Mock Drafts...

by lions_sucker on Feb 1, 2010 11:00 AM EST

Don't get me wrong, I love the occasional mock draft. I check out various draft sites (walterfootball.com and draftcountdown.com to name some) and even like to see what the dynamic duo McShay and Kiper are spouting off about. But I think it's funny how people try so hard to predict the draft, when the prospects completely change between the end of the college season and draft day.

Look at Brandon Graham, he was supposed to be a 2nd or 3rd round pick. But now he's speculated to be in the middle of the 1st AT WORST. But come combine time, he could have a bad week and drop to the 3rd round, or have a great week and solidify a top ten pick. It reminds me of last year, when Michael Oher was the consensus top OT in the draft up until Andre Smith uprooted him. And then following the combine, Andre Smith set off red flags and dropped to the 3rd or 4th round, remember, since Jason Smith and Eugene Monroe where clearly more "sure things". We'll Andre Smith went at no. 7 to Cincy and Oher had to wait for the Ravens at pick no.23. Oher was the only one who actually had a significant this season as well.

Let's not forget the Millens and Al Davis' of the world, who will take DHB ahead of Crabtree and reach for a RT who could've been had in the 2nd round to be the smartest guy in the room.

Like I said, it's a blast making/reading mocks, if not only to learn more about the prospects that are out there and will be making the highlight real for years to come. But I just found the fact that there are many sites in which folks make a living off of "mocking the draft" as if it's an exact science when you actually have a better chance of winning the lotto and retiring than accurately predicting one round of the NFL draft, let alone seven.

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well said.

I do find it a little sad that there are 5 mock drafts on POD a day. lol But yea guys like Mike Mayock who are actually good at it get paid alot of money. Even there wrong %50 of the time.

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by The Profiler on Feb 1, 2010 11:25 AM EST reply actions

Mocks are good to read

and they’re entertaining. I don’t put too much stock in the mocks but it gives me a perspective on some players in the later rounds who may make a contribution.

Still say we get McCoy after St. Louis goes Suh with the #1 overall pick. After that, with the 34th pick is anybody’s guess.

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by NYCLionsfan on Feb 1, 2010 11:45 AM EST reply actions

Casual mocks from fans are just fine

I can see a million a day and it’s fine because they are fun.

Professional mocks are a mixed bag. I think they server 2 purposes but the pros try to throw in a 3rd that doesn’t belong:

1) General consensus over multiple pro mocks of what names belong in what round within 10 picks or so.

2) Identifying individual team needs (or BPA if it applies) in the whole mock. This is where national pros are generally terrible and I find it hard to trust any of their “needs assessments” when they get the Lions’ wrong.

3) Telling teams exactly who they should pick at each spot like they know better than the team. Pros need to get out of the business of being know-it-alls and just give us quality information related to 1 and 2 above.

by HoorayForEverything on Feb 1, 2010 12:01 PM EST reply actions

O i will probably do a mock

I just don’t see a point in it before the combine.

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by The Profiler on Feb 1, 2010 2:00 PM EST reply actions

I tend to agree

I also tend to like Mocks which have a lot of research thrown in.

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by Hyperion Ecta on Feb 1, 2010 5:31 PM EST up reply actions

I am not real big on mocks...

but there are fun. The main thing for me. Is if you put time and reseach into. You get a better understanding and knowledge of your teams draftee’s.

Case in point. Last years draft. When the Lions drafted Levy. I and alot of other fellow PODers. Were going " Who the fuck"? And “WTF?” The same with SLH was drafted. And Follett. This year I want to know more about these players. Because you know that the May-Wartz brain-trust are going to pull a couple of surprises.

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by JCruize on Feb 1, 2010 9:39 PM EST reply actions