DDD Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 As another draft is nearly upon us, I'm reminded of those hilarious generic player evaluations we hear every year. Some of my favorites: "plays with great leverage" "pursues to the ball well" "has all the physical tools" (my all-time favorite) Other favorites fellow draftniks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 As another draft is nearly upon us, I'm reminded of those hilarious generic player evaluations we hear every year. Some of my favorites: "plays with great leverage" "pursues to the ball well" "has all the physical tools" (my all-time favorite) Other favorites fellow draftniks? "He's got fluid hips." God that sh-t is gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 "The guy knows how to get out of his stance." I hope so. If not he'd be stuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiami(oh) Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 "Plays with a chip on his shoulder", "Has tremendous upside", "High motor", etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Anderson's Lunch Pail Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I love how Kiper says, "when you look at..." about 41,895 times during the telecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In space no one can hear Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 My favorite was from Joel Buschbaum(R.I.P.) Looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 He Has a Great power plant He may not have blah blah blah but he's a football player OH yeah and my favorite "he's a house with no furniture" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 "They might be looking at an Aaron Curry..." "An Aaron Curry?" Are there several Aaron Currys available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 My most hated is adding an "a" in front of players names, as in "at 27 you starting thinking about a John Doe or a Englebert Humperdink". I don't see the point in saying "a" when you could just say the player's name. Bah: MattyT beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 "He's a fine young man." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WordByrd Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 "They might be looking at an Aaron Curry..." "An Aaron Curry?" Are there several Aaron Currys available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wright's Mullet Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 "Plays like his hair is on fire"...... "Loves the game"......."He comes from a great background" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 "Value" is the most retarded concept every created in the draft. These experts come up with a number where they think a player ought to be drafted. This concept assumes 1) teams can choose when they pick, or 2) that teams should be trading down because they don't want to be accused of "reaching", and 3) that GM's give a rat's a$$. If your team has a need and you pick the perfect player, who cares if you reached for him? What matters is how that player contributes. No one talks about how much of a reach a player was years down the road. It's just an meaningless invented concept to get fans worked up over. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCinBuffalo Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 "Value" is the most retarded concept every created in the draft. These experts come up with a number where they think a player ought to be drafted. This concept assumes 1) teams can choose when they pick, or 2) that teams should be trading down because they don't want to be accused of "reaching", and 3) that GM's give a rat's a$$. If your team has a need and you pick the perfect player, who cares if you reached for him? What matters is how that player contributes. No one talks about how much of a reach a player was years down the road. It's just an meaningless invented concept to get fans worked up over. PTR And and a very convenient explanation as to why the prognosticator in question got the pick wrong. IF the team doesn't take who he said they would, then gets off the hook by calling their pick a reach. Now the attention is focused on the team doing something wrong, instead of him not getting the pick right. Of course, all of the above is not applicable if we are talking about the NY Jets. (ahem, Gholston, cough) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nostradumbass Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Not really a prospect cliche but for going on three years now I hate hearing how the San Diego Chargers "have no real need" they're just drafting for depth players again this year . No real need except some heart and balls, f***ing 4th best team in the AFC forever but they have no holes my ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 "Winning teams draft DTs early" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estro Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 "quick twitch athlete" "tightly wound" "more quick than fast" "tweener" "polished" "upside" "high ceiling" "late bloomer" "boom or bust potential" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phypon Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 "This guy brings his lunch pail" I never realized how many good NFL prospects are produced from kindergarten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 "He was the guy we wanted all along." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VJ91 Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 As another draft is nearly upon us, I'm reminded of those hilarious generic player evaluations we hear every year. Some of my favorites: "plays with great leverage" "pursues to the ball well" "has all the physical tools" (my all-time favorite) Other favorites fellow draftniks? My all time favorite vanilla evaluation is "this guy is a freak." When I read that, I think the guy could be an absolute bust more then if he was not labled a "freak." Example?....Please see Vernon Davis's average NFL performance early in his career, (although certainly not a bust yet,) he was a major "freak" coming out of college! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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