Offensive Guard Cyril Richardson ~ Baylor
Bears ~ 6045/345
Bears ~ 6045/345
Regarding Offensive Guards
I consider Offensive Guards far more crucial to their Teams's Prospects that most consider them to be.
The Gutters are riddled with the Corpses of Teams that were built around so-called "skill" Players ~ teams that delighted their Fantasy FootBall Fans every Year, all the way until January...when The Only Games That Really Matter are played.
It is then, of course, that the Capacity ~ or lack thereof ~ to Move The Chains and protect the QuarterBack against PlayOff Caliber Defenses rears its ugly head. And another Team built for Fantasy FootBall bites the dust.
I impart enormous importance upon Offensive Guards in my joyfully twisted World View of FootBall: Right up there with QuarterBacks, Defensive Tackles, and Centers in their potential Impact on The Only Games That Really Matter.
These are the Aspects of their Games that I place greatest emphasis on, when evaluating Offensive Guards:
Power. Above all: Core Power. Upper body Strength is important, but Core Power, from the Knees to the Ribs, is absolutely crucial. All the upper body strength in the world still fails if you can't dig in your heels. But Core Power enables a Lineman to project Power in the Running Game and to reject Power in the Passing Game. And those Players who invest the time and effort to develop superior Core Power are far likelier to enjoy sustained good Health and stay on the Field.
Agility. Lateral Velocity, Acceleration, and above all: Fluidity or Core Agility. Core Agility is even more essential to sustained good Health ~ and to sustained good FootBall ~ than Core Power. The ability to react with Serpentine smoothness is a tremendous asset in all Aspects of the Game, and certainly in the Hand to Hand Combat that characterizes Trench Warfare. All the Power in the World goes only so far if you're stiff and lumbering out there.
Combat Skills. Mechanics. Launch Velocity, Paw Power, and Technique.
Intangibles. Diagnostic Capacity, Processing Speed, and Motor. How effectively he masters Spatial Diagnostics & Angles, how rapidly he recognizes and implements Blocking Schemes based on changing Defensive Tactics, and of course: Drive. How badly he wants it. These are of course difficult things to assess, but it's crucial to at least try to.
My notion of a Dream Guard would be one who combines all these traits but with great emphasis on Agility ~ a truly Athletic Offensive Guard who can run Power Sweeps all day long, as Jerry Kramer and Fuzzy Thurston once did with Vince Lombardi's Packers on their way to no less than 5 Championships in 7 glorious years!!
The Gutters are riddled with the Corpses of Teams that were built around so-called "skill" Players ~ teams that delighted their Fantasy FootBall Fans every Year, all the way until January...when The Only Games That Really Matter are played.
It is then, of course, that the Capacity ~ or lack thereof ~ to Move The Chains and protect the QuarterBack against PlayOff Caliber Defenses rears its ugly head. And another Team built for Fantasy FootBall bites the dust.
I impart enormous importance upon Offensive Guards in my joyfully twisted World View of FootBall: Right up there with QuarterBacks, Defensive Tackles, and Centers in their potential Impact on The Only Games That Really Matter.
These are the Aspects of their Games that I place greatest emphasis on, when evaluating Offensive Guards:
Power. Above all: Core Power. Upper body Strength is important, but Core Power, from the Knees to the Ribs, is absolutely crucial. All the upper body strength in the world still fails if you can't dig in your heels. But Core Power enables a Lineman to project Power in the Running Game and to reject Power in the Passing Game. And those Players who invest the time and effort to develop superior Core Power are far likelier to enjoy sustained good Health and stay on the Field.
Agility. Lateral Velocity, Acceleration, and above all: Fluidity or Core Agility. Core Agility is even more essential to sustained good Health ~ and to sustained good FootBall ~ than Core Power. The ability to react with Serpentine smoothness is a tremendous asset in all Aspects of the Game, and certainly in the Hand to Hand Combat that characterizes Trench Warfare. All the Power in the World goes only so far if you're stiff and lumbering out there.
Combat Skills. Mechanics. Launch Velocity, Paw Power, and Technique.
Intangibles. Diagnostic Capacity, Processing Speed, and Motor. How effectively he masters Spatial Diagnostics & Angles, how rapidly he recognizes and implements Blocking Schemes based on changing Defensive Tactics, and of course: Drive. How badly he wants it. These are of course difficult things to assess, but it's crucial to at least try to.
My notion of a Dream Guard would be one who combines all these traits but with great emphasis on Agility ~ a truly Athletic Offensive Guard who can run Power Sweeps all day long, as Jerry Kramer and Fuzzy Thurston once did with Vince Lombardi's Packers on their way to no less than 5 Championships in 7 glorious years!!
Cyril Richardson Scouting Report
Power. Awesome. Phenomenal Core Power. Great Strength in all Aspects, in fact.
Agility. Marginal. Lousy Fluidity, mediocre Lateral Agility, and poor Acceleration to Flanks and Second Level.
Combat Skills. Mediocre. Tremendous Paw Power, though.
Intangibles. Mediocre Diagnostic Acuity & Processing Speed.
Agility. Marginal. Lousy Fluidity, mediocre Lateral Agility, and poor Acceleration to Flanks and Second Level.
Combat Skills. Mediocre. Tremendous Paw Power, though.
Intangibles. Mediocre Diagnostic Acuity & Processing Speed.
Cyril Richardson Prospectus
If FootBall Players were only allowed to move in straight lines up and down the Field, I might very well recommend that Cyril Richardson go #1 Pick in the entire Draft. His Core Power is absolutely sensational.
But his Agility is really, really shaky. I believe that he's going to have enormous problems with Speed at The Next Level.
I certainly believe he could make an Impact in a Power Blocking Scheme. Perhaps an enormous one.
But I have grave doubts about his ability to Pass Protect effectively.
I'll tell you, though: This Process take a long time and a lot of Repetitions, all the more so because I'm a novice at Reading Tape, and compounded by my Nature, which is to take my Time and ponder things over a long, long Time.
All of which is to say: Many Evaluations may very well be adjusted in the months to come, as my Perception evolves.
And Cyril Richardson is a prime candidate for Revision, because I love his Core Power.
As it is, though, I diverge dramatically with the General Consensus on how much Draft Capital should be risked on'm.
Thanks, as always, to the extraordinary Work by the men of Draft BreakDown!!
But his Agility is really, really shaky. I believe that he's going to have enormous problems with Speed at The Next Level.
I certainly believe he could make an Impact in a Power Blocking Scheme. Perhaps an enormous one.
But I have grave doubts about his ability to Pass Protect effectively.
I'll tell you, though: This Process take a long time and a lot of Repetitions, all the more so because I'm a novice at Reading Tape, and compounded by my Nature, which is to take my Time and ponder things over a long, long Time.
All of which is to say: Many Evaluations may very well be adjusted in the months to come, as my Perception evolves.
And Cyril Richardson is a prime candidate for Revision, because I love his Core Power.
As it is, though, I diverge dramatically with the General Consensus on how much Draft Capital should be risked on'm.
Thanks, as always, to the extraordinary Work by the men of Draft BreakDown!!
Yank Rank: Starter ~ OverRated!!
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