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Superman vs Bizarro IV - Pre-Draft - Bizarro Team Offense
By Apolo Shapiro
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QB Mike Glennon - 6”7 - 225 lbs - 21 years old - College N.C. State

52 spd - 57 str - 55 awr - 53 agi - 57 acc - 94 thp - 86 tha

SFL Comparison : Brock Osweiler

Overview : Mike Glennon is a very tall quarterback, 6”7 with neck included, a young prospect with notable physical skills as his size and a powerful cannon arm, he displayed some accuracy that still need to improve and the main concern is his low ability to read defenses and react to blitz. He needs to develop it before become an SFL star. A team that drafts him should try to get him a mentor that helps him with the next step.

Strenghts :

* Elite Height, he do have the size for have a wide range of vision
* Powerful arm allow him to do throws other quarterbacks can’t

Weaknesses :

* Often miss open wide receivers due accuracy
* Poor defenses reads and reaction to blitzes






HB Eddie Lacy - 5”11 - 250 lbs - 23 years old - College Alabama

92 spd - 73 str - 53 awr - 91 agi - 94 acc - 60 cth - 88 car - 89 btk

SFL Comparison : Michael Turner

Overview : Eddie Lacy is one of the most intriguing prospects on this draft, he went to McDonalds and ate the whole menu, during the whole last year. He’s a massive wrecking ball, he also has high skills for break tackles and he barely fumbled during his time at Alamaba. One of his negatives was the ability to find the open blocks and run in the right direction.

Strenghts :

* Amazing weight, he’s a wrecking ball
* Polished break tackles abilities
* Barely fumbles, knows how to protect the ball

Weaknesses :

* Lack the ability to find open run routes
* His lateral moves are below average






FB Kyle Juszczyk - 6”1 - 235 lbs - 24 years old - College Harvard

82 spd - 79 str - 53 awr - 84 agi - 83 acc - 65 cth - 68 car - 77 brk - 45 pbk - 57 rbk

SFL Comparison : Tony Fiammetta

Overview : Is not common Harvard produce players for the SFL, a college known by his academic offer and not exactly by his football program. Yet Juszczyk was one of the best fullbacks and he joins SFL draft as an interesting prospect. He has above average speed for the position and solid run block, he missed some block at pass protection, and his football IQ is low.

Strenghts :

* Above average physical attributes
* His strenght help him to make plays

Weaknesses :

* Lacks football knowledge so he often miss plays
* He joins league as 24 years old with few time to progress






WR DeAndre Hopkins - 6”1 - 214 lbs - 22 years old - College Clemson

96 spd - 33 str - 63 awr - 96 agi - 97 acc - 82 cth - 89 jmp - 53 car - 60 btk - 85 kr

SFL Comparison : Jason Hill

Overview : Deandre Hopkins was one of the highest rated prospects at college football, coming from a big program as Clemson, he received a lot of atention in comparison with other receivers. Deandre Hopkins was known as a player with extremely reliable hand, and he’s expected to do the transition to the professional and become a safe target for his team. He do have the speed for beat cornerbacks on the deep routes but also he has the ability to quickly change direction and run most routes.

Strenghts :

* Top speed help him beat coverage
* Extremely safe hands for a rookie receiver
* Can run complex routes

Weaknesses :

* He lacks size and strenght for fight contested balls






WR Keenan Allen - 6”2 - 206 lbs - 20 years old - College California

89 spd - 67 str - 58 awr - 90 agi - 91 acc - 81 cth - 86 jmp - 71 car - 58 btk - 66 kr

SFL Comparison : Travis Wilson

Overview : Keenan Allen is an extremely young prospect to join the SFL, during his time at california he displayed to be an extremely safe wide receiver, he often took a role to move the chains, he’s an specialist in receptions in critical moments as third downs, and he had some of the lower drops numbers. He lacks the speed to be a vertical treat but he do compensante it with his size, strenght and football skills.

Strenghts :

* Extremely young prospect with high roof
* Safe hands key for catches in traffic
* Has the size and the power for fight contested balls

Weaknesses :

* He doesn’t represent a problem in deep routes
* Lacks the ability to do quick movements






WR Adam Thielen - 6”2 - 200 lbs - 23 years old - College Minnesota

96 spd - 44 str - 49 awr - 94 agi - 96 acc - 81 cth - 87 jmp - 61 car - 58 btk - 92 kr

SFL Comparison : Miles Austin

Overview : Adam Thielen was an all or nothing kind of player during his times at minnesota, he often run deep routes and expect to beat the cb by his pure speed, he also has an outstanding size of 6”2 that help him with the speed. He represent a hard matchup for any defense specially if not playing 2 man under, not many cornerbacks are able to shutdown him at the 1 vs 1. He joins SFL with 23 years old and the pool of routes he run is very limited, he needs to improve his football IQ the fastest posible.

