The Linc - Are Mock Drafts Worth Anything?

by JasonB on Feb 13, 2012 8:16 AM EST in Philadelphia Eagles News

Draft projections by the thousands, he said in mock disbelief - NFL - Sporting News

In the next three months, a few million man-hours will be spent breaking down the draft. That’s understandable if you’re an NFL general manager. If you’re a dentist or furniture salesman, you might want an intervention. For all the analysis, not that much really happens to change a player’s status. There was the Senior Bowl on Jan. 28. Next up is the Combine in late February, and then scattered individual workouts. We still get weekly, if not hourly, mock draft updates. Even if the only thing a player has done is drive through McDonald’s and ordered a vanilla shake.

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Off season 'fluff'

Entertainment value at best.

It's never easy being an Eagle fan........but I'll be damned if I ever stop !
We don't need the best players at every position,
we need players that play their best , every down.

by JJeaglerooter on Feb 13, 2012 9:13 AM EST reply actions

If I was the player, I would have ordered a shamrock shake.

by captain nodar on Feb 13, 2012 9:22 AM EST reply actions

I forgot

about Greg Lloyd, does this kid have any chance of helping our LB’s? And as for the g-men, I have said this over and over again, Andy and the Eagles have owned them eyar after year. Gotta just be able to keep that pace this year as our schedule is ridiculous.

by DcEagles29 on Feb 13, 2012 9:31 AM EST reply actions

Uhh

I forgot how brutal the schedule is next year…Hopefully it actually inspires these underachievers to come to play every week.

by IggesRule13 on Feb 13, 2012 9:36 AM EST up reply actions

True, but we really don’t know how the schedule will play out. Every year is different, and its hard to say who will be good next year. Injuries, as well as staff and personnel changes can drastically change a team- even at a specific week in the year.

I used to go through the schedule and pick out wins and losses, but I’ve learned that its worthless to do that.

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by bdawk4ever on Feb 13, 2012 10:11 AM EST up reply actions

Yes

that is very true what you are saying but the teasm we play this year have been good pretty much every year with the exception of a few and then we have up and coming teams to play, our easiest game, Washington or Tampa Bay, take your pick.

by DcEagles29 on Feb 13, 2012 12:42 PM EST up reply actions

It's nuts...

Someone needs to come up with a “MockDraftXML” format standard for people to publish to so all mock drafts can be easily culled, compared, and laughed at equally.

by Groty on Feb 13, 2012 11:30 AM EST reply actions

Worth anything? Something to read besides the shampoo bottle when dropping a deuce, I guess…

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by Bleediots on Feb 13, 2012 11:34 AM EST via mobile reply actions

thats

why I get spots Illustrated. haha

by DcEagles29 on Feb 13, 2012 12:43 PM EST up reply actions

Mock drafts are just fun discussion starters. I doubt anybody’s whose making them, especially like the many of us on here who do, are expecting to effect the actual draft.

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