McFadden, Tavarus  CB  FSU  Combine
Reed, D.J.  CB  Kansas State  Combine
Stewart, M.J.  CB  UNC  Combine
Stroman, Greg  CB  VT  Combine
Thomas, Tavierre  CB  Ferris State  Pro Day
Price, Darius  DB  Siena Heights  Pro Day
Cothran, Curtis    DT  Penn State    Pro Day
Deluca, Nick  MLB  NDSU  Senior Bowl
Gonzalez, Chris     OG  San Jose State  Private
Welsh, Sean  OG  Iowa  Pro Day
Hernandez, Will  OG  UTEP  Senior Bowl
Griffin, Shaquem  OLB  UCF  Senior Bowl
Nwosu, Uchenna  OLB  USC  Senior Bowl
Warner, Fred  OLB  BYU  Senior Bowl
Brown, Orlando      OT  Oklahoma  Private
Notebloom, Joe      OT  TCU  Pro Day
Toth, Brett  OT  Army  Pro Day
Townsend, Johnny  P  Florida  Pro Day
Vedvik, Kaare  P/K/KOS  Marshall  Private
Benkert, Kurt  QB  Virginia  Combine
Jackson, Lamar  QB  Louisville  Combine
Litton, Chase  QB  Marshall  Combine
Mayfield, Baker  QB  Oklahoma  Combine
Rudolph, Mason  QB  Oklahoma State  Senior Bowl
Carter, Martez  RB  Grambling State  Pro Day
Johnson, D'Ernest  RB  USF  East/West Shrine
Lawry, Ray  RB  Old Dominion  Pro Day
Williams, Malik  RB  Louisville  Private
Allen, Marcus  S  Penn State  Senior Bowl
Basile, Mike  S  Monmouth  Pro Day
Fulp, Bobby  S  ECU  Pro Day
Hardeman, Chris  S  Houston Baptist  Pro Day
Andrews, Mark  TE  Oklahoma  Private
Conklin, Tyler  TE  CMU  Senior Bowl
Gesicki, Mike  TE  Penn State  Senior Bowl
Hurst, Hayden  TE  South Carolina  Private
Schultz, Dalton  TE  Stanford  Combine
Fountain, Daurice  WR  Northern Iowa  Private
James, Richie  WR  Middle Tenn. State  Pro Day
Kirkwood, Keith     WR  Temple  Private
Levrone, Andre     WR  Virginia  Pro Day
Moore, J'Mon  WR  Missouri  Combine
Pettis, Dante  WR  Washington  Combine
Wims, Javon  WR  Georgia  Private

There are a good amount of small school guys on here.


Interesting that DT Curtis Cothran is the only DL on the list.

Looking at his bio, Cothron is a bit skinny for a DT unable to provide any real run support at the spot, but he's a gifted interior pass rusher. 

I think it's also interesting that none of the WRs on the list appear to be first round guys (i.e. Ridley, DJ Moore, Sutton).
 

Worst to 1st.  Curse Reversed!





Reply

#24

I'd be bummed if we took a te in round one. They take way too long to develop. Plus what do y'all like about Hurst and Andrews? Andrews runs the sloppiest routes out of every te prospect I've watched and all Hurst does is catch pop passes, flats and crossers. Why would we take an h back in the first round?
Reply

#25

OC/G Billy Price and LB Kenny Young were in to visit today.

https://jaguarswire.usatoday.com/2018/04...wednesday/
"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."
Reply

We show less advertisements to registered users. Accounts are free; join today!


#26

Another Will/ST. Sams and Mikes seem to be slim pickings.
"You do your own thing in your own time. You should be proud."
Reply

#27

Good to see Price in for a visit
Reply

#28

Based on the visits/meetings they're making sure our 3rd Lb is a coverage guy first and foremost. Rashaan Evans is the only traditional strong side, his skillset is intriguing as he could also replace Fowler off the EDGE. Play strong side on obvious runs then move to EDGE in nickel and obvious passing downs. Not bad in coverage either.
Reply

#29

(04-04-2018, 08:20 PM)JackCity Wrote: Based on the visits/meetings they're making sure our 3rd Lb is a coverage guy first and foremost. Rashaan Evans is the only traditional strong side, his skillset is intriguing as he could also replace Fowler off the EDGE. Play strong side on obvious runs then move to EDGE in nickel and obvious passing downs. Not bad in coverage either.

