Drew does this every year and like every year, his picks are controversial. I'll list them for your convenience, but on the link below he has a brief explanation for each. For a longer review on a player, go to his Talent Board.
1. Christian Wilkins
2. Dwayne Haskins
3. Clelin Ferrell
4. Josh Jacobs
5. Nick Bosa
6. Greedy Williams
7. Kyler Murray
8. Jonah Williams
9. Andre Dillard
10. Hakeem Butler
11. Dalton Risner
12. Marquise Brown
13. A. J. Brown
14. Andy Isabella
15. Devin Bush
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Didn't he have Johnny Football rated really high?
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Really goes against the grain
Didn't he have Johnny Football rated really high?
Yup.
Ba ha ha
I think he can play either tackle slot, but it would make sense, if we were to draft him, to start him out on the right side. When Solder is ready to retire, he could then move to the left.
Go back and look at some of his past top rated players in the draft.
He's been fairly poor at ranking them. Borderline horrendous. Not only did he have Manziel up there, he's gotten position players pegged terribly too.
That made me laugh!
I can't respect this dude. And Hakeem Butler? There are easy-to-identify holes in his game that would not have him as the top WR in this class or one of the top 15 overall.
Josh Jacobs at 4 overall? Please. Andy Isabella in the top 15? GTFO.
Not ideally, but his technique will likely allow him to play it better than Pugh did, which ain't bad.
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He is one of the best out there. That said, he is horrible at quarterbacks. Truly horrible. So keep that in mind. He said Matt Barkley was the next coming and that you should "trade your mother, wife and your dog to move up in this draft to select Paxton [Lynch]", amongst others. You'd think he's self-assess and figure out why he kept missing on QBs but he hasn't. Go figure.
Go back and look at some of his past top rated players in the draft.
He's been fairly poor at ranking them. Borderline horrendous. Not only did he have Manziel up there, he's gotten position players pegged terribly too.
He certainly has his share of misses, as all evaluators do. His archives are fully available though and I think they stand up very well.
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project to ORT?
Not ideally, but his technique will likely allow him to play it better than Pugh did, which ain't bad.
Pugh was very good, imo, when he was healthy, which was not all that often unfortunately
This is my problem with Boylhart. This is what he said about Eli:
Are you kidding me? Eli is the best player in this draft. He is a franchise QB. There are no other QB’s as ready for the NFL as this kid. There is no better player and no player that is more of a sure bet to make it as a pro in this Draft. The only reason he might not be taken as the first pick is because the team who picks first does not need a franchise QB. If you are a team that needs a franchise QB, don’t be a fool. Don’t try to be cute, don’t think you can outsmart some other team and wait for him to drop to you. TRADE UP -- trade your Mother if you have to. Believe me, your Mother will be proud !!!!!
Nice, huh? So, what do the Giants do? They trade up to get him. So, what does Boylhart say? They got hosed, they paid too much for him. Really? Are you kidding me?
I asked him about that, a couple of times, in fact. He never replied.
So, that and the fact that he compared Bryan Kehl to Carl Banks...
Wait. Say that again?
Yeah, he compared Bryan Kehl to Carl Banks. Excuse me while I laugh my ass off. And I guess I'm not the only one who has little use for him, since his attempt at making people pay for the privilege of reading his site didn't last very long.
Bottom Line: I think he's an ass.
His misses big but also hits big.
Q is a huge miss but his list has some very good players on it.
Both Jonah and Greedy are going to be very good.
If they miss (like they normally do), he stays silent. If they hit, he talks at length about how he identified the player as a top prospect while everyone else had him buried.
The problem is, his misses have been really bad and numerous.
Look at his rankings among his peers. Out of the post-draft comparisons of the top "experts" out there, Boylehart finished:
38th out of 46 in 2014
42nd out of 47 in 2015
44th out of 47 in 2016
37th out of 42 in 2017
For comparisons sake, Jason LaConfora finished in the top 15 every year. Some guy named Jason Boris did very well too. Mayock fluctuated wildly, being a top 5 guy two years and a bottom 10 guy two years.
1.Christian Wilkins
3. Clelin Ferrell
5. Nick Bosa
6. Greedy Williams
10. Hakeem Butler
11. Dalton Risner
12. Marquise Brown
13. A. J. Brown
15. Devin Bush
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That made me laugh!
Having 3 WR's in the top 15 of this draft is madness.
Compared to his peers, he's been really poor:
38th out of 46 in 2014
42nd out of 47 in 2015
44th out of 47 in 2016
37th out of 42 in 2017
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!
Hakeem has ridiculous upside. Ridiculous.
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at 10 is an absolute joke. You need good hands to be ranked in the first round as a receiver, let alone 10
Hakeem has ridiculous upside. Ridiculous.
I would agree with that. And it's called upside for a reason. And guys like that are 2nd and 3rd rounders, not top 15.
He's not even the top receiver, probably around the 4th best receiver prospect in this draft.
I can't respect this dude. And Hakeem Butler? There are easy-to-identify holes in his game that would not have him as the top WR in this class or one of the top 15 overall.
Josh Jacobs at 4 overall? Please. Andy Isabella in the top 15? GTFO.
Not only is Boylhart a hack, he's a contrarian hack, which makes him even more unbearable. And the worst part is that there are still posters, many of whom I respect a great deal, who actually consider Boylhart some sort of expert.
It does figure that he'd list 15 names on his top 10, considering he typically lists around 50 players with first round grades every year. Being incapable of using a discerning eye should be a red flag for this guy, but apparently it's not. You can be sure that someone will be sure to mention that Boylhart got X number of the top 10 correct without mentioning that he had to make a list of 15 to accomplish it.
Not only is Boylhart a hack, he's a contrarian hack, which makes him even more unbearable. And the worst part is that there are still posters, many of whom I respect a great deal, who actually consider Boylhart some sort of expert.
It does figure that he'd list 15 names on his top 10, considering he typically lists around 50 players with first round grades every year. Being incapable of using a discerning eye should be a red flag for this guy, but apparently it's not. You can be sure that someone will be sure to mention that Boylhart got X number of the top 10 correct without mentioning that he had to make a list of 15 to accomplish it.
I don't think that is entirely fair. I also don't think he is deliberately contrarian. He views the draft as risk management rather than simply talent acquisition.
For instance, he has taken considerable flack in this thread for his opinion on Q. His opinion is more nuanced than is represented in this thread, however, and he does in fact state in his position that Q is one of most talented players. You can disagree with his view of the risk Q brings to the table, and why B says he should be only 2nd pick, but it is flat inaccurate to say he does not see his talent.
I also do not think it is fair to say he is not discerning because he lists 40+ 1st round players. His draft philosophy/rank valuation model is not saying that all 40+ have 1st round talent grades per the traditional rank valuation model. And he routinely has players who are otherwise consensus 1st round ranked out of the first round - which is by definition indicative of discernment. What his philosophy is instead getting at is a different model for selecting players where talent is not everything and achieving an ROI on a rookie contract is more valuable than a selection with higher risk, even if it has potentially more reward.
Now of course anyone can disagree with that, and maybe they have a point, but it seems to me his philosophy is frequently criticized from a position of misunderstanding.