2013 Draft Day Thread

[DanBengalfan]

really an obsolete argument.

 

[augustisback003]

Because I don't agree with their rankings. Doesn't mean that they won't get a lot of 1st rounders right. It's where they have their players rated in that 1st round.

Dude, you're a joke!


And what rankings are you planning on going by? I don't buy ESPNs rankings. They are a joke.

~Tubbs1518

Board mock draft, post #277

http://www.sportshoopla.com/forums/cincinnati-bengals/94877-board-mock-draft-18.html

 

[cincygrad]

I got 75% right on my big board. Does this mean I'm essentially as good as ESPN?

I got 25 out of 32..... That's 78%.

I didn't watch a single moment of youtube video. I didn't read more than 10 minutes of material.

 

[augustisback003]

20 of 32 were selected within 4 spots of their ranking..... You have a problem with this? I'd say it's pretty damn accurate.

Thats why I went the extra step to make that point because I knew he would try to weasel his way out by trying to make the argument he's trying to make in that it's where ESPN had them ranked is what he had the problem with. He's so full of shit!

 

[Tubbs1518]

Dude, you're a joke!


And what rankings are you planning on going by? I don't buy ESPNs rankings. They are a joke.

~Tubbs1518

Board mock draft, post #277

http://www.sportshoopla.com/forums/cincinnati-bengals/94877-board-mock-draft-18.html

CBS, NFL.com

 

[augustisback003]

You do realize that was your quote, right?

 

[vancelot23]

Mock drafts and big boards are two different animals.

 

[Tubbs1518]

Ok. Point being? I don't like ESPNs rankings still don't. I will never like ESPNs rankings. You can be a dick all you want. I really don't care. Again, you can sit here and call me all the names you want. The people who really matter, the ones who pay me and the ones who read my articles and my scouting think I'm doing very good. I'm getting ready to start at a 2nd scouting website. Tell me again who you write and scout for?

 

[vancelot23]

I'd add, and I'm not going to do the research, because I don't care much, but I'd guess, given a 4-pick cushion, there were a lot of boards that wound up pretty close.

 

[vancelot23]

Also, finally, mock drafts are supposed to be for fun and discussion. If it leads to name-calling and acrimony, they shouldn't be done.

 

[vancelot23]

I like Lacy, but I do like Bernard, Randle, Franklin more. Having a guy who can take one to the house on any given play would be so nice, and something we haven't had for a while. Lacy isn't that guy.

 

[cincygrad]

I'd add, and I'm not going to do the research, because I don't care much, but I'd guess, given a 4-pick cushion, there were a lot of boards that wound up pretty close.

This perfectly illustrates the point..... People lose their shit about ESPN rankings and opinions expressed on message boards. And every year all available data suggests that nobody is superior to ESPN or any particular random message board poster. So why all the name calling and crying?

 

[Tubbs1518]

I don't like their rankings so why all the bitching and whining that I don't?

 

[cincygrad]

I don't like their rankings so why all the bitching and whining that I don't?

I can't speak for others, but for me it's more of an interest in understanding why you don't like something that seems to have a high degree of accuracy.

 

[vancelot23]

I don't necessarily buy that, either. I don't think ESPN is more accurate than most. Most boards are similar, with a little more accuracy here, and a little less there. A lot of the boards, including mine were higher on DeAndre Hopkins, and were right, ESPN was right on Hayden. Most other spots were fairly close between one board and another.

 

[bengaldoug]

nananananaaaaa!!!!! Mine is better than yours!!!!



:ss:

 

[augustisback003]

Ok. Point being? I don't like ESPNs rankings still don't. I will never like ESPNs rankings. You can be a dick all you want. I really don't care. Again, you can sit here and call me all the names you want. The people who really matter, the ones who pay me and the ones who read my articles and my scouting think I'm doing very good. I'm getting ready to start at a 2nd scouting website. Tell me again who you write and scout for?

Because I have a real job bitch! This is just a hobby to me. If it wasn't this it would be model airplanes or collecting stamps.

 

[augustisback003]

I don't like their rankings so why all the bitching and whining that I don't?

Because you threw a hissy fit and tried to ruin the Board mock draft because you didn't like the ESPN rankings and you were wrong. That's the point I wast trying to make.

 

[Tubbs1518]

Because you threw a hissy fit and tried to ruin the Board mock draft because you didn't like the ESPN rankings and you were wrong. That's the point I wast trying to make.

I wasn't wrong in the slightest. I like other rankings better. I think ESPNs are crap and I still do.

 

[Tubbs1518]

Because I have a real job bitch! This is just a hobby to me. If it wasn't this it would be model airplanes or collecting stamps.

I have a real job too. I however am making my way into a new world of jobs. I will more than likely be going to the senior bowl next year as well.