Draft Doublespeak

"High Upside/ Lots of Potential"
-Translation: He's athletic, but doesn't know how to play football.

"A Deep Threat"
-Translation: fast, poor route runner

"A West Coast-type receiver"
-Translation: slow

"A High-Value Pick"
-Translation: Doesn't fit with the team's needs

"A Great Fit..."
-Translation: Could have been picked about 5 picks later or more.

"A Great Cornerback for the Cover 2"
-Translation: Too slow

"A Great Route Runner"
Translation: Too slow and too small

"A Great Receiver Out of the Backfield"
-Translation: Too small to play running back

"A Tweener"
-Translation: Doesn't really play any position particularly well

"He Has Some Character Issues"
-Translation: He ran over his ex's boyfriend with a truck and got caught with a lot of crack. He also loves money and hates football.

"He Has Some Character Issues"
-Translation: He's black, you can barely understand him, he has dreadlocks, and he once he got pulled over with a friend with a pocket full of marijuana

"Dominant Inside Presence"
-Translation: Big fat guy

"A QB who would do fine in a West Coast system"
-Translation: poor arm strength

"A Coverage Linebacker"
-Translation: He can't tackle

"A John Elway type of QB"
-Translation: Big arm with no accuracy

"A Red Zone Threat"
-Translation: A big TE or WR who's too slow

"A Gap Filler"
-Translation: A DL who doesn't pass rush

"Needs to work on his technique"
-Translation: An ex-track star or basketball player who doesn't know how to play football

"An Aggressive Pass Rusher"
-Translation: A 3rd down blitzer who can't tackle or cover the run

"A Franchise..."
- Translation: He's good.

"A Great Run Blocker"
-Translation: A Poor pass blocker

"A Great Pass Blocker"
Translation: A poor run blocker

"A Really Bright Kid"
-Translation: There's no particular reason to draft this guy except that he grew up with either a sob story or he's not a complete moron

"A Franchise QB"
-Translation: A high pick QB

"A Great Blocking TE"
Translation: He's too slow and he can't catch

"A Small School Player"
-Translation: Who the hell is this guy?

"A Dominant College Player"
- Translation: Too small, slow to play in the NFL, but will probably get drafted because he was on a good team or was the only decent player on a terrible team.

"Questions About His Durability"
-Translation: Either he broke his leg in three places in a horrific career ending injury or he happened to have the only injury of his life a month before the combine.