Mile High Report: An SB Nation Community

Navigation: Jump to content areas:



Sports blogs for fans, by fans.
Around SBN: Steve McNair Dead - Former NFL QB Shot and Killed


Jim Goodman Talks About the Draft

This is a transcript of Jim Goodman's conversation about the draft from this fanshot put up by JonT .  I've taken some liberties with some paraphrasing here and there, but the heart of what he was talking about is there.  I thought this would be useful for any members who aren't able to watch videos on their CPUs, or who haven't had time to watch the whole video (its over 40 minutes long.)  Enjoy!

Jim Goodman

Director of Player Personnel

About getting ready for the draft:

The process takes 12 months, we start in May, when the National Scouting Service that we are a member of, gives us approximately 1000 names.  We go over thsoe names and give grades to them and distribute the names to our seven area scouts, and all of those guys have to get scouted, and reports have to be written on every one of those guys, plus any guys that  start to come out in their senior year.  So you'll end up doing anywhere from 1200 to 1400 reports a year, in order to get your 9 guys.

From there we have the season, the bowl games and feature games, and then the combine, and then we have a series of meetings between the scouts, between the scouts and coaches, and we take about a month to get that list narrowed down to around 300 names, and we end up talking about those 300 very specifically.

The hardest thing about evaluating, period, is what is in a guy's heart.  What makes him a player?  What gives him the will to succeed?  To see a guy's will to win and what he is willing to do to succeed, is the hardest thing for us to do.

On the hectic nature of draftday:

Actually, when the draft is going, it is real calm.  We have a game plan, and we go through every conceivable scenario beforehand, we get an idea of where guys could possibly go.  We will rank guys, so that we can say, "Ok, coach, if this ones gone and this ones gone, what is your game plan here?"  We are doing constant drills like that all the time, so that we can have a gameplan to go to just like in a football game.  But you always have to keep an eye on guys whose value is too high to bypass.  For example, you may not need a RB, but if you look up and see a can't miss guy, well, you had better take him.  But by the same token you have to know what your needs are, so you want the best choice for your need, but you need to ask yourself, "Is there a value here that is too good to pass up?"  That happens every round.  I remember a guy that really got my attention was Spencer Larsen, our 6th round choice out of Arizona, just a great kid, a guy that has his head on right, such a good player who plays with all his might, gives all he has every play.  He's a guy we look at and say "HE is going to make it at his position," so I'm really excited about him.

On Ryan Clady:

Ryan is a great athlete.  You don't see many 6'7" 300 lb tackles, that are that athletic and have that kind of foot quickness, that have that good of body quickness.  People just aren't made like that.  This guys has 37 inch arms, a great wingspan, a great range to kick step out of, to protect the backside of a QB, so he has probowl potential.  He has the potential, and the game has only begun with him.  He's got it all.

On Eddie Royal:

Eddie is a guy we looked at as a premier returner.  He is as good as I have seen.  he reminds me of Figures, of Devon Hester, but he is a good WR, don't let his return ability stop you from seeing that.  He is great in the seam and does very well getting off press coverage and getting after the deep ball, so we think there is a lot of upside.

2 recs | Comment 6 comments

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

Display:

Nice synopsis, Styg

It interested me enough to go check out the actual interview, but I couldn’t see that he said anything that you hadn’t already included. I knew the teams checked out a lot of players, but 1200 to 1400 before whittling down the total? Wow! Now if I can just last until mini-camp to begin to get a sense of what we’ve got. It’s stuff like this and HT’s artcles and keep me going in the meantime.

"In the empty spaces - lacunae, vacuums, pauses, voids, black holes - new things begin. We are born anew from the unexplored space, the badlands, the outlaw territory." - Sam Keen

by spock on May 13, 2008 1:33 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks Styg!

Until I get my new PC (and the high speed I’ll sign up for), I can’t watch the videos or hear the audios. I’m beyond grateful when anyone can manage to make a transcript. (Sounds like another reason to get a college intern program going, but I digress).

Thanks again, so very, very much.

"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe

by hoosierteacher on May 13, 2008 4:11 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thank You Sir!

I do not have time to watch/listen to the entire video. I am busy organizing. This litle precis saved me thirty minutes! Organization Now!

I am missing a joke somewhere? Zappa

by firstfan on May 13, 2008 4:53 PM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

classic!

Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.

by styg50 on May 13, 2008 4:54 PM MDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thanks man!

I really appreciate that you were willing to pick out the really important parts, since most of us are unable to watch the whole thing.

It’s amazing how many people they look through, even just the fact that they look at 300+ in depth, that is a heck of a lot of guys.

by hai17 on May 14, 2008 12:07 AM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

1200-1400 guys

is definitely a lot, but one of the benefits is they now have a database to refer to in regards to upcoming matchups, as far as the players they scouted going to other teams.

1200 is a lot, but somewhere in Dove Valley they have a filing cabinet filled to overflowing with hard copies of NFL player’s scouting profiles, probably in the neighborhood of 3000-4000 names.

And those are just the current (53 man rosters, practice squads, training camp cuts, and players within about 4yrs of entering the league trying to find a roster). Imagine the size of the database that includes ALL scouted players four to five years post draft. Boggles the bogglee.

Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.

by styg50 on May 14, 2008 9:23 AM MDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Comments For This Post Are Closed


User Tools

MileHighReport(MHR) is the ultimate independent resource for the Denver Broncos on the web. Along with MHR Radio, the official podcast of MHR, we look to provide hardcore Denver Broncos fans positive, independent insight about the Broncos, 24/7/365!
Start posting about the Broncos »

Join SB Nation and dive into communities focused on all your favorite teams.

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

Bronco-pride_small
Well I'll Be Damned
Alinsky_small
Brandon Marshall's On-Field Problems
Small
My Brandon Marshall Scouting Report
Mcmurrylogo__1__small
The affect of McDaniels promotion to offensive coordinator
Mcd_small
A personal look at Alphonso Smith

Recent FanPosts

Helmet_small
Optimism abounds in D-Town
Mcd_small
A graphical view comparison of quarterbacks: debunking the myths.
Small
Excited about potential
Thinker_statue_small
Coach Analysis- San Diego
Small
new guy
Broncos_helmet_1_nfl
What a difference a Coach makes...
Small
Do Denver's SB wins deserve asterisks?
Ybr__paps__vaps__hate__watch_ma_back_small
Scheffler Intro, BMarsh Outro

Post_icon New FanPost All FanPosts Carrot-mini

Getting Social With MHR

Facebook_badge_medium_medium
Black_generated_button

Milehighreport_email_medium

MHR Radio

SPONSORS

Web Stuff


iPing-it!

Listed on BlogShares

Sports blogs Sports Blogs
Top NFL Fan Sites
Best Football Sites

Rate Me on BlogHop.com!
the best pretty good okay pretty bad the worst

Top Blogs
Sports Blogs




General Manager/Head Coach

Milehighreport_small John Bena (aka TheSportsGuru)

Victor_hugo_small styg50

Asst. Head Coach

Mhr_small hoosierteacher

Lynch_coat_of_arms_small Zappa

J_elway_870111_640_small nycbroncosfan

Grizzly_small broncobear

Denver-broncos-button_small TedBartlett905

Quality Control

Karliandnick_small nickt84

800px-john_brown_painting_small mdierk

Official Partner of Yahoo! Sports