INFORMATION IS POWER. HOW ONE USES IT DETERMINES IF HE OR SHE IS GOING TO SUCCEED OR FAIL.  SO JUDGE WISELY.

My goal in the future is to be a general manager of a football team.  I want to handle acquiring players from the draft and free agency.   Although I believe my skills are better suited in finding players in the draft.

This website will be dedicated to my cause.  This will not be your typical website or what you hear from other sources.  For example, a person might obtain this information about a potential prospect from another source.  This was taken from a website that makes its readers pay for information about draft prospects.

 “Shows the ability to bend at the knees, and play with leverage. Is a rare athlete for his size, and will be able to shed blockers and search and flow to the ball. Will chase plays down from the backside. Will hold his ground at the point of attack.”

 I have a couple of issues with the above statements.  If you can’t bend at the knees and play with leverage, what business do you have of playing in the NFL?  This also holds true if you can’t shed blockers and don’t want to chase plays from the backside.  If you don’t want to chase plays from behind I believe it shows a lack of hustle.  If a player doesn’t want to give 100% on the field every down then he is of no use to the football team.

I’m not saying that the above statement is irrelevant.  It is important to sort out the college players that can hold his ground at the point of attack.  My point is that these scouting reports should offer more.  These scouting reports can also be used for a number of NFL draft prospects.  Can you tell me who it is that the scouting statement is referring to?  What makes this person so unique? What will he bring to a team that it doesn’t already have?  This website will strive to offer people useful information about potential draft prospects. 

I am a firm believer that what you do during the season is more critical than what a person does at the combine and personal workouts.  During the season there are matchups that scouts can use to evaluate a potential pro prospect.  In 2001, Bryant McKinnie went up against Dwight Freeney.  McKinnie dominated the matchup.  This year there were several other matchups that will determine if a player is NFL material. 

Five of the best college quarterbacks in the nation that are seniors or juniors had one common opponent in 2002.  Those quarterbacks were up against a  good Florida State defense.  What better way to compare quarterbacks than with a common opponent.  By the way, those quarterbacks were Senca Wallace (SR), Dave Ragone (SR), Ken Dorsey (SR), Phillip Rivers (JR), and Rex Grossman(JR).

There are a number of 1 on 1 match-ups that could shape up the 2004 draft.  These match-ups aren’t limited to seniors versus seniors.  It is the best players at their position going against a quality opponent.  For example in 2002, Michigan was competing against Illinois. Marlin Jackson was quietly compared to Charles Woodson.  The Fighting Illini have two good receivers in Brandon Lloyd and Walter Young.  Michigan also has a good receiver in Braylon Edwards.  Illinois also supposedly had 2 good cover corners in Eugene Wilson and Christian Morton.      If I told you that Lloyd had over 100 yards receiving one would think that he had a good day.  This is not true.  That’s why match-ups and looking at the game critically are important.  A scouting report that says a player can run the 40 in 4.43 seconds and has a good vertical jump only tells a small part of the story.  This website will try to offer its readers a more thorough evaluation of a prospect. 

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