ckparrothead
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Rankings between 90 to 100 are for Elite players. Peyton Manning is a 95 and Terrell Owens and Orlando Pace are 90's to give you perspective on that.
Rankings between 80 to 89 are Outstanding Players, guys that rate in top 10 of their position, guys that cant be shut down by a single player, and play consistently week to week. For perpective they give Walter Jones an 89 (just missing Elite), Chris McCalister an 81, and guys like Jevon Kearse, Julian Peterson, Champ Bailey, Warren Sapp, and Troy Vincent are all 80's.
The next three groups from 79 to 65 are Solid Starter, Good Starter, and Adequate Starter.
Rankings between 75 and 79 are Solid Starter, defined as being close to being an elite player (outstanding player), and no glaring weaknesses will usually win his one on one matchups, but doesn't dominate in EVERY game especially when matched against a top player. Will rank in the top 20 among his position.
70 to 74 is Good Starter, is more like a guy who gives you tons of heart and effort and a guy that you are glad is on your team but he's not dominant week in and week out against the better players he sees. Usually consistent but may or may not take the next step to the next level.
65 to 69 is Adequate Starter is a guy who gives a solid effort week in and week out, but is overmatched by the better players. He's a guy you like to have on your team, "blue collar" type, but he will never be a star and his weaknesses will be exposed in man to man matchups.
Wide Receiver
Terrell Owens is as I said a 90. Clearly an elite player. But he's no longer even a free agent lol. Forget him I guess. But here is what may surprise you. The 2nd best WR in free agency is NOT Darrell Jackson according to them. Its Drew Bennett, who draws a 75 rating but unfortunately they don't give an Experts Take on him...very frustrating. Bennett is an RFA but he is undrafted so it will be interesting to see what tender the Titans will give him...and they may find themselves choosing between Bennett, and the current Starter Justin McCareins (3rd round pick I think), and they also have Eddie Berlin. Darrell Jackson is a 74 and they do give an experts take which I won't share immediately because FH could get in trouble. The next best WRs are Darnerian McCants and Justin McCareins, with 72 ratings. Both are RFAs. Tai Streets draws a 72 as well, and Marcus Robinson draws a 71. One thing that may discredit Scouts Inc. on these rankings is they give Steve Smith only a 70 rating but they dont give an Experts Take so this could merely be an oversight. Dez White is also a 70 but he clearly deserves that for now. Kevin Dyson grabs a 69, then Reggie Barlow, Oronde Gadsden, and Dennis Northcutt brings up the rear at a poor 65. Barlow is considered there for his return abilities I think...cuz they give Ed Perry a 65 as well, cuz of his long snapping abilities.
Offensive Line
The top rated free agent that isn't franchised, is John Tait. He grabs a 79, very close to being one of the Outstanding Players, with maybe the only thing stopping him being a move to LT which Scouts Inc thinks would suit him because its his more natural position. The next best player is Center Damien Woody also with a 79. In the experts take they definitely outline the problems he has with shotgun snaps, so he'll be a guard. The biggest weakness for him is desire and work ethic, you really have to rope him into a situation he enjoys, but he played LG for the Pats so he'd be a candidate to replace Nails. After that the next best is Adam Timmerman with a 77, and even though he's been in the league 9 years they say he's still playing at a very high level. He played RG this last year for the Rams, so he'd be a candidate to replace Perry. After that is Jeno James at LG, coming in at a respectable 75 rating. He's a very talented pass protector who doesn't get a very good push on bigger DTs off the line of scrimmage and sometimes looks lost in space. A surprising entry is veteran center Rich Braham of the Bengals at 74...the same rating they give to Packers franchise OT Chad Clifton. Mike Flynn of the Ravens a center also ranks 74, and so does retiring guard Kevin Donnalley. After that guards Travis Claridge (Falcons), Mike Compton (Pats), Everett Lindsay (Vikings), and Mike Goff (Bengals) come in at 73 each. Jamie Nails is also a 73, and they say he can be an absolutely dominating run blocker but will always be a liability in pass protection and they talk about the question of his achilles and openly wonder if he can get back to being a dominant run blocker. Damion McIntosh OT for the Chargers is a 73 as well. Cosey Coleman former first round pick of the Bucs, Greg Robinson-Randall of the Texans, Chris Villarial, and Todd Wade are all listed at 72s. Then there's a bunch of 70's I wont get into with the only notables being DeMulling, Diem, and Orlando Brown. Bennie Anderson, Eric Beverly, and Matt Stinchcomb are in the 60's.
