Relative Athletic Score for all drafted players

[MHS831]

Shi is a bit surprising.

[Rocky Davis]

9 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

Shi is a bit surprising.

Yeah, RAS was lower than I expected.  I still like the pick and think he's a really good fit for the slot.

[Aussie Tank]

Brown could be our guard version of Orlando Brown 

[OldhamA]

20 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

Shi is a bit surprising.

Is it though?

They don't differentiate between X, Y and Z receivers. He gets crushed in the height / weight section of his RAS score because there's 6'4" monsters roaming the NFL at WR. 

[theinstrumental]

It's a real credit to this draft class that we have this much to discuss about our sixth round pick. I get it, Brown was the coaches' first-team all SEC guard, he's a beast. But traditionally if we get anything out of a sixth rounder, it's a win. 

[*FreeFua*]

https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/brady-christensen
 

If you go to Christensen’s spider chart I found it interesting to see that Brady was most comparable to Rashawn Slater.

Knowing this staff viewed Slater more as a guard (I think) than tackle I wonder if they figured they’d be better off rolling the dice on the guy who was a true LT in college. Not to mention we grabbed Brady in the 3rd whereas we would’ve had to spend the 8th overall pick on Slater. 
 

[OldhamA]

22 minutes ago, *FreeFua* said:

https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/brady-christensen
 

If you go to Christensen’s spider chart I found it interesting to see that Brady was most comparable to Rashawn Slater.

Knowing this staff viewed Slater more as a guard (I think) than tackle I wonder if they figured they’d be better off rolling the dice on the guy who was a true LT in college. Not to mention we grabbed Brady in the 3rd whereas we would’ve had to spend the 8th overall pick on Slater. 
 

I'm not sure what they thought of Slater - I personally think he'll be a good LT in this league.

I think the lower down the Draft you go the more comfortable you are with taking players with 'flaws'. i.e. if you're hesitant to take Slater at #8 overall due to his arm length, but a very comparable player is there at #70 then you jump all over that. 

[kungfoodude]

8 hours ago, TheRumGone said:

Yeah that was a total homer post. Looks like the staff is hinging on him losing weight because he does have some skills but his weight cost him his RAS score. But those are the types of risks you take in the sixth round. He does have talent. 

Indeed. Very good gamble. If he is even a two deep player for the entire rookie contract, that is a HR for a 6th round pick.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 hour ago, *FreeFua* said:

https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/brady-christensen
 

If you go to Christensen’s spider chart I found it interesting to see that Brady was most comparable to Rashawn Slater.

Knowing this staff viewed Slater more as a guard (I think) than tackle I wonder if they figured they’d be better off rolling the dice on the guy who was a true LT in college. Not to mention we grabbed Brady in the 3rd whereas we would’ve had to spend the 8th overall pick on Slater. 
 

I'll take undersized with ideal athleticism all day everyday over the guy who everyone drools over his Inspector Gadget arms but who can't actually move.

[Mr. Scot]

9 hours ago, Zod said:

"Just move the guy in front of you" sounds nice until they stunt a DE and DT and he has to try to stop a guy 5 times faster than he is. 

Or you have to pull.

[rippadonn]

This guy will be a lot of fun...

 

 

[BlitzMonster]

A key point this year is that during COVID there was a minimal combine, fewer team/player interactions and a lot of guys you just wouldn't have seen in person.  So, in this situation, a pretty good draft strategy is simply taking the most athletic players possible at the positions you need.  Then trust that your staff can coach these guys up.  

Rhule & company seemed to have done just that.  

[Ivan The Awesome]

11 hours ago, The Huddler said:

Brown doesnt need to be athletic. that over rated for gaurds.  Can you move that other 300 pound man directly in front of you out of the way? 

 

hes a dump truck that will plow a hole for our RBs. Cant ask for more than that where we got him. 

Saw a twitter post about him, comparing him to a Blastoise. fuging had me rolling. Dude is a hog molly and we love them around here. 

[Ivan The Awesome]

1 hour ago, *FreeFua* said:

https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/brady-christensen
 

If you go to Christensen’s spider chart I found it interesting to see that Brady was most comparable to Rashawn Slater.

Knowing this staff viewed Slater more as a guard (I think) than tackle I wonder if they figured they’d be better off rolling the dice on the guy who was a true LT in college. Not to mention we grabbed Brady in the 3rd whereas we would’ve had to spend the 8th overall pick on Slater. 
 

How do you read this? is the higher the better or the lower number better?