Ohio State's Dawand Jones epitomizes an ultra-polarizing class of offensive linemen. He could be a "Hall of Famer" but, as is the case with everyone in 2023, scouts have serious questions.
“He’s just got poor football character. Lazy, but he blocked Alabama, he blocked Georgia like it was nothing.”
Imagine you're in a sales job and the sales manager has this to say about you: "He doesn't have a good work ethic, but he blows out his sales number like it is nothing."
As a Packer fan, I'd have zero issue with D15 being used on Wright or Paris. Zero.
With these guys it comes down to motivation, charachter, drive to succeed. That is why bringing Wright in for a visit was critical. But this applies to all of the other top 15 players. They all have great physical tools, but do they have the mental makeup to optimize the tools? People thought Rashan Gary was an underachiever at Michigan too. They laughed at Packers for drafting him that high.
Bob I loved the Unsung Hero write up on Jake Witt from Northern. But I have it on good authority that Joe Ostman is NOT a UP native but rather grew up in Mackinaw City! Yes, he was a St Ignace HS grad.
Legit question: Is the Wonderlic a difficult test? Seems to me that anything below a 9 (or thereabouts) seems to invite questions. I know a lot of people talk a lot of junk about the test, but it seems important to test the test taking form of intelligence as well.
This summary of OT Darnell Wright cracked me up:
“He’s just got poor football character. Lazy, but he blocked Alabama, he blocked Georgia like it was nothing.”
Imagine you're in a sales job and the sales manager has this to say about you: "He doesn't have a good work ethic, but he blows out his sales number like it is nothing."
As a Packer fan, I'd have zero issue with D15 being used on Wright or Paris. Zero.
With these guys it comes down to motivation, charachter, drive to succeed. That is why bringing Wright in for a visit was critical. But this applies to all of the other top 15 players. They all have great physical tools, but do they have the mental makeup to optimize the tools? People thought Rashan Gary was an underachiever at Michigan too. They laughed at Packers for drafting him that high.
The more I hear about Skoronski the more I like him, I just can't see the Packers drafting a guard in the first round.
Bob I loved the Unsung Hero write up on Jake Witt from Northern. But I have it on good authority that Joe Ostman is NOT a UP native but rather grew up in Mackinaw City! Yes, he was a St Ignace HS grad.
Legit question: Is the Wonderlic a difficult test? Seems to me that anything below a 9 (or thereabouts) seems to invite questions. I know a lot of people talk a lot of junk about the test, but it seems important to test the test taking form of intelligence as well.
This pours some cold water on the Darnell Wright hype. Also Anton Harrison sure seems underrated.