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Their most recent mock is here :Does it do a mock draft at all?
Their most recent mock is here :
http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFLDraft/Draft+Extras/2008/mock2302.htm
It's a little weird with C. Long dropping to us and KC taking McFadden but if all mocks were the same . . . what would be the point ?
Sporting News is always weird - remember their mocks, etc, are based solely on their rankings NOT what they think will happen. It's a good magazine for a contrarian opinion but if anyone buys that as their sole reference point, they'll have a very, very strange perspective on the draft.
Their most recent mock is here :
http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFLDraft/Draft+Extras/2008/mock2302.htm
It's a little weird with C. Long dropping to us and KC taking McFadden but if all mocks were the same . . . what would be the point ?
That didn't make much sense in March, either.Yeah, but it's outdated. They put it together in mid March. They had the Pats taking McFadden, which doesn't make much sense.
Interesting stuff. Nawrocki is very high on B. Albert and says his most natural position may be LT. Albert is the #14 overall prospect. He has Matt Ryan as the #1 overall prospect. He has Gholston ranked ahead of Long. Groves is #56, behind Avril at #46. He stacks Cason at #83.
Don't have the book with me but it says he plays slowly both in terms of a lack of instincts and not taking his timed speed to the field. I think they use the word "lumbers" when referring to his pass coverage IIRC.According to PFW, Jonathan Goff is a mid/late 6th-round talent. Why are they so down on him?
According to PFW, Jonathan Goff is a mid/late 6th-round talent. Why are they so down on him?
Interesting stuff. Nawrocki is very high on B. Albert and says his most natural position may be LT. Albert is the #14 overall prospect. He has Matt Ryan as the #1 overall prospect. He has Gholston ranked ahead of Long. Groves is #56, behind Avril at #46. He stacks Cason at #83.
1) Nawrocki usually puts more emphasis on game tape than raw athleticism. That's all fine and noble, but sometimes it makes him overvalue players like Curtis Lofton and undervalue others like Goff.
2) Goff has great potential. It may take him a few years to "get it", but he will. In the 3-4 he won't be exposed in the open field, if that really is an issue for him. But right now he is not seen as a good fit for 4-3 teams, who seem to be undervaluing him as a result.
I remember last year i bought the sporting news draft guide or some other piece of crap and it was horrible.
The rankings were terrible with first rounders listed as 3 rounders and other stuff like that.
I also purchased the ESPN one which was closer to the draft and that was a little better but nothing close to the stuff you can read for free on the internet.
It's annoying that these crappy magazines are made in like December or January and i'm supposed to buy it and believe that it's actually an accurate preview of the draft.
Yeah, I got Sporting News b/c I had read through the entire Lindy's and wanted another perspective. See my post above for some of their peculiar rankings. Gholston as the 5th best at his position and 2nd round talent?? Yikes. It was another perspective, thats for damn sure.