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J.P. Fox is back to The Football Educator. Here he presents his personal analysis of the Dallas Cowboys 2013 NFL Draft and which picks are most likely to project as difference makers in the coming season. Draft observers all around the country had speculated that the Cowboys would go heavy rebuilding the offensive line and adding additional pieces to the defensive line. With Tony Romo constantly running for his life and a defense switching to … [Read more...]
Frank Martin is back to give us his insight into the NFC South's winners and losers in the 2013 NFL Draft. In this post he takes an "unbiased" look at his hometown team the New Orleans Saints...yea, right. (Just kiddin' Frank). NFC South Breakdown If you are like me, then this past weekend was your favorite weekend of the spring… Three days of non-stop discussion about 40 times and short shuttles… 7 rounds of analysts saying: … [Read more...]
Guest writer Christine J. Jones, a researcher at Charlottesville Neurology and Sleep Medicine Center, presents an interesting take on sleep and performance enhancement in college football players. The Research With the 2013 NFL draft recently coming to a close, finding means of performance enhancement is on the minds of many within the league. For an increasing number of these individuals, attention is being turned to the field of sleep … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
Chris Gross of TurnOnTheJets.com recently submitted this question to The Football Educator; The phrase "boom or bust potential" is often used a lot when discussing draft prospects. What is the best method of evaluation to measure both the floor and ceiling of a prospect, and what is used to determine whether or not the reward will outweigh the risk? My immediate reaction to the question was this – “If we had the exact answer to that … [Read more...]
Part 2 of The Football Educator's guest writer J.P. Fox's search for the answer of "when is it the right time to draft a quarterback?" In the recent 2011 draft, three QB’s were selected within the top 12 and any of these guys may be on the hot seat going into 2013. Christian Ponder of the Vikings will definitely be the “safest” of the three. Ponder had a rough go in his rookie year but had a solid sophomore season and looks to be … [Read more...]
The Football Educator's guest writer J.P. Fox searches for the answer of "when is it the right time to draft a quarterback?" Asking the question of when is it the right time to draft a quarterback can be interpreted two ways: 1) When, regarding the current QB situation of the team and; 2) When, regarding the position or place in the draft. What's on your roster? A team’s current QB situation is obviously the biggest indicator of when a … [Read more...]
Market value - the price that an asset would trade in a competitive auction setting. Usually a term relegated to common stocks, equities, and commodities, "market value" has also been used to keep certain positions out of the Top 10 of the annual NFL Draft. No matter how valuable the player might be on the field, his “market value” as an offensive guard, or nose tackle, or fullback, or offensive center just didn’t justify selecting him … [Read more...]
Rookies Who Will Outperform the Average Vet At Season’s End Saturday, January 26, 2013 By Joe Landers SPECIAL TO THEFOOTBALLEDUCATOR.COM This is an update to the piece published May 19th on the Football Educator at http://www.thefootballeducator.com/predicting-62-nfl-rookies-outperform-vets-in-2012-nfl-season/. 62 rookies were projected to outperform the average veteran. Below is the breakdown of how many were expected to OVA, by … [Read more...]
