A scouts perspective

A scouts perspective

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

2014 NFL Draft All-Knucklehead Team

Every year, there are prospects coming out with red flags.  They may due to some criminal history since high school and hasn't learned his lesson.  They range from minor to Adam Jones and Marcus Vick type levels.

A few years ago I started keeping a list of the prospects with the biggest red flags with regard to character each year.  Last year I decided to make a team full of nothing but knuckleheads, the disturbing part is usually the All-Knucklehead team can be 1 or even 2 players deep at every position.  The only position that is routinely hard to fill is kicker & punter so I have eliminated them from contention.

Enough background, onto the 2014 All-Knucklehead Team.

Quarterback - Zach Metternberger from LSU - Dismissed from Georgia in 2010 following arrest, plead guilty to two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery.

Backup - Johnny Manziel from Texas A&M - A party animal, just does things that aren't real smart, not necessarily criminal in nature. Just makes you say, come on Manziel, you have to be smarter than that. Whether its behavior on twitter, autograph compensation, hand gestures during games or just doing immature things during the offseason.

Runningback - Isaiah Crowell from Alabama State - Beats to the tune of his own drum. Extremely immature, dismissed from Georgia as freshman after arrested on 3 weapons charges in 2012 though charges were later dropped.

Runningback - Jeremy Hill from LSU - Two criminal incidents on his record, currently on probation until July 2015.

Wide Receiver - Mike Davis from Texas - Bad on-field body language and temperament. Not a self-starter and like several other Texas prospects, great sense of entitlement.

Wide Receiver - Kelvin Benhamin from Florida State -  At one of his workouts for an NFL team, told one of the position coaches who had just arrived that he was too tired to work out.  This is the equivalent of telling an employer prior to an interview, you aren't ready to do the interview.

Tight End - Colt Lyeria from Oregon - Not a disciplined player. Quit the team in 2013, later arrested due to unlawful possession of cocaine.

Offensive Line - Taylor Lewan from Michigan - Faced multiple assault charges from an incident in December 2013 after Michigan's loss to Ohio State.

Offensive Line - Seantrel Henderson from Miami - Suspended twice by team for violating team rules and failed drug test at the combine.

Defensive Line - Javedon Clowney from South Carolina - Two speeding tickets in less than a month. First going 110mph in a 70, the second going 84mph in a 55 zone. Add onto the work ethic questions and way he conducted himself off the field at the combine.

Defensive Tackle - Timothy Jernigan from Florida State - Failed drug test at the combine.

Linebacker - Shayne Skov from Stanford - Suspended for a game in 2012 following a DUI arrest.

Linebacker - Telvin Smith & Christian Jones from Florida State - Both failed the drug test at the combine.

Secondary - Victor Hampton from South Carolina - Off the field problems dating back to high school. Attended 4 different high schools. Issues with anger management, emotional outburst and team suspensions.

Secondary - Bradley Roby from Ohio State - Detained by police on suspicion of a DUI after he was allegedly found 'passed out' in a parked car. According to Roby, he was not arrested, driving or went to jail. He was scheduled to be arraigned in a Columbus court.

Secondary - Ahmad Dixon from Baylor - Received multiple targeting penalties in college, plays outside the rules and hurts his team with his stupid play. Can't win doing stupid things on the field.

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