Didn't realize we met with Evans.  Griffin can do it all too
Reply

We show less advertisements to registered users. Accounts are free; join today!


#30

(04-03-2018, 05:21 PM)JackCity Wrote: Crosby could well be in play at #29. He's a mauler. Could play guard in year 1 before sliding across to RT. Or just stay there.

I hope not, that would be a pretty big reach. He was a bit erratic at the Senior Bowl. I believe there will be some much better prospects available at #29. Now if he fell to #61, he'd be a strong consideration.
Reply

#31

https://twitter.com/mike_e_kaye/status/9...83424?s=19
"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."
Reply

#32

(04-03-2018, 09:45 AM)HolsterHusto Wrote:
(04-02-2018, 10:04 PM)Bullseye Wrote: Nice. 

One thing I found interesting in looking at Walterfootball's list of team visits is the number of safeties the teams spoke with.  That and the number of small school guys.

I’ve compiled a list from a bunch of different sites and here are the guys the Jags have visited with:

Ford, Mike  CB  Southeast Missouri  Pro Day
Johnson, Trey  CB  Villanova  Pro Day
McFadden, Tavarus  CB  FSU  Combine
Reed, D.J.  CB  Kansas State  Combine
Stewart, M.J.  CB  UNC  Combine
Stroman, Greg  CB  VT  Combine
Thomas, Tavierre  CB  Ferris State  Pro Day
Price, Darius  DB  Siena Heights  Pro Day
Cothran, Curtis    DT  Penn State    Pro Day
Deluca, Nick  MLB  NDSU  Senior Bowl
Gonzalez, Chris     OG  San Jose State  Private
Welsh, Sean  OG  Iowa  Pro Day
Hernandez, Will  OG  UTEP  Senior Bowl
Griffin, Shaquem  OLB  UCF  Senior Bowl
Nwosu, Uchenna  OLB  USC  Senior Bowl
Warner, Fred  OLB  BYU  Senior Bowl
Brown, Orlando      OT  Oklahoma  Private
Notebloom, Joe      OT  TCU  Pro Day
Toth, Brett  OT  Army  Pro Day
Townsend, Johnny  P  Florida  Pro Day
Vedvik, Kaare  P/K/KOS  Marshall  Private
Benkert, Kurt  QB  Virginia  Combine
Jackson, Lamar  QB  Louisville  Combine
Litton, Chase  QB  Marshall  Combine
Mayfield, Baker  QB  Oklahoma  Combine
Rudolph, Mason  QB  Oklahoma State  Senior Bowl
Carter, Martez  RB  Grambling State  Pro Day
Johnson, D'Ernest  RB  USF  East/West Shrine
Lawry, Ray  RB  Old Dominion  Pro Day
Williams, Malik  RB  Louisville  Private
Allen, Marcus  S  Penn State  Senior Bowl
Basile, Mike  S  Monmouth  Pro Day
Fulp, Bobby  S  ECU  Pro Day
Hardeman, Chris  S  Houston Baptist  Pro Day
Andrews, Mark  TE  Oklahoma  Private
Conklin, Tyler  TE  CMU  Senior Bowl
Gesicki, Mike  TE  Penn State  Senior Bowl
Hurst, Hayden  TE  South Carolina  Private
Schultz, Dalton  TE  Stanford  Combine
Fountain, Daurice  WR  Northern Iowa  Private
James, Richie  WR  Middle Tenn. State  Pro Day
Kirkwood, Keith     WR  Temple  Private
Levrone, Andre     WR  Virginia  Pro Day
Moore, J'Mon  WR  Missouri  Combine
Pettis, Dante  WR  Washington  Combine
Wims, Javon  WR  Georgia  Private

There are a good amount of small school guys on here.

