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2016 NFL Draft: Finding Playmaking Linebackers For The Cowboys
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...inding-playmaking-linebackers-for-the-cowboys
The Cowboys have a lot of question marks at linebacker heading into the 2016 season. They don't know whether Sean Lee will be available for the entire season. Rolando McClain's future with the team is uncertain, and carries the risk of a 10-game ban anyway. They don't know how much recent draft picks Anthony Hitchens and Damien Wilson will be able to contribute in 2016. That's a lot of question marks for the linebacker corps.
The Cowboys will almost certainly shore up the unit during free agency, and there's a good chance they'll look to the draft for linebackers as well. Who they'll end up looking at largely depends on how they view the players already on the roster.
Over the last few years, we've used the Production Ratio to assess which defensive line draft prospects could be potential playmakers in the NFL. Most recently, we looked at the 2016 Defensive Tackles as well as the 2016 Defensive Ends using that metric. But while the Production Ratio looks like a good early indicator for the success of a college DE or DT at the NFL level, the ratio is primarily designed as a measure of disruptiveness for defensive linemen. As such, it is not particularly suited to identify playmaking linebackers in a 4-3 scheme.
So instead of rehashing the Production Ratio, we'll use "Production Points," which is similar to what the Cowboys use to evaluate their defensive players. The metric is actually pretty straightforward, as it looks at the available linebacker stats and weights them with a point system...
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...inding-playmaking-linebackers-for-the-cowboys
The Cowboys have a lot of question marks at linebacker heading into the 2016 season. They don't know whether Sean Lee will be available for the entire season. Rolando McClain's future with the team is uncertain, and carries the risk of a 10-game ban anyway. They don't know how much recent draft picks Anthony Hitchens and Damien Wilson will be able to contribute in 2016. That's a lot of question marks for the linebacker corps.
The Cowboys will almost certainly shore up the unit during free agency, and there's a good chance they'll look to the draft for linebackers as well. Who they'll end up looking at largely depends on how they view the players already on the roster.
Over the last few years, we've used the Production Ratio to assess which defensive line draft prospects could be potential playmakers in the NFL. Most recently, we looked at the 2016 Defensive Tackles as well as the 2016 Defensive Ends using that metric. But while the Production Ratio looks like a good early indicator for the success of a college DE or DT at the NFL level, the ratio is primarily designed as a measure of disruptiveness for defensive linemen. As such, it is not particularly suited to identify playmaking linebackers in a 4-3 scheme.
So instead of rehashing the Production Ratio, we'll use "Production Points," which is similar to what the Cowboys use to evaluate their defensive players. The metric is actually pretty straightforward, as it looks at the available linebacker stats and weights them with a point system...