Other Notables
Grant Wistrom draws a respectable 74 and they emphasize he could take the next step to be a star and that for a 'young player' he really seems to be technically sound and has a great first step, maybe a little bit undersized.
Rod Coleman is a DT I've always liked because he's so high energy and gives so much effort, has a GREAT motor and this guy was better than Darrell Russell back when he was still playin for the Raiders. They give Coleman a decent 74 rating as well but emphasize that as a starter he seems to get worn down some and engulfed by good run blockers, making him the PERFECT 3rd DT in a good rotation. I doubt we could sign him to do that job he should see some good money on the market but I would replace Zgonina with him any day.
Eric Hicks is a 74 as a DE as well. They say he plays very well in space, is technically sound, but has passrush limitations. The reason I bring up Hicks and Wistrom is because they are both candidates to replace Ogunleye who by the way is also listed as a 74 by Scouts Inc. Wistrom in particular is a guy I've heard the Phins are looking at.
My dream scenario? (assuming we dont have a shot at Rivers)
The Dolphins grab a first and 3rd from Seattle for Adewale Ogunleye, then use the 20th pick on either Rashaun Woods, Lee Evans, or Reggie Williams, and use the 23rd pick on Jake Grove. In free agency Miami signs Damien Woody at LG and Adam Timmerman at RG...and resigns Todd Wade to a contract much lower than what he's asking for (more like $5-6 million bonus rather than $10 million). Then we'd have a line of Smith, Woody, Grove, Timmerman, and Wade...and McKinney can back up all three interior positions. Problem then is that we still have Bill Yates and Taylor Whitley, but no swing tackle. For that we'd just have to find someone in the draft or elsewhere.
A good value FA at RG instead of Timmerman if he's being bid up would be Travis Claridge of the Falcons. He's still young, could take that next step, and he has versatility at G/T.
A good value FA at LG instead of Woody if he's being bid up too high (which is likely) is either Jeno James, or just giving McKinney a shot. With Donnalley retiring the Panthers might be tempted to really put a high priority on keeping James though.
Rankings between 80 to 89 are Outstanding Players, guys that rate in top 10 of their position, guys that cant be shut down by a single player, and play consistently week to week. For perpective they give Walter Jones an 89 (just missing Elite), Chris McCalister an 81, and guys like Jevon Kearse, Julian Peterson, Champ Bailey, Warren Sapp, and Troy Vincent are all 80's.
The next three groups from 79 to 65 are Solid Starter, Good Starter, and Adequate Starter.
Rankings between 75 and 79 are Solid Starter, defined as being close to being an elite player (outstanding player), and no glaring weaknesses will usually win his one on one matchups, but doesn't dominate in EVERY game especially when matched against a top player. Will rank in the top 20 among his position.
70 to 74 is Good Starter, is more like a guy who gives you tons of heart and effort and a guy that you are glad is on your team but he's not dominant week in and week out against the better players he sees. Usually consistent but may or may not take the next step to the next level.
65 to 69 is Adequate Starter is a guy who gives a solid effort week in and week out, but is overmatched by the better players. He's a guy you like to have on your team, "blue collar" type, but he will never be a star and his weaknesses will be exposed in man to man matchups.
Wide Receiver
Terrell Owens is as I said a 90. Clearly an elite player. But he's no longer even a free agent lol. Forget him I guess. But here is what may surprise you. The 2nd best WR in free agency is NOT Darrell Jackson according to them. Its Drew Bennett, who draws a 75 rating but unfortunately they don't give an Experts Take on him...very frustrating. Bennett is an RFA but he is undrafted so it will be interesting to see what tender the Titans will give him...and they may find themselves choosing between Bennett, and the current Starter Justin McCareins (3rd round pick I think), and they also have Eddie Berlin. Darrell Jackson is a 74 and they do give an experts take which I won't share immediately because FH could get in trouble. The next best WRs are Darnerian McCants and Justin McCareins, with 72 ratings. Both are RFAs. Tai Streets draws a 72 as well, and Marcus Robinson draws a 71. One thing that may discredit Scouts Inc. on these rankings is they give Steve Smith only a 70 rating but they dont give an Experts Take so this could merely be an oversight. Dez White is also a 70 but he clearly deserves that for now. Kevin Dyson grabs a 69, then Reggie Barlow, Oronde Gadsden, and Dennis Northcutt brings up the rear at a poor 65. Barlow is considered there for his return abilities I think...cuz they give Ed Perry a 65 as well, cuz of his long snapping abilities.
