Grizzly Tackle Zach Kerr ~ Delaware Blue
Hens ~ 6012/325
Hens ~ 6012/325
Regarding Grizzlies & Wolves
The Game has long since evolved to the point where a distinction is required between 2 kinds of Defensive Tackles.
Do you agree? I hope so, and propose to break them down into 2 simple Categories, so we know what we're taking about:
Grizzlies ~ Enormous and Powerful Defensive Tackles noted for taking up Multiple Blockers and dominating the Middle.
Wolves ~ Smaller and Athletic Defensive Tackles noted for penetrating the BackField and for their Range.
When evaluating all Defensive Tackles, these are the Attributes to which I pay most particular attention:
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.
Do you agree? I hope so, and propose to break them down into 2 simple Categories, so we know what we're taking about:
Grizzlies ~ Enormous and Powerful Defensive Tackles noted for taking up Multiple Blockers and dominating the Middle.
Wolves ~ Smaller and Athletic Defensive Tackles noted for penetrating the BackField and for their Range.
When evaluating all Defensive Tackles, these are the Attributes to which I pay most particular attention:
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.
Zach Kerr Scouting Report
Power. Exceptional and potentially awesome. Kerr is blessed with a tremendous Frame and is well on the way to developing its full Potential. He's got tremendous Core Power and excellent Torso Power as well.
Agility. Remarkable. Moderate Launch Velocity, but tremendous Fluidity and exceptional Acceleration and Range.
Combat Skills. Impressive. Acute, explosive Paw Power and active Hands, though his Repertoire needs development.
Intangibles. Superior. Strong Motor though his Conditioning needs some Work. Adept Field Vision.
Agility. Remarkable. Moderate Launch Velocity, but tremendous Fluidity and exceptional Acceleration and Range.
Combat Skills. Impressive. Acute, explosive Paw Power and active Hands, though his Repertoire needs development.
Intangibles. Superior. Strong Motor though his Conditioning needs some Work. Adept Field Vision.
Zach Kerr Prospectus
I'm sure that Zach Kerr will need time for Training and Development, but I believe his Potential is immense.
He brings a simply outstanding combination of Power and Fluidity to the Field of Battle, and he's shown enough in the way of Combat Skills, Field Vision, and Motor to easily persuade me that he's got a strong chance, given the right Coaching, which is of course always essential, to make a potentially enormous Impact at The Next Level.
Best of all, though: His Skill Set, if fully developed, projects to render him a potentially All World Run Stuffer and a genuinely and consistently Disruptive Intruder into and Terrorizer of Offensive BackFields. His Potential is Sky High.
Thanks, as always, to the extraordinary Work by the men of Draft BreakDown!!
He brings a simply outstanding combination of Power and Fluidity to the Field of Battle, and he's shown enough in the way of Combat Skills, Field Vision, and Motor to easily persuade me that he's got a strong chance, given the right Coaching, which is of course always essential, to make a potentially enormous Impact at The Next Level.
Best of all, though: His Skill Set, if fully developed, projects to render him a potentially All World Run Stuffer and a genuinely and consistently Disruptive Intruder into and Terrorizer of Offensive BackFields. His Potential is Sky High.
Thanks, as always, to the extraordinary Work by the men of Draft BreakDown!!
Yank Rank: Beast ~ SuperStar
SuperSleeper!!
SuperSleeper!!
| Consensus Market Value 6th/7th Round | Yankee Grade 1st Round!! |
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