Nic Scourton- PFF Highest Rated Rookie (Week 5)

[Basbear]

1 hour ago, mc52beast said:

Don’t worry, Morgan sucks at his job so Nic won’t be any good

What about this fellow-

[strato]

1 hour ago, BlazeCarolina said:

You are probably right.  My point was, it wasn't Dan's fault.

Tepper was the real #1. 
But Fit acting as #1 Dan #2, #2s don’t make that kind of call. 
I mean, IMO. 

[ProcessBlue2]

I wonder how much of it had to do with the hiring of Eric Eager as VP of Analytics. He came in May 2024 after Free Agency and the Draft but was a part of the last draft and Free Agency.

For those that don’t remember, Eager was a Senior Data Analyst and VP of Research and Development at PFF. After that he was a VP with SumerSports where he had a big hand in creating NFL AI focused around roster optimization. 

Edited 17 hours ago by ProcessBlue2

[strato]

56 minutes ago, ProcessBlue2 said:

I wonder how much of it had to do with the hiring of Eric Eager as VP of Analytics. He came in May 2024 after Free Agency and the Draft but was a part of the last draft and Free Agency.

For those that don’t remember, Eager was a Senior Data Analyst and VP of Research and Development at PFF. After that he was a VP with SumerSports where he had a big hand in creating NFL AI focused around roster optimization. 

I do remember that now that you mentioned it I saw an interview with him at the time and I think it’s mentioned here on the board somewhere. I was impressed.
[He was considered a leading guy in that company, a scouting think tank/consultant type of thing. I remember the ex GM of the Falcons  I think was involved. And Tampa Bay. Dimitrof?]

Edited 16 hours ago by strato

[Icege]

 ......did it really take less than a page to turn a thread about Nic Scourton into whining about Bryce Young?

[strato]

1 hour ago, Icege said:

 ......did it really take less than a page to turn a thread about Nic Scourton into whining about Bryce Young?

And now it is about the analytics guy. So are you making back into a Bryce thread? 
 

 

Edited 6 hours ago by strato

[Waldo]

So 4 tackles and 1 for a loss makes him the highest rated rookie defender for the week?

Is that because PFF drafted him or did someone miss a key stroke while giving autofilatio?

[csx]

1 minute ago, Waldo said:

So 4 tackles and 1 for a loss makes him the highest rated rookie defender for the week?

Is that because PFF drafted him or did someone miss a key stroke while giving autofilatio?

Grades arent fantasy points. 

[strato]

Who can tell about some of their grades. They apparently downgraded Dowdle because his OL blocked well for him. 

Edited 6 hours ago by strato

[Waldo]

1 hour ago, csx said:

Grades arent fantasy points. 

No they just are fantasies pooped out by PFF

 

Solid play and lots of upside doesn't justify that grade. 

[ProcessBlue2]

The way PFF does their grades gives you a general idea on a player but it doesn’t tell the whole story. If somebody is consistently in the 50s or so they suck. If there is a one-off high or low it can be easily skewed. 

[SmokinwithWilly]

3 hours ago, Icege said:

 ......did it really take less than a page to turn a thread about Nic Scourton into whining about Bryce Young?

I didnt see it as whining about Bryce as much as asking is this year an anomaly in the 5 years Dan has been a part of the drafting process is it an outlier. There seems to be a lot of questions about whether or not repeating this type of draft is possible, and was it Dan, or bringing in a PFF guy that was ultimately responsible for the draft results. 

[PanthersGTI]

16 minutes ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

I didnt see it as whining about Bryce as much as asking is this year an anomaly in the 5 years Dan has been a part of the drafting process is it an outlier. There seems to be a lot of questions about whether or not repeating this type of draft is possible, and was it Dan, or bringing in a PFF guy that was ultimately responsible for the draft results. 

If you watch any of the draft stuff it very much looks like they are working in tandem. I like the fit ( no pun intended ) Morgan making sure these guys are actual football players and dawgs and the PFF guys making sure we are getting productive guys by their metrics. IMO seems like they found a good balance. I don't think the analytical side was so robust before this past draft. If that is the case I don't see why we couldn't have at least similar drafts going forward. 

[csx]

15 hours ago, Basbear said:

What about this fellow-

Same guy involved with last year's picks people are judging Morgan on.