Flex End ~ Wesley Saxton ~ South Alabama Jaguars 6033/247
Regarding Flex Ends
"Tight End" is a term I apply only to the Players with a Frame built for the classic "In Line" Tight End ~ an Hybrid Player who serves as a combination Blocker and Receiver. Some Tight Ends, like Jimmy Graham, only line up on the Line of Scrimmage occasionally, and some do very little receiving, but they are, optimally, proficient at both.
The Prototype would be about 6050/260 or so.
The "Tight Ends" whose Frames are better suited to be deployed in running Routes from all over the Formation, and who aren't especially renowned for their Blocking ~ though many are adept Chippers ~ I refer to as Flex Ends.
The Prototype would be about 6030/245 or so.
Those of either type who present legitimate Dual Threats ~ who can make a genuine Impact either as a Blocker or as a Receiver ~ are impossible to predict from Snap to Snap, and this renders them extraordinarily dangerous.
Conceivably even more dangerous and dynamic than either of these two types is one of my pet Positions: The WingBacks. I employ this ancient FootBall Term, one still in active use in many High Schools and Colleges, to refer to a Role so ethereal as to be almost imaginary: an Hybrid FullBack & Flex End ~ a Super Hybrid, if you will.
The Prototype would be about 6000/250 or so.
The WingBack, optimally, would be a guy capable of Lead Blocking in the Run Game, Pass Blocking in the Passing Game, or splitting out and running Pass Patterns from SlotBack, Slot End, Split End, or Flanker. He could line up at any of those spots, or on either Wing, on the Line, or in the BackField. He could even go In Motion or run the Ball!!
Such a versatile, dynamic Player could have an explosive Impact on the Competitive LandScape.
The Game has reached a point in its Tactical History that is perfect for such a Player.
It awaits only for the NFL to realize the Opportunity.
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Because Flex Ends operate as an Hybrid's Hybrid ~ part Tight End and part WideOut, with Blocking ~ the occasional Chip ~ being but a tertiary part of their Game ~ I break down their Attributes pretty much like I would those of a WideOut:
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.
Navigation: How well he Navigates the Field after the Catch: Power, Agility, Acceleration, Long Speed, and Field Vision.
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
Navigation
* Power
* Fluidity
* Ricochet
* Acceleration
* Long Speed
* Field Vision
The Prototype would be about 6050/260 or so.
The "Tight Ends" whose Frames are better suited to be deployed in running Routes from all over the Formation, and who aren't especially renowned for their Blocking ~ though many are adept Chippers ~ I refer to as Flex Ends.
The Prototype would be about 6030/245 or so.
Those of either type who present legitimate Dual Threats ~ who can make a genuine Impact either as a Blocker or as a Receiver ~ are impossible to predict from Snap to Snap, and this renders them extraordinarily dangerous.
Conceivably even more dangerous and dynamic than either of these two types is one of my pet Positions: The WingBacks. I employ this ancient FootBall Term, one still in active use in many High Schools and Colleges, to refer to a Role so ethereal as to be almost imaginary: an Hybrid FullBack & Flex End ~ a Super Hybrid, if you will.
The Prototype would be about 6000/250 or so.
The WingBack, optimally, would be a guy capable of Lead Blocking in the Run Game, Pass Blocking in the Passing Game, or splitting out and running Pass Patterns from SlotBack, Slot End, Split End, or Flanker. He could line up at any of those spots, or on either Wing, on the Line, or in the BackField. He could even go In Motion or run the Ball!!
Such a versatile, dynamic Player could have an explosive Impact on the Competitive LandScape.
The Game has reached a point in its Tactical History that is perfect for such a Player.
It awaits only for the NFL to realize the Opportunity.
***
Because Flex Ends operate as an Hybrid's Hybrid ~ part Tight End and part WideOut, with Blocking ~ the occasional Chip ~ being but a tertiary part of their Game ~ I break down their Attributes pretty much like I would those of a WideOut:
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.
Navigation: How well he Navigates the Field after the Catch: Power, Agility, Acceleration, Long Speed, and Field Vision.
