Montreal Alouettes’ head of scouting Russ Lande and the RSP’s Matt Waldman go position-by-position and discuss productive NFL players who fit or don’t fit our desired archetypes at each position.
Who are our types of players at each position — players we might take ahead of more productive options at the position who don’t fit our archetype when building a team? That’s the topic of this week’s scout talk with Montreal Alouettes U.S. Head of Scouting Russ Lande and Rookie Scouting Portfolio author Matt Waldman.
They go position-by-position, discussing the traits and skills that will gain or lose value for them when considering what they value at each position. This is the first of a two-part conversation on this topic that will eventually cover most of the positions.
This week:
- Why Kyler Murray’s game, a good young passer, goes against our type of desired player relative to Lamar Jackson or even less productive players like Davis Mills, Geno Smith, and Derek Carr.
- We appreciate Mike Williams and Kadarius Toney but we discuss what they have in common that doesn’t fit our type for the receiver position while bringing up others who do.
- Why Colts’ cornerback Kenny Moore’s game encompasses a lot of qualities that are missing from other players we discuss.
- What put Drue Tranquill’s career on a better track than Johnathan Abraham’s? Why we loved Grant Delpit pre-draft but how he hasn’t tightened up his game to be a productive fit in the NFL. And what all of this has to do with what we seek from safeties.
- Why Myles Jacks Jack is a linebacker type that Russ covets and Denzel Perryman is a type he wouldn’t build around but would make good use of his services? Why Matt covets Eric Kendricks and Pete Woerner.
- Who would Matt prefer as a running back type between a player he loves to watch as a fan and a backup he appreciates more as an evaluator? The player who runs on the edge of abandon that Russ values and a productive player who doesn’t fit Russ’ archetype at the position. Why Ezekiel Elliott is still a top back?
In two weeks, we’ll cover the offensive and defensive lines and finish up tight and running backs. Another great pod that’s appointment listening.
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