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Mitch Petrus Scouting Report

Posted by Matt Miller On February - 14 - 2010

Mitch Petrus – Arkansas

 

Scout: David Syvertsen

 

Height/Weight: 6’3/304

 

40 Time:

 

Pro Potential:

 

Position Traits

 

Awareness/Reaction: Quick thinker that can make decisions and act on them quickly. Keeps his head on a swivel and understands the complex stunting and blitzing schemes.

 

Balance: Keeps his feet whether he is stagnant or moving, but will lost control at times. Likes to lunge without his full balance, making him appear to be out of control.

 

Initial Quickness: Very explosive for a lineman, fires out of his stance with power and speed. Gets to the second level in a blink, reaches top speed in a hurry.

 

Movement/Space: Has experience at both tight end in fullback, a comfortable mover in space and can react well against the quicker athletes at the second and third level of the defense.

 

Pass Blocking: Inconsistent. Looks like a star on one play, and a newcomer to the position on the next. Can deliver a strong initial punch, but his hands get too wide and he will get called for a lot of holds. If his initial punch misses, he does not recover well and is often found chasing after a quality pass rusher instead is mirroring him.

 

Pulling/Trapping: Might be the best lead blocking lineman in the country. Gets out of his stance fast and low, creating a nice pivot point with maximum power. Locates the defender well and is at his best on the move.

 

Run Blocking: Gives a lot of effort on each play, plays through the whistle. Tries hard to get his hips in to the hole, but will lose track of hands. Too much of a shoulder blocker as he fails to lock on and drive.

 

Size/Length/Hand Size: Has the wide frame to hold more weight. Solid reach for his size, needs to bulk up his lower half to add power to his game.

 

Strength/Explosion/Pop: Can deliver a big time pop when his technique and balance are on point. Can send a linebacker airborne when picking up a blitz. Strong player up top that could use more drive power from his base.

 

Technique: The element of his game that keeps him from being one of the best interior blockers in the class. Can fire out low and put his hat on the numbers, but will stand straight up and get driven back on the very next play. Hands are usually too wide, footwork is choppy at best.

 

Final Word: Mitch Petrus is one of the more interesting prospects to keep an eye on over the next few years. I talked to an AFC scout about him at the Senior Bowl and he told me that he has never seen a player so up and down in his scouting career at the guard position. He looks like a legit first round prospect one week, and an undrafted free agent the next. He shows tremendous mobility and power and would be a perfect fit for a scheme that implements a lot of zone blocking. Before he sees the field however, he needs to refine his technique and make sure his leverage and footwork become second nature to him. He started off his career as a tight end, was moved to fullback and then to guard, but sat out the 2008 season because of academic ineligibility. With that in mind, it is understandable that he struggled with the week to week performance as a guard in the SEC and now that he has his position for the future in hand, his level of play and consistency will only go up. He will likely be a 3rd-4th rounder that could be one of the league’s best after a couple years of NFL coaching.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sounds liek a solid pick in the 5th round.

[Mr. P]

o-line depth is always good.

[Mr. P]

he tied the scouting combine record in February by bench pressing 225 pounds a whopping 45 times.

[fringe]

what position does he play?

[Mr. P]

guard

[Treehugger]

Sounds like he has potential, just needs some technique tweeks. I wonder what he was rated so low (2.9)?

 

I really liked this :

 

Pulling/Trapping: Might be the best lead blocking lineman in the country. Gets out of his stance fast and low, creating a nice pivot point with maximum power. Locates the defender well and is at his best on the move.

[Virginia Giant]

Sounds like he has potential, just needs some technique tweeks. I wonder what he was rated so low (2.9)?

 

I really liked this :

Thats what I liked as well, we do alot of pulling with the gaurds.

 

 

Pdub, had no idea about his bench reps, thats amazing, thats DT power.

[Sephiroth]

Love this pick.

[Bigblue25]

I have seen mocks given Petrus to the Giants in the third, we got him in the five, fits the scheme, steal in the fifth, I like him

[JackStroud]

can he jump?

[JackStroud]

sounds like pettigout......very inconsistent

hope he does not have the yips

[Virginia Giant]

sounds like pettigout......very inconsistent

hope he does not have the yips

Somehow, I'm not surprised you don't like the one pick everyone seems to be pleased with.

[Bigblue25]

can he jump?

Yeah he can jump, and he was part of the reason Darren McFadden and Felix Jones were first rounders, Mcfadden is awful without a line.

[BleedinBlue]

He's one very strong sumbitch - beat virtually every single player that went to the combine for pure strength. But like all offensive lineman, they're 2-year projects even if they are taken in the first round. He should be good for the run once he's got the system down because he'll push the line open.

 

Good pick!

[JackStroud]

Yeah he can jump, and he was part of the reason Darren McFadden and Felix Jones were first rounders, Mcfadden is awful without a line.

 

why would an offensive lineman need to jump?

 

 

It was a joke............