Offensive Line
The top rated free agent that isn't franchised, is John Tait. He grabs a 79, very close to being one of the Outstanding Players, with maybe the only thing stopping him being a move to LT which Scouts Inc thinks would suit him because its his more natural position. The next best player is Center Damien Woody also with a 79. In the experts take they definitely outline the problems he has with shotgun snaps, so he'll be a guard. The biggest weakness for him is desire and work ethic, you really have to rope him into a situation he enjoys, but he played LG for the Pats so he'd be a candidate to replace Nails. After that the next best is Adam Timmerman with a 77, and even though he's been in the league 9 years they say he's still playing at a very high level. He played RG this last year for the Rams, so he'd be a candidate to replace Perry. After that is Jeno James at LG, coming in at a respectable 75 rating. He's a very talented pass protector who doesn't get a very good push on bigger DTs off the line of scrimmage and sometimes looks lost in space. A surprising entry is veteran center Rich Braham of the Bengals at 74...the same rating they give to Packers franchise OT Chad Clifton. Mike Flynn of the Ravens a center also ranks 74, and so does retiring guard Kevin Donnalley. After that guards Travis Claridge (Falcons), Mike Compton (Pats), Everett Lindsay (Vikings), and Mike Goff (Bengals) come in at 73 each. Jamie Nails is also a 73, and they say he can be an absolutely dominating run blocker but will always be a liability in pass protection and they talk about the question of his achilles and openly wonder if he can get back to being a dominant run blocker. Damion McIntosh OT for the Chargers is a 73 as well. Cosey Coleman former first round pick of the Bucs, Greg Robinson-Randall of the Texans, Chris Villarial, and Todd Wade are all listed at 72s. Then there's a bunch of 70's I wont get into with the only notables being DeMulling, Diem, and Orlando Brown. Bennie Anderson, Eric Beverly, and Matt Stinchcomb are in the 60's.
Other Notables
Grant Wistrom draws a respectable 74 and they emphasize he could take the next step to be a star and that for a 'young player' he really seems to be technically sound and has a great first step, maybe a little bit undersized.
Rod Coleman is a DT I've always liked because he's so high energy and gives so much effort, has a GREAT motor and this guy was better than Darrell Russell back when he was still playin for the Raiders. They give Coleman a decent 74 rating as well but emphasize that as a starter he seems to get worn down some and engulfed by good run blockers, making him the PERFECT 3rd DT in a good rotation. I doubt we could sign him to do that job he should see some good money on the market but I would replace Zgonina with him any day.
Eric Hicks is a 74 as a DE as well. They say he plays very well in space, is technically sound, but has passrush limitations. The reason I bring up Hicks and Wistrom is because they are both candidates to replace Ogunleye who by the way is also listed as a 74 by Scouts Inc. Wistrom in particular is a guy I've heard the Phins are looking at.
My dream scenario? (assuming we dont have a shot at Rivers)
The Dolphins grab a first and 3rd from Seattle for Adewale Ogunleye, then use the 20th pick on either Rashaun Woods, Lee Evans, or Reggie Williams, and use the 23rd pick on Jake Grove. In free agency Miami signs Damien Woody at LG and Adam Timmerman at RG...and resigns Todd Wade to a contract much lower than what he's asking for (more like $5-6 million bonus rather than $10 million). Then we'd have a line of Smith, Woody, Grove, Timmerman, and Wade...and McKinney can back up all three interior positions. Problem then is that we still have Bill Yates and Taylor Whitley, but no swing tackle. For that we'd just have to find someone in the draft or elsewhere.
A good value FA at RG instead of Timmerman if he's being bid up would be Travis Claridge of the Falcons. He's still young, could take that next step, and he has versatility at G/T.
A good value FA at LG instead of Woody if he's being bid up too high (which is likely) is either Jeno James, or just giving McKinney a shot. With Donnalley retiring the Panthers might be tempted to really put a high priority on keeping James though.
