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Nate Livings | OG
Grade: 67
Livings has good size and strength but is adequate athletically. He uses active hands and a good initial punch to stymie defenders at the line of scrimmage. He has good strength to anchor well against powerful bullrushers but can struggle with smaller, quicker interior defenders. Livings is solid when reacting to stunts and twists on the inside. He understands angles and pad leverage to gain an advantage on combination blocks but is inconsistent to stay connected on the second level.
Kyle Orton | QB
Grade: 74
Orton has a good arm and can be very accurate when given time in the pocket. He is not a great scrambler but can buy time when pressured and extend the pocket when flushed. He is a much more accurate thrower when given protection than when trying to throw on the move. He understands football and how to read coverages and will do a good job of going through his progressions. He will try to force the ball into coverage at times.
Brandon Carr | CB
Grade: 71
Carr is a good-sized cornerback with above-average straight line speed and improving coverage skills. He is a bit tight in the hips and will struggle opening to run with receivers. He has a tendency to be a bit high in his pedal. He is most effective when up in tight press coverage, where he can use his size, long arms and strength to jam or re-route receivers. He is showing improved ball skills and did manage to come up with four interceptions last season.
Lawrence Vickers | FB
Grade: 69
No Analysis. (No one cares about FB's apparently!)
Brodney Pool | S
Grade: 68
Pool is a big, strong physical safety that fills the alley with attitude. He is a good athlete that is effective in combination zone coverage's but may get exposed at times in pure man schemes. Pool uses his hands well in block protection to stay alive to the pile. He has good vision and instincts to react quickly both versus the run as well as the pass. He runs well to overlap zones in pursuit.
Mackenzy Bernadeau | OG
Grade: 62
Berandeau is a role player who has shown the ability to provide the occasional start when injuries dictate. He has adequate size, above-average initial quickness and good balance and body control. He has improved his upper-body strength and can jar opponents with good pop from his hands. He still needs to work on keeping his weight over his pads and avoiding overextending to sustain his blocks. He is a good effort blocker who will look to finish blocks off when possible, but is not massive or powerful enough to be a consistent finisher.
Dan Connor | LB
Grade: 62
Connor has been a mixed bag as he has shown flashes of being an excellent run-stopper between the tackles but has struggled to play a full season. He is a tough, hard-nosed linebacker that is quick to locate the level of the ball and pull the trigger while taking good angles to get there. He can deliver a heavy blow when tackling head-on and is a strong wrap-up tackler from the angles but he's a bit stiff in the hips and can be shaken in the open field. He is more effective as a run-stopper than when playing in space for coverage. He can settle in the short zones and reads the quarterback well to get a jump on the ball.
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Before you start huffing and puffing at the ratings, you should keep in mind they were hard on their grades. For example, Carl Nicks was graded an 86 - which corresponds to an "Outstanding Player".
70 - 79 is a "Good Starter" and 60-69 is an "Average Starter" and 50-59 is a "Good Backup".
Grade: 67
Livings has good size and strength but is adequate athletically. He uses active hands and a good initial punch to stymie defenders at the line of scrimmage. He has good strength to anchor well against powerful bullrushers but can struggle with smaller, quicker interior defenders. Livings is solid when reacting to stunts and twists on the inside. He understands angles and pad leverage to gain an advantage on combination blocks but is inconsistent to stay connected on the second level.
Kyle Orton | QB
Grade: 74
Orton has a good arm and can be very accurate when given time in the pocket. He is not a great scrambler but can buy time when pressured and extend the pocket when flushed. He is a much more accurate thrower when given protection than when trying to throw on the move. He understands football and how to read coverages and will do a good job of going through his progressions. He will try to force the ball into coverage at times.
Brandon Carr | CB
Grade: 71
Carr is a good-sized cornerback with above-average straight line speed and improving coverage skills. He is a bit tight in the hips and will struggle opening to run with receivers. He has a tendency to be a bit high in his pedal. He is most effective when up in tight press coverage, where he can use his size, long arms and strength to jam or re-route receivers. He is showing improved ball skills and did manage to come up with four interceptions last season.
Lawrence Vickers | FB
Grade: 69
No Analysis. (No one cares about FB's apparently!)
Brodney Pool | S
Grade: 68
Pool is a big, strong physical safety that fills the alley with attitude. He is a good athlete that is effective in combination zone coverage's but may get exposed at times in pure man schemes. Pool uses his hands well in block protection to stay alive to the pile. He has good vision and instincts to react quickly both versus the run as well as the pass. He runs well to overlap zones in pursuit.
Mackenzy Bernadeau | OG
Grade: 62
Berandeau is a role player who has shown the ability to provide the occasional start when injuries dictate. He has adequate size, above-average initial quickness and good balance and body control. He has improved his upper-body strength and can jar opponents with good pop from his hands. He still needs to work on keeping his weight over his pads and avoiding overextending to sustain his blocks. He is a good effort blocker who will look to finish blocks off when possible, but is not massive or powerful enough to be a consistent finisher.
Dan Connor | LB
Grade: 62
Connor has been a mixed bag as he has shown flashes of being an excellent run-stopper between the tackles but has struggled to play a full season. He is a tough, hard-nosed linebacker that is quick to locate the level of the ball and pull the trigger while taking good angles to get there. He can deliver a heavy blow when tackling head-on and is a strong wrap-up tackler from the angles but he's a bit stiff in the hips and can be shaken in the open field. He is more effective as a run-stopper than when playing in space for coverage. He can settle in the short zones and reads the quarterback well to get a jump on the ball.
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Before you start huffing and puffing at the ratings, you should keep in mind they were hard on their grades. For example, Carl Nicks was graded an 86 - which corresponds to an "Outstanding Player".
70 - 79 is a "Good Starter" and 60-69 is an "Average Starter" and 50-59 is a "Good Backup".
