- "Lacks speed and explosive burst in pursuit."
He's their biggest lb in terms of weight, meaning probably the strongest since he has a faster 40 time than all of them except the smaller Willie Gay.
Does Zierlein see a white guy and automatically think he must have no speed? Somebody's paying this guy for lazy ass reporting.
It's a lot worse than that. I was checking out his "scouting report" on Malcolm Rodriguez earlier today. Rodriguez was a state wrestling champion who was a tackling machine at Oklahoma State. He also put up some outstanding Combine numbers -- 4.52 40, 39 1/2 inch vertical, and a ten foot even broad jump. Yet Zierlein writes: "Measurables are unimpressive."
Here's some of his "scouting report" on Alec Pierce, who he labels a "backup" who has the potential to develop into a starter: "Pierce was a mismatch as a deep-ball target at Cincinnati, but is more likely to be tabbed as a possession receiver with the ability to create some downfield trouble as a pro. He plays a physical brand of ball and has combat-catch toughness, which is important because he's not an elusive route runner. He can work underneath or challenge a bigger, slower cornerback deep, but the route tree is going to be limited. Some players have traits that don't show up on the field, but Pierce utilizes both his physical and athletic gifts. He has backup potential with zone-beater and red-zone value, and will likely play on special teams."
Every one of his write-ups on White players that I've read run along the same derogatory lines. He's a conscious anti-White propagandist. I was checking his Wikipedia page and there's no mention of Zierlein ever playing sports, which is easy to believe looking at him. But somehow he rose to the top in recent years. He writes most or all the "scouting reports" for NFL.com and pops up on the NFL Network frequently, and is also now seen as a commentator during the three-day annual NFL Draft extravaganza. He's as influential as Mel Kiper and Todd McShay, but with an unwavering deeply anti-White bias that dwarfs theirs, which is saying something.