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Draft "experts" , Do they know a damn thing?
http://harvardsportsanalysis.wordpre...raft-rankings/
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Are there any other examples or data on whether any draft expert or non-expert actually gets it right consistently? So picking a QB who is 'ranked' at X spot in the first round, but not 1st if he is the best guy out there is stupid based on what? Mel Kipers big board? Get real. Nobody knows shit! Geno for president |
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01-07-2013, 08:30 PM | #2 |
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None of them know anything. The only value from draft "experts" comes roughly a week before the draft, when they've managed to filter enough rumors from teams to start to build a feasible picture of how the draft may play out. The rest of the time, it's a guessing game, some of it directed by agents.
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01-07-2013, 08:32 PM | #3 |
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Draft experts pimp the guys that they get paid to pimp...
Agents pay. Kiper combs his hair and fans swallow him like gospel... |
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01-07-2013, 08:32 PM | #4 |
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Not really Mayock only has value because of his sources.
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Anyone is as good at draft rankings is anyone else. We all suck ass at it. |
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01-07-2013, 08:34 PM | #6 |
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I think Reid is gonna fall in love with Smith.
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01-07-2013, 08:35 PM | #7 |
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Check out the Huddle Report. They list and grade mock drafts and top 100 lists. Very insightful.
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01-07-2013, 08:35 PM | #8 |
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01-07-2013, 08:35 PM | #9 |
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So.... They suck?
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01-07-2013, 08:40 PM | #10 | |
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if history tells you anything at all, the draft is sort of a crap shoot for the most part. There is some skill involved as well as luck. It's sort of like texas holdem for the NFL if you think about it.
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01-07-2013, 08:41 PM | #11 |
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I used to listen to what ESPN said, when I was 10
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01-07-2013, 09:00 PM | #12 |
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if they were really as good as they want people to think they are, they'd work for any NFL team
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01-07-2013, 09:09 PM | #13 |
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They are paid to research college talent to sell draftnik mags and fill an ungodly number of television hours on the Sunday after the Saturday after the Thursday night draft watched by most NFL fans. Mock drafts are a waste of time because of draft trades and the chaos after the first inaccurate pick predicted.
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01-07-2013, 10:35 PM | #14 |
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I think they know more than the average fan, but no one should expect them to be able to nail a high percentage of the draft. The people being paid millions by the pro teams to evaluate talent miss all the time so I don't know why anyone would expect these outside evaluators with far fewer resources at their disposal to do any better.
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Holy shit, Mecca. You stranger.
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