General Manager @Agents4Players Former Sac State player personnel "Beliefs are hypotheses to be tested, not treasures to be guarded."
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AFP is excited to welcome @JarvisAFP as General Manager. Coming from Sacramento State, Mark brings a decade of scouting and player evaluation experience to the AFP family.
The harsh reality that some agents probably don't want to face is that if a kid is getting dropped, it's probably warranted based on his SR performance. You can do everything in your power to protect & advise your client, but they have to perform or they won't be compensated.
NEW: College Football GMs face tough calls on commits not living up to summer NIL deals as National Signing Day nears📉
"We just called and said, 'Hey, your number was $200,000, it is down to $75,000. We’re giving you a month. You can either come here or feel free to go somewhere else,'" an ACC GM told @PeteNakos
Story: on3.com/news/teams-face-toug…
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This does not have to be the norm
College football is operating in a professional 🌎 now. That comes with a responsibility for all of us, players and staffs, to approach this like PROS.
A quick self-made thread 🧵(first time ever doing this)
NEW: College Football GMs face tough calls on commits not living up to summer NIL deals as National Signing Day nears📉
"We just called and said, 'Hey, your number was $200,000, it is down to $75,000. We’re giving you a month. You can either come here or feel free to go somewhere else,'" an ACC GM told @PeteNakos
Story: on3.com/news/teams-face-toug…
IMO the hardest part about taking a job in CFB in this era has got to be trying to build a talented team with 40-60% roster turnover. Being expected to walk in the door with 50+ upgrades or at least competent replacements on the roster is a tall task.
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✍️ Former App State coach Shawn Clark died one year ago this week.
His wife Jonelle started a foundation to get coaches to take better care of their health. 60+ teams signed up.
"The subculture inside of coaching, it’s just not really talked about ever"
nytimes.com/athletic/7620900…
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NEW: In the NIL era, college football players are buying houses near campus.
In addition to living in them, athletes use them to put up family members, host teammates, generate rent and serve as long-term investments.
wsj.com/real-estate/luxury-h…
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One fact of life during the portal era is that #NFL scouts arrive at schools handed lists, sometimes, of 20-30 "prospects" that they must then whittle down. Is there anything that can be done about it? We talked to NFL evaluators to get their takes in the Friday Wrap. Register here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/…
Lots of different angles for representation & many depend on the right player-agent pairing. But the questions to ask - if an agent wants to rep you, what is their value add? What are they doing to protect your interests & your goals? What makes them unique from others?
It's so goal dependent for the player, but think about what to worry about relative to your goals. Want to play pro ball? Does your agent think you'll be 3rd string at a P4 or start G6? Do they know the rate of P4 vs G6 draft picks & PFAs? Are they putting you in the right spot?
I think part of issue is that guys getting recruited & committing after JR yr leaves holes for SR yr injuries & fall offs - or big SR yr jumps - to lead to some of the variability w/ young players. Imagine how different draft would look if you picked everyone as JRs not SRs.
Nebraska football GM Patrick Stewart told me there’s a fine line between evaluating potential and rewarding production.
Potential looks different at every position because you have to determine whether a player will ever actually reach it.
Production is much easier to reward.
The challenge is finding the right balance between the two when building Nebraska’s roster. ⬇️
@NextUpBreneman x @PrizePicks
Average path for player at right level of comp for their ability (pre 5 for 5), position dependent of course.
Y1 - RS
Y2 - 20-40 snaps, ST
Y3 - 150-300 snaps, turning the corner
Y4 - 400-600 snaps, starter or high rotation
Y5 - 500-800 snaps, "the guy" in their unit
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John Harbaugh’s 90-10 Rule:
If a player does 90% well, acknowledge it 90% of the time.
Harp on the 10% constantly, and he will start believing you think he is only 10% good.
Even Ray Lewis wanted correction. He also needed the full context.
Listen to the full episode on Coach and Coordinator Podcast.
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The most valuable pregame signal in football might be whether the head coach decided normal pants would not cut it.
I spent an unreasonable amount of time classifying what NFL head coaches wore on the sideline over 15 seasons. I found 64 games where at least one coach wore what I classified as rain pants or weather shell pants.
The game finished under the closing total in 48 of them and over in 16. That is 75 percent unders, with those games finishing 5.8 points below the closing number on average.
These were closing totals. The market had all week to see the forecast and price the weather.
My theory is that rain pants capture the last mile of hyperlocal information. During pregame, the coach gets to stand on the exact field, feel the actual wind and rain, and decide that normal pants are not sufficient.
The play by play supports the idea. Teams averaged 50 fewer passing yards and passing EPA collapsed.
The next step is simple. Watch the pregame sideline. If you see rain pants, plan on severely downgrading expectations for the passing game and overall scoring.
Forecasts are regional. Rain pants are field level.
