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Vertical threat (also Deep speed)
Fast
Short area quickness
Fast
Run-stuffer
Really fat lad who gets in the way
Measurables
Height, weight, strength, speed. The be-all and end-all, except of course for players that are short, slow, etc., in which you can 'throw out the measurables'. These players are often popular with the media as talking points, and have Intangibles (those things that you can't chart) that are 'off the charts'
Sneaky athletic
Fast and comes from a good family
Tremendous upside
Can't play football yet, but is built like a vending machine or runs like Usain Bolt. See also Project and Raw
Workout warrior
Was great in the weight room, where he'll spend all his time after he's drafted, because he sure as hell can't play
Scrappy
See also a Good leader who is Gritty and Plays with heart
40 time
Speed over the straight-line 40-yard dash, a vital determination of draft position that few players will ever actually perform in a game
Ball-hawk
A defensive back who can catch
Cover corner
A defensive back who can't
Looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane
A big lad who is soft as s****
Wes Welker-type
Small, shifty receiver who really has no business on the field with these monsters
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Possession receiver
Slow
Tweener
Not big enough or quick enough for any position in the NFL, but looked great against rubbish college opposition
Happy feet
A quarterback without the balls to take a hit, unlike someone who Stands tall in the pocket
Wonderlic
Intelligence test given to all prospects that has little to with actual football. Results usually leaked for quarterbacks, whose entire NFL careers are then feted/written off depending on the results
Plug and play
Usually describes offensive linemen who are capable of playing straight away, because it's hard to find interesting things to say about offensive linemen
Sleeper pick
Player the pundit ranked really highly but everyone else thought was shite
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