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Draft "experts" , Do they know a damn thing?
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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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01-08-2013, 12:24 AM | #31 |
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Picking the top 25 in order of who will turn out the best is like picking a perfect 65 team bracket in NCAA basketball. Except you don't know exactly which "teams" are in the "tourney".
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01-08-2013, 12:46 AM | #32 |
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I prefer we just pick a name out of a hat.
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01-08-2013, 09:06 AM | #33 |
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01-08-2013, 09:37 AM | #34 |
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The problem is partially that their final boards and rankings are heavily influenced by their sources who tell them which team is drafting and targeting certain players. This way on draft day when their top 25 are all gone by the 30th pick in the draft - they look smart to the average viewer.
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01-08-2013, 10:00 AM | #35 | |
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Guys like Rick Gosselin have very little variance. Guys like Kiper make WHOLESALE changes to their boards. |
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01-08-2013, 10:11 AM | #36 | |
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Are you aware of any "expert" who has a clue with regard to QB's? And lets face it, part of the problem is the team that drafts a player. Wilson wouldn't have gotten the opportunity to win the starting job in KC. He'd still be viewed as a wasted reach if KC drafted him.
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01-08-2013, 10:14 AM | #37 | |
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What gets guys like Kiper in trouble is that they try to pretend to be scouts and then when it gets close, they change it all up. Kiper wants people to believe he's a scout when in reality, he too is in the prediction business. I think Scott Wright does a fairly good job of analyzing players, not just QBs. He's had Barkley and Smith 1/2 for most of the season. |
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01-08-2013, 10:15 AM | #38 |
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Draft 'experts' are just as likely to know who good prospects are as fans are.
I'm not convinced teams are much better either. That's why the draft is fun for people who really like college ball. The annoying ones are the guys who read the primer and think they're an expert. I don't do either as I'm no draftnik, but I certainly know some fans are a lot better at this than others.... |
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01-08-2013, 10:26 AM | #39 | |
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2007 Quinn #2 prospect (miss) Russell #5 (miss) 2008 Ryan #6 (hit) Brohm #28 (miss, shouldn't have been in top 100) 2009 Stafford #1 (I'll say hit, some will say no) Sanchez #6 (miss) 2010 Clausen #10 (miss) Bradford #11 (Incomplete maybe?) 2011 Gabbert #9 (miss) Locker #26 (too early?) Newton #29 (miss, too far back. Should be ahead of 1 and 2) 2012 He, like the rest of the world, liked Luck (1) and Griffin (5) but had Wilson at #152.
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01-08-2013, 10:39 AM | #40 |
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I think they are like every team out there. 30% success is about it. Some years its 0% some years you hit 60% but combined even the hive mind of CP its pretty much who knows.
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01-08-2013, 10:40 AM | #41 |
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Anybody check out James Christensen's stuff?
He runs this site: Patriots Draft Seems to be pretty legit, and I like the way they list their draft profiles, especially the QB stuff. He also has Geno at the top of his board. Link to his scouting report on Geno: here.
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Edit: It looks like that site has 4 different guys doing mocks. The one duncan_idaho mentioned has the Chiefs taking Geno. So do two of the others. The fourth guy has the Chiefs taking Matt Barkley.
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01-08-2013, 11:36 AM | #45 |
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Yeah, its several guys in collaboration. Their profiles are legit. And the scouting reports certainly track well (I used to edit Russ Lande, and I think this stuff is just as good/easier to read).
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