Gettlemen Draft philosophy

[rayzor]

Just FYI Rayzor, when I try to post quoted text from certain sites, I get a "page cannot be displayed" or "you aren't allowed to post" alert.  It's been happening recently but I don't know if anyone else is having this issue.  I remember someone posting a thread about the problem not too long ago.  

 

I just tried to quote the article 3 times and that happened each time.  

 

 

Yeah, me too. I tried to post snippets of a Cam article but the identical error alert popped up for me.

 

 

I've had that happen as well.  Knocked me out of the site for a while, even.

 

 

it happens when there are hidden scripts in the sites you guys are copying from.

[Mr. Scot]

it happens when there are hidden scripts in the sites you guys are copying from.

 

I was copying from the Observer at the time.

 

When I do that now, I wash it through Notepad so that only the text remains.

 

[davos]

it happens when there are hidden scripts in the sites you guys are copying from.

 

Got it.  Cool cool.  

 

Good interview btw.  He seems like a guy who really understands the game and I'm hoping his second draft brings as much success (and more) as the first.  

[Mr. Scot]

Good interview btw.  He seems like a guy who really understands the game and I'm hoping his second draft brings as much success (and more) as the first.  

 

That's what you get when you hire a 'football guy'.

 

[rayzor]

 

Q. What’s your philosophy on potential No. 1 receivers? They can be found in the draft or free agency, so what do you tend to lean toward?

A. The draft history will tell you that it’s a tough position to make an immediate impact. In general, the 20-hour rule has really affected the player that we get. Back in the day, and I know you young guys are tired of hearing that, but when there basically were no rules, these kids for the most part came fundamentally sound. And that’s not happening now.

There was a wide receiver that got taken in the first round a few years back, he ran three routes in college. And didn’t adjust to coverage. He ran to three spots. So just think about what you have to teach that guy. So that’s kind of the thing that, depending upon where he went, he was in the spread offense. Another receiver who was taken in the first round that year, a different college, spread offense, he ran the whole route tree. It depends upon what program the kid came out of.

I don’t know if wide receiver has had a tougher time, but history will tell you the adjustment isn’t easy. (Houston’s DeAndre) Hopkins and (San Diego’s) Keenan Allen had quality rookie years. You have to go through the full process, and part of that full process is spending time with these kids, finding out what they know, what they don’t know. I thought last year that our coaching and scouting staff did a great job post-combine in that part of the process.

And as you know, you’re allowed to bring 30 kids in. You’re going to have 3-4 slots open. If there’s a late guy … they’ll spend a day with us and they’ll be on the board, they’ll spend time with Ron (Rivera) and coaches.

Because the way the league is, the quicker you get your young kids to play, the better you’re going to be. So we’ve got to figure out how quickly this guy’s going to be able to play.

 

interesting thoughts on the effect of the 20/8 hour ncaa rule right there.

 

not sure why it would effect WR much more than like QB, MLB, or any other skill position.

[Mr. Scot]

interesting thoughts on the effect of the 20/8 hour ncaa rule right there.

 

not sure why it would effect WR much more than like QB, MLB, or any other skill position.

 

It may well also affect other spots just as much.

 

Receiver just happens to be the only one he's discussing here.

 

[DaCityKats]

recent history says that you can develop and have a rookie WR contribute his first year in the league. from the WR question I get the idea that he downgrades the WR position early because of some old school line of thinking.

[rayzor]

recent history says that you can develop and have a rookie WR contribute his first year in the league. from the WR question I get the idea that he downgrades the WR position early because of some old school line of thinking.

i take it that he wants someone that has more than three branches to his route tree.

 

[DaCityKats]

i take it that he wants someone that has more than three branches to his route tree.

There are plenty of WR that do that these days. The advancement of the passing game is on every level of football.

[jfo89]

but i do feel this mean that gettlemen is going to go for the most ready day 1 reciever in the draft. not one with just upside but one you know can step in and make an impact right away. and as always he's going to set us up in FA as best as he can so we can get bpa for any so called need.

Jordan Matthews, come on down!