How the Miami Dolphins assess motivation of NFL draft prospects

[finomenal]

Here we are, a little more than 48 hours away from the NFL draft. The calm before the storm. Like mostly everyone here, I've been fishing for any type of Dolphins news. I found this article pretty interesting:

http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachp...ins-assess-motivation-of-nfl-draft-prospects/

Joe Schad
Updated April 25, 2017

As the Miami Dolphins consider the players they’ll select in the NFL Draft this week, some measurables have been staples for years — height, weight, speed, strength and tackles and touchdowns.

But in an effort to improve their chances of drafting a successful player, Miami has asked a Harvard-educated performance psychologist to interview more than 50 college prospects at the scouting combine in Indianapolis and the team’s headquarters in Davie.

 

[SF Dolphin Fan]

Very interesting. I want player like Jarvis Landry, who not only bring the physical traits but don't give up and keep fighting.

If the team drafts those types of players, I also feel they are bound to be successful. Players like T.J. Watt come to mind. By all accounts, he's someone who won't be outworked. Imagine a team full of players like that on Miami.

 

[uk_dolfan]

Here we are, a little more than 48 hours away from the NFL draft. The calm before the storm. Like mostly everyone here, I've been fishing for any type of Dolphins news. I found this article pretty interesting:

http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachp...ins-assess-motivation-of-nfl-draft-prospects/

The TOS very clearly states:

Posting Articles
Added: May 30, 2002 - Please do not post an entire article. Instead, post the first three or so sentences, and then include a link to that article. The reason is simply due of copyright issues. And I for one do not want to have The Sun-Sentinel coming after me in a lawsuit.

Quoting an entire article, or even a lot of it is completely unacceptable. All posters have read and agreed to this TOS.

The staff have given warning after warning about this, if posters do not start following this rule then it is going to result in infractions and bans. Does anyone want to miss the draft day threads because they posted a link without following the rules? I certainly wouldn't

 

[finomenal]

The TOS very clearly states:



Quoting an entire article, or even a lot of it is completely unacceptable. All posters have read and agreed to this TOS.

The staff have given warning after warning about this, if posters do not start following this rule then it is going to result in infractions and bans. Does anyone want to miss the draft day threads because they posted a link without following the rules? I certainly wouldn't

My mistake then. I never saw that on the TOS. I've always posted about half of the article and never received a warning about it.

edit: Oh yeah, and for anyone wondering why this is part of TOS, FinHeaven can face legal ramifications for members posting entire articles. I guess that includes posting most of the article now.

 

[uk_dolfan]

My mistake then. I never saw that on the TOS. I've always posted about half of the article and never received a warning about it.

Thank you.

Quite a harsh warning, but its more of a general tone rather than something directed purely at you - its an issue that has been becoming more of a problem recently and the staff are actively addressing it. I hope people listen to these warnings (I have given out about 6 in the last few days) because we could have started taking more formal action by this point.

 

[finomenal]

Quite a harsh warning, but its more of a general tone rather than something directed purely at you - its an issue that has been becoming more of a problem recently and the staff are actively addressing it

No worries. I understand why you have to come down hard on anyone who does it.

 

[uk_dolfan]

No worries. I understand why you have to come down hard on anyone who does it.

Especially sites like the Herald - people think they are being helpful by circumventing the paywall, but the site owner may not find it quite so helpful if he ended up being sued as a result

 

[Eesti]

I like they are making this an important part of evaluations. Personally, I would not take anyone without "great motor" included in their evaluation. There are certainly players that carry the label of "takes plays off" but there is sometimes more to it than anything that simple or one-sided. Is he playing out of position? Is there a lack of talent surrounding him, thereby making him a point of focus. Was he fighting injury? etc....

For instance some of these DL this year project to DE or OLB in the NFL but played a good number of snaps at 3 tech, 1 tech, 5 tech, etc. Soloman Thomas is a good example as he played a lot of snaps at 3 technique and all across the line and only had 12 career sacks. Line him up a 43DE and he probably gets a lot more sacks.

Malik McDowell is one that carries the "inconsistent" label. Is that due to the talent on that line? or other issues? Word is he didn't interview well so that is another red flag.

 

[cullenbigcstill]

Cool article, thanks for sharing bro.... I love how scientific our franchise is becoming.... I effing love science.

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[SF Dolphin Fan]

I like they are making this an important part of evaluations. Personally, I would not take anyone without "great motor" included in their evaluation. There are certainly players that carry the label of "takes plays off" but there is sometimes more to it than anything that simple or one-sided. Is he playing out of position? Is there a lack of talent surrounding him, thereby making him a point of focus. Was he fighting injury? etc....

For instance some of these DL this year project to DE or OLB in the NFL but played a good number of snaps at 3 tech, 1 tech, 5 tech, etc. Soloman Thomas is a good example as he played a lot of snaps at 3 technique and all across the line and only had 12 career sacks. Line him up a 43DE and he probably gets a lot more sacks.

Malik McDowell is one that carries the "inconsistent" label. Is that due to the talent on that line? or other issues? Word is he didn't interview well so that is another red flag.

I agree. Go full throttle for the high motor guys.

I think sometimes "taking a play off" may be a conditioning issue. You certainly tend to hear that more with the bigger players who may lack stamina. But, if it's associated with lack of work ethic then I'd cross that player off my list.

 

[J. David Wannyheimer]

My unscientific approach to finding out if someone has the right mindset to be a competitor and strive to be great is this:

Does the person hate losing?

Because if you show me someone who really hates losing, I'll show you someone who is going to try really hard to win.