pakowitz

i was looking at profootballweekly.com and came across their draft reports for all the teams. of course i looked at the saints first and i read about their top 3 picks. after i read Finch's report, i decided to check out DJ's report....


here is what i found:


Alfred Fincher - New Orleans Saints

Positives: Great production from MLB position. Good athlete. Tough overachiever. Instinctive. Always around the ball. Very good tackler. Keys and diagnoses quickly and plays downhill. Makes a lot of plays behind the line of scrimmage. Very good playing speed. Has strength to shed. Active motor. Very good quickness and closing speed. Controls blockers. Scrapes off tackle and can cross face of blockers. Sifts through traffic and stays on his feet. Can play man coverage and get depth in zone drops. Ultracompetitive. Plays with a sense of urgency. Vocal leader. Great work habits. Opportunistic and makes things happen.

Negatives: Not explosive. Freelances too much and plays outside the framework of the defense instead of making sure he takes care of his responsibilities.



Derrick Johnson - Kansas City Chiefs

Positives: Terrific athlete. Outstanding production. Great size and growth potential. Has a nose for the ball. Effective blitzer who can get to an edge and knife through the backfield. Outstanding closing speed to the ball. Very fluid hips. Keys and diagnoses and shows good instincts. Can come off spots in coverage and close very quickly. Shows great awareness in coverage. Light on his feet. Explosive hitter. Clears his feet through trash. Moves as well going backward as he does going forward. Makes plays all over the field. Great flexibility. Shows excellent anticipation in coverage and has the athletic ability to run with receivers. Moves very well laterally. Team leader with solid character.

Negatives: Misses too many tackles. Really struggles with and avoids taking on blocks. Ducks out of the way from lead blockers and takes on blocks with his back. Freelances too much and will miss responsibilities trying to do too much. Lacks great playing strength and needs to spend more time in the weightroom. Overruns the ball at times.


sounds like we got a pretty good football player to me


for the rest of the saints draft report, click here:

http://profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFL...raftReview.htm

[Edited on 4/30/2005 by pakowitz]