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
Navigation
* Power
* Fluidity
* Ricochet
* Acceleration
* Long Speed
* Field Vision
Wesley Saxton Scouting Report
Separation: Impressive and potentially tremendous. Saxton brings outstanding Fluidity, Acceleration, and Long Speed to the BattleField, but his Route Running is raw and sloppy. He's got a lot of Development to do in this area.
Catch Point Capacity: Deficient. Potentially exceptional, but here, too, he has a long way to go. His Vertical Agility is terrific, but his WingSpan is mediocre for a Flex End, and his Timing & Tracking are raw. His Hands are small and occasionally FootBall-Retardant, and his Combat Skills are weak. Other'n that, he's an incredibly reliable Catcher. Haw.
Navigation: Outstanding and potentially extraordinary. I feel as if his Field Vision needs to develop, but his combination of Fluidity, Acceleration, and Long Speed, housed in a 250 Pound Frame, make'm a dynamic, dangerous Weapon.
Catch Point Capacity: Deficient. Potentially exceptional, but here, too, he has a long way to go. His Vertical Agility is terrific, but his WingSpan is mediocre for a Flex End, and his Timing & Tracking are raw. His Hands are small and occasionally FootBall-Retardant, and his Combat Skills are weak. Other'n that, he's an incredibly reliable Catcher. Haw.
Navigation: Outstanding and potentially extraordinary. I feel as if his Field Vision needs to develop, but his combination of Fluidity, Acceleration, and Long Speed, housed in a 250 Pound Frame, make'm a dynamic, dangerous Weapon.
Wesley Saxton Prospectus
If Wes Saxton and his Coaches are able to refine and develop his extraordinary athletic Talents, he'll become one of the most explosive Weapons in the entire Game. Very few 250 Pound guys can move with such a deadly combination of Fluidity, Acceleration, and Long Speed, and if Saxton actualizes his Potential, he's going to be a Star.
But whether or not he does so is greatly in Doubt.
He intrigues me, though. From what I've read, I think that he's a smart kid who's prepared to do what it takes. He specifically addressed the issues with his Blocking and owned up to them. I like that.
And there're not many kids who express a desire to Coach at this early juncture.
I believe that his Stock was badly damaged by a bad and injurious 2014 Campaign, as well. There's plenty of Risk here, but I believe that his Chances of Success are considerably better than what the Tape shows, and that the effort and Dedication we can expect will prove to be far greater than his Tape might lead one to expect.
Grateful Thanks, as always, for the crucial Work done by the folks at Draft BreakDown!!
But whether or not he does so is greatly in Doubt.
He intrigues me, though. From what I've read, I think that he's a smart kid who's prepared to do what it takes. He specifically addressed the issues with his Blocking and owned up to them. I like that.
And there're not many kids who express a desire to Coach at this early juncture.
I believe that his Stock was badly damaged by a bad and injurious 2014 Campaign, as well. There's plenty of Risk here, but I believe that his Chances of Success are considerably better than what the Tape shows, and that the effort and Dedication we can expect will prove to be far greater than his Tape might lead one to expect.
Grateful Thanks, as always, for the crucial Work done by the folks at Draft BreakDown!!
Yank Rank: Soldier ~ DeeperSleeper!!
| Market Value 6th/7th Round | Yankee Grade 3rd/4th Round |
Please do Note: This and all Evaluations issued by this Site are produced by a ludicrously unqualified Amateur, privy to not even the tiniest fraction of Coach's Tape, Scouting Expertise, Face to Face Interviewing, Experience, or Inside Information enjoyed by the Professionals. As such, anything put forth is certainly misinformed, euphonious, derivative Tripe, and should be rejected out'f hand and indeed shunned by all men and women of Good Will!! I'm trying to discern Power, Agility, Combat Skills, and far more abstract, esoteric Concepts such as Processing Speed and Motor, and I'm trying to do so based almost entirely on a fascinating fusion of Tape, Combine Numbers, and Pro Days, while trying to attenuate my findings based on Allowances for Competition Level, Scheme, Concept, Context, and, above all: Trajectory!!
This is not is even remotely a Complaint, mind you, but rather a Warning: Caveat Emptor!!
This is not is even remotely a Complaint, mind you, but rather a Warning: Caveat Emptor!!
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