I am reading that many of us are offering their opinions on players
How do you formulate your opinions?
We have few options with which to evaluate the players
Watching the games live or on videos
Observing televised practices
Formulate an opinion based upon expert analysis
Watching the Combine
Predicting success based upon physical attributes such as size, speed, explosiveness, arm strength etc.
I personally prefer watching games and not relying on others
I enjoy hearing other opinions but I tend to trust what I see
Often what I see is not consistent with other opinions
And many times my perceptions are wrong, but, even the pros and experts are wrong
I wanted him with the first pick.
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.
Then I write the names of the players that I like on a piece of paper and refer to it as my draft board.
I follow lots of "draft experts," but I won't base my opinion on their takes.
*you're*
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Your the most condescending poster on BBI.
*you're*
And you're a fan of a French-Canadian team, too!
Im not a big college football fan but I used to read EVERY single draft magazine before the internet made them moot. Didnt help my case at all though.
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.
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.
I'm usually sitting at soccer or baseball field watching my kids play sports.
Shurron Pierson is going to be a stud. Book it!