Drafting By Zip Code
May 4th, 2014
So Joe’s sunning himself on a lounge chair drinking Beck’s Dark and reading BSPN The Magazine’s NFL Draft issue today. And what does Joe come across? Analysis by some noted stats geek explaining how Blake Bortles’ hometown zip code is part of the equation of why he’ll be successful in the NFL.
Joe’s about had enough of the extended 2014 draft buildup. It’s painful enough, without the growing invasion of the stat geeks trying to chip away at good ol’ fashioned scouting.
Did you know “the NFL’s 32 primary starting quarterbacks from 2013 come from ZIP codes with a mean income of $95,198, more than 85 percent above the national average?”
Dear BSPN, Joe doesn’t give a crap — even about how your stats geeks say it’s important to value 40-yard dash times down to the hundreths of a second.
Yes, Joe read all of the ZIP code analysis, which tried to guide Joe to believe that because Bortles comes from a wealthy county like Mike Glennon and Andy Dalton, therefore Bortles is the “The Man.”
Ironically, this waste of ink came a few pages after a fantastic feature about Teddy Bridgewater building his character in a rough South Florida neighborhood mowing lawns to help support his family through his mother’s bout with breast cancer. (Joe highly recommends that read. And count Joe among the staunch Bridgewater backers.)
Joe sure would love to hear what Warren Sapp, pride of Apopka High, thinks about this BSPN stats drivel.
May 4th, 2014 at 4:58 pm
Another stat – In general, the gross household income for the starting quarterbacks in the NFL corresponds to the amount of success they have experienced in their careers.
May 4th, 2014 at 4:58 pm
As you know joe, if your kid wants to be recruited properly. He must seek the services of various positional specialist (not cheap). As seen in 60 Minutes CBS, Sports Illustrated, Men’s Journal, ESPN the Magazine, HBO, the New Yorker and the NFL Network, The Steve Clarkson Quarterback Retreat is the most prestigious and elite event a quarterback can be a part of.
The Same Steve Clarkson that’s coached may prospects
(NFL Quarterbacks)
Ben Roethlisberger-Pittsburgh Steelers
Jake Locker- Tennessee Titans
Josh Freeman- Minnesota Vikings
Terrelle Pryor- Oakland Raiders
EJ Manuel- Buffalo Bills
Nick Foles-Philadelphia Eagles
Jimmy Clausen- Carolina Panthers
Matt Cassel- Minnesota Vikings
Matt Leinart-NFLFree Agent (Former QB for Arizona Cardinals, Houston Texans, Oakland Raiders)
Matt Barkley- Philadelphia Eagles
Tim Tebow-NFL Free Agent
(Current Collegiate Quarterbacks)
Brett Hundley-UCLA Bruins
Max Wittek-USC Trojans
Blake Bell-Oklahoma Sooner
Jameis Winston- Florida State Seminoles
Teddy Bridgewater- Louisville Cardinals
Nick Montana- Tulane Green Wave
Jeff Lindquist-University of Washington Huskies
Jared Lebowitz-UNLV Rebels
Chase Rettig-Boston College
Hayden Rettig-LSU
Zack Greenlee-Fresno State
But his camp is just one of many.
May 4th, 2014 at 4:59 pm
So many stats are pointless.
May 4th, 2014 at 5:02 pm
Now they are just filling time for the draft. Joe, I agree, I guess all the hall of famers came from ” good neighborhoods” . This is a slap in the face of anyone who has had to work their way to a good place in their life, including me!
May 4th, 2014 at 5:06 pm
From a checks and balances analysis-Stats are just another useful tool used in your overall talent evaluation
May 4th, 2014 at 5:15 pm
For the love of God please no Bridgewater. Joe, I get your obsession with JFF, I really do, but Bridgewater is not a franchise QB. Great story, nice kid, adequate physical ability…but not a man to lead an NFL team. Did you really watch him last year??!
May 4th, 2014 at 5:20 pm
Joe, it’s proof positive that the waiting for this draft has become too long. Nothing left for them to write, nothing left for us to read. Let’s face it’s time for the draft already….let’s get on with it!
May 4th, 2014 at 5:30 pm
I never thought of it that way. I want to argue, but those numbers don’t lie.
May 4th, 2014 at 5:32 pm
Women Lie, Men Lie
Women Lie, Men Lie
Women Lie, Men Lie
Women Lie, Men Lie
Numbers Don’t Lie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdsdObXA2Gk
May 4th, 2014 at 5:38 pm
@Frank,
Just curious, what exactly are we supposed to feel down about Teddy by watching him play last year? He threw for 4000 yards, with 31 TD’s and only 4 picks! Is that bad in your world? Was it his 12-1 record that disappoints you? Look, I get it that he had a pro day, and that is a legit concern. However, to say to look at what he did last year does nothing but further backup the claim that he is a very very good QB. Obviously he didn’t play against the greatest competition, but the league is full of QB’s who didn’t play against great competition. If that were the case, only SEC QB’s would be NFL signal callers. He sure didn’t have any problem torching Florida in the Sugar Bowl.
May 4th, 2014 at 5:48 pm
I’m with Joe, Bridgewater can play.
Who cares about the underwear session.
And I haven’t heard anybody mention much about him at OBP, but they brought him in.
So, that’s who they like under the smokescreen theory.
May 4th, 2014 at 5:59 pm
Raiders don’t want a QB.
Now just need somebody to trade up with Cleveland to take Watkins and were within a gnats ass of JF!
May 4th, 2014 at 6:04 pm
Bridgewater = Blackouts
May 4th, 2014 at 6:45 pm
Bridge can stand up and deliver in the face of pressure, he can read defenses, he is clutch, will play hurt…yah you’re right he is not a guy that I want leading my team.
May 4th, 2014 at 7:01 pm
some please help me………
May 4th, 2014 at 7:07 pm
@ Hawaiian
The stats for Bridgewater look great but you have to look at a few things…the level of competition he played along with the film. I watched every single game of Teddy’s last year and absolutely nothing screamed ‘must have’ while watching. Bridgewater will set us back 4 years. Forget it.
May 4th, 2014 at 7:16 pm
If you believe in stats…..Everyone should have one tit and one nut…..
May 4th, 2014 at 8:33 pm
The zip thing is just fluff. However, I wish instead that they would have compared QB’s success rate to their Wonderlic scores
May 4th, 2014 at 9:36 pm
I will settle for any of the top 4 QBs, but I prefer it not be Bridgewater. My fav is Carr…which is ironic because a year ago I would not have felt that way.
12,000 yards in what? Three years? Dude is accurate AND mobile. Smart.
But I can see a case for Manziel…he would mean no blackouts.
And Bortles has potential as well.
May 4th, 2014 at 10:40 pm
@Tony,
So you think Teddy’s stats are misleading because he played against weak competition? Ok, so we should also eliminate Khalil Mack, Blake Bortles, Derek Carr, etc.? So you want to watch him and have something scream at you? They beat the hell out of damn near ever team they played – what more do you want? I think you want to see him throw the ball down the field more, but that’s just not how their offense is built. They don’t have those types of receivers.
May 4th, 2014 at 10:53 pm
Manziel doesn’t equal no blackouts. Winning does.
May 5th, 2014 at 4:05 am
@Hawaiian Someone this last week called you Steve and mentioned your show, You seem to have a good background and privy to a lot of stats, are you really the top dog of radio? Got me wondering.
May 5th, 2014 at 8:21 am
More meaningless stats.
May 5th, 2014 at 4:03 pm
@JohnnyNo,
No, don’t have my own show.