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We've discussed in the past the importance of clubs doing their due diligence in making first round selections. As the start of the 2013 NFL Draft fast approaches, organizations are going back over their own evaluation processes to ensure that no "surprise stone" is left unturned. My experience says that most NFL front office decision makers are locked in to their desired selections should the cards fall in their favor. The Football … [Read more...]
As the draft process begins to wind down and clubs start to zero in on their selections for 2013, scouts are already busy planning for the 2014 draft. In fact the overall process for this season started well in advance of this same time last year and the amount of club investment in time, work, and dollars for 7 young 21/22 year olds to add to their roster is at times unfathomable. Yet the annual NFL Draft is thought to be the life blood of … [Read more...]
Putting the finishing touches on a first round draft choice requires ensuring that all the boxes are checked off and the various angles examined. The Football Educator is not a fan of the mock draft process, but recently I was asked to present my Top 10 picks from a general manager's perspective. Along with Charley Casserly the two of us surmised who we would each select given the scenarios facing the club at the time. Evaluating a prospect's … [Read more...]
As Pro Days wind down and the clock towards the NFL Draft continues to tick there’s not much else for the pundits to do but tweak their positional rankings and adjust their 1st round mocks. The analogy often used is a player’s stock “rising or falling” as if the current economic crisis in Cyprus is going to have much effect on the commodity of tight ends taken. Contrary to the picture that’s painted, NFL draft boards don’t … [Read more...]
It’s that time of year in the National Football League - the season has ended, the college all-star games are over, and the rest of the professional football following fan base and media impatiently await for something to sink their teeth into. Next up is the annual scouting combine in Indianapolis, but even that feels “light years” away for those that clamor for something real to dissect and examine. So the headlines speculate and … [Read more...]
I recently ran across an interesting blog by John Bossong called “Leaders know connection matters”. Emphasis was connecting with customers from a business perspective, but not just through the expanding realm of social media. Bossong made a point that the really GREAT companies never lose the one on one human element of contact. I tend to transfer everything into a professional football management perspective and tried to envision … [Read more...]
As the college football season begins to wind down the NFL Draft season starts to crank up. Already we’ve seen the declaration of some underclassmen and the seniors have been chomping at the bit since the last snaps of their collegiate careers. Now begins the games within the game. Not since their courtship of recruitment out of high school has so much attention been rained down upon the top playmakers headed into the 2013 NFL … [Read more...]
While spending some time with my mother-in-law over Christmas, I ran into one of our former players in Denver. At first glance I saw him only from behind, a mammoth of a man dressed unassumingly and holding the hand of this tiny little girl in pink cowboy boots. I didn’t really think twice figuring it was possibly a current player, added since my departure and probably someone who wouldn’t recognize me anyway. An old friend As I … [Read more...]
Utter the position “Wide Receiver” and you might get a dozen different definitions and a myriad of all-time great examples. Perhaps no other position on the field allows for such a varied makeup within a club and across the League. Wide Receivers tend to trend more than the Dow Jones Industrials. Remember “The Smurfs” or “The Three Amigos”? They’ve now been replaced with the likes of “Megatron” and “The … [Read more...]
Continuing the series on where to look for the best incoming talent through the annual NFL Draft, TheFootballEducator.com addresses the all important yet oft-overlooked offensive line. A " Chorus Line" Generally speaking it’s difficult to fathom any sustained success without a consistently stable front five, and the best way to describe a productive NFL offensive line is using the analogy of a “chorus line”. In unison they’re a … [Read more...]
