I've been buying their Readers Digest sized book since the 80s and always enjoy it. IMO it was easily the best when Joel was alive, but even now I still find it a good read. One reason is ever since the Joel's heyday they have had access to BLESTO's scouting reports and use info from them to help with their profiles. Since CB is a key position for us in this draft and we should be drafting at least 2 who can play out on the corner, I thought some of you may find their rankings interesting. Physicality, size, and ability & willingness to support the run are all things that Parcells considers necessary in a corner. I highlighted the corners whom in MY opinion most possess all those characteristics.
1. Malcolm Jenkins Ohio St
2. Vontae Davis Illinois
3. Darius Butler UConn
4. Alphonso Smith Wake Forest
5. Jairus Byrd Oregon
6. Donald Washington Ohio St
7. Sean Smith Utah
8. Coye Francies San Jose St
9. Sherrod Martin Troy
10. Asher Allen Georgia
11. Victor "Macho" Harris Va Tech
12. D.J. Moore Vanderbilt
13. DeAngelo Smith Cincinnati
14. Ryan Mouton Hawaii
15. Jerraud Powers Auburn
16. Mike Mickens Cincinnati
17. Bradley Fletcher Iowa
18. Cary Harris Southern Cal
19. Keenan Lewis Oregon St
20. Chris Owens San Jose St
21. Brandon Hughes Oregon St
22. Gregory Tolar St Pauls (Va.)
23. Don Carey Norfolk St
24. Kevin Barnes Maryland
25. Brandon Underwood Cincinnati
26. Morgan Trent Michigan
27. Domonique Johnson Jackson St
28. Lardarius Webb Nichols St (La.)
29. Lydell Sargeant Penn St
30. Captain Munnerlyn South Carolina
31. Ellis Lankster West Va
32. DeAndre Wright New Mexico
33. Joe Burnett Central Fla.
34. Trevor Ford Troy
35. Bruce Johnson Miami (Fla.)
36. Jason McCourty Rutgers
37. Derek Pegues Miss St
38. Wopamo Osaisai Stanford
39. Londen Fryar Western Michigan
40. Tony Carter Florida St
41. Ryan Palmer Texas
42. Jahi Word-Daniels Georgia Tech
43. Mark Parson Ohio U.
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Donald Washington over many of those, including Sean Smith, is head-scratcher.
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Lol. Donald Washington is a great athlete, that 45" vertical that he posted is ridiculous, however when watching him on the field, he's not very good. He changes directions well but he doesn't make many plays and I've seen him get burnt a few times. In run support, he does a lot of circling and watching. I think he's put up this high because of his numbers, not because of what he does on the football field.Fin-Omenal likes this.
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i was watching donald washington at the combine and deion sanders was on the show that night at the combine. as washington prepared to run the 40 they were talking {eisen] about donald's vertical and broad jump don't remember the exact measurements they were staggering though. deion says well i can't to see what this guy runs well donald ran a 4.5 something and deion says no way there is something wrong this guy should have ran in the 4.3s with the jump measurables he had. anyhow those measurables didn't translate to the field.
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I hate when players like this get drafted higher so that coaches etc with a God complex can feel like they're the ones responsible for/if turning the kids career around at the next level.
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I'll tell you one thing, right or wrong, you can darned sure bet if PFW rates Washington that high, then BLESTO does too. For both he and S.Smith they say 2nd to 3rd round.
BLESTO isn't infallible, but their scouts are all employed be various NFL teams. Miami's Anthony Hunt is also a BLESTO scout for example. Still, if any of us amateurs find ourselves strongly on a different page on a given player, then IMO we should rethink it. If after that one still feels the same way, then so be it. -
I respect their rankings and I absolutely respect what BLESTO does but I just watched Donald Washington again last night and I continue to be unimpressed by him. I honestly don't see him as anything more than a raw cornerback who has to develop his game quite a bit. He's not much of a player in run support nor is he that good of a corner from what I've seen. He gets burnt quite a bit and even lost his starting job this past season. Like I said MrClean, I absolutely respect what everyone does because it takes a lot of time and effort to do this but I don't necessarily agree with their assessment.
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Me neither. Just thinking maybe it is worth rethinking the guy and try to see what they must see. It seems a mystery to me, if it is based much on anything he ever showed on the field.
Wish GRT8 was still around. This is one mystery I'd enjoy hearing his input on.alen1 likes this.