Given the flurry of dissections about Adam Peters’ first draft in Washington, DC, I wanted to take the time to look back at one of the processes that he appears to have brought over from San Francisco, and examine how that evaluation strategy has panned out over time.
With the 49ers, Peters, GM John Lynch, and Kyle Shanahan had an evaluation filter for potential draftees that they called “gold helmets.” A description is below:
The San Francisco 49ers will designate about 15 to 20 prospects as “gold helmet” players heading into the draft. The designation is reserved for players considered “exemplary” in several areas, including performance, leadership, and intelligence.