These are, for the most part, guys who got lucky with jobs that put them in a position to push their 'opinion' onto people as an 'expert' draft analyst. There is nothing that they do that you or I could not do. It's a matter of watching tape and evaluating raw talent, fundamentals, mannerisms, and leadership.

In short, Kiper and McShay are no smarter than my cousin Larry who lives in a trailer park on disability and watches game tape all day. They are the same, only Kiper and McShay have legs and most of their teeth.

And yet he pimped Aaron Curry so much he was taken #4 overall (against many objections on this forum), only to be traded for a 7th and bounce out of the league.

Here's my deal.

I don't listen to what Kiper or Mayock say about draft prospects until I've already done my own research on specific players. Once I've done that, I then compare my OWN information with what the "experts" are saying and see how our reports compare. It's more fun to see if you can match their scouting report without even reading it. Making your own judgments is better than basing your entire opinion off of what one "media scout" is saying.

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This.

A bunch of dudes watching YouTube clips are much more qualified. Reid should just ask us when he's on the clock amirite?

Mecca sighting!!

Kiper is to the draft experts of the media as Mecca is to the draftubators of CP.....

Hmmm. We need a LB....

And the obvious follow up question is whether NFL scouts and GMs are very good, either?

There are no experts...only guys who have lots of connections.
Rick Gooselin is a perfect example.

When is your mock draft?

Mock drafts are fun to look at and make you think about how certain guys would fit with different teams, but really they mean nothing. I don't even consider mock drafts until after the combine. But yeah sometimes when I get bored I'll put some names together in March and April.

Good point.

We can tell by how many are looking for new jobs each season. :doh!: