2014 NFL Draft Thread

MGMT said:

I guess you could say they're clowning around.

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AZ_ said:

Define "actual experts."

I don't put "people who talk on TV for a living" in that category, as much as some would like to.

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It boggles my mind how much stock people put into mock draft experts. Their job is to garner ratings, not analyze player talent. There is a reason Manziel was in the top 5 of a lot of mock drafts (ratings). There is also a reason that everyone is now warning that he may plummet out of the first round (he isn't that talented).

Basically I'll be upset if we go OT or Johnny at 4. I'm pretty much cool with any other scenario (realistic ones).

AZ_ said:

Define "actual experts."

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Well, other than you of course, I'm talking about professional scouts and talent evaluators working for teams.

What's amazing to me is that while even those guys have some humility and know they'll get some wrong, there are some fans who won't even acknowledge that about their own opinions.

Randolphkeys said:

I just ran the analytics on the movie "The Bodyguard". It grossed 122 million dollars, which was 7th best in all of 1992.

Whitney and Costner are rising on the big board leading up to the draft tonight!

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Ehh. Didn't make me cry, and Whitney done died. No bueno.

The Human Q-Tip said:

Well, other than you of course, I'm talking about professional scouts and talent evaluators working for teams.

What's amazing to me is that while even those guys have some humility and know they'll get some wrong, there are some fans who won't even acknowledge that about their own opinions.

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Q: What paid scout/talent evaluator reveals team based evaluations before the draft?

A: A soon too be unemployed one.


Anything you ear from these guys is off the cuff information and in no way reflects how their team will draft or team big boards. Do they give first impressions? Maybe. Do the give out smokescreens? Maybe. Do they give out talent evaluations? Absolutely not.

The Human Q-Tip said:

Well, other than you of course, I'm talking about professional scouts and talent evaluators working for teams.

What's amazing to me is that while even those guys have some humility and know they'll get some wrong, there are some fans who won't even acknowledge that about their own opinions.

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Well b00bie was drastically wrong about Weeden's arm strength. I mean granted he was right about the other stuff.

Anyway, I don't think we have access to any actual experts. An lot of the casual fans on this board are just as competent as the Kipers and McShays of he world. The only actual experts out there aren't in the media in my opinion. That would be the GMs and scouts, guys who won't be sharing their opinions until after the draft.

Honestly Glazer is the guy I trust the most and he mostly just has sources and isn't so much about the evaluations. Mayock is better than Kiper and McShay and he kinda sucks too.

The Human Q-Tip said:

Well, other than you of course, I'm talking about professional scouts and talent evaluators working for teams.

What's amazing to me is that while even those guys have some humility and know they'll get some wrong, there are some fans who won't even acknowledge that about their own opinions.

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I'm not sure the credible ones on here would fall into that category, myself included.

Round 1 Thread - Official NFL Draft - May 8, 2014



Round 1

1. Houston Texans
2. St. Louis Rams (from Washington Redskins)
3. Jacksonville Jaguars
4. Cleveland Browns
5. Oakland Raiders
6. Atlanta Falcons
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
8. Minnesota Vikings
9. Buffalo Bills
10. Detroit Lions
11. Tennessee Titans
12. New York Giants
13. St. Louis Rams
14. Chicago Bears
15. Pittsburgh Steelers
16. Dallas Cowboys
17. Baltimore Ravens
18. New York Jets
19. Miami Dolphins
20. Arizona Cardinals
21. Green Bay Packers
22. Philadelphia Eagles
23. Kansas City Chiefs
24. Cincinnati Bengals
25. San Diego Chargers
26. Cleveland Browns (from Indianapolis Colts)
27. New Orleans Saints
28. Carolina Panthers
29. New England Patriots
30. San Francisco 49ers
31. Denver Broncos
32. Seattle Seahawks





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READY.

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Just remember, a true Browns fan will be disappointed and angry no matter who we draft!

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I think this is hilarious if it isn't b00bie...

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And I'm at work and don't get off until 7:30.... This saddens me.

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Jack Brickman said:

Just remember, a true Browns fan will be disappointed and angry no matter who we draft!

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I was not planning on forming an opinion on who we should draft until later this weekend.

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SuperSurge said:

I think this is hilarious if it isn't b00bie...

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Hand to God, it's not.

Has to be D-WAIT...