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Picked up the Kindle download of his guide. If anyone doesn't recall him, he is the guy who slammed Cam Newton a few years ago. Nawrocki used to be the Pro Football Weekly draft writer who followed Joel Buchsbaum. Now he just publishes his own book.
Couple of notes he has on players who are likely on our radar:
Takkarist McKinley
Scout’s take: “He is stiff, stiff, stiff. He’s a straight-line speed guy that falls down when he tries to bend. Two-thirds of his production comes when he is unblocked vs. bad competition. He will get way overdrafted."
DeMarcus Walker
Scout’s take: “How he got all those sacks baffles me. I didn’t think he was a very good player.”
Derek Barnett
Scout’s take: “(Barnett) is really, really good. I think you can put 20 pounds on him and make him a helluva three-technique. He has not even begun to fill out his body. He looks fleshy when you see him up close… . He’s a stiff, strong, straight-line burst guy. I think those qualities play better inside.”
Obi Melifonwu
Scout’s take: “(Melifonwu) looks like Tarzan and plays like Jane. He’s tall and lanky and not necessarily soft, but he does not look like a safety moving around. Now, if you were handing out sticks to a track team, I would draft him first. Someone needs to show me the tape where he plays 4.4 though. I have not seen any yet, and I’ve spent a lot of time (tracking) him.”
T.J. Watt
Scout’s take: “T.J. Watt has some upside. I just left Wisconsin. He’s probably a third (rounder) for us. He reminds me of (Commanders’ 2014 second-round pick [47th] Trent Murphy). (Watt) is another better-football-player-than-athlete type. He has to be a 3-4 rush (linebacker).”
Taco Charlton
Scout’s take: “Taco didn’t wow me at the Combine, and he didn’t wow me on tape. You hear prognosticators and even people in our own building talking about him as a great defensive end — I just haven’t bought in. He’ll (be drafted) highly just off his sheer physical traits. I will stand by my grade (in the third round) and see how his career plays out. I know what I saw, and I can only grade what I see.”
Jabrill Peppers
Scout’s take: “I know there are (scouts) that graded him as a running back. I didn’t see enough of that to say it. If you are going to draft him early, you need to have a conviction about where to play him and run with it. I think he is a great athlete and will go somewhere in the first (round). I was not fired up with what I saw of him as a safety.”
Tre'Davious White
Scout’s take: “He is not flashy or twitchy. He is big, fast and dependable and returns punts, but he’s not special (as a returner). He’s so big that he can get hit and knocked back five yards and keep his feet and convert.”
Charles Harris
Scout’s take: “I was surprised he didn’t test better (at the Combine). He didn’t run or jump particularly well. I was expecting to see a more explosive athlete based on the way he plays.”
If anyone wants other notes or player report, let me know and I will post.
Couple of notes he has on players who are likely on our radar:
Takkarist McKinley
Scout’s take: “He is stiff, stiff, stiff. He’s a straight-line speed guy that falls down when he tries to bend. Two-thirds of his production comes when he is unblocked vs. bad competition. He will get way overdrafted."
DeMarcus Walker
Scout’s take: “How he got all those sacks baffles me. I didn’t think he was a very good player.”
Derek Barnett
Scout’s take: “(Barnett) is really, really good. I think you can put 20 pounds on him and make him a helluva three-technique. He has not even begun to fill out his body. He looks fleshy when you see him up close… . He’s a stiff, strong, straight-line burst guy. I think those qualities play better inside.”
Obi Melifonwu
Scout’s take: “(Melifonwu) looks like Tarzan and plays like Jane. He’s tall and lanky and not necessarily soft, but he does not look like a safety moving around. Now, if you were handing out sticks to a track team, I would draft him first. Someone needs to show me the tape where he plays 4.4 though. I have not seen any yet, and I’ve spent a lot of time (tracking) him.”
T.J. Watt
Scout’s take: “T.J. Watt has some upside. I just left Wisconsin. He’s probably a third (rounder) for us. He reminds me of (Commanders’ 2014 second-round pick [47th] Trent Murphy). (Watt) is another better-football-player-than-athlete type. He has to be a 3-4 rush (linebacker).”
Taco Charlton
Scout’s take: “Taco didn’t wow me at the Combine, and he didn’t wow me on tape. You hear prognosticators and even people in our own building talking about him as a great defensive end — I just haven’t bought in. He’ll (be drafted) highly just off his sheer physical traits. I will stand by my grade (in the third round) and see how his career plays out. I know what I saw, and I can only grade what I see.”
Jabrill Peppers
Scout’s take: “I know there are (scouts) that graded him as a running back. I didn’t see enough of that to say it. If you are going to draft him early, you need to have a conviction about where to play him and run with it. I think he is a great athlete and will go somewhere in the first (round). I was not fired up with what I saw of him as a safety.”
Tre'Davious White
Scout’s take: “He is not flashy or twitchy. He is big, fast and dependable and returns punts, but he’s not special (as a returner). He’s so big that he can get hit and knocked back five yards and keep his feet and convert.”
Charles Harris
Scout’s take: “I was surprised he didn’t test better (at the Combine). He didn’t run or jump particularly well. I was expecting to see a more explosive athlete based on the way he plays.”
If anyone wants other notes or player report, let me know and I will post.
