Rookie Player Comparisons (1 Viewer)

[Illegal Pants Downfield]

http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/features/...omparisons.html

The following are rough player comparisons for some of the top 2006 NFL Draft prospects. Obviously this is a very subjective matter and there are no guarantees that these guys will be as good, better or worse than the players I relate them too. In other words there is nothing too scientific here, just something fun to read and think about. Enjoy!

Quarterbacks

Matt Leinart - Tom Brady

Vince Young - Randall Cunningham

Jay Cutler - J.P. Losman

Omar Jacobs - Philip Rivers

Brodie Croyle - Rex Grossman

Running Backs

Reggie Bush - Marshall Faulk

DeAngelo Williams - Curtis Martin

LenDale White - Jerome Bettis

Laurence Maroney - Clinton Portis

Joseph Addai - Domanick Davis

Maurice Drew - Brian Westbrook

Brian Calhoun - Julius Jones

Wide Receivers

Santonio Holmes - Steve Smith

Chad Jackson - Javon Walker

Sinorice Moss - Santana Moss

Derek Hagan - Bobby Engram

Tight Ends

Vernon Davis - Ben Watson

Leonard Pope - Jerramy Stevens

Marcedes Lewis - Todd Heap

Dominique Byrd - Jermaine Wiggins

Anthony Fasano - Mark Bavaro

Joe Klopfenstein - Ben Troupe

Offensive Tackles

D'Brick. Ferguson - Walter Jones

Winston Justice - Willie Anderson

Jonathan Scott - Willie Roaf

Marcus McNeill - Flozell Adams

Eric Winston - Robert Gallery

Ryan O'Callaghan - Orlando Brown

Daryn Colledge - Kevin Shaffer

Jeremy Trueblood - Marc Colombo

Offensive Guards

Max Jean-Gilles - Derrick Dockery

Charles Spencer - Brian Waters

Davin Joseph - Eric Steinbach

Taitusi Lutui - Toniu Fonoti

Centers

Nick Mangold - Jake Grove

Greg Eslinger - Tom Nalen

Ryan Cook - Justin Hartwig

Defensive Ends

Mario Williams - Julius Peppers

Tamba Hali - Darren Howard

Mathias Kiwanuka - Simeon Rice

Manny Lawson - Jason Taylor

Kamerion Wimbley - Leonard Little

Defensive Tackles

Haloti Ngata - Shaun Rogers

Brodrick Bunkley - Darnell Dockett

Gabe Watson - Jamal Williams

Claude Wroten - Cornelius Griffin

Kyle Williams - Chris Hovan

Jesse Mahelona - La'Roi Glover

Outside Linebackers

A.J. Hawk - Dan Morgan

Chad Greenway - Keith Bulluck

DeMeco Ryans - Dat Nguyen

Bobby Carpenter - Mike Vrabel

Ernie Sims - Derrick Brooks

Thomas Howard - Boss Bailey

Inside Linebackers

D'Qwell Jackson - Jonathan Vilma

Abdul Hodge - E.J. Henderson

Kai Parham - James Farrior

Cornerbacks

Jimmy Williams - Quentin Jammer

Antonio Cromartie - Champ Bailey

Tye Hill - Tyrone Poole

Ashton Youboty - Nate Clements

Richard Marshall - Terence Newman

Safeties

Michael Huff - Aeneas Williams

Ko Simpson - Darren Sharper

Darnell Bing - John Lynch

Donte Whitner - Dwight Smith

Daniel Bullocks - Josh Bullocks

Jason Allen - Bobby Taylor

Greg Blue - Lamont Thompson

I don't know a lot about college football, and I know he gives the cop-out about "does not mean they will be as successful in the NFL", but he's got essentially a who's-who at several positions there for NFL comparisons (DE, OT really stand out to me). In fact, at most of the positions, he has everybody compared to somebody who's been very successful in the NFL. There's a couple of middling role-players mentioned, like Bobby Engram and Chris Hovan. So it's not like he avoided that altogether. So why are there so many pro bowl/hall of fame comparisons in this list? Is this draft THAT good?

I really wish when guys wrote these things, they had the stones to say "I think this guy is going to be like Tony Fisher" or "Destined for a Koy Detmer-type career" rather than sugar-coat it and make everybody out to be a star...

 

[King of the Jungle]

Who would want to know who the next Koy Detmer is? It is for entertainment/attraction, just like everything else in this world.

 

[CalBear]

Who would want to know who the next Koy Detmer is?

If Matt Leinart is the next Koy Detmer, anyone who's in a dynasty league would love to know that now.

 

[Rev]

To me, the White/Bettis comparison is like comparing a Ford F150 with a Bulldozer, and the Moroney/Portis is like comparing Robert Smith and Barry Sanders.

I also wonder about the Holmes/Smith comparison too. Is Holmes really that big of a playmaker?

 

[Jason Wood]

An interesting read but I disagree with a great many of his observations. Omar Jacobs and Philip Rivers?

 

[beto]

An interesting read but I disagree with a great many of his observations. Omar Jacobs and Philip Rivers?

Both have unorthodox deliveries and quite a bit of success in college.

 

[UnknownCoach]

To me, the White/Bettis comparison is like comparing a Ford F150 with a Bulldozer, and the Moroney/Portis is like comparing Robert Smith and Barry Sanders.

I also wonder about the Holmes/Smith comparison too. Is Holmes really that big of a playmaker?

Those cracked me up too. Then there were the QBs being compared to Philip Rivers, JP Losman, and Rex Grossman... what kind of veteran comparison is that? The next Philip Rivers!!! That really helps.

 

[TME]

Those comparisions are awful gratuitous...comparing so many of the incoming class to some of the best in the game. The DE, OT and WR comparisons really suprises me because these positions for this draft are either not that deep or not that talented on the high end to have such comparisons. Whatever

 

[ExaltedOne]

I don't think he's really comparing skills, but more size, race, and school they come from.

 

[Garts]

Calhoun being compared to Julius?? Why, is he brittle and gets hurt a lot??

 

[ExaltedOne]

I think they compare AJ Hawk to Dan Morgan because they are both butt-ugly white linebackers. Other than that they have nothing in common, they don't even play the same position (Hawk is an OLB).

 

[Warpig]

http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/features/...omparisons.html

The following are rough player comparisons for some of the top 2006 NFL Draft prospects. Obviously this is a very subjective matter and there are no guarantees that these guys will be as good, better or worse than the players I relate them too. In other words there is nothing too scientific here, just something fun to read and think about. Enjoy!

Quarterbacks

Matt Leinart - Tom Brady

Vince Young - Randall Cunningham

Jay Cutler - J.P. Losman

Omar Jacobs - Philip Rivers

Brodie Croyle - Rex Grossman

Running Backs

Reggie Bush - Marshall Faulk

DeAngelo Williams - Curtis Martin

LenDale White - Jerome Bettis

Laurence Maroney - Clinton Portis

Joseph Addai - Domanick Davis

Maurice Drew - Brian Westbrook

Brian Calhoun - Julius Jones

Wide Receivers

Santonio Holmes - Steve Smith

Chad Jackson - Javon Walker

Sinorice Moss - Santana Moss

Derek Hagan - Bobby Engram

Tight Ends

Vernon Davis - Ben Watson

Leonard Pope - Jerramy Stevens

Marcedes Lewis - Todd Heap

Dominique Byrd - Jermaine Wiggins

Anthony Fasano - Mark Bavaro

Joe Klopfenstein - Ben Troupe

Offensive Tackles

D'Brick. Ferguson - Walter Jones

Winston Justice - Willie Anderson

Jonathan Scott - Willie Roaf

Marcus McNeill - Flozell Adams

Eric Winston - Robert Gallery

Ryan O'Callaghan - Orlando Brown

Daryn Colledge - Kevin Shaffer

Jeremy Trueblood - Marc Colombo

Offensive Guards

Max Jean-Gilles - Derrick Dockery

Charles Spencer - Brian Waters

Davin Joseph - Eric Steinbach

Taitusi Lutui - Toniu Fonoti

Centers

Nick Mangold - Jake Grove

Greg Eslinger - Tom Nalen

Ryan Cook - Justin Hartwig

Defensive Ends

Mario Williams - Julius Peppers

Tamba Hali - Darren Howard

Mathias Kiwanuka - Simeon Rice

Manny Lawson - Jason Taylor

Kamerion Wimbley - Leonard Little

Defensive Tackles

Haloti Ngata - Shaun Rogers

Brodrick Bunkley - Darnell Dockett

Gabe Watson - Jamal Williams

Claude Wroten - Cornelius Griffin

Kyle Williams - Chris Hovan

Jesse Mahelona - La'Roi Glover

Outside Linebackers

A.J. Hawk - Dan Morgan

Chad Greenway - Keith Bulluck

DeMeco Ryans - Dat Nguyen

Bobby Carpenter - Mike Vrabel

Ernie Sims - Derrick Brooks

Thomas Howard - Boss Bailey

Inside Linebackers

D'Qwell Jackson - Jonathan Vilma

Abdul Hodge - E.J. Henderson

Kai Parham - James Farrior

Cornerbacks

Jimmy Williams - Quentin Jammer

Antonio Cromartie - Champ Bailey

Tye Hill - Tyrone Poole

Ashton Youboty - Nate Clements

Richard Marshall - Terence Newman

Safeties

Michael Huff - Aeneas Williams

Ko Simpson - Darren Sharper

Darnell Bing - John Lynch

Donte Whitner - Dwight Smith

Daniel Bullocks - Josh Bullocks

Jason Allen - Bobby Taylor

Greg Blue - Lamont Thompson

I don't know a lot about college football, and I know he gives the cop-out about "does not mean they will be as successful in the NFL", but he's got essentially a who's-who at several positions there for NFL comparisons (DE, OT really stand out to me). In fact, at most of the positions, he has everybody compared to somebody who's been very successful in the NFL. There's a couple of middling role-players mentioned, like Bobby Engram and Chris Hovan. So it's not like he avoided that altogether. So why are there so many pro bowl/hall of fame comparisons in this list? Is this draft THAT good?

