Comments on: Scraps From The Bottom of the Birdcage 2/24

By: Achievement Metrics

Achievement Metrics — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:01:36 +0000

Rip,

A player’s on-field ability and production while in college are obviously key factors in determining the player’s potential value to a professional team. We don’t argue with that. However, we believe that NFL front offices are also interested in the likelihood of a player being arrested, missing games to suspension or incarceration, and whether he’ll likely be able get along with his coaches or teammates.

These are the types of concerns we can help answer. The risk prediction models we’ve constructed are based on the statistically significant similarities in the pre-Draft speech of players who later have been arrested and/or suspended during their NFL careers.

Of course, we do not claim to be able to perfectly predict whether a player will or will not be arrested or suspended during his NFL career. It’s important to remember that we are dealing with probabilities, not certainties. Our service is designed to complement rather than replace the other tools that teams already use to evaluate players.

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By: ILChiefsFan

ILChiefsFan — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:35:51 +0000

Nick L – Got a link? I’d heard about Surtain, but not the others.

By: Nick L.

Nick L. — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:46:27 +0000

huard, surtain, edwards, merritt released!

By: Johnfromfairfax

Johnfromfairfax — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:06:24 +0000

Where was that mouth meter when we needed it? I was just about to say somebody better put a muzzle on Larry. No wait, we should be okay as long as we don’t get a female GM or coach.

By: NJ_Chief

NJ_Chief — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:53:21 +0000

I wonder what Achievement Metrics research forecasted for Larry Johnson?

By: 4:00 pm

4:00 pm — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:02:03 +0000

1st Rd WRs:

Crabtree, Maclin, Heyward-Bey, Harvin, Nicks, Britt, Wallace

By: 4:00 pm

4:00 pm — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:01:05 +0000

1. DET- Stafford,QB
2. STL- Curry,LB
3. KC- Brown,DE
4. SEA- Raji,DT
5. CLE- Orakpo,DE
6. CIN- J.Smith,OT
7. OAK- Crabtree,WR
8. JAX- Monroe,OT
9. GB- English,DE
10. SF- A.Smith,OT
11. BUF- Pettigrew,TE
12. DEN- Hood,DT
13. WAS- Oher,OT
14. NO- Jenkins,CB
15. HOU- Maybin,DE
16. SD- Maualuga,LB
17. NYJ- Maclin,WR
18. CHI- Heyward-Bey,WR
19. TB- Sanchez,QB
20. DET- Cushing,LB
21. PHI- Britton,OT
22. MIN- Mack,C
23. NE- Barwin,DE
24. ATL- Brace,DT
25. MIA- Laurinaitis,LB
26. BAL- Smith,CB
27. IND- Harvin,WR
28. PHI- Moreno,RB
29. NYG- Britt,WR
30. TEN- Nicks,WR
31. ARI- Wells,RB
32. PIT- Unger,C

By: 3:44 pm

3:44 pm — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:45:50 +0000

Most Likely 1st Rounders Ranked:

QB- Stafford, Sanchez
RB- Wells, Moreno, McCoy
TE- Pettigrew
OT- J.Smith, Monroe, A.Smith, Oher, Britton
C- Mack, Unger, Wood
DT- Raji, Hood, Jerry, Brace, Gilbert
DE- Brown, Orakpo, English, Maybin, Barwin
OLB- Curry, Matthews, Cushing
ILB- Maualuga, Laurinaitis
CB- Jenkins, Smith, Davis
S- Chung

By: Gump

Gump — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:18:53 +0000

Rip,
I basically agree with you, but, with jobs and such ungodly amounts of money at stake, I trust the people making these decisions will use every resource available in making such decisions.

By: Rip 'em a new one

Rip 'em a new one — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:25:45 +0000

We’re getting DEEP into the silly season of analysis and evaluation when some of these measures are actually taken seriously, aren’t we? Soon, there will be a camera in the men’s room analyzing how a guy….you get the idea.

Let the guy prove his worth on the field, his on-field football skills and athletic ability and judge his worth on those skills. The people making up all these psychological profile navel-gasing analyses are looking for a niche someone will pay for if they believe the BS hype attached to same.

OR, so it seems to me.