NFL scout says DT Shariff Floyd is a media creation

[jtnc]

Two separate NFL scouts say Florida DT Sharrif Floyd is overrated, with one going so far as to call Floyd a media creation.

It's worth noting Floyd had only 4.5 sacks in three college seasons. He's been touted hard by Greg Cosell, Mike Mayock, and Daniel Jeremiah, among others. "Those idiots on TV made Floyd," said one scout. "He's not that good. He's not better than Ziggy Hood." Asked if the Warren Sapp comparisons are valid, another scout replied "No. There's none of that. (Sapp) was just was more gifted than Floyd. Floyd is a good effort player. He's got shorter arms than (Sheldon) Richardson, and I think it shows. He gets kind of Velcroed on blockers."

Per Rotoworld.com

I actually agree this, Floyd just wasn't impressive the times I did watch Gator games, he never stood out.

[OnlyPantherFaninMaine]

Agreed. I think he is more of a "potential pick" meaning if you take him you're hoping and believe he will turn into the player that he could become if he puts it all together and wants to be the best.

I watched him quite a bit and never really saw why he was considered to be top 5. At one point prior to the combine and all the hype he was a 2nd round guy.

I think there is a chance he falls to 14 which would make things interesting. We would likely be very tempted to pull the trigger and I think we would have many trade suitors.

[Dex]

Still is a second round pick.

[JawnyBlaze]

This is what I've been saying all along. I don't think anyone has been more vocal about calling Floyd overrated around here than me, lol.

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

Now the top 10 player hype has to be. Biggest claim to success for Olineman and Dlineman is arm length.

[Ivan The Awesome]

This article could be about a lot of other over hyped prospects in this years draft as well, to be fair.

[JawnyBlaze]

This article could be about a lot of other over hyped prospects in this years draft as well, to be fair.

Few of them skyrocketed as far as Floyd did based on nearly nothing but hype and combine results. Patterson is the only comparable guy I can think of. They both started rising after the season was over when actual game evidence was done and speculation and postulation reign supreme. They're both still 2nd round prospects in my opinion.

If you watch the games and judge them by their performance in games, they're 2nd round guys.

[Mr. Scot]

I'm honestly not a big Floyd homer or anything, but this close to the draft info from scouts is somewhat akin to a press release from the old Iraqi information minister.

If you're surfing the net for draft news between now and Sunday, it's probably wise to keep a salt shaker handy.

[sml1950]

This is typical badmouthing a week before the draft by teams that want him to drop so that THEY can draft him. Best description by a player of his attitude...get north, disrupt, make big plays. He'll be a top 5 pick.

[Verge]

Erm...Floyd is easily the best DT prospect in the draft and a top 5 player, dude who wrote this is clearly lying.

[carolina-chuck]

I still think highly of Floyd, but imo he's behind Star and side by side by Sheldon Richardson.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

He's overrated, but still a top 15 pick. He dominated their bowl game, he just couldn't be stopped.

[Kuech the Sneak]

If this means we can grab him I'm all for it. He's been my guy for a long time now

[PantherBrew]

Physically, he kind of reminds me of a shorter version of Kris Jenkins, coming out of college.