BBTF.org/m/scouting : Giants Scout Creates iPhone App

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Draft Features Rarest of Prospects: Redheads

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posted 3 days ago by OsunaSakata to draft, prospects, scouting | 107 comment(s)

The issue of redheadedness and athletic performance took center stage before the 2011 NFL draft, when Sports Illustrated’s Peter King interviewed an anonymous head coach who questioned Texas Christian University product Andy Dalton’s ability to lead a team from the quarterback spot. The scout’s objections were based less on Dalton’s arm strength, pocket presence and his Wonderlic score than his hair color.

“Has there ever been a redheaded quarterback in the NFL who’s really done ...

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1. Bob Evans posted on March 02, 2012 at 02:21 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

As long as there's a box for "Good face? (Y/N)", it'll sell.

2. AROM posted on March 02, 2012 at 02:40 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I wonder what grades he'd give to a young Tim "Rock" Raines.

3. Matt Clement of Alexandria posted on March 02, 2012 at 02:44 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

EXCELLENT AWARENESS ON FIELD. CAN SMELL WHAT I AM COOKING.

4. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) posted on March 02, 2012 at 03:14 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Will it help me sell jeans?

5. Balkroth posted on March 02, 2012 at 03:36 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I bet it'd be better on android.

6. SuperGrover posted on March 03, 2012 at 04:56 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

$5.99 for an app that is basically nothing more than a stock form with one simple calculation. I don't even know IOS and figure I could crank this out in about 4 hours.

Wonder how much he paid the development agency...

7. Swedish Chef posted on March 03, 2012 at 06:36 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

$5.99 for an app that is basically nothing more than a stock form with one simple calculation. I don't even know IOS and figure I could crank this out in about 4 hours.

Doesn't seem all that excessive to me, given that the total market size for this app is on the order of a thousand people something fancy is not going to happen at that price. It's not like it has to save a lot of typing to be worth six dollars for a scout.

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