Favorite and least favorite draft analysts

[The Jokeman]

1 hour ago, Ethan in Portland said:

From an entertainment standpoint I think Kiper is still the best.

 

As for content, I'm leaning towards Daniel Jeremiah these days.  Perhaps Bucky Brooks as a close second.

 

My least respected will always be Mike Mayock. That guy to me was all soundbite and no substance. And I thought that before he was a total failure as a GM.

 

What do you all think?

DJ is easily my favorite. As he is a former NFL personnel guy so he knows what guys are looking for. My least favorite is Todd McShay as I just don't feel he brings anything to the table except an opposing view to Mel Kiper. 

[Nextmanup]

Kiper is an idiot...he is a good speaker and he deserves respect for his ability to memorize large amounts of data and then regurgitate it on screen (how he made his mark in the first place) but he doesn't have a clue.

 

I always enjoyed Mike Mayock's commentary.  He provides the knowledge and understanding to his comments that an amateur like Kiper completely lacks.

 

 

[CapeBreton]

After watching the combine, I don’t really trust Daniel Jeremiah. I feel like he’s got some ulterior motives behind his analysis and really likes to hype certain guys. 
 

He was absolutely raving about Skyy Moore at the combine, whenever Moore was doing a drill he would just interrupt whoever was talking and praise Moore’s reps. DJ then tweeted about Moore’s 40 time but did not tweet about anyone else. Then in the QB drills, nobody mentioned anything about a wide receiver except DJ made a point to specifically praise Moore even though it was a QB drill. As you can tell, I was quite bothered by it haha.

 

 

[Mark Vader]

I also really liked Corey Chavous as a draft analyst. He had far more insight than any other former player.

[OldTimer1960]

I favor 

Daniel Jeremiah

Bucky Brooks

Ourlads Draft Guide

 

Used to love GM Jr, forget his name, but he worked as a scout in the NFL and did a stint with a CFL team, too.

Just now, OldTimer1960 said:

I favor 

Daniel Jeremiah

Bucky Brooks

Ourlads Draft Guide

 

Used to love GM Jr, forget his name, but he worked as a scout in the NFL and did a stint with a CFL team, too.

Forgot Kiper - he is OK, but I don’t think he puts in as much time now that he does college games and ESPN stuff.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

I can't get past Mayock and his praise for JaMarcus Russell.  He was very polished when he spoke on TV and seemed to break things down well for the viewer. 

[LeGOATski]

I can't stand the duo of Kiper/McShay and their constant bickering/overcompensating. I won't watch ESPn during the draft.

 

Anyone who can simply present all the information in a professional manner is fine by me, regardless of how right they are. 

[blacklabel]

4 hours ago, dpberr said:

I think Mike Mayock benefited greatly from a talented research team that supported him when he was a draft analyst.  Since that team didn't follow him to the Raiders, he was more or less exposed for the sports broadcaster he is.  

 

My favorite draft analyst is Bob McGinn.  

Bob is really good. His mock drafts are super accurate year after year. He’s been doing it a long time and I think at this point he has quite a few sources he can pull from. 
 

Way back in the day I used to frequent Scott Wright’s Draft Countdown website. Last I checked it looked like the site had been sold so I don’t know if Wright is still doing it or not but he was another guy was very accurate mocks and solid scouting reports. 
 

I like Daniel Jeremiah, he gives a great perspective having had a career as a scout and front office guy for several years. Bucky ain’t bad either. 
 

Joe Marino over at the Draft Network does a good job. There quite a few that seem to write for that site. I think it was originated by Kyle Crabbs and for whatever reason I can’t stand that dude. I think it’s the way he writes. He tries to make everything sound intellectual and it usually just comes off pretentious. 
 

Tony Pauline over at DraftInsider.net is another good one. He’s plugged in with some sources and his stuff is pretty good. 
 

Kiper is alright. I never liked Mayock very much. I remember the one year the guy yelled his comments for so frickin’ long that he lost his voice. He was super hoarse and hard to understand, you’d think they would’ve improvised and swapped him out with someone else but no sir, there he was froggin’ it up for all three nights of the draft. Couldn’t believe it when the Raiders hired him as a GM. He sucked. 
 

That’s about all I can recall for draft analysts that I follow/read. Usually watch it on NFL Network but I do like to scroll Twitter at the same time to get the scoop on trades and see the picks being tipped before they’re announced and all that. I remember when that first became a thing and people went batsh*t on LaCanfora for tipping picks and he got all fussy about it. 
 

As for the draft this year, I’d assume they’re going CB in the first unless a different player they really like falls to them at 25. I can also see Beane trading up a few spots depending on how the board falls. Wouldn’t mind WR in round one either, pretty solid group this season. I wonder if that George Pickens out of Georgia can get back on track with the breakout season he had a couple years ago. Out of all the receivers I’ve watched, that dude stood out. I like Olave as well.

[LeGOATski]

2 hours ago, OldTimer1960 said:

Used to love GM Jr, forget his name, but he worked as a scout in the NFL and did a stint with a CFL team, too.

Lombardi?

[H2o]

Jeremiah saw Allen's potential in 2017 and called it back then. Please forgive him for the Flacco comparisons though. 

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nfl.com/_amp/first-look-scouting-wyoming-qb-josh-allen-0ap3000000814722

 

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Biggest takeaway: College football is loaded with talented signal-callers, but Allen has the highest ceiling of the entire group. I struggle to come up with a good player comparison for him. He's way ahead of Chiefs first-round pick Patrick Mahomes from a development standpoint and I think he has a much higher upside. 

 

[Rico]

4 hours ago, LeviF said:

Might be a squirrel and nut situation but Kiper will always get the nod from me for nailing the take on Allen.

Even without calling Josh, Kiper is still the King.

 

All-time best though was Joel Buchsbaum.

[Ethan in Cleveland]

8 minutes ago, LeGOATski said:

I can't stand the duo of Kiper/McShay and their constant bickering/overcompensating. I won't watch ESPn during the draft.

 

Anyone who can simply present all the information in a professional manner is fine by me, regardless of how right they are. 

Who do you watch if anyone? 

[LeGOATski]

1 minute ago, Ethan in Portland said:

Who do you watch if anyone? 

NFL Network

[Ethan in Cleveland]

I think what I like about DJ most is he seems to just speak about the player. Where McShay and Kiper as well talk about value in the draft. I understand the concept they are talking about but I think they play it up too much. No one cares if you get a great talent in round 1, 2, or 3. Just get the talent. Maybe DJ does that too and I mostly read his stuff as opposed to watching him. Perhaps there is some bias that way too.

[ControllerOfPlanetX]

I have trouble discerning which ones are actual analysts and which ones are shilling for the agents.

Give nod to Kiper because of J.A.

Least is Schopp when he acts likes he knows something.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

I just hope teams and draft analysts don't make any 'mistakes'. 😇

Edited March 29, 2022 by Ridgewaycynic2013