The propaganda of the “elite athlete”, #43 vs #15.
I am referring to Andrew Van Ginkel and Jaelan Phillips. Most scouts view #15 (Phillips) as a absurdly talented athlete. He scored an absurd 9.87 RAS score. The consensus is that he has elite potential. If you were to ask the casual fan the difference in athleticism between #15 (Phillips) and #43 (Van Ginkel) most would assume that #15 is light years more athletic. This assumption is false. Yes Phillips graded better as an athlete but AVG also graded as an elite athlete at the same position with a RAS of 9.24. Functional Athleticism. As far as field speed and explosion; the two players are basically the same athlete. The only advantage each player has respectively is: #15 is taller & longer, whereas #43 (AVG) scored as having Elite agility for a DE. My point is that both of these players are ELITE athletes. Elite athletes using Pro-Football as the measuring stick. Any RAS above 9 is in the 90% of every measured NFL athlete at that position in the last 30 years. That is ELITE! For p...