Is Russ Lande the worst draft analyst? (1 Viewer)

[coolnerd]

As an addendum, I have no problems with scouts, talent evaluators, & NFL Draft analysts saying that X player is a 1st round talent and Y player is a 3rd round talent, etc. It's all the mocking of which player each team is gonna draft, it's so pointless, and I am really sick of it right about now.

I was trying to explain to someone yesterday that since it's INCREDIBLY tough to get mock picks right, the real value in mocks IMO is the analysis of team needs and who might fit in a spot. It's one of the reasons I like Scott Wright's mocks a lot. There is plenty of detail and several options beyond his pick - it's a great insight and look at the first round.People get caught up in accuracy of mocks but to me, it's not vital to get every pick right so much as make salient points as to WHY a pick fits.

Why go the final step of doing a mock, then? Wouldn't a detailed listing of team needs plus analysis of draftable players' values give you everything you need without forcing it into a mock draft format?

Mostly because people love mocks. Most people LOVE them. Of course, it's getting old since now EVERYONE does them - they force every person on NFLN to do one, sometimes one a week. Every site on the planet has at least one. So you get mock burnout.But people love to guess and love to read/listen to analysis in mock format. The chess game of TRYING to figure out what a team will do is also a challenge. But to me, the real meat of a mock comes in the analysis of each pick.

I have a couple people in the newspaper business tell this. And the people who are the most insistence that the wrtiers (non-draftniks) do mocks are also the first people to tell then how wrong the mocks are then remind the wrtiers that they know nothing about football. Absolutely no win for many of these guys.

 

[Andrew Garda]

As an addendum, I have no problems with scouts, talent evaluators, & NFL Draft analysts saying that X player is a 1st round talent and Y player is a 3rd round talent, etc. It's all the mocking of which player each team is gonna draft, it's so pointless, and I am really sick of it right about now.

I was trying to explain to someone yesterday that since it's INCREDIBLY tough to get mock picks right, the real value in mocks IMO is the analysis of team needs and who might fit in a spot. It's one of the reasons I like Scott Wright's mocks a lot. There is plenty of detail and several options beyond his pick - it's a great insight and look at the first round.People get caught up in accuracy of mocks but to me, it's not vital to get every pick right so much as make salient points as to WHY a pick fits.

Why go the final step of doing a mock, then? Wouldn't a detailed listing of team needs plus analysis of draftable players' values give you everything you need without forcing it into a mock draft format?

Mostly because people love mocks. Most people LOVE them. Of course, it's getting old since now EVERYONE does them - they force every person on NFLN to do one, sometimes one a week. Every site on the planet has at least one. So you get mock burnout.But people love to guess and love to read/listen to analysis in mock format. The chess game of TRYING to figure out what a team will do is also a challenge. But to me, the real meat of a mock comes in the analysis of each pick.

I have a couple people in the newspaper business tell this. And the people who are the most insistence that the wrtiers (non-draftniks) do mocks are also the first people to tell then how wrong the mocks are then remind the wrtiers that they know nothing about football. Absolutely no win for many of these guys.

I would say that - in large part - saying I KNEW YOU WERE WRONG - is an appeal to some people. Maybe many. Folks like to say ha-ha and point out that clearly they (the writers) know NO MORE than they (the average fan).