Draft "experts" , Do they know a damn thing?

[Dayze]

if they were really as good as they want people to think they are, they'd work for any NFL team

[DTLB58]

Originally Posted by Dayze

if they were really as good as they want people to think they are, they'd work for any NFL team

This.

[EagleRob]

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.

[patteeu]

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.

[KCrockaholic]

Holy shit, Mecca. You stranger.

[Strongside]

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.

[KCrockaholic]

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.

[KChiefs1]

Originally Posted by KCrockaholic

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.

When is your mock draft?

[KCrockaholic]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

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.

[L.A. Chieffan]

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

[crazycoffey]

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

[FringeNC]

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

[KChiefs1]

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

[DTLB58]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

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

Good point.

[DTLB58]

Originally Posted by FringeNC

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

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