You give him a late Day 3 grade and he went in the 7th round, so why is that there's this small, but well-studied clique of analysts/draftniks that saw him as their top QB in the draft? Where does the disconnect occur?
Thirty-two GM's agreed with you, but Waldman and Schofield aren't idiots and they talk of sources who side with them. And I don't think it's a case of being different just to be different. That's no more their style than it is yours. So what gives?
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For the record, the draft resource I use (1 of 2, Sy being the other) had him ranked as the #16 QB and a PFA. Which is why he is included as part of my "who" question....guess I didnt study the PFA's close enough.
For the record, the draft resource I use (1 of 2, Sy being the other) had him ranked as the #16 QB and a PFA. Which is why he is included as part of my "who" question....guess I didnt study the PFA's close enough.
Random people that "dissect" publicly available All 22 tape these days are considered "draftniks". It's a business model of putting out as much friggen content as possible leading up to the draft so at least some of your "sleepers" hit and then you try to sell those hits as something that makes you legitimate
You are basically asking why a prospect who a few draftniks think is a "diamond in the rough" didn't get drafted higher.
That happens to dozens and dozens of guys in EVERY draft.
In this case, sure I had Skylar as a late rounder / UDFA. Most of the league did too. Does that make me right and those guys wrong? No.
One thing I think many people need to do a better job of understanding is the margin between early rounders and late rounders is not as big as you may believe. The reason for this? most fans look at the number one pick and then the 260th pick. First and last. The list I start with his close to 3,000 players. Yes, I narrow it down to about 1,200-1,500 by the start of the season but you have to think, even the 260th player is considered in the top 5% when looking the big picture. Whereas if you are only paying attention to the draft when "rankings" come out or even draft weekend - you are looking at that 260th ranked player as the "worst"
There is so much more to the draft than I think people think. It is not one or two guys just ranking guys and seeing what happens. Scheme fits, personality fits, injury history, current roster situation (numbers)...it is a very complex equation.
I know Mark and Joe and I respect their work. I don't believe there is an agenda there. They're one of the few independent thinkers that truly put the work in and let their opinions known without fear of an outsider judging the unorthodox view. Because, again, it really isn't that unorthodox.
This time of year I am often reminded of this. As I get intro-write ups done on thousands of guys, most of which I know I won't even do a full report on.
Hope that helped.
There is so much more to the draft than I think people think. It is not one or two guys just ranking guys and seeing what happens. Scheme fits, personality fits, injury history, current roster situation (numbers)...it is a very complex equation.
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