Quote:Here's a question though; what impact, if any, do mock drafts have on actual selections? It's not like these mocks are done by the people that actually make the decisions.
I know that they are predictions but do they have any actual impact on the reality?
Mock drafts from "experts" are only meant to generate buzz and traffics for their sites. Nothing more.
Quote:Mock drafts from "experts" are only meant to generate buzz and traffics for their sites. Nothing more.
I just completed a mock draft accuracy comparison between the scouting experts.
Using the 2013 first round mock drafts from ESPN draft gurus Mel Kiper and Todd McShay and NFL.com's Mike Mayock and Charles Davis, I counted:
total correct guesses (dead nut), near misses (off by one pick high or low), incorrect round guesses (player was a guess, but not picked in round one), and figured the top ten accuracy for each scouting expert.
Mel Kiper - 0 correct guesses, 5 near misses, 8 wrong round players, and a whopping 0% top ten accuracy
Todd McShay - 4 correct guesses, 4 near misses, 5 wrong round players, and a whopping 10% top ten accuracy
Mike Mayock - 9 correct guesses, 4 near misses, 5 wrong round players, and a whopping 60% top ten accuracy
Charles Davis - 1 correct guesses, 4 near misses, 5 wrong round players, and a whopping 10% top ten accuracy
Thank you and have a nice day.
Quote:I'm sure we are all very glad that the Colts got Luck.
You're hyperbolizing my point; am I glad that Luck is on their team? No, but I'm not going to waste my time worrying about it either. It is what it is and the only thing to do about it that makes any progress is to figure out how to beat them.
I like knowing that they have a good player because that means that wins against them are more meaningful. That's what I want, I want to see my team beat the good teams.
I find it really weird that there is Bortles, Manziel, Clowney, Carr, Barr, Matthews, Fales.....and TEDDY.
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Mel Kiper - 0 correct guesses, 5 near misses, 8 wrong round players, and a whopping 0% top ten accuracy
Todd McShay - 4 correct guesses, 4 near misses, 5 wrong round players, and a whopping 10% top ten accuracy
Mike Mayock - 9 correct guesses, 4 near misses, 5 wrong round players, and a whopping 60% top ten accuracy
Charles Davis - 1 correct guesses, 4 near misses, 5 wrong round players, and a whopping 10% top ten accuracy
On which of their dozens of mocks drafts posted ?
Quote:that's because his draft stock is falling now that NFL teams are actually looking at him and not just media/internet people and there's no guarantee our FO will like him enough to take him with the third overall pick either.
how is his draft falling and hes not playing football? Nor have he completed the combone workouts yet. His last game he played in he was amazing so im pretty sure his stocks the same!
Rumblings from the Senior Bowl among NFL evaluators is that Bridgewater may fall come combine time.
One STL beat writer spoke about the buzz on Bridgewater is that there is no way he is a top pick. "Tiny", won't weigh 200 lbs.
It is still early but even if he is that skinny I would still take him at #3
I'm starting to really like the idea of trading down for more picks. We have so many needs, and there are so many players in the first, second, and third rounds who are going to be good players.
In fact, I would trade our whole draft if I could cherry pick 10 guys from the Senior Bowl. And I don't think there's a top-10 pick among them.
Quote:I just completed a mock draft accuracy comparison between the scouting experts.
Using the 2013 first round mock drafts from ESPN draft gurus Mel Kiper and Todd McShay and NFL.com's Mike Mayock and Charles Davis, I counted:
total correct guesses (dead nut), near misses (off by one pick high or low), incorrect round guesses (player was a guess, but not picked in round one), and figured the top ten accuracy for each scouting expert.
Mel Kiper - 0 correct guesses, 5 near misses, 8 wrong round players, and a whopping 0% top ten accuracy
Todd McShay - 4 correct guesses, 4 near misses, 5 wrong round players, and a whopping 10% top ten accuracy
Mike Mayock - 9 correct guesses, 4 near misses, 5 wrong round players, and a whopping 60% top ten accuracy
Charles Davis - 1 correct guesses, 4 near misses, 5 wrong round players, and a whopping 10% top ten accuracy
Thank you and have a nice day.
Looks like Mike Mayock is the winner.
Quote:how is his draft falling and hes not playing football? Nor have he completed the combone workouts yet. His last game he played in he was amazing so im pretty sure his stocks the same!
The perception of it is what's changing, and perception is reality.