Anyone else hate the mock draft "catfishing" that goes on this time of year?

[Beck Water]

Maybe catfishing not the right word. 

 

Example: I'm scrolling on my phone and "Chargers trade Austin Ekeler to Eagles for late 1st" strikes my eyeballs.

 

Then I read "Seven Round Mock Draft" and "Chiefs take 3 WR".

 

Oh.

 

Wish I were savvy enough to adjust my newsfeed to not show me shite like that.

[Buffalo03]

1 hour ago, Beck Water said:

Maybe catfishing not the right word. 

 

Example: I'm scrolling on my phone and "Chargers trade Austin Ekeler to Eagles for late 1st" strikes my eyeballs.

 

Then I read "Seven Round Mock Draft" and "Chiefs take 3 WR".

 

Oh.

 

Wish I were savvy enough to adjust my newsfeed to not show me shite like that.

Old Beck Water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me?
Old Beck Water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me?
Old Beck Water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me?

Yeah, keep on shinin' your light
Gonna make everything
Pretty mama, gonna make everything all right
And I ain't got no worries
'Cause I ain't in no hurry at all

[TheyCallMeAndy]

Click bait!

 

Yes my FB feed is full of it. 
 

 

LOOK WHO BILLS SiGNED! 

 

*Click*
 

Bills agree to futures contract with Kyler McMichael

[The Wiz]

Pretty simple.  If you think something is news just Google "buffalo bills" and the real news reports will show up instead of the bait and switch ones.

[stinky finger]

50 minutes ago, Buffalo03 said:

Old Beck Water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me?
Old Beck Water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me?
Old Beck Water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me?

Yeah, keep on shinin' your light
Gonna make everything
Pretty mama, gonna make everything all right
And I ain't got no worries
'Cause I ain't in no hurry at all

A Doobie-ous post to be sure… 

[I'm Spartacus]

Here me out.....

[17islongenough]

Yes

 

Unrelated does anyone have any juicy mock drafts they would like to share?.

[hondo in seattle]

Sportswriters need content.  So when there is no news, they invent some:  mock drafts, trade rumors, refuted trade rumors, speculation...

[Yawning Frog]

4 hours ago, Beck Water said:

Maybe catfishing not the right word. 

 

Example: I'm scrolling on my phone and "Chargers trade Austin Ekeler to Eagles for late 1st" strikes my eyeballs.

 

Then I read "Seven Round Mock Draft" and "Chiefs take 3 WR".

 

Oh.

 

Wish I were savvy enough to adjust my newsfeed to not show me shite like that.

All this mock draft  is getting tiresome. Then these morons start on the Sunday after the draft for next year  

[BillsNutHawaii]

2 minutes ago, Yawning Frog said:

All this mock draft  is getting tiresome. Then these morons start on the Sunday after the draft for next year  

Next year (2024) is already complete, come next Sunday I will publish my 2025 mock draft, i bet you cant wait!

[ddaryl]

its 24/7 with all types of news and whatever is trending...

Shock headlines drives emotion, emotionally charged people bring the clicks, clicks pay the bills.

 

People are chasing money, and every moral line have been or will be crossed to acheive it

[Yawning Frog]

2 minutes ago, BillsNutHawaii said:

Next year (2024) is already complete, come next Sunday I will publish my 2025 mock draft, i bet you cant wait!

I I'm not first in line save my spot for me. 

[BillsVet]

My dad gets these all the time.  Like Lamar Jackson re-signing with Baltimore for 2 years and 110M.  Or Rodgers being traded.

 

I have to tell him that's click-bait garbage from low grade outfits and check a true source like ESPN or, dare I say it, TBD.   

[BillsNutHawaii]

Just now, Yawning Frog said:

I I'm not first in line save my spot for me. 

Will do.

 

On a somewhat more serious note, I see some people giving others grief for looking ahead to future drafts.  Speaking for myself only, I like to look ahead for a few reasons:

 

- I know Bills management is looking ahead, and being a fan of the team I enjoy speculating what they may be planning / observing.

- Future mock drafts (1-2 years out) give me an idea who to pay attention to in college football.  So many teams, so little time, the future mock drafts help me to narrow my focus when watching the college FB action.

- On a personal level, I enjoy the planning process.  In fact, I do it for a living for the US Government here in Hawaii.  So that extends to my hobbies like following the Bills.

[JohnNord]

3 hours ago, Buffalo03 said:

Old Beck Water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me?
Old Beck Water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me?
Old Beck Water, keep on rollin'
Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me?

Yeah, keep on shinin' your light
Gonna make everything
Pretty mama, gonna make everything all right
And I ain't got no worries
'Cause I ain't in no hurry at all

Beck Waters aka Hapless Bills Fan

[HOUSE]

Who is Catfish and what round ?

[TampaBillsJunkie]

10 minutes ago, HOUSE said:

Who is Catfish and what round ?

Catfish Hunter. 7th Round flyer.  They are bringing him in as a QB for Terrell Owens. It's age appropriate. 

[dollars 2 donuts]

13 minutes ago, HOUSE said:

Who is Catfish and what round ?

 

 

House, come on.  You are better than this.  If you are just going to phone it in and save all the good stuff until draft night then...

 

...I gotta be honestly with ya, I had nothing past that.  

 

I'll still be here regardless.

 

Have a good one.  Go Bills.

 

 

Edited April 19, 2023 by dollars 2 donuts

[Beast]

Got ya!

[HOUSE]

7 minutes ago, dollars 2 donuts said:

 

 

House, come on.  You are better than this.  If you are just going to phone it in and save all the good stuff until draft night then...

 

...I gotta be honestly with ya, I had nothing past that.  

 

I'll still be here regardless.

 

Have a good one.  Go Bills.

 

 

I apologize