I know there are a lot of people on here who don't have Twitter (for some crazy reason)... I know we used to have a thread dedicated to tweets from athletes or other personel people. This thread can be used for people like Schefter, Mort, Prisco etc...
Here is one from Schefter to kick it off
Adam Schefter@<b>AdamSchefter</b><a class="" href='https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/463392506051588096' title="2:59 PM - 5 May 2014">4 mins</a>
<p class="">And <a class="" href='https://twitter.com/mortreport'>@<b>mortreport</b></a> reports he'd expect the Browns to snap up QB Johnny Manziel with the No. 4 pick if he's still there.
There are so many rumors going around, it's really hard to believe any.
Quote:There are so many rumors going around, it's really hard to believe any.
Rumors?
Hell, it's talking heads taking guesses.
Quote:There are so many rumors going around, it's really hard to believe any.
There are a few that are more believable than others. Schefter is pretty spot on in the days leading up to the draft.
Quote:Rumors?
Hell, it's talking heads taking guesses.
So true... I still have no clue how these guys get these jobs (McShay, Kiper, Mayock and Matthew Berry for fantasy).
I did a Mock last year and I got almost twice the amount of picks that Kiper got right and I wouldn't call my self a "Draft Expert" at all.
Quote:Rumors?
Hell, it's talking heads taking guesses.
Right up until you get the fake accounts out there trying to break news, and the folks who are stalking Twitter waiting for any crumb they can race back to the board to share with us. Those are good moments.
Ian Rapoport@<b>RapSheet</b><a class="" href='https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/463391979750305792' title="2:57 PM - 5 May 2014">13 mins</a>
<p class="">Source: <a class="" href='https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Rams&src=hash'>#<b>Rams</b></a> had an interesting meeting with Johnny Manziel at the Combine. Kicked everyone out besides GM Les Snead, Jeff Fisher & Manziel
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<p class="">Everyone I follow on Twitter (famous people) have that little blue check next to their name that lets you know they are legit. Can't confirm for other peoples twitter account though lol.
Here's one from Oehser...
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Bill Polian on ESPN conference call says he expects a run on QBs late in Round 1. Expects teams to trade up to get past Cleveland at No. 26
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Apologies for it not looking familiar but for some reason I can't embed the twitter screen into a post.
Quote:Here's one from Oehser...
<p class="bbc_indent" style="margin-left:40px;">"Bill Polian on ESPN conference call says he expects a run on QBs late in Round 1. Expects teams to trade up to get past Cleveland at No. 26"
Apologies for it not looking familiar but for some reason I can't embed the twitter screen into a post.
That's funny. Caldwell said the exact opposite:
Quote:Caldwell said he doesn’t expect a run on quarterbacks late in the first round.
“Not in the 20s,” he said. “I could see early second round.”
<a class="bbc_url" href='http://m.jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2014-05-02/story/manziel-most-ready-top-draft-qbs-says-jaguars-gm-caldwell'>http://m.jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2014-05-02/story/manziel-most-ready-top-draft-qbs-says-jaguars-gm-caldwell</a>
Quote:Ian Rapoport@<b>RapSheet</b>13 mins
Source: #<b>Rams</b> had an interesting meeting with Johnny Manziel at the Combine. Kicked everyone out besides GM Les Snead, Jeff Fisher & Manziel
Everyone I follow on Twitter (famous people) have that little blue check next to their name that lets you know they are legit. Can't confirm for other peoples twitter account though lol.
Most people pay attention to that. Those who are more interested in being first to break something don't always pay attention to such things.
Quote:That's funny. Caldwell said the exact opposite:
<a class="bbc_url" href='http://m.jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2014-05-02/story/manziel-most-ready-top-draft-qbs-says-jaguars-gm-caldwell'>http://m.jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2014-05-02/story/manziel-most-ready-top-draft-qbs-says-jaguars-gm-caldwell</a>
Right?!?!?! I kinda wonder how tuned in Polian is to the current GM's. A guy like that probably didn't make too many friends while doing his job.
Most of what you hear draft week is true, this has been said by people in the know, and has been proven in that thread last week somebody posted some quotes of last years rumors and a lot of the stuff on draft week turned out to be true.
Now there will be some smoke screens going around too
Quote:Most of what you hear draft week is true, this has been said by people in the know, and has been proven in that thread last week somebody posted some quotes of last years rumors and a lot of the stuff on draft week turned out to be true.
Now there will be some smoke screens going around too
It depends on where those rumors are coming from, and who it is disseminating them.
Quote:There are a few that are more believable than others. Schefter is pretty spot on in the days leading up to the draft.
But in this case, he's repeating Mortensen's opinion. Doesn't seem like he's trying to own this one.
After Dempsey's Media Mock on 1010xl, it would seem the club and fans really, really like him but maybe not that high (in the media mock he went with pick 26 to CLE.)
I lean towards Dave's assessment of the QB run.
Bortles goes to MIN and is the only QB taken early (like EJ last year.) CLE may jump at the chance of getting Manziel with 26, but other than that... I think the real fireworks happen with QB at the top of round 2 when the QB needy teams select for the second time.
The week before the draft is the worst. Every "analyst" starts flinging poo at the dart board hoping they land one so they can point and say "see, I told you" while ignoring the 59 misses.
Quote:Here's one from Oehser...
<p style="margin-left:40px;">"Bill Polian on ESPN conference call says he expects a run on QBs late in Round 1. Expects teams to trade up to get past Cleveland at No. 26
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Apologies for it not looking familiar but for some reason I can't embed the twitter screen into a post.
Quote:That's funny. Caldwell said the exact opposite:
<a class="bbc_url" href='http://m.jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2014-05-02/story/manziel-most-ready-top-draft-qbs-says-jaguars-gm-caldwell'>http://m.jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2014-05-02/story/manziel-most-ready-top-draft-qbs-says-jaguars-gm-caldwell</a>
Thats cool, now we'll get to see which one was more accurate.
Quote:@JAGSPR_RR Jaguars are one of 16 teams to allow @nflnetwork cameras in war room for NFL Draft. #Jaguars
https://twitter.com/JAGSPR_RR/status/463455730973282304
remember the debacle last year with the 4 screen split shot of teams' war rooms and ours looked like a joke by comparison.
Quote:remember the debacle last year with the 4 screen split shot of teams' war rooms and ours looked like a joke by comparison.
Who cares. I hope Caldwell decides to only put an intern in there like he joked about earlier this year.
If I was Caldwell I'd put a fake draft board up that's just visible enough to screw with the other teams minds.