Flanker ~ Michael Gallup ~ Colorado State Rams
6006/2004
Regarding FlankerBacks
Most Fans don't know that WideOuts can generally be broken down into 3 Categories, based on traditional Roles, and that those Roles naturally enough call for 3 distinctive Skill Sets, based on the classic X, Y, and Z Positions:
Split Ends are usually the bigger, taller WideOuts who line up in the X Position, on the Line of Scrimmage.
SlotBacks are usually the quicker, smaller WideOuts who line up at the Y Position, off the Line.
FlankerBacks are usually the faster WideOuts who line up at the Z Position, off the Line.
The Split End prototype would be about 6030/225 or so. Big. Chain Movers and Red Zone Targets.
The Flanker prototype would be about 6000/200 or so. Fast. Big Play Threats.
The SlotBack prototype would be about 5010/195 or so.Quick. Chain Movers.
However a given Coach chooses to deploy the Soldiers at his disposal is of course entirely up to him, and most WideOuts will see Snaps at multiple Positions and in multiple Alignments, but I believe that it is valuable to categorize WideOuts in terms of classic Skill Sets, to better define the differences in the kind of Impact they might wield at the next level.
This is how I break things down when I'm evaluating all WideOuts:
Separation: Getting Open. This encompasses Combat Skills & Fluidity to beat Press, Acceleration out'f the Blocks, Fluidity and Ricochet in navigating Traffic, Route Running Precision, the capacity to deceive Defenders, and Field Vision for Timing Seems and Open Zones. All other Aspects of a WideOut's Job Description are dwarfed by this one.
Catch Point Capacity: In Transit or Contested: Hands, WingSpan, Vertical Agility, Combat Skills, and Timing.
Yards After Catch are well and fine, but it seems to me that 90% of the Value of a Flex End and any WideOut is getting open and catching the Ball. Anyone who's read my Work extensively knows that I consider Blocking to be the Heart & Soul of FootBall, but that is a philosophical position, and I recognize that with most Philosophies, where it comes to Wide Receivers and Flex Ends...it's just Gravy. And so is Yards After Catch: Moving The Chains is What Wins.
Chunk Yardage: An highly overrated Aspect of the Game, I believe, so much so that in fact I didn't even include it in 2016. It is not a negligible Aspect of the Game, so I'm bringing it back, but getting open, catching the Ball, and Moving the Chains are far more crucial to a Team's Success, I believe, than making Splash Plays and getting on ESPN HighLights Reels. Power, Fluidity, Ricochet, Speed, Combat Skills, and Processing Speed/Field Vision all play into Chunk Yardage.
Blocking: It was a Mistake to leave this Aspect ~ my very favorite Aspect of FootBall ~ out'f 2016's Flex End Reports, and I'm very happy to correct that Mistake, evermore. Blocking of course comes down to Power, Agility, Frame, Combat Skills, Processing Speed, and Motor, and further breaks down into In Line Blocking and Open Field Blocking.
Broken down into SubCategories, it'd go something like this:
Separation
* Combat Skills
* Fluidity
* Acceleration
* Ricochet
* Routing
* Deception
* Field Vision
Catch Point Capacity
Catch Point Capacity
* Timing
* Combat Skills
* Vertical Agility
* Hands
* WingSpan
Chunk Yardage
* Power
* Fluidity
* Ricochet
* Speed
* Combat Skills
* Field Vision
Blocking
* Power
* Agility
* Frame
* Combat Skills
* Processing Speed
* Motor
Split Ends are usually the bigger, taller WideOuts who line up in the X Position, on the Line of Scrimmage.
SlotBacks are usually the quicker, smaller WideOuts who line up at the Y Position, off the Line.
FlankerBacks are usually the faster WideOuts who line up at the Z Position, off the Line.
The Split End prototype would be about 6030/225 or so. Big. Chain Movers and Red Zone Targets.
The Flanker prototype would be about 6000/200 or so. Fast. Big Play Threats.
