Boylhart's first profile of the year and I couldn't've picked a more anticipated prospect...
Just when you think Drew is the next coming of Peyton Manning with a stronger arm I suggest that you turn on the film. Turn on film from any year he has played and you will see an extremely talented thrower who struggles almost every time he is put under pressure. If Drew is selected by a team that believes in a strong running game then he can be successful. He has as much potential to impact at the next level as Mathew Stafford. With a good running game and a coach who is a good play caller he can be as successful as Joe Flacco (and he won a Super Bowl). Until Drew finds his leadership skills and learns to play better against the rush he will struggle to win consistently. |
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I don't think he will wind up with a better grade that round 3 on my sheet.
I don't think he will wind up with a better grade that round 3 on my sheet.
Lock reminds me of Derek Carr
Jay Cutler profile (from 2006) - ( New Window )
Stafford profile (from 2009) - ( New Window )
I don't think he will wind up with a better grade that round 3 on my sheet.
After you gave Byron Jones a 4th round grade, the sheet is suspect.
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If he cleans up his mechanics. And that is a huge if.
I don't think he will wind up with a better grade that round 3 on my sheet.
After you gave Byron Jones a 4th round grade, the sheet is suspect.
Wow... aren’t you an asshole?
Anyway the last two mocks I've seen, one by Matt Miller and one by someone at CBS predict the Giants will take Haskins, the first QB off the board. Lock goes shortly afterwards in both.
Milton, wanna give us Drew's take on Haskins?
Anyway the last two mocks I've seen, one by Matt Miller and one by someone at CBS predict the Giants will take Haskins, the first QB off the board. Lock goes shortly afterwards in both.
Milton, wanna give us Drew's take on Haskins?
Click on the link below and scroll through the archives and make your own judgment. He certainly isn't the "be all and end all" (despite what Ms. McDermond says), but he is one of several good resources during the draft season if you're looking for opinions on prospects.
The Huddle Report Archives - ( New Window )
It makes his stuff sorta odd.
Ereck Flowers OT Miami
TALENT BOARD ROUND 4
STRENGTHS
Ereck is big, long arm, long-legged offensive lineman. He has all the physical attributes you look for in an offensive tackle for the next level. He has quick feet to go along with those long arms and legs and that will serve him well at the next level. Ereck has played on both sides of the offensive line and although he has done a solid job on the left side at the college level, he might be more suited to playing on the right side at the NFL level.
CONCERNS
Right now, Ereck does not show the mental strength or the physical stamina to play a full game much less a 16 game schedule. He lacks the upper body strength to keep pass rushers off his body when pass blocking and when run blocking, he doesn’t get the push needed to move a flower pot -- much less an NFL defensive lineman. His techniques are very poor and his physical stamina to play a full game without fading in the fourth quarter and committing penalties will be a big problem at the next level. Ereck is in for a big shock at the next level, but given time and a better work ethic, Ereck could become a standout offensive lineman.
BOTTOM LINE
There is something that some players coming out in the draft never get and it is the main reason why players with the physical talent don’t succeed at the NFL level. The NFL is a 24/7, 365 job if you want to be successful. If you’re not working with your teammates and coaches on plays, techniques, timing, etc, then you have to work on your body. You might be able to take a month off after the season, but after that, you better get back to working 24/7 or you will be left behind and your body will not do what your mind thinks it can do. I don’t believe Ereck has that work ethic with what I see in his play on the field. He hasn’t worked on his body and that alone is his biggest problem. His techniques are poor and while he has those quick feet that get him into the correct position to block, he has no technique to follow through and finish. He gets tired and when he gets tired, he gets mad and commits a bunch of penalties. His favorite pass blocking techniques when he gets tired is to take both his hands and clamp down on the outside shoulders of his opponent and hold him so that a pass rush move cannot be used against him. Ladies and gentlemen, that’s called holding at the NFL level. Ereck will be overlooked because of his size and athletic talent, but for me, I don’t think he plays with enough pride to be a left tackle and I’m not sure how much he will play without getting injured for his first contract. Maybe Ereck, with a little help from a cattle prod, will become better than I have suggested but right now, I think there are other offensive linemen who will be better and I would let some other team “coach him up” first!
Drew Boylhart
FEB/2015
For more good reads, I recommend his write ups on Davis Webb, Eli Apple, and for fun, Jared Lorenzen. Notable miss that I've read so far... Ryan Nassib.
I think he’s peaked at the right time as a prospect.
Agreed. I do not see Haskins as a DG guy, but could be wrong. Just not enough experience and too hard to project out on him given the system and taken around him.
Lock on the other hand may be exactly a Giant guy, tons of experience and elevated mediocre talent around him. I think Lock rises very quickly after the combine, very similar to Mahomes. I was extremely impressed with Locks ability yesterday, and not just the physical. One knock I heard on him was leadership, well he could have bailed on his team in a meaningless game, a la Grier, but he played and put the final play of the game on himself, injury risk and all. I don’t know how you could ask more of your quarterback than that. That is leadership and well done to that young man.
He may have issues with pressure, but so does nearly every qb coming out of college. I for one would not be unhappy if the Giants selected him as the successor to Eli.
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If he cleans up his mechanics. And that is a huge if.
I don't think he will wind up with a better grade that round 3 on my sheet.
Lock reminds me of Derek Carr
Carr comparison is spot on.
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Is that accurate or am I thinking of someone else?
His reputation is as good as anyone else's, he has his hits and his misses. What you get from him is that it is all based on watching film and not from what he is hearing. He goes his own way a lot and sometimes he's right, sometimes he's wrong, sometimes he hits it out of the park.
Click on the link below and scroll through the archives and make your own judgment. He certainly isn't the "be all and end all" (despite what Ms. McDermond says), but he is one of several good resources during the draft season if you're looking for opinions on prospects. The Huddle Report Archives - ( New Window )
This post sums up Boylhart well. Basically, he's a hack that issues 50-60 first round grades every year, but Milton treats his reports like gospel (to the extent that you'd think THR is the only draft source that Milton believes in or maybe believes even exists), so he continues to get brought up here.