Quote:Actually that is well publicized.

 

Visits, workouts, pro days, who's attending, who's inviting, is all public knowledge. It's easy to see who is showing more attention to whom.

 

That's why the mock drafts change so much. As the media sees these things they adjust accordingly.

 

In reality it is the early mocks that are just guessing. The later mocks are bolstered by observation and information.

 

How do you explain Nassib being mocked in the first round, Manuel being mocked in the second, and nobody dreaming that Geno would fall like he did last year?

 

There are some things that are publicized, but I remember players we've drafted in the past saying, "I had no idea they were interested.  They didn't even meet with me!"

 

Those things you list are poor indicators of a player's value, and has already been pointed out, Bridgewater has meetings with quite a few top teams, anyway.

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