Strenghts :

* Vertical dangerous with top speed
* Good height for generate matchups

Weaknesses :

* He doesn’t know how to run most routes
* Rely only at speed making him an unidimensional player.





TE Dion Sims - 6”5 - 262 lbs - 23 years old - College Michigan St.

84 spd - 77 str - 57 awr - 84 agi - 85 acc - 79 cth - 74 car - 76 jmp - 76 btk - 50 pbk - 55 rbk

SFL Comparison : Luke Stocker

Overview : Dion Sims is an specialist receiver Tight end he has a big body frame at 6”5 and he use his size for gain advantadge vs linebackes, his combination of speed and size is a lethal matchup for many defenses. He also has over average strenght that help him to gain the 1 vs 1 contested catches, during his time at Michigan St. he completely dominated as almost none defensive player was able to limit him. Now he joins the SFL where defenders are bigger, faster and stronger, but he should be ready for next step.

Strenghts :

* Extremely fast for his size
* Takes advantadge of his phisycal attributes
* Above average hands

Weaknesses :

* Very limited block skills
* Often lose position and miss reads





OL Brennan Williams - 6”6 - 318 lbs - 22 years old - College N.Carolina

67 spd - 90 str - 55 awr - 75 agi - 79 acc - 82 pbk - 87 rbk


SFL Comparison : Tony Ugoh

Overview : Williams joins SFL as a prospect known by his atlheticism and his highly polished block skills, during his time at North Carolina, he was the leader of the offensive line and he dominated most defensive players with his advanced block abilities. He moves extremely fast for a man of his size, so he can reach the 2nd level of the block without problem. He had some problems with blitz readings and lost some matchups vs very powerful defensive linemen.

Strenghts :

* Extremely athletic for his size
* Very polished block skills

Weaknesses :

* Struggle to read the blitz
* Lose matchups by brute force





OL Luke Joeckel - 6”6 - 306 lbs - 21 years old - College Texas A&M

70 spd - 89 str - 61 awr - 69 agi - 75 acc - 88 pbk - 77 rbk

SFL Comparison : Riley Reiff

Overview : Known as the flash of the offensive line at Texas A&M Joeckel was a player that often was able to keep the pace on a race vs other tight ends. His top speed is impressive with also agile feets and fast reactions. His readings are very accurate especially for a young player with only 21 years old, concerns about him comes at his skills at the run block, he missed multiple options for his runningback, and also his strenght is low for the professional level.


Strenghts :

* Elite speed for the position
* Shield for pass game

Weaknesses :

* Lacks block skills for rush attack
* Lose many duels because of power





OL Chance Warmack - 6”2 - 317 lbs - 23 years old - College Alabama

64 spd - 92 str - 65 awr - 57 agi - 81 acc - 83 pbk - 85 rbk

SFL Comparison : Andy Levitre

Overview : A short man with a big heart and brain, Warmack is an extremely polished player, the kind of player you expect to see in a premium program as Alabama. Leader of the offensive line of one of the best teams at college football, warmack joins the SFL as a ready prospect with high football IQ and block skills. He doesn’t have agile feers and his size is a concern but he compensate with all his abilities.

Strenghts :

* Expert reading the blitz and following block schemes
* Extremely polished block skills

Weaknesses :

* Undersized, his positions are limited because of size
* His feets are slow for lateral moves





OL Ricky Wagner - 6”6 - 308 lbs - 23 years old - College Wisconsin

65 spd - 98 str - 55 awr - 68 agi - 76 acc - 81 pbk - 89 rbk

SFL Comparison : Troy Kropog

Overview : Ricky Warner, the Wisconsin Mountain, was a notable player because of his massive strenght and extremely high run block abilities. Wisconsin was one of the best rush offenses in part because Wagner was one of the pancakes leaders. He’s very athletic even if not at the level of the top prospects. The definition for Wagner is balance, he doesn’t have a clear weak aspect.

Strenghts :

* Ideal size for play tackle position
* Elite strenght, barely miss a duel by power
* Expert blocking for runningbacks

Weaknesses :

* Lacks the inteligence for read defenses
* Joins league at 23 years old and with a lot to learn pending





C Khaled Holmes - 6”3 - 302 lbs - 22 years old - College USC

63 spd - 90 str - 56 awr - 70 agi - 72 acc - 85 pbk - 86 rbk

SFL Comparison : Stefen Winiewski

Overview : Khaled Holmes is a prospect with average physical attributes but with outstanding block skills and young with only 22 years. Key player on the offensive line of USC. He often protected QB thanks to the use of his hands more than by brute force. Barnes is a prospect with high potential and can become one of the best blockers of SFL.

Strenghts :

* He’s a block expert
* With only 22 years old has a top roof

Weaknesses :

* Struggle vs powerful defensive tackles
* Average physical attributes
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