Draft Prospect Player Comparisons

[Bob Sacamano]

Originally Posted by masomenos85

lol yeah that's someone no prospect wants to be compared to.

[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Like McQuarters, McKelvin is a solid return specialist, even though he does not always play to his timed speed. He needs some technique refinement, but due to a lack of natural power, he is never going to be a physical tackler. He shows willingness in run support, but is better making plays on the move than getting bounced around in tight quarters. Like McQuarters, he runs hot-and-cold with his ball-reaction skills, sometimes looking like Bambi staring down at the headlights of an oncoming truck. McKelvin has the ability to break a game open once he finds a crease on returns. Until he can prove that he can add strength, his immediate value will be on special teams.[/FONT]

yeah, but I'd still snatch him up in a heartbeat

[Muhast]

Originally Posted by masomenos85

lol yeah that's someone no prospect wants to be compared to.

[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Like McQuarters, McKelvin is a solid return specialist, even though he does not always play to his timed speed. He needs some technique refinement, but due to a lack of natural power, he is never going to be a physical tackler. He shows willingness in run support, but is better making plays on the move than getting bounced around in tight quarters. Like McQuarters, he runs hot-and-cold with his ball-reaction skills, sometimes looking like Bambi staring down at the headlights of an oncoming truck. McKelvin has the ability to break a game open once he finds a crease on returns. Until he can prove that he can add strength, his immediate value will be on special teams.
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we will see after the combine. I bet its not even close

[ENGCowboy]

Originally Posted by masomenos85

[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Here are the full comparisons. I don't agree with all of them either, Im just doing the reporting lol. [/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Doucet[/FONT]
[View Full Quote][FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Like his former teammate, Doucet has valid straight-line quickness and good strength to beat the press and get into his routes. Possibly due to his groin injury, Doucet failed to show the explosion needed to gobble up the defender's cushion in 2007. He needs route refinement, as he will take soft-angle cuts and fails to sink his hips coming out of his breaks. He is an efficient pass catcher, but has become a liability as a kickoff returner, as he struggles to field the ball and lacks patience waiting for his blocks to develop. For a player purported to have "explosive speed to be a go-to receiver," as most scouting reports say, he just seemed to be nothing more than a possession receiver as a senior. He might have better value as a slot receiver or at flanker and might lack the sudden burst or second gear to be effective as a split end.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Hart[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]While Hart has a lot more mileage on his tires coming out of college than Addai did leaving LSU, both players are quick, darting runners with the ability to pound out the tough yardage up the middle or hit the cutback lanes. Addai is a better receiver than Hart, but the Michigan product protects the ball and is a physical blocker who plays with lots of aggression. He's shorter than ideal, but runs at a low pad level and has the leg drive to immediately break arm tackles. Had some injury problems as a senior, thanks to over 1,000 carries during his career, but until then, Hart proved very durable.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Sweed[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]While Sweed is taller than Johnson and Johnson has better separation ability, both are long striders with a good burst off the line vs. a clean release. He is quick to gobble up the cushion and get behind the defender, but he is not the most polished route runner you will find. With his size and ability to shield the ball from defenders, he does a fine job of getting to the ball in a crowd. However, he must show better concentration skills, as he has left quite a few thrown balls on the ground. When out in front of the defense, he can take the ball to the house, evident by his 20 touchdown catches. If he gets a clean bill of health leading up to the draft, he will be able to secure first-day draft status.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Newman[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Rodgers-Cromartie is slightly faster than Newman, but he needs to show better patience in his play, as he does tend to get a bit out of control at times. Even though he has the speed to stay with receivers deep, he gets a bit reckless in his press-coverage technique and must do a better job of keeping his hands inside the frame when attempting to jam his opponent at the line of scrimmage. He added kickoff returner to his resume as a senior, but needs to be more conscious of securing the ball. Like Newman, he will utilize his quickness to excel in man coverage, but he needs to do a better job as a tackler, as he appears to be an ankle-biter rather than a face-up, wrap-up tackler.[/FONT]

Is this true? I thought Newman was one of the fastest players in the NFL?

[masomenos]

Originally Posted by ENGCowboy

Is this true? I thought Newman was one of the fastest players in the NFL?

Newman ran a blazingly fast 4.37 40. However, his 10 and 20 yard times were pretty average at 1.56 and 2.61. I'd venture to say that DRC is considerably faster in his 10 yard time, but I bet he end up with a slower 40 than Newman.

[DaBoys4Life]

CJ dave Megget ? i thought CJ would get a MArshall comparison or Westbrook or MJD and Justin Forsett gets the MJD comparison DeSean Jackson = Steve Smith???? man

[ABQCOWBOY]

Originally Posted by masomenos85

Newman ran a blazingly fast 4.37 40. However, his 10 and 20 yard times were pretty average at 1.56 and 2.61. I'd venture to say that DRC is considerably faster in his 10 yard time, but I bet he end up with a slower 40 than Newman.

I don't believe Cromartie is as fast as Newman. I believe Newman ran a 4.32 and 4.34 at the Combine. I think Cromartie is a 4.4 guy. I mean, not a huge difference but I do think Newman is the faster player. We will have to see what Cromartie runs.

[Future]

Can you just post the whole article?

[masomenos]

Originally Posted by Future

Can you just post the whole article?

No, its not an article. I mean I could go into every profile for every player and cope/paste the player comparisons, but I really don't want to go through that. I'm more than happy to provide the detailed comparisons when people ask about one though.

[masomenos]

Originally Posted by ABQCOWBOY

I don't believe Cromartie is as fast as Newman. I believe Newman ran a 4.32 and 4.34 at the Combine. I think Cromartie is a 4.4 guy. I mean, not a huge difference but I do think Newman is the faster player. We will have to see what Cromartie runs.

Like I said, Newman ran a 4.37 at the combine. His 40 time will most likely be faster than Cromartie's but Cromartie has a good chance of having better 10 and 20 yard times. Who's faster? It depends on what you use as the measuring stick. For recovery speed on a deep ball its going to be Newman, for attacking forward and jumping routes it'll probably be Cromartie.

[tyke1doe]

RB:
1. Darren McFadden - Marcus Allen/Eric Dickerson
2. Jonathan Stewart - Natrone Means
3. Rashard Mendenhall - Jamal Lewis (a slimmer JL)
4. Felix Jones - Julius Jones (a better JJ)
7. Ray Rice - Emmitt Smith
8. Steve Slaton - Tatum Bell/Clinton Portis


WR:
1. Desean Jackson - Ernest Givens (Remember him from the Houston Oilers)
3. Early Doucet - Terry Glenn (just a bit slower)
5. James Hardy - Harold Carmichael (good comparison)
8. Limas Sweed - T.O. (Not as fast as Andre Johnson)

[cobra]

Originally Posted by masomenos85

No, its not an article. I mean I could go into every profile for every player and cope/paste the player comparisons, but I really don't want to go through that. I'm more than happy to provide the detailed comparisons when people ask about one though.

Just give them the link and they can look for themselves.

Go here: http://www.nfl.com/combine/players

On some of the players, they have player comparisons (and they seem to be adding more). They attempt to justify each.

[Hoofbite]

Cromartie seems to be the kind of guy you wanna watch.

[masomenos]

Originally Posted by cobra

Just give them the link and they can look for themselves.

Go here: http://www.nfl.com/combine/players

On some of the players, they have player comparisons (and they seem to be adding more). They attempt to justify each.

I didnt even realize they had that at nfl.com lol

[Big Country]

8. Limas Sweed - Andre Johnson


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that entire list is laughable!!