I blame @CrashDavisSports
We'll find out - but I'll posit this to you: Of the organizations in the NFL - does SF have more success on potential players like that? I'd argue, likely, yes. Contrast that to the Bengals, whose history of projects is....poor to put it mildly.
Probably somewhere in the middle. I think it's good that we have access to all of these advance stats now, but I don't think they are very comparable when you look at them in the college game vs. the pro game. The offensive sets are just too different - Comparably there are much fewer true pass sets in the college game and the ball tends to come out quick. I think relying too much on production is going to hurt you. That said, you better have some ideas why production was lower relative to expectation and how that will be fixed at this level.
Joe hasn't done a lot of other NFL teams, but if you go through his history, which he shares, on some of the guys drafted higher up by the Bengals, and then where their sheet had those guys ranked...quite honestly, I think Duke should be calling Joe for that sheet. It favors Joe more than Duke...LOL
The only thing that gives me pause (and hope) is that normally when the Bengals fail it's because they get obssessed with changing someone's position or they take someone that is truly a tweener. In this case, the dude has all the physical tools needed to be an edge. And he's gifted enough athletically to move all over the line in different sets.
Oh, I agree that his stuff is really good. But production scores do have some variables to consider and Joe even pointed out some of these when he did a deep dive on Stewart.
This is true. He's a pure DE and he's not moving. Let's hang out hats on Al's ability to find the best way to use guys, and get the most out of them. It has been his strength as a DC, and in the past as a LB coach. Hopefully it works out.
Agreed. These are not be-all end-all type sheets. But as you start to go back over the lists - you see a lot more hits on those sheets than actual hits from GM selections. Of course...drafting a guy and then putting him in the right spots can do wonders for some guys - which is why there is always nuance.
As a side note, he doesn't have a top 10 RAS, he is #1 overall in the history of the scoring.
Hopefully Emmanwori drops to 49. That is my saving grace.
Yes, I thought I saw 9.8, but then saw it was 10.00 - #1 all time. Here's to hoping!
I thought there was a thought process last night about you being cool with waiting until round 4 for a OG if the Bengals take signing Risner seriously.
I'd still take a IOL by round 3...but, I do agree - if they have Risner in their pocket - I can be OK with taking a guy that might be a bit lower...but that also came with a caveat of getting impact day 1 guys - which so far, IMO, they whiffed on in round 1....so....LOL
