As far as draft value goes, we got him for the value of pick #40 (According to F/S, Academy Valuations).
As far as i'm concerned, this is where I have him slotted as far as midfield depth.
# Name (Inside/Outside) - Age
1. Boak (I/O) - 27 Y/O
2. Gray (I/O) - 28 Y/O
3. Wines (I) - 21 Y/O
4. Ebert (I/O) - 26 Y/O
5. Hartlett (I/O) - 25 Y/O
6. Jared Polec (O) - 23 Y/O
7. Matthew White (O) - 29 Y/O
8. J Toumpas (O) - 22 Y/O
9. K Amon (O) - 20 Y/O
10. K Mitchell (O) - 26 Y/O
If we project everyone's form four years from now our midfield at the start of 2020 is going to look like this (Kicking out all the 30 Y/O's
1. Wines (I) - 25 Y/O
2. Ebert (I/O) - 29 Y/O
3. Hartlett (I/O) - 29 Y/O
4. Jared Polec (O) - 27 Y/O
5. J Toumpas (O) - 26 Y/O
6. K Amon (O) - 24 Y/O
Looking at this profile, it looks like we have a lot of outside runners. I feel although Ebert and Hartlett are still a touch young, we have seen what they will provide for the rest of their careers. What this means is we'll have 1 inside mid, 2 guys who can go inside or outside (provided we don't sit Hammer on the back flank and make Ebert our main tagger). Then we have 3 outside mids, 2 of questionable pace. I believe this mix is why Ken has been strict on the "non-negotiables" with Polec and Toumpas. We need to morph these kids into complete midfielders before we are left with a massive lack of inside grunt, defensive accountability and ability to work well under pressure.
Hopefully by the start of 2020, if we develop the kids properly our midfield will look like this.
1. Wines (I) - 25 Y/O
2. Wingard (I/O) - 26 Y/O
3. Ebert (I/O) - 29 Y/O
4. Hartlett (I/O) - 29 Y/O
5. Polec (I/O) - 26 Y/O
6. J Impey (O) - 24 Y/O
7. J Toumpas (I/O) - 26 Y/O
8. K Amon - (O) - 24 Y/O
If we can nail this next year or two of development we are sitting pretty profile wise for the future.
As far as i'm concerned, this is where I have him slotted as far as midfield depth.
# Name (Inside/Outside) - Age
1. Boak (I/O) - 27 Y/O
2. Gray (I/O) - 28 Y/O
3. Wines (I) - 21 Y/O
4. Ebert (I/O) - 26 Y/O
5. Hartlett (I/O) - 25 Y/O
6. Jared Polec (O) - 23 Y/O
7. Matthew White (O) - 29 Y/O
8. J Toumpas (O) - 22 Y/O
9. K Amon (O) - 20 Y/O
10. K Mitchell (O) - 26 Y/O
If we project everyone's form four years from now our midfield at the start of 2020 is going to look like this (Kicking out all the 30 Y/O's
1. Wines (I) - 25 Y/O
2. Ebert (I/O) - 29 Y/O
3. Hartlett (I/O) - 29 Y/O
4. Jared Polec (O) - 27 Y/O
5. J Toumpas (O) - 26 Y/O
6. K Amon (O) - 24 Y/O
Looking at this profile, it looks like we have a lot of outside runners. I feel although Ebert and Hartlett are still a touch young, we have seen what they will provide for the rest of their careers. What this means is we'll have 1 inside mid, 2 guys who can go inside or outside (provided we don't sit Hammer on the back flank and make Ebert our main tagger). Then we have 3 outside mids, 2 of questionable pace. I believe this mix is why Ken has been strict on the "non-negotiables" with Polec and Toumpas. We need to morph these kids into complete midfielders before we are left with a massive lack of inside grunt, defensive accountability and ability to work well under pressure.
Hopefully by the start of 2020, if we develop the kids properly our midfield will look like this.
1. Wines (I) - 25 Y/O
2. Wingard (I/O) - 26 Y/O
3. Ebert (I/O) - 29 Y/O
4. Hartlett (I/O) - 29 Y/O
5. Polec (I/O) - 26 Y/O
6. J Impey (O) - 24 Y/O
7. J Toumpas (I/O) - 26 Y/O
8. K Amon - (O) - 24 Y/O
If we can nail this next year or two of development we are sitting pretty profile wise for the future.
