11/17/05
Dynasty league owners, NFL draft fans, or those of you that want
to get an early jump on the next crop of rookies for your fantasy
draft, The Gut Check is providing scouting profiles on NFL prospects—college
juniors and seniors. The profiles include:
- An overall weighted score for the position on a 100-point
scale
- Position specific criteria broken down into key components
- Game day stats
- Analysis and commentary of each key component based on film
study of the prospect’s performance in live action
- Analysis and commentary of overall strengths and weaknesses
based on film study
- Game day examples of that player’s strengths and weaknesses
The Gut Check isn’t claiming he’ll always be accurate
in his assessments but you’ll at least have information that
is based on actual film-study and not just regurgitated descriptions.
In fact his approach is based on the philosophy shared by two of
the NFL’s best personnel men of all-time:
Joe Thomas — Commissioner Pete
Rozelle recommended Thomas to the Minnesota Vikings in the 1960’s
as their first personnel manager. Thomas went against the grain
and built a team around scrambling QB Fran Tarkenton. By the early
70’s Thomas was doing the same thing in Miami: drafting lesser-regarded
Bob Griese over Heisman winner Steve Spurrier; trading for Paul
Warfield; and picking Larry Csonka when most thought he was too
slow to be a productive NFL runner. When the Dolphins met the Vikings
in the Super Bowl, Thomas had drafted or acquired nearly all the
starters on both teams!
Ron Wolf — Wolf, who credits
Thomas as someone that he learned valuable lessons about the art
of personnel decisions, was the driving force behind acquiring Brett
Favre and building the Green Bay franchise into a Super Bowl Champion.
Although the Gut Check does not claim to have this kind of experience
and acumen, he does approach evaluating fantasy prospects with their
philosophy that physical dimensions and combine numbers take a backseat
to a player’s skill as a football player. This approach has
been the driving force behind The Gut Check’s accurate takes
on such players as:
The reports are in Adobe Reader, a very common program on most
PCs today and free
to download if you don’t have it.
The following profiles have been made public thus far:
 TE
Joe Klopfensteine, Colorado
RB
Tyrone Moss, Miami
RB
Reggie McNeal, Texas A&M
RB
DeAngelo Williams, Memphis
RB
Kenneth Darby, Alabama
RB
Mike Bell, Arizona
RB
Brian Calhoun, Wisconsin
RB
Michael Bush, Louisville
QB
Omar Jacobs, Bowling Green
As the 2005 season continues, the Gut Check will provide reports
on the draft eligible quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers,
and tight ends in college football that will help you make the
best decisions for your dynasty draft.
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