So by this list:

Ist OL/QB/TE
2nd OL/TE
3rd OLB
4th WR
6th P/CB
7th CB/P
Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.
Reply

#33

(04-10-2018, 03:36 PM)JaG4LyFe Wrote: So by this list:

Ist OL/QB/TE
2nd OL/TE
3rd OLB
4th WR
6th P/CB
7th CB/P

That would make a lot of sense IMO.  Could maybe take a flier on a QB like Mike White or something, but otherwise I'd be happy with that.
Reply

We show less advertisements to registered users. Accounts are free; join today!


#34

(04-10-2018, 03:36 PM)JaG4LyFe Wrote:
(04-03-2018, 09:45 AM)HolsterHusto Wrote: I’ve compiled a list from a bunch of different sites and here are the guys the Jags have visited with:

Ford, Mike  CB  Southeast Missouri  Pro Day
Johnson, Trey  CB  Villanova  Pro Day
McFadden, Tavarus  CB  FSU  Combine
Reed, D.J.  CB  Kansas State  Combine
Stewart, M.J.  CB  UNC  Combine
Stroman, Greg  CB  VT  Combine
Thomas, Tavierre  CB  Ferris State  Pro Day
Price, Darius  DB  Siena Heights  Pro Day
Cothran, Curtis    DT  Penn State    Pro Day
Deluca, Nick  MLB  NDSU  Senior Bowl
Gonzalez, Chris     OG  San Jose State  Private
Welsh, Sean  OG  Iowa  Pro Day
Hernandez, Will  OG  UTEP  Senior Bowl
Griffin, Shaquem  OLB  UCF  Senior Bowl
Nwosu, Uchenna  OLB  USC  Senior Bowl
Warner, Fred  OLB  BYU  Senior Bowl
Brown, Orlando      OT  Oklahoma  Private
Notebloom, Joe      OT  TCU  Pro Day
Toth, Brett  OT  Army  Pro Day
Townsend, Johnny  P  Florida  Pro Day
Vedvik, Kaare  P/K/KOS  Marshall  Private
Benkert, Kurt  QB  Virginia  Combine
Jackson, Lamar  QB  Louisville  Combine
Litton, Chase  QB  Marshall  Combine
Mayfield, Baker  QB  Oklahoma  Combine
Rudolph, Mason  QB  Oklahoma State  Senior Bowl
Carter, Martez  RB  Grambling State  Pro Day
Johnson, D'Ernest  RB  USF  East/West Shrine
Lawry, Ray  RB  Old Dominion  Pro Day
Williams, Malik  RB  Louisville  Private
Allen, Marcus  S  Penn State  Senior Bowl
Basile, Mike  S  Monmouth  Pro Day
Fulp, Bobby  S  ECU  Pro Day
Hardeman, Chris  S  Houston Baptist  Pro Day
Andrews, Mark  TE  Oklahoma  Private
Conklin, Tyler  TE  CMU  Senior Bowl
Gesicki, Mike  TE  Penn State  Senior Bowl
Hurst, Hayden  TE  South Carolina  Private
Schultz, Dalton  TE  Stanford  Combine
Fountain, Daurice  WR  Northern Iowa  Private
James, Richie  WR  Middle Tenn. State  Pro Day
Kirkwood, Keith     WR  Temple  Private
Levrone, Andre     WR  Virginia  Pro Day
Moore, J'Mon  WR  Missouri  Combine
Pettis, Dante  WR  Washington  Combine
Wims, Javon  WR  Georgia  Private

There are a good amount of small school guys on here.

So by this list:

Ist OL/QB/TE  Will Hernandez OG
2nd OL/TE  Mark Andrews TE
3rd OLB Jerome Baker OLB
4th WR JMonn Moore WR
6th P/CB DJ Reed
7th CB/P Johnny Towsend P
7th Brian Allen C

Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.
Reply

#35
(This post was last modified: 04-10-2018, 04:56 PM by pirkster.)