I really wish when guys wrote these things, they had the stones to say "I think this guy is going to be like Tony Fisher" or "Destined for a Koy Detmer-type career" rather than sugar-coat it and make everybody out to be a star...

Jay Cutler = J.P. Losman?!?!? :X

I'm scratching Cutler off my list as of now.

 

[-OZ-]

http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/features/...omparisons.html

Brodie Croyle - Rex Grossman

Thomas Howard - Boss Bailey

Abdul Hodge - E.J. Henderson

Note to self... "avoid Croyle, Howars, and Hodge"

 

[ExaltedOne]

Personally, I think Cutler = Losman is a good comparison. He has bust written all over him IMO.

 

[Warpig]

Personally, I think Cutler = Losman is a good comparison. He has bust written all over him IMO.

Well certainly. A JP Losman comparison can't be favorable for Cutler. I mean, look at how successful Losman has been. He looks lost out there.

 

[Bears_Man2]

Losman/Boller = is a good comparison for Cutler. All we need is for Sean Salisbury to pimp the hell of him and gloat about his physical tools and we've got ourselves a guaranteed bust.

They really need to let Jaws evaluate the QB's on ESPN & put Sean on the radio full-time and off the air.

 

[jeff_eaglz]

Quarterbacks

Vince Young - Randall Cunningham

I think Culpepper is a better comparison.

 

[Bob Henry]

Here's one of my own..

Andre Hall - Stephen Davis

He seems like the kind of guy that would flourish in the Panthers offense. Now that's not to say he'll be as good as Davis obviously, but he reminds me of him with his running style. Not fast, but not slow either. He's not overly elusive or explosive, but bounces off people and runs downhill between the tackles. It's not like the Panthers aren't in the market for a young RB.

 

[beto]

Wow, Bob. Are you sure? Hall seemed more like an outside runner to me.

Andre Hall - 5'8" 203

Stephen Davis - 6'0" 230

 

[JohnnyU]

Quarterbacks

Vince Young - Randall Cunningham

I think Culpepper is a better comparison.

No, I think they have it right. Culpepper looks to throw before running. Yes he uses is feet well, but is by no means a running QB. Cunningham early in his career WAS a running QB and was a athletic like VY.

 

[SoFresh&SoClean]

This is a pretty stupid thing to come up with. I don't get the point of it.

 

[Bloom]

Quarterbacks

Vince Young - Randall Cunningham

I think Culpepper is a better comparison.

No, I think they have it right. Culpepper looks to throw before running. Yes he uses is feet well, but is by no means a running QB. Cunningham early in his career WAS a running QB and was a athletic like VY.

I also think cunningham is the closest compare to VY, although its still not perfect. I would say VY is a bigger, stronger Cunningham with off the chart intangibles.

 

[Bloom]

btw, i respect scott wright and like the idea of making compares, but its clear that these were more "off the top of his head", not anything he agonized over. a fun exercise, but not truly analysis.

 

[Bob Henry]

Wow, Bob.  Are you sure?  Hall seemed more like an outside runner to me.

Andre Hall - 5'8" 203

Stephen Davis - 6'0" 230

That's just who he reminded me of watching his video.. I don't think he's that small, but I could be mistaken. I thought he was more like 5'10" 205-210, but then again, listed numbers don't always measure up. He runs like a bowling ball. Maybe he's more Artose Pinner. doh!

 

[Chaos Commish]

Personally, I think Cutler = Losman is a good comparison. He has bust written all over him IMO.

Well certainly. A JP Losman comparison can't be favorable for Cutler. I mean, look at how successful Losman has been. He looks lost out there.

As one of the more derided Cutler apologists, I would argue that it is a solid comparison with a couple key intangibles separating the two QBs. Physically Cutler and Losman are very similar and very good-- strong arms, good runners, tough guys. But I was no fan of Losman a couple years ago and I'm pretty sure Cutler will have a better career. Regardless JP and Jay need time to develop, and labeling Losman a bust now is too soon. Cutler deserves the same time to develop, so does Leinart and Young. I'd say three to four years is the reasonable. The difference in Cutler and Losman as I see it is some intangible factors. As fabled as Leinart is for already being student of the game and studying film, the same applies to Cutler. He's a tape junky and very serious about understanding the details of his position. This was never the case with Losman, at least not to the point that I recall coaches praising him for the trait. Another thing that separates them is Cutler has that IT thing going in crunch time and under pressure. He's just a fierce competitor whose best moments come with the game on the line and he performs at his highest level when under the most pressure.

 

[Biabreakable]

Wow, Bob.  Are you sure?  Hall seemed more like an outside runner to me.

Andre Hall - 5'8" 203

Stephen Davis - 6'0" 230

That's just who he reminded me of watching his video.. I don't think he's that small, but I could be mistaken. I thought he was more like 5'10" 205-210, but then again, listed numbers don't always measure up. He runs like a bowling ball. Maybe he's more Artose Pinner. doh!

Maybe he is like Dalton Hilliard?