NFC scout: Evans made Manziel / AFC Exec: Ebron, ASJ overrated.

[top dawg]

Since we don't have anything really new on our front, I found this a little interesting.  It's interesting to get into the minds of the professionals.  Everything is anonymous, except for Gil Brandt's praise of Mike Evans, so there could be some jockeying going on here.  If the AFC personnel guy's opinion of Ebron is shared by others, then perhaps he will fall.

 

NFL Media senior analyst Gil Brandt, who was on hand for the event, had the highest praise for Evans, tweeting that Evans had the best hands he had seen since Calvin Johnson. The reactions to Evans' showing only reinforced the notion that he might be picked before Manziel...

 

 

One NFC scout apparently is much more impressed with Evans than Johnny Football, saying that Manziel has been the bigger beneficiary in the QB-WR relationship.

"In my opinion, (Evans) made Johnny Manziel, not the other way around," the unnamed scout told NJ.com "A lot of times, Manziel just ran around and threw it up for grabs, and (Evans) came down with it."

In addition to the scout's comment on Evans, an unnamed AFC personnel executive had some strong criticism for the top tight ends in this year's draft published in the NJ.com article.

Here's a look at what he had to say about North Carolina's Eric Ebron, considered the top tight end available this year, and Washington's Austin Seferian-Jenkins, who is listed No. 2 at tight end in NFL Media draft analyst Mike Mayock's positional top-five rankings.

» On whether Ebron is as good asTyler Eifert, the first tight end drafted last year (21st overall to theBengals):

"Hell no. He's OK. He's completely overrated, and he's a pain in the (butt). And don't ask him to block anybody, because he's not going to do it."

» On Seferian-Jenkins:

"He's more overrated and a bigger pain in the (butt) than the other guy. And he blocks like a wide receiver. I don't want any part of him."

 

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[Herbert The Love Bug]

When he says Ebron is a pain in the butt, he loses all credibility. Ebron is one of the hardest working, nicest guys out there. This guy is a douche

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[Cary Kollins]

I saw this too and was surprised at the "AFC Exec" quote.

 

 

Probably just someone blowing smoke, hoping that one of those TE's falls to them.

[Gucci Mane]

When he says Ebron is a pain in the butt, he loses all credibility. Ebron is one of the hardest working, nicest guys out there. This guy is a douche

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welp, this settles the debate boys.

 

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[top dawg]

When he says Ebron is a pain in the butt, he loses all credibility. Ebron is one of the hardest working, nicest guys out there. This guy is a douche

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If you're correct, then it's a good point. I haven't even looked at Ebron because I figure he'll be gone regardless. So Ebron is an all-around good guy, huh? No off field issues at all? No diva-like complex (more so than usual)?  The old fart is just being an old fart, huh? Wonder who it is. 

[Lemory]

Smokescreen

[Peppers90 NC]

Mike Evans is a beast though, the one guy who I would wish we could trade up for and not get raped.

[Mother Grabber]

sounds like typical predraft spin to me. he must have a man crush on both if them.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

this is the time of year when reports from "anonymous scouts" come out sandbagging the hell out of the top prospects

[rko396]

I dont think there's any question Evans made Manziel. He has great hands, but damn that boy's slow

[Darth Biscuit]

So much gamesmanship in this kind of thing... they could be honest comments or they could be some exec trying to cast doubt on a player so they'll fall... who knows.

[CarolinaCoolin]

Manziel and Evans are both amazinng in there own right. To take credit away from either is being disengenuious at best and ignorant at worst.

[Leo]

I dont think there's any question Evans made Manziel. He has great hands, but damn that boy's slow

4.5 is honestly very good for the big boy that he is .. 4.5 is great anywhere on the field ...

[jarhead]

It is real easy for people to spout off when they will not put their name to it.