This is why NFL Draft magazines stink

… wow that seems… a little unprofessional, doesnt it?

The quality of journalism has gone downhill over the last 5-10 years. For every great blog, magazine, etc. There are 20 terrible, poorly written, poorly researched ones. It’s the downside of the increase of media attention on sports and the ease of creating a publication whether in print or online.

The one you described deserves a big LoLoLoLoL … and a huge “F” for fact checking.

Is to get a bunch of Kiper’s old picks for drafts in s 2004-2007 and see how his “big board” measures up to how players have performed.

I think if you did that with these magazines and made a post about it we’d see not only do people not know who is going to pick who-but that they don’t even know who the right who’s are…

who.

Just has to be

Sadly I’ve been getting draft magazines for probably a decade now. I’ve definitely learned to ignore the team profiles as most of the information is inaccurate or already out of date by the time the magazine is published.

I’ve probably tried reading most at some point but over the last few years have settled on just getting the Pro Football Weekly Draft Guide. I have no hard evidence to back this up but to me it seems that year after year Nolan Nawrocki is more accurate in his player evaluations than any other media scout out there.

Maybe they thought the Bills drafts had been so bad that the salary cap guy must have been making the picks?

but beyond that, which injuries forced Eric Wood and Levitre onto the field? and what a shame it was that Byrd was forced to play. Aside from the Maybin question mark, last years draft was one of the best by the Bills in years.

no one outside of us here(and those in Buffalo who have yet to discover the greatest blog ever) really care about the Bills…

The only reason I pay attention to draft publications at all is to find out who the Bills aren’t going to draft.

That seems to be a lot more accurate than the “experts” predictions.

Who the hell is Jim Overdorf?

While drinking a mocha. Lover Barnes and Noble, can get my football knowledge fix for free, while enjoying coffee.

And I’ve accepted that I will still be buying them, despite my frequent promises to myself not to. I anticipate the first year I don’t buy one I’ll be in a cold sweat on the floor, continuing to turn the pages of a non-existent magazine for a few days until it leaves my system.

What I have decided is a fun game is to find the most inaccurate projection in whatever magazine I’ve selected. I think it was two years ago that the worst one I’ve seen was selected by ESPN’s Draft Guide. It had LB Rufus Alexander of Oklahoma as the #2 overall OLB, with an early second round grade. He was drafted in the 6th round by the Vikings, played in one game in ’08 and is now out of football.

I’ve never bought a draft magazine. But I feel the exact same way about the fantasy football magazines that come out early-mid summer. Those are pretty much worthless too.

I have a collection of draft rags dating back to 2002. I am missing 2004… I hold onto them because it’s always interesting to look back and see how the hype translated into reality.

I’ve been buying draft magazines for as long as I can remember, I know most are awful but they are like a bad habit that I can’t get rid of!!!

My favorite was the late Joel Bushbaum" Draft review for Pro Football Weekly, the new version by Nolan Nawrocki is very good but doesn’t have the Bushbaum flair. One of my favorite Bushbaum analogies was calling certain players “Planet Players”. Those were players that he would consider late risers due to combine work-outs which he didn’t believe in. He stuck to his guns and based his judgements on film and games he watched. RIP Joel you will be forever missed. For some reason I’ve kept most of the books dating back to the late 70’s early 80’s they’re stashed away in the attic some where. Why I keep them—-I really don’t know.

Another favorite is OurLad’s, a little different then most but an enjoyable read. OurLad’s also sends out newsletters to keep you updated.

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