Player Face-offs Posted This Morning (1 Viewer)

[Jene Bramel]

First batch of staff posted on the front page this morning. We're hoping to continue to roll out nearly 50 total in sets of 10 over the next month.

 

[Pick]

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

11 more IDP faceoffs were released yesterday

 

[tazmantiny]

Some great stuff guys, keep em coming. Always good to see different opinions on a player and his value.

 

[Tick]

Weird place to put this comment, but I wanted to praise the staff for the team overviews - the IDP info in those is great, and you can't find another summary that thorough anywhere anytime.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Some great stuff guys, keep em coming. Always good to see different opinions on a player and his value.

Got about 30 some odd more coming over the next three weeks.We're also planning to spotlight important positional battles and interesting players throughout July as training camps get going.

 

[Bob_Magaw]

Weird place to put this comment, but I wanted to praise the staff for the team overviews - the IDP info in those is great, and you can't find another summary that thorough anywhere anytime.

thanx for the props guys, much appreciated... its nice putting in the effort knowing others are finding it useful...

plenty more where that came from...

* BTW, it is great seeing the board so self sustaining, which it really wasn't even as recently as a year or two ago... sometimes we get busy with assignments off-season, pre-season & in-season... great job helping each other out... that kind of spirit of cooperation will continue to attract even more bright, creative & helpful IDP minds to this site...

extra props to the regulars who helped build this house... you know who you are, & keep up the great work... your contribution is invaluable, & the board is a key piece to the puzzle of the overall picture here, & very complementary to the site content... it fills in a lot of the inevitable gaps in coverage (like keith jarrett, who not only plays the conventional notes on the piano, but can play in the cracks )...

 

[Rovers]

Nothing of any value to add, but did want the staff to know I both enjoy and find the face offs insightful. So.... great job.... keep the boiler burnin!

 

[Jene Bramel]

Next batch posted today can be found here.

One more batch to post, then we'll be moving on to team and positional spotlights (eg. Saints LB, Cards LB) and a broad look at over and under-valued players for every team in the league.

 

[pretender]

Next batch posted today can be found here.

One more batch to post, then we'll be moving on to team and positional spotlights (eg. Saints LB, Cards LB) and a broad look at over and under-valued players for every team in the league.

Great stuf guys! I would like to see something on Michael Boulware. He has been touted as a great DB - but hasn't yet lived up to his potential. I know he switched to that position and will grow into it but would love to the the for and against if someone would care to take it on. I know your schedule is probably set but....any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Next batch posted today can be found here.

One more batch to post, then we'll be moving on to team and positional spotlights (eg. Saints LB, Cards LB) and a broad look at over and under-valued players for every team in the league.

Great stuf guys! I would like to see something on Michael Boulware. He has been touted as a great DB - but hasn't yet lived up to his potential. I know he switched to that position and will grow into it but would love to the the for and against if someone would care to take it on. I know your schedule is probably set but....any thoughts would be appreciated.

Boulware has been posted already. Here it is.

 

[Bob_Magaw]

and boulware's player page.... i'm still high on him, but another season with reduced tackles will raise concerns about scheme-related limitations...

Positives

Sensational athlete who was an All-American WLB at Florida State before being converted to SS prior to his 2004 rookie season. Outstanding pedigree and bloodlines... his brother was an All-American DE at Florida State and a Pro Bowl OLB for the Ravens. Clocked a smoking 4.4 at his combine and was the fastest "LB" in the 2004 draft class. Good size for a SS at a listed 223 lbs. Playmaker with great instincts who is usually around the ball (was instrumental in four Seattle victories with late game heroics during a brilliant rookie season). Dangerous in the open field and can do something with the ball once he has it in his hands.

Negatives

Still going through some growing pains in the LB/S conversion. This was painfully evident in the Super Bowl when he made mistakes in coverage and took a horrific angle on a long Willie Parker TD run. Learning nuances of his drops, and how the play looks and unfolds differently from safety than from the LB position.

Outlook

Another ascendant young Seahawk defender who is an emergent star. Didn't get as many tackles in 2005, but that was said to be scheme-related (he was asked to provide over the top help and implored to keep the action in front of him for much of the season). Still learning the position, he is just scratching the surface of his potential. Finished last season #33 among DBs in FBG scoring, but has the pedigree and talent to break through into the top 10 DBs (contingent on scheme-driven forces that could play a large role in dictating his scoring upside). A Frankenstein monster combo of LB size and hitting ability, the range and instincts of a safety and the speed and aerial skills of a CB confer on him the rare and real opportunity to rack up points over half a dozen ways (solo tackles, assists, sacks, FFs, FRs, INTs and TDs).

 

[pretender]

Thanks guys - guess I need to clean my glasses