How do you establish your opinions on college players ?

Most importantly watch college football games. The good 'football players' stand out just as they do when we watch the Giants games. Try and watch an interview or two as well it can give you a sense of the person and their smarts.

on what positions I feel need urgent upgrading. Then after reading reports from people who I trust and respect, I then will opine with, �if what I have been reading on x player(s) is correct, I would be happy if he were taken.� That�s the best I can do

So I'm reduced to reading and listening to the opinions of others who do. That's one reason I don't have any strong opinions on whomever the Giants might draft. You do have to filter out a lot of "noise," but there are still plenty of pundits out there now (thanks to the Internet) whom I do respect and whose opinions I value highly.

people say and parrot it back as my own commentary like everyone else who is being honest.

So I watch those games. I watch games against the best opponents to see how certain players step up to the best competition. Someone like Devin Bush...man I wanted him with everything I had with our second pick in round one.

I wait to see them in the pros.

In comment 14794472 Bold Ruler said:

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So I watch those games. I watch games against the best opponents to see how certain players step up to the best competition. Someone like Devin Bush...man I wanted him with everything I had with our second pick in round one.

I wanted him with the first pick.

not worth putting that much time into the draft. The Giants are going to draft who they want. I still watch the draft and just sit back and relax. I used to buy all the draft books watch videos and all the allstar games only to see us draft a Dline I didn't want or the Giants reach for a player they could have gotten in other rounds. Now I wait for the pick and just read about it online. The last two years have been very interesting seeing where we picked and I for one am glad with both picks.

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It�s valuable to see players against other top players, whether in season or in all star games.

Your the most condescending poster on BBI.

I will use sources I like to narrow down a list of players I want to see then catch as much as I can. I will DVR combine so I can watch at my convenience if I remember.

matter what I do my opinion will pale to that of a professional scout. So I read the scouting reports, watch some games and basically get my opinion on a number of players from that. However in the end I usually just root for the guy the Giants pick. What I do is more root for a position than a player, and by that I mean filling weaknesses in the picks for the first 3 or 4 rounds.

My analysis to box scores. Can't go wrong 👍

high school recruiting - have a friend in the business - and watching the college game in general. Been a hobby for a while actually.

Do a lot of reading, before and during the season, and watching video. And when I decide to watch a game, I'll make sure I know who the likely NFL prospects are and hone in on them.

But I like to keep a mental note of players that show up big in big games (rivalry, conf. champs,bowl games)

And tell everyone that I reviewed all the game tapes.

Then I write the names of the players that I like on a piece of paper and refer to it as my draft board.

and by watching the combine.

It's from watching games and keying in on specific players. I also pay attention to the Combine.


I follow lots of "draft experts," but I won't base my opinion on their takes.

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Your the most condescending poster on BBI.

*you're*

it from the rare times I see players live. Unfortunately, my skills in evaluating college players seemingly suck.

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In comment 14794566 Torrag said: Quote: Your the most condescending poster on BBI. *you're*

And you're a fan of a French-Canadian team, too!

Watch some game tape and obviously their conbine. Hated Flowers, fell in full bloom love with Daniel Jones. This year I want Becton by any means necessary.

Douchebag pride FTW! /kudos

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Douchebag pride FTW! /kudos

He's good at English, you're not, it's not anything to call him names over you big dummy.

In comment 14794770 Torrag said:

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Douchebag pride FTW! /kudos

I'm poking fun at both of you btw, I hope you're not taking this seriously.

Anak

He speaks English goodly, right?

You can�t study all the players that are good. I already have a full time job.

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at a position I would like the giants to draft (usually linebacker every year), watch one YouTube video and pretend to be an expert until Sy knocks said player down a notch when his rankings come out.

I�m not a big college football fan but I used to read EVERY single draft magazine before the internet made them moot. Didn�t help my case at all though.

watched lots a couple of years ago (hence the strong conviction about Barkley). When a particular player catches my interest I look for and watch "whole game tape" of said player.

I don't pretend to know many players, and frankly think most - even the expert pundits or perhaps especially them - lie like hell about the breadth and depth of their knowledge.

So I stick to watching a few guys who catch my interest, and try to follow up on those guys.

Recently I've looked at two guys, the obious one Andrew Thomas and the dark horse WR Quintez Cephous of Wisconsin.

I often like a dark horse type that the league finds undraftable.

We all kid ourselves and the pundits do too re the mental makeup of prospects - which is a huge part of NFL success.

In addition to the eye test I do rely a lot on personal reccomendations.

I am fortunate to have long time friends who are somehow related to the draft process.

I have friends who played collegiate football.
They were not good enough to play at the next level, but, they still remained involved in football.

Two are coaches, both in college and the pros, one is a very accomplished agent, another is an orthopedic doctor for for an NFL team, and another is a well known draft analyst.

I do take everything that they say with a grain of salt as they all have some agendas. But they do turn me onto players who I have never heard of.

usually 8+ games on the DVR, which the girlfriend always laughs at. With repetition each year you get a feel for the prospects, and whom NYG might prefer. Having played a lot of football growing up, it's easier to understand what you're seeing, how to compare prospects, and how to project it to the NFL versus players.

think what Sy tells me to think b/c I don't have time to watch college football.

I'm usually sitting at soccer or baseball field watching my kids play sports.

and wait for another genius of his caliber to appear on BBI.

In comment 14795240 Del Shofner said:

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and wait for another genius of his caliber to appear on BBI.

Shurron Pierson is going to be a stud. Book it!

A lot. Then when you wat h the NFL you see who panned out or not. It adds enjoyment for me.