Not trying to be anal since a big fan of Messrs. Norton and Bramel but having a hard time reconciling these.
Just taking the LB's for example, why wouldn't the rankings would fall out directly from the projections? I could see differences in scoring systems perhaps being the cause but it would seem everything should tie to FBG's default scoring and people could customize from there.
The discrepancies are most egregious where the potential for value picks is greatest. For example:
A. Ogletree - Rank = 11, Proj. = 22
B. Spikes - Rank = 23, Proj. = 15
B. Cushing - Rank = 32, Proj. =18
For guys like Burfict and Kuechly, it doesn't really matter if they are swapped (2) vs. (3) since they are both studs and it's a matter of personal preferences.
But the natural process is to read the exceptional EOTG commentary and get excited about a few non-obvious players. The next step is to re-value the player in your own rankings/projections using FBG's rankings/projections (especially Mr. Norton's) as a guide. Then cross-check with Bramel's tiers to learn even more.
The rankings are awesome because of the individual notes explaining differences with consensus. But the projections are crucial to translating to your own league's parameters and also determining tier break points.
So when there are large discrepancies it's difficult to have confidence taking a risk on the value plays.
If it's just timing then maybe they could be updated simultaneously.
TIA.
Just taking the LB's for example, why wouldn't the rankings would fall out directly from the projections? I could see differences in scoring systems perhaps being the cause but it would seem everything should tie to FBG's default scoring and people could customize from there.
The discrepancies are most egregious where the potential for value picks is greatest. For example:
A. Ogletree - Rank = 11, Proj. = 22
B. Spikes - Rank = 23, Proj. = 15
B. Cushing - Rank = 32, Proj. =18
For guys like Burfict and Kuechly, it doesn't really matter if they are swapped (2) vs. (3) since they are both studs and it's a matter of personal preferences.
But the natural process is to read the exceptional EOTG commentary and get excited about a few non-obvious players. The next step is to re-value the player in your own rankings/projections using FBG's rankings/projections (especially Mr. Norton's) as a guide. Then cross-check with Bramel's tiers to learn even more.
The rankings are awesome because of the individual notes explaining differences with consensus. But the projections are crucial to translating to your own league's parameters and also determining tier break points.
So when there are large discrepancies it's difficult to have confidence taking a risk on the value plays.
If it's just timing then maybe they could be updated simultaneously.
TIA.