Wow.
You overwhelm me, Brother Ivan.
That may be the greatest Compliment I've ever received around these parts...
And many of you have been very kind, indeed.
Thank you, my Brother.
*I have indeed laid the groundwork for pulling forward my own hilarious Mock Drafts, going back to 2010, and will follow through in the months and Years to come, to the Amusement of us all!!
*And I have also initiated "BackDrafts" or "Final Exams" ~ Post-Draft "Mocks" that correspond with the way the Drafts actually played out. Nobody at all responded in 2013, but many Brave Souls Stepped Up And Put It On The Line this Year, and I'm hoping that that's just the Beginning!!
As you know Grid i really like the draft and I have followed it pretty closely for years, however i am not in the league with guys like you, manx, mayo etc.. at this point in time because I simply don't have the time to spend on it. i respect the time and effort you guys put into it and I appreciate the knowledge that it gives all of us on these prospects but my one overriding b.tch has been the draftniks who believe they are always right and that their level of knowledge puts them on par with NFL front offices, who clearly have far more knowledge and resources than the average person has in making the choices. they are also dealing with far more complexity in terms of team building for all of their respective units and future cap considerations that make their decisions far more complicated than simply taking the obvious guy at the obvious need, so while i am thinking pass rusher when they are picking 17th they take Solder because they know they are going to need their next franchise OT in two years to replace Matt Light. So I tend to be highly critical of those who constantly say (e.g...) "Belichick should have taken Antonio Brown but he took Price instead, what an idiot.........," and when you actually tried to find out who that poster wanted at that point in the draft there is no record of it, and in fact with a number of them they never even went on record and spend little to no time in the draft forum. However i also realize that a few of them are just trolls and are only talking sh.t to talk sh.t. because it's how they roll. So when i see you criticize picks and moves i give it credibility because you at least go on record and do a ton of work to make good decisions and when i am criticizing the "draftniks" realize it is not intended for you manx or mayo etc...but for the posters who know everything in hindsight but nothing in reality. Thanks for all your efforts and i look forward to this year's version and all of your continuing efforts.
Thanks again,
Ivan