Market Value ~ Who Are The Best Judges??

[Off The Grid]

I'm soliciting your expert opinions, gentlemen.

I'm looking for opinions regarding The Best Judges of Market Value.

This is obviously an extremely sketchy Proposition: We're talking about placing an approximate "Stock Market Price" on the Prospects of a given draft ~ where they'd be selected if the Draft were held, today. And anyone who hazards any such guess is doing so not only in the face of complete ignorance of how the 32 teams value each player...but indeed in the face of deliberate Obfuscation, HornSwoggling, and general BamBoozling!!

...A tricky Proposition, indeed.

Me, I like to take an unofficial Composite of Walter and Columbia BroadCasting: Walter's Mock and CBS's Rankings. I find Walter more accurate ~ which is to expected, of course, as they're Mocking, not Ranking ~ but like to keep Columbia in the loop, as there's are far more comprehensive, and as they seem, in fact, to go a long way towards reflecting my own sens of the Market Place.

Any thoughts, gents?

 

[thodoks]

People who post on the internet, naturally.

 

[Snake Eyes]

I'm soliciting your expert opinions, gentlemen.

I'm looking for opinions regarding The Best Judges of Market Value.

This is obviously an extremely sketchy Proposition: We're talking about placing an approximate "Stock Market Price" on the Prospects of a given draft ~ where they'd be selected if the Draft were held, today. And anyone who hazards any such guess is doing so not only in the face of complete ignorance of how the 32 teams value each player...but indeed in the face of deliberate Obfuscation, HornSwoggling, and general BamBoozling!!

...A tricky Proposition, indeed.

Me, I like to take an unofficial Composite of Walter and Columbia BroadCasting: Walter's Mock and CBS's Rankings. I find Walter more accurate ~ which is to expected, of course, as they're Mocking, not Ranking ~ but like to keep Columbia in the loop, as there's are far more comprehensive, and as they seem, in fact, to go a long way towards reflecting my own sens of the Market Place.

Any thoughts, gents?

Has anyone ever done comparisons to how mocks stack up to the draft?

 

[manxman2601]

I'm soliciting your expert opinions, gentlemen.

I'm looking for opinions regarding The Best Judges of Market Value.

This is obviously an extremely sketchy Proposition: We're talking about placing an approximate "Stock Market Price" on the Prospects of a given draft ~ where they'd be selected if the Draft were held, today. And anyone who hazards any such guess is doing so not only in the face of complete ignorance of how the 32 teams value each player...but indeed in the face of deliberate Obfuscation, HornSwoggling, and general BamBoozling!!

...A tricky Proposition, indeed.

Me, I like to take an unofficial Composite of Walter and Columbia BroadCasting: Walter's Mock and CBS's Rankings. I find Walter more accurate ~ which is to expected, of course, as they're Mocking, not Ranking ~ but like to keep Columbia in the loop, as there's are far more comprehensive, and as they seem, in fact, to go a long way towards reflecting my own sens of the Market Place.

Any thoughts, gents?

I use a combination of CBS and Tony Pauline at Draft Insiders. Pauline seems to have some good contacts. He has all the prospects ranked by position and projected round.

 

[Merril Hoge's Tie Knot]

I use a combination of CBS and Tony Pauline at Draft Insiders. Pauline seems to have some good contacts. He has all the prospects ranked by position and projected round.

Yet somehow Fleming was ranked 92nd pre-combine at CBS, had a great combine, and is now listed at 122. I wonder about CBS sometimes.

 

[Off The Grid]

Has anyone ever done comparisons to how mocks stack up to the draft?

Yes!!

The Huddle Report

I'm looking for something different, of course: something like Walter or SportsLine, where the updates are year round and often updated...

 

[Off The Grid]

I use a combination of CBS and Tony Pauline at Draft Insiders. Pauline seems to have some good contacts. He has all the prospects ranked by position and projected round.

Ah!! Pauline...VERY interesting answer!!

I'm fully aware of Draft InSider, of course ~ might've been the first such Site I ever found, in fact ~ and I'm not too big a fan of their Scouting...But I've always been a fan of Tony Pauline, not as an Analyst, but as a exceptional Reporter.

I've always been mystified as to who does the actual Reports, too: Pauline, himself ~ who's also with Sports Illustrated, as most here know, I'm sure ~ or Brett Sobleski ~ "SoboDog" or whatever HIDEOUS appellation he goes by at Brown Town!!

I like them both ~ Brother Sobleski is a MAJOR advocate of Grizzlies!!

GREAT answer, Brother Manx!! THANK you!!

 

[manxman2601]

Yet somehow Fleming was ranked 92nd pre-combine at CBS, had a great combine, and is now listed at 122. I wonder about CBS sometimes.

They do have some blindspots. They never climbed aboard the Joe adams banwagon earlier and Marvin Jones is #123. It's why I can't use them for my mocks as much as I'd like Fleming/Jones to be available down there.

The test for how good CBS is will be Bobby Wagner. They were high on him as a second rounder way ahead of anyone else. If he goes 2nd round, that's a feather in their cap.

 

[NePatriots]

Yes!!

The Huddle Report

They also do reports for Top 100 boards (THE HUDDLE REPORT -  NFL DRAFT)

I think I know that guy in 2nd place...

 

[Husse]

They also do reports for Top 100 boards (THE HUDDLE REPORT -* NFL DRAFT)

I think I know that guy in 2nd place...

Good job!