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Draft Guides - which to get (again)? (1 Viewer)

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I got PFW two years ago and was happy with it. I didn't always agree with the final ranking, but thought the writeups were very good.

On everyone's advice, I got Coyle last year. I thought it was exactly the opposite; the rankings seemed to be right on, but the writeups sucked - everyone sounded like they were good at everything in the writeups, which made them worthless. There wasn't really a summary for a player, either - just a series of blurbs about everything he does well.

I also picked up something from FFToday last year called something like the Rookie Scouting Portfolio. I thought the writeups were very detailed and gave a lot of depth, but that the summary information was weak and the rankings were just horrible.

So... at this point I see positives and negatives for each option. I'm leaning toward getting the FFToday thing and maybe PFW.

What are others doing?

 
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I get Coyle, PFW and FFToday (Waldman). Used to get Kiper as well, but am dropping it this year. I agree with you that the Coyle rankings are good, the FFToday writeups are good and the PFW is the best of both.

 
of course the FBG magazine isn't a straight rookie scouting guide & is far more wide ranging, but does have rookie write ups...

i like the sporting news magazine & it is just about $7-$8

usa today sports weekly has a paper magazine draft special for about $5

i subscribe to PFW & so get the guide free (its around $15 sold separately)

i get coyle & kiper & probably will again, but i find kiper less essential (pretty good recaps of prep & college career, though)...

i like coyle best, but it is most expensive (kiper about $25, i think coyle is like $50 or so)...

you are right, coyle isn't so good for negatives on prospects, but because i'm collating half a dozen or more sources, i already have that covered... you could be right, coyle may not be an ideal stand alone guide if some intended to use it that way...

i guess i like frank a lot because he seems to have pretty thorough coverage including defense of top prospects between his staff... also, i could probably cite other examples, but he made what i thought was a really good high profile call on fitzgerald a few years ago... nearly everybody was high on him, of course, but he called him the best WR prospect in past decade since randy moss, & i found that to be pretty accurate... so i have found him to be very useful in making fine grained distinctions between elite prospects...

i also like fact that he uses comp players (current or former NFL players with similar physical attributes & traits & skill set) that i find often very relevant... sporting news does this also, but arguably not as well, imo... having an extensive working knowledge of comp players is hugely important in scouting...

i agree, you have to be careful in vetting more mid-tier prospects, & i don't always agree with how many players he lumps into future NFL starter category, & as noted, is probably best used in conjunction with at leat 1-2 other guides, for a basis of comparison on overly optimistic profiles...

 
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I go with the sporting news' NFL draft guide whenever I can get them...I like their analysis of the rookies and I credit them for my picking up anquan boldin in my dynasty league his rookie year. As far as I know, who explained that boldin runs a 4.4/40 when healthy and the reason he ran a 4.6 at the combine was because he was recovering from surgery. In fact they called him the best wr after the catch of that rookie class.

 
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The FFToday guide is now ready - I just downloaded it.

It's something like 350 pages... that's a lot of time to spend on the crapper over the next few weeks.

 
Tick said:
The FFToday guide is now ready - I just downloaded it.It's something like 350 pages... that's a lot of time to spend on the crapper over the next few weeks.
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I'll be headed to Barnes and Nobles to pick up me a copy. :yes:
 
I use KC Bob's rankings (soon to be added to NFLDraftguys.com). The only negative is his rankings don't come out until a week or two until the draft.

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I enjoy PFW's mag, although it's not nearly as good as when Buschbaum was doing it. And the Sporting News one is pretty worthless. The FFToday guy is much better than I expected.

 
Billy1x said:
GMJr.com Not cheap but excellent evaluations.
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Just picked up the Sporting News draft guide. The same guy that writes the GM Jr. publication is now primarily responsible for the Sporting News draft guide content.
 
the 4th & goal films DVD has been cancelled this season... it seemed like mine was taking a while, & the cust serv person i talked to said it was due to insufficient orders... they will try again next season with a different business model (sponsor)...

 
Tick said:
Wildman said:
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Aaronstory said:
The FFToday guy is much better than I expected.
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:bag: Matt Waldman has an excellent eye for talent and I definitely trust his observations.
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Thanks Bloom, likewise... :goodposting: Glad you like it Aaronstory...
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If you did IDP, I'd only buy one draft guide.
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Good to know...If I had 48 hours in a day, I'd honestly do it. It's still a possibility though. I'll be thinking about 2008's version soon. Trying to enjoy some sleep for at least a week or two :moneybag:
 
Bob Magaw said:
the 4th & goal films DVD has been cancelled this season... it seemed like mine was taking a while, & the cust serv person i talked to said it was due to insufficient orders... they will try again next season with a different business model (sponsor)...
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####.
 
CaP said:
Billy1x said:
GMJr.com Not cheap but excellent evaluations.
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Just picked up the Sporting News draft guide. The same guy that writes the GM Jr. publication is now primarily responsible for the Sporting News draft guide content.
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His name is Russ Lande and Bloom and I saw him at both the Shrine Game practices (not much media there) and the Senior Bowl practices (tons of media).Great guy, and great mind for the game of football. :lmao:
 
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Cecil Lammey said:
CaP said:
Billy1x said:
GMJr.com Not cheap but excellent evaluations.
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Just picked up the Sporting News draft guide. The same guy that writes the GM Jr. publication is now primarily responsible for the Sporting News draft guide content.
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His name is Russ Lande and Bloom and I saw him at both the Shrine Game practices (not much media there) and the Senior Bowl practices (tons of media).Great guy, and great mind for the game of football. :confused:
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I'm not sure eactly why but the Lindy's Pro Football draft guide is very similar to the sporting news' draft guide. That's also another alternative.
 
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