akzipper Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Can potential NFL draftees decide to not hire an agent and if undrafted return to college? I know it's common practice in the NBA draft, and was thinking that might have been a better move for Lane. Since most people seem to think with a WR-heavy draft he might end up signing somewhere undrafted. I'm hoping the Browns take a chance on him. They did a good job making Pryor a receiver and think that coaching staff can help Lane become more polished. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 14 minutes ago, akzipper said: Can potential NFL draftees decide to not hire an agent and if undrafted return to college? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 46 minutes ago, akzipper said: I'm hoping the Browns take a chance on him. They did a good job making Pryor a receiver and think that coaching staff can help Lane become more polished. Even though I find much of Pryor's actions and demeanor to be idiotic, his athletic gifts and speed are a whole level above Lane. Remember, even with Pryor's notoriety, it still took a couple of years or so after his "I'm a WR now" declaration before someone was willing to hold onto him for long and work with him. And even with all of the mistakes and dropped balls, someone from another organization is obviously still willing to show patience in hopes that he can still develop into something special. Would you expect someone to do the same with an un-drafted WR from Akron? Not a chance. He'll have to impress someone very early, if he gets the chance. If not, he'll be quickly discarded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 https://www.profootballfocus.com/draft-pff-scouting-report-jerome-lane-wr-akron/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 39 minutes ago, LZIp said: https://www.profootballfocus.com/draft-pff-scouting-report-jerome-lane-wr-akron/ A fair evaluation. PFF knows their stuff. It hurt to read "a large percentage of his targets were uncatchable inaccurate passes" through. Bad memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 On 3/31/2017 at 9:01 AM, skip-zip said: Would you expect someone to do the same with an un-drafted WR from Akron? If drafted by the proper team with a consistent staff and solid veterans to show him how to become an NFL receiver, he will do just fine. Hopefully he can get drafted at the bottom of a round, and not the top. Just like Hixon. PFF's evaluation is accurate, as always. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzx Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Jerome Lane NFL Draft Profile Video--- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 This may be one of the reasons Jerome decided to enter the draft this year: "It's the worst wide receiver class I've seen in a long time," said one NFC executive. source 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted April 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 I hope Jerome lands with a stable organization, who have the maturity and depth to help him develop into a solid NFL player. I am concerned that a struggling program will be too distracted to help develop. Honestly, Pittsburgh would be a great place for him to land. I can see Antonio Brown taking a real interest in helping another MAC player develop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted April 24, 2017 Report Share Posted April 24, 2017 56 minutes ago, zipsoutsider said: Honestly, Pittsburgh would be a great place for him to land. I can see Antonio Brown taking a real interest in helping another MAC player develop. I follow the Steelers pretty close. Somebody like Jerome should be on this list if he had a good chance of being drafted by the Steelers. I agree, that he needs to get drafted by a team that has some established coaching and experienced veterans to have an increased chance of performing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 On 4/24/2017 at 1:21 PM, Dr Z said: This may be one of the reasons Jerome decided to enter the draft this year: "It's the worst wide receiver class I've seen in a long time," said one NFC executive. source About 25 WR taken so far... still not Lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Sergeant Zip said: About 25 WR taken so far... still not Lane. If he were able, it would benefit him to pick his team now, and not get drafted. Hopefully he gets the right advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Sergeant Zip said: About 25 WR taken so far... still not Lane. Back on Page 9, I commented about how he was the #30 Receiver in the Post-Combine mock draft. So, maybe he's getting close to having a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 49 minutes ago, skip-zip said: Back on Page 9, I commented about how he was the #30 Receiver in the Post-Combine mock draft. So, maybe he's getting close to having a chance. CBS had him rated somewhere in the 60s among WRs after the combine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 23 minutes ago, ZachTheZip said: CBS had him rated somewhere in the 60s among WRs after the combine. Where did they rate AB when he come out? Edelman? How about Kenny Golladay this year? I was wondering how studied they are on the MAC receivers before I consider this being an important ranking. And when you write, "CBS", was it Pete Prisco, or someone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 4 minutes ago, Dr Z said: Where did they rate AB when he come out? Edelman? How about Kenny Golladay this year? I was wondering how studied they are on the MAC receivers before I consider this being an important ranking. And when you write, "CBS", was it Pete Prisco, or someone else? I wish I had access to historic rankings. They only have future rankings, probably because they don't want people to see who wrong they have been. Also, i don't know if it's Prisco or Spencer Hall, or some intern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 2 hours ago, ZachTheZip said: CBS had him rated somewhere in the 60s among WRs after the combine. The one I cited at #30 was the one I counted that Dr. Z referenced from 3/7. And I was thinking THAT one was bad news. I know I said many times on here that I thought his chances of getting drafter were ZERO. But a few of you had posted some pundits' observations that gave me a very slim amount of hope that it would happen. I'm actually sad for him that it didn't happen. I still wish he had stayed, and think this was an ill advised decision for a number of different reasons, which starts with his "hope" that he could have run a faster 40 time. You need to know more definitively about what you are going to register when you're measured by scouts, before you jump ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Roo Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 I also did not think he was ready for the pros. Not because of his speed but because of his commitment to being the best i.e. practice habits, discipline (on and off the field), maturity. Physical attributes aren't the "be all" in the pros. Everybody is good. It's the intangibles that separates those who want to be a pro from those who can be a pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadszip Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, ZachTheZip said: I wish I had access to historic rankings. They only have future rankings, probably because they don't want people to see who wrong they have been. Also, i don't know if it's Prisco or Spencer Hall, or some intern. Zach, CBS' overall rankings are from nfldraftscout.com ... CBS bought them out a couple years back. If you go to the aforementioned link, you can find their rankings all the way back to 1999. For example, they did miss on both Antonio Brown and Julien Edelman. They had Brown the No. 37 rated WR (he was the No. 22 picked in the draft) and they didn't have him in consideration as a draft pick, though he was the top solely rated UDFA WR. Edelman was ranked No. 56, and again wasn't on their list of even being in draft consideration. With that being said, it's hard to accuse them of throwing together rankings. The site, overall, is probably as "accurate" as any. After all, they rank a top 1,000 prospect list and the database probably has 2,000 draft eligible prospects in it per year (if not more). Edited April 30, 2017 by wadszip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzx Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 ---The website NFL Trade Rumors.co which tracks all of the unconfirmed UDFA signings from all 32 teams has: --Jerome Lane WR with the Broncos --Larry Hope CB with the Dolphins --Sevon Pittman DE with the Buccaneers --Jamal Marcus DE with the Browns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Tough road from undrafted free agent to an NFL roster. At best, he'll now go into camp as the 6th or 7th receiver on the Broncos. The kid is a talented athlete but he needed more time at WR before making that jump. Too bad he didn't have the proper guidance or didn't listen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 everything I've seen except that website says Colts, which makes me question the validity of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 I saw a stat that stated over 25% of the players who declared early for the draft this season went undrafted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 1 hour ago, LZIp said: everything I've seen except that website says Colts, which makes me question the validity of it. Jojo Natson signed with the Colts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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