A Scout's take on the draft...

[NCChiFan]

Interesting read:

Scout.com: NFL Draft Chat Transcript

Lot of good stuff in here.

 

[NCChiFan]

The Short of it... Doubtful Donald is there at #14, he considers him the best player in the draft. Dennard is the best CB he's scouted since Dion, and he has facts to back it up. Doesn't like Manzel at all, or Bridgewater or Jernigan or Hageman who he compares to a flake. Oh, and he considers Buchanan the best safety in the draft. Not that high on Pryor as a strong safety, but thinks he would be ok as a Free Safety, he is too "weak" see combine lift numbers, to play Strong Safety.

 

[cubzzzfanincali]

I seriously doubt the Bears will draft Dennard. He's another Jennings, a shorter CB with good ball skills. Good corner, but he doesn't make sense for this team. If Gilbert is gone, my guess is the Bears will try to draft a different position than CB and take a CB 2nd or 3rd round. Or trade down and take a CB later in the first.

 

[63bears40]

Just think it's 1 ex-scouts opinion. Just think if he was any good, he'd still be in the game.
Like what he said about Dennard. But no way I compare him to Sanders.

 

[leomaz]

I seriously doubt the Bears will draft Dennard. He's another Jennings, a shorter CB with good ball skills. Good corner, but he doesn't make sense for this team. If Gilbert is gone, my guess is the Bears will try to draft a different position than CB and take a CB 2nd or 3rd round. Or trade down and take a CB later in the first.

AMEN^^

 

[NCChiFan]

Just think it's 1 ex-scouts opinion. Just think if he was any good, he'd still be in the game.
Like what he said about Dennard. But no way I compare him to Sanders.

I didn't exactly catch what it was he did, but he produces large player review packets on each relevant draft player. Think he mentioned a 200 page report on Dennard that he sends to all teams? I don't know if it is a saleable service he provides as a general all around scout for whomever wants to pay? I don't know.

 

[wood20ks]

Just think it's 1 ex-scouts opinion. Just think if he was any good, he'd still be in the game.
Like what he said about Dennard. But no way I compare him to Sanders.

This......

So many scouts,and a whoooole lotta opinions.

 

[JoeyTourettes]

This extra few weeks of waiting for the draft has made all these scouts/fans/teams/general meatballs second and third guess each of these guys- I'm willing to bet that if the draft was held on it's "normal" date like in years past- it would be different then what it's going to be.
All this extra time just gives everyone more time to nit-pick each guy and LOOK for things that are wrong- and when you do that- other guys move up. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with this approach, just that it's interesting what the internet and time can do to a players draft stock...when that player hasn't done ANYTHING different since he last played a college game. (or had his pro-day/combine workout) It's kinda funny how some of these guys have fallin or risen in the past 2 weeks alone.

 

[63bears40]

This extra few weeks of waiting for the draft has made all these scouts/fans/teams/general meatballs second and third guess each of these guys- I'm willing to bet that if the draft was held on it's "normal" date like in years past- it would be different then what it's going to be.
All this extra time just gives everyone more time to nit-pick each guy and LOOK for things that are wrong- and when you do that- other guys move up. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with this approach, just that it's interesting what the internet and time can do to a players draft stock...when that player hasn't done ANYTHING different since he last played a college game. (or had his pro-day/combine workout) It's kinda funny how some of these guys have fallin or risen in the past 2 weeks alone.

Just think the draft will follow closer to the original mocks, than the later 1's. It usually works out that way.
Sure a couple of players are going to move up or down. But it's usually not too far. Unless something stupid comes out on them.
We should have our pick of a few D specialists. Be CB, S, LB, or DT.

 

[cubzzzfanincali]

It would be fascinating to know whether the internal draft boards change as much as the media takes on them do. None of us will know. The media like the range all over the map, but does that really mean teams are changing their assessments all that much? I sort of doubt it, but who knows? And according to what?

 

[63bears40]

It would be fascinating to know whether the internal draft boards change as much as the media takes on them do. None of us will know. The media like the range all over the map, but does that really mean teams are changing their assessments all that much? I sort of doubt it, but who knows? And according to what?

I doubt it Cali. They don't pay their scouts for nothing. I doubt the media has any effect on a teams draft plans. Unless of course the media pulls out some dirty laundry on a kid, that they didn't know about.