NFL Draft Scouting Reports

Phillip Steward Scouting Report ~ 2013 NFL Draft

8/2/2013

I make no excuse for not cranking this Scouting Report out before this past April's Draft, but at least in light of Steward recently being placed on Injured Reserve, nobody can claim that I'm Riding the Momentum, here.

With Kenbrell Thompkins, that is of course another matter...

But I think it's safe to say that nobody else is even retroactively according Thompkins a 1st Round Ranking!!

MF Phillip Steward ~ Planet Hoosten

Cougars ~ 6004/238

Regarding MidFielders

MidFielder is my Term for what you Earthlings call "LineBackers", as I find the term "LineBacker" to be both denigrating to the Players, themselves, and also ridiculously clunky. "MidFielder" just feels far more correct to me.

When evaluating MidFielders, these are the Attributes to which I pay most particular attention:

Run Defense ~ Processing Speed, Power, Agility, and Mechanics as he Works Traffic and of course Tackling.

Pass Coverage ~ Processing Speed, Agility, and Verticity. Tackling.

Pass Rush ~ Power, Agility, and Mechanics.

Intangibles ~ Processing Speed, Field Vision, and Motor.

Phillip Steward Scouting Report

Run Defense ~ Exceptional. Needs more Beef, but boasts extraordinary Lateral Agility & Range.

Pass Defense ~ Magnificent. Turns & Burns like a CornerBack. Phenomenal Processing Speed & Verticity.

Pass Rush ~ Outstanding. Needs more Beef, yes, indeed, but commands extraordinary Fluidity & Speed.

Intangibles ~ Awesome. Not burdened by an ounce of Sanity.

Prospectus

Clearly, what with my preoccupation with the likes of Derek Hayden, Young Steward, here, and others, in my time OnLine, my Objectivity on Prospects from Planet Hoosten obviously cannot be trusted.

Having so stipulated...

Phillip Steward is, in my view, the quintessential 21st Century MidFielder Prospect ~ A Defender with sufficient Core Strength & Tenacity to hit and hit hard, the extraordinary Lateral Agility & Range needed to effectively cover miles of Green Ground, the incredible Verticity required to Flip Hips & Run with this Century's Athletes in the Passing Game...and above all the Processing Speed to Rapidly React & React after the Snap and attack decisively!!

He's well behind the 8 Ball, already losing his Rookie Year to Injury, but that of course could not've been forecast on May Day 2013, and I'm writing this handful of Retroactives with that date in mind, so's to secure Authenticity.

And in any case I have no qualms about my lofty Evaluation of Young Steward.

I consider him an extraordinary Prospect.

Yank Rank: Beast ~ SuperStar

SuperSleeper!!

Consensus Market Value

UFA

Yankee Grade

2nd Round

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Fanatical Yankee's 2013 NFL Draft Scouting Reports!!

8/1/2013

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Mark Harrison Scouting Report ~ 2013 NFL Draft

8/1/2013

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I wasn't able to seize as much time for forging Scouting Reports in the 2013 NFL Draft Season as I would've liked, as a result of which I simply ran out of time to wax poetic on several Prospects that I would've loved to've spent enough time on to add my Perspective about...And I have subsequently been startled and delighted to see that my own beloved Patriots have enlisted the Services ~ fleeting, in one such case ~ of not one but four UFA's whose Potential, in my deliriously unqualified opinion, far exceed their Market Values ~ SuperSleepers, if you will.

As such, I hope I'll be forgiven for taking the liberty of retroactively writing a couple of'm up!!

SE Mark Harrison ~ Rutgers Scarlet

Knights ~ 6027/231

Regarding Split Ends

Split Ends ~ for those who don't know but are interested in knowing ~ are, unlike their fellow "Wide Receivers", the SlotBack and the FlankerBack, technically Linemen, like those 300 Pound Grizzlies that man the Trenches!!

Being Linemen, they are indeed required to line up on the Line of Scrimmage before the Snap, unlike the others.

Because this places them nose to nose with the opposing CornerBack ~ whereas the SlotBacks and Flankers are allowed to align a couple steps back, thus affording them more room to maneuver ~ they need to be much bigger.

*Please do note, though: Schematically, the Split End is whoever lines up as the Split End...But for the purposes of these Scouting Reports, I am applying this NomenClature to those who are Split Ends by trade, so to speak: Those whose Skills Sets apply best to that particular Job Description. What their Coaches might do with them, once they're drafted, is another matter all together. Ditto, the Flankers and SlotBacks. In any case, many play multiple Roles.

The most compelling Attributes of a Split End are, in my view, and in no particular order:

Release ~ How Adeptly he employs Burst, Core Strength, Fluidity, & Combat to Dust Off the Defender
Routing ~ How Adeptly ~ Crisply, Intelligently, and Reliably ~ he Runs the Route Tree
Separation ~ Fluidity & Ricochet ~ Explosiveness out'f'is Breaks
Catching ~ Reliability & Technique
Navigation ~ How well he Navigates the Field in Pursuit of Yards After Catch
Blocking ~ Core Strength, Drive Power, Fluidity, & Combat

Mark Harrison Scouting Report

Release ~ Tremendous Potential, but lousy Mechanics.