The SlotBack prototype would be about 5010/195 or so.Quick. Chain Movers.
However a given Coach chooses to deploy the Soldiers at his disposal is of course entirely up to him, and most WideOuts will see Snaps at multiple Positions and in multiple Alignments, but I believe that it is valuable to categorize WideOuts in terms of classic Skill Sets, to better define the differences in the kind of Impact they might wield at the next level.
This is how I break things down when I'm evaluating all WideOuts:
Separation: Getting Open. This encompasses Combat Skills & Fluidity to beat Press, Acceleration out'f the Blocks, Fluidity and Ricochet in navigating Traffic, Route Running Precision, the capacity to deceive Defenders, and Field Vision for Timing Seems and Open Zones. All other Aspects of a WideOut's Job Description are dwarfed by this one.
Catch Point Capacity: In Transit or Contested: Hands, WingSpan, Vertical Agility, Combat Skills, and Timing.
Yards After Catch are well and fine, but it seems to me that 90% of the Value of a Flex End and any WideOut is getting open and catching the Ball. Anyone who's read my Work extensively knows that I consider Blocking to be the Heart & Soul of FootBall, but that is a philosophical position, and I recognize that with most Philosophies, where it comes to Wide Receivers and Flex Ends...it's just Gravy. And so is Yards After Catch: Moving The Chains is What Wins.
Chunk Yardage: An highly overrated Aspect of the Game, I believe, so much so that in fact I didn't even include it in 2016. It is not a negligible Aspect of the Game, so I'm bringing it back, but getting open, catching the Ball, and Moving the Chains are far more crucial to a Team's Success, I believe, than making Splash Plays and getting on ESPN HighLights Reels. Power, Fluidity, Ricochet, Speed, Combat Skills, and Processing Speed/Field Vision all play into Chunk Yardage.
Blocking: It was a Mistake to leave this Aspect ~ my very favorite Aspect of FootBall ~ out'f 2016's Flex End Reports, and I'm very happy to correct that Mistake, evermore. Blocking of course comes down to Power, Agility, Frame, Combat Skills, Processing Speed, and Motor, and further breaks down into In Line Blocking and Open Field Blocking.
Broken down into SubCategories, it'd go something like this:
Separation
* Combat Skills
* Fluidity
* Acceleration
* Ricochet
* Routing
* Deception
* Field Vision
Catch Point Capacity
Catch Point Capacity
* Timing
* Combat Skills
* Vertical Agility
* Hands
* WingSpan
Chunk Yardage
* Power
* Fluidity
* Ricochet
* Speed
* Combat Skills
* Field Vision
Blocking
* Power
* Agility
* Frame
* Combat Skills
* Processing Speed
* Motor
Michael Gallup ~ Scouting Report
Separation: 50, but with intriguing upside. Gallup's Acceleration and Speed are average, and his Fluidity and Ricochet are mediocre, but while I read in several places that his Route Running Repertoire is raw, I ~ and others, I will add ~ very strongly disagree. Gallup's Route Running improved significantly in 2017, and over the course of the year, as did his Combat Skills against Press Coverage. He's athletically limited, but could potentially become effective.
Catch Point Capacity: 75, and improving!! A lot'f what I read about Gallup suggests a work in progress, and I believe that that's fair, because consistency is an issue in every aspect of'is Game, but both his Vertical Agility and his Tracking and Timing are good and improving, and his Combat Skills and Hands are excellent...and improving!!
Chunk Yardage: 80. Not very much upside, here, ironically, but it's the most impressive aspect of his Game, because his capabilities confound his mediocre Agility. What he lacks in Fluidity and Ricochet, he more than makes up for in his extraordinary Field Vision, his excellent Core Power and Combat Skills, and enough Speed to rack it up.
Blocking: 40. Excellent Combat Skills when he employs'm, but his Motor is very inconsistent.