(04-04-2018, 08:20 PM)JackCity Wrote: Based on the visits/meetings they're making sure our 3rd Lb is a coverage guy first and foremost. Rashaan Evans is the only traditional strong side, his skillset is intriguing as he could also replace Fowler off the EDGE. Play strong side on obvious runs then move to EDGE in nickel and obvious passing downs. Not bad in coverage either.

You also have to consider as far as the LB visits go, most if not all are also good special teamers - meaning they are looking for bubble guys who might make the roster on ST and depth.  The more boxes you check helps you make the team.

We're going to have a very hard time finding a sam from this crop of LBs, that seem to be getting weaker and weaker.  You're not seeing colleges produce the sams the NFL needs any longer.  So, the NFL is having to make due with what's there.

As I've always said about the draft... you can't manufacture players.  You draft the player when available to you, not when it's convenient.  It could be some time before we find a stud sam.  I'd wager our starting sam is already on the roster this season.

JaG4LyFe Wrote:
So by this list:

Ist OL/QB/TE
2nd OL/TE
3rd OLB
4th WR
6th P/CB
7th CB/P

--------------------------------------------------------

^^ I would take this all day, everyday. ^^
"You do your own thing in your own time. You should be proud."
Reply

#36

(04-10-2018, 04:51 PM)pirkster Wrote:
(04-04-2018, 08:20 PM)JackCity Wrote: Based on the visits/meetings they're making sure our 3rd Lb is a coverage guy first and foremost. Rashaan Evans is the only traditional strong side, his skillset is intriguing as he could also replace Fowler off the EDGE. Play strong side on obvious runs then move to EDGE in nickel and obvious passing downs. Not bad in coverage either.

You also have to consider as far as the LB visits go, most if not all are also good special teamers - meaning they are looking for bubble guys who might make the roster on ST and depth.  The more boxes you check helps you make the team.

We're going to have a very hard time finding a sam from this crop of LBs, that seem to be getting weaker and weaker.  You're not seeing colleges produce the sams the NFL needs any longer.  So, the NFL is having to make due with what's there.

As I've always said about the draft... you can't manufacture players.  You draft the player when available to you, not when it's convenient.  It could be some time before we find a stud sam.  I'd wager our starting sam is already on the roster this season.

It's more so that the skillset and position of sam is becoming redundant in the modern game. Most of the time you only have 2 LBs on the field and they generally go to your best coverage players.  

True 2 down LBs are one of the least valuable positions now. Makes more sense to ensure you have 3 startable LBs who can run + cover even if they aren't the classic Sam size or skillset. If you can find one with all of those traits then great but it's not expected.
Reply

#37

https://twitter.com/NFLDraftInsider/stat...9179103233
"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."
Reply

We show less advertisements to registered users. Accounts are free; join today!


#38

https://twitter.com/pacificscouting/stat...25568?s=19
"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."
Reply

#39

(04-10-2018, 05:01 PM)JackCity Wrote:
(04-10-2018, 04:51 PM)pirkster Wrote: You also have to consider as far as the LB visits go, most if not all are also good special teamers - meaning they are looking for bubble guys who might make the roster on ST and depth.  The more boxes you check helps you make the team.

We're going to have a very hard time finding a sam from this crop of LBs, that seem to be getting weaker and weaker.  You're not seeing colleges produce the sams the NFL needs any longer.  So, the NFL is having to make due with what's there.

As I've always said about the draft... you can't manufacture players.  You draft the player when available to you, not when it's convenient.  It could be some time before we find a stud sam.  I'd wager our starting sam is already on the roster this season.

It's more so that the skillset and position of sam is becoming redundant in the modern game. Most of the time you only have 2 LBs on the field and they generally go to your best coverage players.  

True 2 down LBs are one of the least valuable positions now. Makes more sense to ensure you have 3 startable LBs who can run + cover even if they aren't the classic Sam size or skillset. If you can find one with all of those traits then great but it's not expected.

It's really a shame what college is doing to the NFL game.  They aren't producing the players the NFL prefers.

