njbuff Posted April 28, 2018 Posted April 28, 2018 Mock drafts or grading a draft immediately after it happens. These two things are completely useless and drives me nuts. No one has any idea who teams are going to draft and no one has any idea how these kids are going to perform once they get on an NFL field. 2 3
Alphadawg7 Posted April 28, 2018 Posted April 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, Will-GM-for-food said: They're for entertainment value. And yet for some it seems to be for suicide motivation the way so many are freaking the F out like their whole world ended when Josh’s Allen’s name was called.
Hapless Bills Fan Posted April 28, 2018 Posted April 28, 2018 13 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said: And yet for some it seems to be for suicide motivation the way so many are freaking the F out like their whole world ended when Josh’s Allen’s name was called. Well, some people are entertained by freaking out I guess
Saxum Posted April 28, 2018 Posted April 28, 2018 30 minutes ago, njbuff said: Mock drafts or grading a draft immediately after it happens. These two things are completely useless and drives me nuts. Posting unclear posts with unclear subjects is worst; it drives me nuts and I already like nuts.
WhoTom Posted April 29, 2018 Posted April 29, 2018 (edited) Which is more useless? I couldn't decide so I flipped a coin. It landed on its edge. Edited April 29, 2018 by WhoTom
Chicharito Posted April 29, 2018 Posted April 29, 2018 Mock drafts get you excited for the draft and then all the non billeivers post there B word fest grades because they didn't take the player they wanted. People need to stop bitching and support our fresh young front office. If you were that good of a talent evaluator you wouldn't be bitching on this site you would've been in the war room.
Kirby Jackson Posted April 29, 2018 Posted April 29, 2018 (edited) Grading immediately is much worse. Mock drafts serve a purpose and educate people as to where prospects may go. Grading drafts is just stupid (and I just graded our draft). Edited April 29, 2018 by Kirby Jackson 3 1
SouthNYfan Posted April 29, 2018 Posted April 29, 2018 55 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said: Grading immediately is much worse. Mock drafts serve a purpose and educate people as to where prospects may go. Grading drafts is just stupid (and I just graded our draft). I think the grades are always a direct reflection of the guys doing the mocks. If a guy doing the mock loved Allen, for example, he thinks we got a steal at #7 and only giving up 2 seconds (I agree btw). If a guy hated Allen (like CBS sports had him as the #5 QB behind Lamar and a late first/early second round grade) then they will hate our draft and grade us poorly. 1
ColoradoBills Posted April 29, 2018 Posted April 29, 2018 One of my favorites is coming soon. The dissecting of OTA reports.
BillsfaninChicago Posted April 29, 2018 Posted April 29, 2018 I am going to go with grading immediately, both are dumb though. Having said that I always look at both mock drafts and draft grades. I think the reason is I am kind of dumb. 1
Boatdrinks Posted April 29, 2018 Posted April 29, 2018 I'd say mock drafts. It's a domino effect , so if one pick is off the whole thing goes to heck. Mocks without trades are even more useless. I can see giving immediate draft grades, as long as the criteria is value relative to draft grade and addressing needs. We don't know how the players will actually turn out, so those have to be the main factors. Kind of like going into a store with $500 bucks. What do you put into the basket? It has validity , just can't get into this player is going to be better than that player etc.
Just Joshin' Posted April 29, 2018 Posted April 29, 2018 Grading a draft is based on the person's bias and point of view. If a team does what you have pushed, they get an A. If they deviate, they get an F. No accountability, what a racquet. 1
Heavy Kevi Posted April 29, 2018 Posted April 29, 2018 Well, for years I have seen many saying we had great drafts, heck one time we even were the "self-described" winners of the off-season, and all of that resulted in bupkiss. Meanwhile, Goff, Wentz, Cam Newton, Jaemis, Mariotta, Mahomes were all risky/bad prospects that teams "reached" for. Grading a draft directly afterwards is like pulling out and then telling her "it's a girl". And you don't even know if she's preggo yet.
Mojo44 Posted April 29, 2018 Posted April 29, 2018 8 minutes ago, Shotgunner said: Well, for years I have seen many saying we had great drafts, heck one time we even were the "self-described" winners of the off-season, and all of that resulted in bupkiss. Meanwhile, Goff, Wentz, Cam Newton, Jaemis, Mariotta, Mahomes were all risky/bad prospects that teams "reached" for. Grading a draft directly afterwards is like pulling out and then telling her "it's a girl". And you don't even know if she's preggo yet. So. Now you’re playing the usefulness card!
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