Routing ~ Raw, at this point, but rapidly improving.

Separation ~ Adept. Mechanics are Raw ~ see a Theme, here?? ~ but he boasts outstanding Fluidity.

Catching ~ Inconsistent Hands, but outstanding Instincts for adjusting to the Pass.

Navigation ~ Superior with phenomenal Potential. Strong as an Ox, Serpentine, and he's got great Long Speed.

Blocking ~ Superior and improving. Excellent Effort.

Prospectus

Mark Harrison is an intriguing Prospect. He is raw in many ways, yet he brings an intoxicating Fusion of Size, Strength, Long Speed, Fluidity, and rapidly developing Instincts, he's got a strong Motor, and he appears to be improving on the Aspects that need improvement.

It's a Projection, of course ~ as these all must be ~ hence the Mid Round Ranking...

But the reality, here, in my Perspective, is that Mark Harrison has the Potential to become a dominant Force.

Yank Rank: Potential Beast

SuperSleeper!!

Consensus Market Value

UFA

Yankee Grade

3rd/4th Round

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Kenbrell Thompkins Scouting Report ~ 2013 NFL Draft

8/1/2013

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FB Kenbrell Thompkins ~ Cincinnati

BearCats ~ 6006/192

Regarding Flankers

Flankers ~ or FlankerBacks ~ for those who don't know and are interested in knowing ~ are the "Wide Receivers" who line up a step or two off the Line of Scrimmage on one end or the other ~ hence the term "Flanker."

They tend to be smaller than the Split End though usually larger than the SlotBack, if there is one.

And they're actually considered "Backs" ~ like HalfBacks or FullBacks...or QuarterBacks!! ~ which I find rather cool.

*Please do note, though: Schematically, the Flanker is whoever lines up as the Flanker...But for the purposes of these Scouting Reports, I am applying this NomenClature to those who are Flankers by trade, so to speak: Those whose Skills Sets apply best to that particular Job Description. What their Coaches might do with them, once they're drafted, is another matter all together. Ditto, the Split Ends and SlotBacks. In any case, many play multiple Roles.

The most compelling Attributes of a Flanker are, in my view, and in no particular order:

Release ~ How Adeptly he employs Burst, Core Strength, Fluidity, & Combat to Dust Off the Defender
Routing ~ How Adeptly ~ Crisply, Intelligently, and Reliably ~ he Runs the Route Tree
Separation ~ Fluidity & Ricochet ~ Explosiveness out'f'is Breaks
Catching ~ Reliability & Technique
Navigation ~ How well he Navigates the Field in Pursuit of Yards After Catch
Blocking ~ Core Strength, Drive Power, Fluidity, & Combat

Kenbrell Thompkins Scouting Report

Release ~ Exceptional. Core Strength, Fluidity, and Savvy ~ he consistently breaks free.

Routing ~ Awesome. His tremendous Attention to Detail is obvious, and he's extremely deceptive.

Separation ~ Excellent. Very Fluid and very Savvy.

Catching ~ Terrific!! A consistent Hands Catcher with exceptional Instincts & Savvy!!

Navigation ~ Outstanding. Fluidity, Anticipation, and Instincts. A serious Threat with the Ball.

Blocking ~ Phenomenal. Consistently attacks his man with Paw Power & Tenacity and drives'm downfield!!

Prospectus

There's really not much more I can say about this kid.

He grew up on The Streets, got drawn deeply into its Darkness, came within an Ace of destroying his entire Future...and then came back from that brink, started building his Life, built up some Momentum, and arrives today as nothing less than a phenomenal Flanker Prospect.

Far from Red Flagging this kid, it seems to me that if you actually have the Capacity to evaluate Human Beings, what we have, here, in young Thompkins, is a kid who ~ though he got arrested a staggering seven times by the time he was 18 ~ has evolved, over the last few Years, not only into a successful Reclamation Project but an extraordinary young man. Not only do I have no worries what so ever about him being tempted by The Dark Side ~ precisely because he's been there and done that and is Battle Hardened & Battle Wise ~ but I would aggressively seek out Prospects with his remarkable resume, because they ~ who speak "Street" Fluently, and have in fact conquered their Ghosts ~ are precisely who the legions of Borderline Gangsters need to listen to.

And as a Prospect...

He is adept or better ~ in most cases: far better ~ at all Aspects of this Great Game, he's continuing to rapidly improve in all regards, he's a natural Leader, a tremendous TeamMate, and he's got a voracious Work Ethic.

I don't give a rat's @$$ about the Past he's quite clearly left long behind him.

For my money, he's a classic case of What Doesn't Kill Me Makes Me Stronger.

And he's got the Potential to forge an outstanding Career ~ and that Potential couldn't be in better hands.

Edit: Awesome Article that just came out this very day!! ~ Jeff Howe of Sports Illustrated

Yank Rank: Beast ~ SuperStar

SuperSleeper!!

Consensus Market Value

UFA

Yankee Grade

1st Round

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