NFL is forced to change in response.  It's making players more difficult to evaluate, and also causing them to do remedial coaching and changing their schemes and playbooks to better suit what's coming out.

Sams just fall later in the draft as a result.  Fewer to choose from, lower versatility, lower priority, lower draft cost.

College turned football into a track meet, and that's forced the NFL being to reflect that as well.  They're forced to change to best use what's available.  College is producing less than ideal talent, generally speaking.  They line up the athletes and outscore the opponent.  It's one of the reasons it's felt that OL talent is dropping and many are struggling in the NFL.

Savvy coaches and GMs can use this to their advantage when rebuilding a team.  It's what brought about the popularity of the 3-4.  Instead of having distinct role players sam, will, and mike... you can place less than ideal players into productive roles.  Same for DL.  You only need an NT instead of two DTs.  Your ends can be cast off LEs and/or undersized DTs that aren't valued by 4-3 teams.  Your ILBs can be made of MLBs that don't have sideline to sideline talent.  Your OLBs can be tweeners that find it hard to be productive with their hand down in a 4-3.  You can build it quickly on a relative bargain.

That's not to say you can't put prototypical talent in those positions... you certainly can.  It's just more helpful to a 4-3 to have closer to the prototype than not.  With 3-4, you can get by a lot easier without prototypes with your front seven.
"You do your own thing in your own time. You should be proud."
Reply

#40

(04-12-2018, 04:47 PM)pirkster Wrote: It's really a shame what college is doing to the NFL game.  They aren't producing the players the NFL prefers.

NFL is forced to change in response.  It's making players more difficult to evaluate, and also causing them to do remedial coaching and changing their schemes and playbooks to better suit what's coming out.

Sams just fall later in the draft as a result.  Fewer to choose from, lower versatility, lower priority, lower draft cost.

College turned football into a track meet, and that's forced the NFL being to reflect that as well.  They're forced to change to best use what's available.  College is producing less than ideal talent, generally speaking.  They line up the athletes and outscore the opponent.  It's one of the reasons it's felt that OL talent is dropping and many are struggling in the NFL.

Savvy coaches and GMs can use this to their advantage when rebuilding a team.  It's what brought about the popularity of the 3-4.  Instead of having distinct role players sam, will, and mike... you can place less than ideal players into productive roles.  Same for DL.  You only need an NT instead of two DTs.  Your ends can be cast off LEs and/or undersized DTs that aren't valued by 4-3 teams.  Your ILBs can be made of MLBs that don't have sideline to sideline talent.  Your OLBs can be tweeners that find it hard to be productive with their hand down in a 4-3.  You can build it quickly on a relative bargain.

That's not to say you can't put prototypical talent in those positions... you certainly can.  It's just more helpful to a 4-3 to have closer to the prototype than not.  With 3-4, you can get by a lot easier without prototypes with your front seven.

I get your point, but this seems like so much "victim mentality" to me. Yes, there are standards for what it takes to be on a an NFL roster, but to imply that coaches employed by the NFL can't get NFL-caliber athletes to perform at a necessary level is the worst kind of mindset. Look at what Scarnecchia does in New England. They rotate people through that O-Line like no one else and always put a quality performance on the field.

Yes, bad players exist, but at some point you have to wonder at the level of coaching these players are getting.
I'm trying to make myself more informed and less opinionated.

Stop saying whatever stupid thing you're talking about and pay attention to all the interesting things I have to say!
Reply




Users browsing this thread:
1 Guest(s)

The Jungle is self-supported by showing advertisements via Google Adsense.
Please consider disabling your advertisement-blocking plugin on the Jungle to help support the site and let us grow!
We also show less advertisements to registered users, so create your account to benefit from this!
Questions or concerns about this ad? Take a screenshot and comment in the thread. We do value your feedback.


ABOUT US
The Jungle Forums is the Jaguars' biggest fan message board. Talking about the Jags since 2006, the Jungle was the team-endorsed home of all things Jaguars.

Since 2017, the Jungle is now independent of the team but still run by the same crew. We are here to support and discuss all things Jaguars and all things Duval!