[JMFP]

Mitch Petrus Scouting Report

Posted by Matt Miller On February - 14 - 2010

Mitch Petrus – Arkansas

 

Scout: David Syvertsen

 

Height/Weight: 6’3/304

 

40 Time:

 

Pro Potential:

 

Position Traits

 

Awareness/Reaction: Quick thinker that can make decisions and act on them quickly. Keeps his head on a swivel and understands the complex stunting and blitzing schemes.

 

Balance: Keeps his feet whether he is stagnant or moving, but will lost control at times. Likes to lunge without his full balance, making him appear to be out of control.

 

Initial Quickness: Very explosive for a lineman, fires out of his stance with power and speed. Gets to the second level in a blink, reaches top speed in a hurry.

 

Movement/Space: Has experience at both tight end in fullback, a comfortable mover in space and can react well against the quicker athletes at the second and third level of the defense.

 

Pass Blocking: Inconsistent. Looks like a star on one play, and a newcomer to the position on the next. Can deliver a strong initial punch, but his hands get too wide and he will get called for a lot of holds. If his initial punch misses, he does not recover well and is often found chasing after a quality pass rusher instead is mirroring him.

 

Pulling/Trapping: Might be the best lead blocking lineman in the country. Gets out of his stance fast and low, creating a nice pivot point with maximum power. Locates the defender well and is at his best on the move.

 

Run Blocking: Gives a lot of effort on each play, plays through the whistle. Tries hard to get his hips in to the hole, but will lose track of hands. Too much of a shoulder blocker as he fails to lock on and drive.

 

Size/Length/Hand Size: Has the wide frame to hold more weight. Solid reach for his size, needs to bulk up his lower half to add power to his game.

 

Strength/Explosion/Pop: Can deliver a big time pop when his technique and balance are on point. Can send a linebacker airborne when picking up a blitz. Strong player up top that could use more drive power from his base.

 

Technique: The element of his game that keeps him from being one of the best interior blockers in the class. Can fire out low and put his hat on the numbers, but will stand straight up and get driven back on the very next play. Hands are usually too wide, footwork is choppy at best.

 

Final Word: Mitch Petrus is one of the more interesting prospects to keep an eye on over the next few years. I talked to an AFC scout about him at the Senior Bowl and he told me that he has never seen a player so up and down in his scouting career at the guard position. He looks like a legit first round prospect one week, and an undrafted free agent the next. He shows tremendous mobility and power and would be a perfect fit for a scheme that implements a lot of zone blocking. Before he sees the field however, he needs to refine his technique and make sure his leverage and footwork become second nature to him. He started off his career as a tight end, was moved to fullback and then to guard, but sat out the 2008 season because of academic ineligibility. With that in mind, it is understandable that he struggled with the week to week performance as a guard in the SEC and now that he has his position for the future in hand, his level of play and consistency will only go up. He will likely be a 3rd-4th rounder that could be one of the league’s best after a couple years of NFL coaching.

 

Sounds liek a solid pick in the 5th round.

 

I agree....this was a great pick in the 5th round.

[Taylorized56]

I know there is more to a lineman than strength, but 45 reps is ridiculous. We have one of the best offensive line coaches in football to help him with his technique...hopefully this works out for Big Blue.

 

Also, I REALLY like the Chad Jones pick. I was hoping we'd take a look at him.

[fringe]

what position does he play?

 

oh he's an offensive lineman. didn't read all the way down.

[BleedinBlue]

Sounds like he has potential, just needs some technique tweeks. I wonder what he was rated so low (2.9)?

 

I really liked this :

Actually, it depends on which rating system you are following. I've seen him ranked as the 2nd best guard in the draft and as far down as the 7th best guard. On average, he's ranked the 3rd best guard in the draft (taking about 25 ranking systems into consideration), and hardly any board had him going later than the 3rd round and several had him going in the second, even early second in one.

 

This is a complete steal by the Giants and he will fit in nicely. Getting him in the 5th round is like having a kid getting a second Christmas in April!

[TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt]

Scouting Report: " can send a linebacker airborne when picking up the blitz"

[BleedinBlue]

Scouting Report: " can send a linebacker airborne when picking up the blitz"

Scouts say he plays with a "viscious" attitude. It'll be nice to have a player with a cool nickname, aka: "Viscious Mitch"...

[Iceman_NYG]

The fact that he set the record at the combine with his 225 reps gives me a good feeling about his strength. Could be the stolen diamond we are looking for.

[JMFP]

We could bring this guy in immediately in short yardage and goal line situations.

 

Great, great pick.

 

I was hoping for Iupati in the 1st if McClain was gone, but we have a guy with the same physicality at a fraction of the price.

[Mr. P]

We could bring this guy in immediately in short yardage and goal line situations.

 

Great, great pick.

 

I was hoping for Iupati in the 1st if McClain was gone, but we have a guy with the same physicality at a fraction of the price.

 

yeah hopefully a few times this season we can hear "number 62 is an eligible receiver" during some games.