Michael Gallup ~ Prospectus
Galloping Michael Gallup intrigues me. He's a Straight-Liner, and not a particularly fast one, and has also been plagued by major academic issues, combined with a low Wonderlic Score, all'f which evoke thoughts of UFA Land. And yet, while there're certainly still raw elements and inconsistency in all aspects of his Game ~ especially his Blocking ~ both his Reputation and his Tape clearly indicate considerable Intelligence, Drive, and the tangible results of these: a strong uptrend in all aspects of his Game ~ except for'is Blocking!! ~ that strongly suggest further improvements to come.
You know that's right!! Trajectory, baby!!
"Trajectory > A Philosophical Formula that calculates a Prospect's Potential & Risk, based on perceptions of Talent, Intelligence, Passion, and Work Ethic: Talent x Intelligence x Drive = Potential/Risk."
My belief is that Michael Gallup suffers from serious Fluidity issues that would ordinarily render'm a borderline Prospect, at best. And even in the best case scenario, it's hard to imagine that he'll ever become what you'd call dynamic. Indeed, against top Corners, I strongly suspect that he'll have major issues getting open at all.
But he's wily, he's crafty, he's smart...And he's proven not only that he's got the Drive to do the work that he needs to do, in order to develop the thousand and one nuances of developing, refining, and camouflaging his Route Running Repertoire, but that he's got more than enough FootBall Intelligence to benefit from the thousands of hours of work in a way that impacts the Game on the Field of Battle. Thus, I have very little doubt that he'll continue to improve.
Ceiling? Contender. 3rd/4th Round.
Floor? UFA...And don't bother!!
Risk/Reward Ratio? Sky high!!
Thank you so very much, Draft BreakDown, without whom my Work would be virtually impossible.
"Trajectory > A Philosophical Formula that calculates a Prospect's Potential & Risk, based on perceptions of Talent, Intelligence, Passion, and Work Ethic: Talent x Intelligence x Drive = Potential/Risk."
My belief is that Michael Gallup suffers from serious Fluidity issues that would ordinarily render'm a borderline Prospect, at best. And even in the best case scenario, it's hard to imagine that he'll ever become what you'd call dynamic. Indeed, against top Corners, I strongly suspect that he'll have major issues getting open at all.
But he's wily, he's crafty, he's smart...And he's proven not only that he's got the Drive to do the work that he needs to do, in order to develop the thousand and one nuances of developing, refining, and camouflaging his Route Running Repertoire, but that he's got more than enough FootBall Intelligence to benefit from the thousands of hours of work in a way that impacts the Game on the Field of Battle. Thus, I have very little doubt that he'll continue to improve.
Ceiling? Contender. 3rd/4th Round.
Floor? UFA...And don't bother!!
Risk/Reward Ratio? Sky high!!
Thank you so very much, Draft BreakDown, without whom my Work would be virtually impossible.
Yank Rank: Contender ~ Par Value
| Market Value #81 | Yankee Grade 3rd/4th Round |
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In other words: If any of my Super Dooper Deeper Sleepers ever fail to fulfill their vast potential, I’m confident that it goes without saying that it wasn’t their fault…or mine!!...Yes, I think that I'm being funny.
In other words: Caveat Emptor, Fellow FootBall Fiends!!
Enter at your own risk!!
Please also note, Fellow FootBall Fiends: These CyberScouting Reports are not intended as predictions of success or failure, but as assessments ~ ludicrously amateurish assessments ~ of potential success. FootBall is a rough and often unfair business, and many a worthy Prospect has fallen far short of his potential, sometimes not because of his own failings, but because of those of coaching, scheme, timing...or because huge investments were made on other Prospects.
In other words: If any of my Super Dooper Deeper Sleepers ever fail to fulfill their vast potential, I’m confident that it goes without saying that it wasn’t their fault…or mine!!...Yes, I think that I'm being funny.
In other words: Caveat Emptor, Fellow FootBall Fiends!!
Enter at your own risk!!
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