suggestion: 8 categories for rating players

Agamemnon wrote:

>I do something like that.
1. Prototype
2. Pro bowl
3. Plus player = near all pro
4. Above average starter
5. Starter
6. Spot filler
7. Roster filler
You have one more than I do

What category would Incognito
be in?

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zn wrote:

1. Elite. Rare talent who also comes through. Or, for a draftee, a rare talent who looks like he will come through–has the intangibles plus the ability, looks like. Examples: Donald, Quinn, Warner, Pace, Faulk
2. Pro bowl talent. One of the 4-5 best at his position. Can verge on elite. Examples: Bruce, S.Jackson
3. Above average talent. Possible pro bowl. Should start quickly in year one. Above average career. Examples: Bulger, Fletcher, C.Long
4. Above average producer. Possible pro bowl. May not have all the raw physical skill you want but thrives on intangibles and technique. Examples: Laurinaitis, Proehl, Kendricks
5. Good starter. Should start within 2-3 years. Solid career. Examples: McCollum, Mike Jones
6. Average. Dependable but more as a cog in the system. The middle class. All good teams have them. Examples: McCleod, Gibson
7. Below average. Can get by with him if necessary but not a strength. Examples: Bajema, Vobora
8. Borderline NFL talent, camp body. Examples: endless

This excludes guys where you’re not sure yet who could go up or down. And busts–guys who have obvious talent but can’t make anything out of it.

This is confusing since it rates players based upon potential or career apex. In other words you’re mixing two scales. Draft scale for potential in which the elite talent can still be a miserable bust. Player scale in which the players you listed are only at their particular ceiling, the height of their career. My 2 cents.