Attyla » Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:26 am
actually reaches exist in reality. DHB was a reach and everyone knew it as soon as the pick was announced. And that is just one example from our team. His career just validated it. Sometimes a reach has nothing to do with talent, as in the case of Lawrence Phillips who was a reach because of the risk associated with his actions in college. Based on talent alone, he was a top 3 pick and could have gone #1. Same with Todd Marinovich, his talent was top 10 but his head was UDR level. Once in a while, the opposite happens, Dan Marino was drafted at the bottom of round one. On talent alone he was projected a top pick but the drug rumors pushed him down. But it does not take hindsight to see a reach.CWood24 wrote Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:12 pm:So let me get this straight if the whole NFL values a player at 17 & we draft him at 17 but all the mock drafts have him as a late 2nd round pick that means we’ve reached for him?
How are we doing this because every year Raiders fan complain that we’ve reach because Mel Kiper, Daniel Jeremiah, Matt Miller etc said so, can we all agree on a consensus mock draft board to go off
I’m still seeing fans go on about Josh Allen & Ceedee Lamb when both haven't produced to show that they are better picks
All i need a 17 is a player who fills a need that can play i dont care about BPA it a ridiculous concept, if they come in & do what Miller & Ferrell produced last year then you can’t ask for much more although there is always room to improve
REACHES ONLY EXIST IN HINDSIGHT
KillerRaider30 » Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:39 am
I dont wat to hear-BobbyPhil1781 » Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:52 am
You forgot the "It factor" but I agreeKillerRaider30 wrote Thu Apr 08, 2021 8:39 am:I dont wat to hear-
Jack of all trades, Swiss army knife, tweener, needs to be coached up, potential, heart exploded, heart murmur, pending legal issues, off field issues, 2 years of college experience and reach
-on draft day
Just announce we selected a very solid football player. I dont care what position he plays.
heavyD » Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:03 am
I believe Miller was considered a reach at 15th as he was considered a late 1st, early 2nd round player. He worked out but Gruden’s trend of reaching in the first round hasn’t paid off after that. In general the draft is a crapshoot but continually going against the consensus makes it even more difficult as it’s odds of everyone being wrong are a lot lower than going rogue.signal » Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:47 am
I definitely think there is some truth in what you say. People dismissing the mock drafts or the draft gurus rating systems as silly sort of nonsense make me chuckle because in the same breath they embrace Mayock as the smartest guy in the room. BUT, how is it that mock drafts and rating systems are silly when Mayock established his reputation doing just that. Or is it that Mayock was silly but as soon as he became a GM he all of sudden grew a brain and became the smartest man in the room? Just wondering because it appears that is exactly what some are saying.heavyD wrote Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:03 am:I believe Miller was considered a reach at 15th as he was considered a late 1st, early 2nd round player. He worked out but Gruden’s trend of reaching in the first round hasn’t paid off after that. In general the draft is a crapshoot but continually going against the consensus makes it even more difficult as it’s odds of everyone being wrong are a lot lower than going rogue.
Attyla » Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:54 am
if Darrisaw is there at our pick we are taking him, no doubt in my mind.novaraider » Thu Apr 08, 2021 10:13 am
It would make perfect sense to take him--- but I would have doubts that we would take him if he were there--- we are the Raiders. Moehrig or the tackle from Clemson are both guys I could see us taking and a lot of us (myself included) going "noooooooo....." after that.Attyla wrote Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:54 am:if Darrisaw is there at our pick we are taking him, no doubt in my mind.
I kinda wish we had addressed RT in FA but our other options is our homegrown RT Parker is not the greatest of options. Darrisaw would immediately pass up Parker.
novaraider » Thu Apr 08, 2021 10:25 am
Meddling coaches or owners?---- surely that doesnt apply to this franchise right?signal wrote Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:47 am:I definitely think there is some truth in what you say. People dismissing the mock drafts or the draft gurus rating systems as silly sort of nonsense make me chuckle because in the same breath they embrace Mayock as the smartest guy in the room. BUT, how is it that mock drafts and rating systems are silly when Mayock established his reputation doing just that. Or is it that Mayock was silly but as soon as he became a GM he all of sudden grew a brain and became the smartest man in the room? Just wondering because it appears that is exactly what some are saying.
No, you can't have it both ways. Mayock was hired because of his reputation as someone who could evaluate college talent and creating mock drafts. But now that he is GM, all of sudden all of his colleagues know diddly?
Now, what any GM and his scouting team and any draft guru will admit - evaluating college talent is far from scientific even though they have continually attempted to quantify as much about the player as they can. So, yes agree that is always a bit of crapshoot, no matter what. And also will agree that going rogue and ignoring the consensus is probably not going to improve your chances.
I think some people still romanticize about that time when Al (younger version) would buck trends and prove himself more knowledgeable. But sad to say times have changed. Accessing college talent has become more complex and far more information is out there and well, more people are being paid to do just that. Hell it has become an industry. So what was once a field owned by the scouts and GMs; it is now very much something that is done outside of the football organizations and they are getting better and better at it. And also, to simply say that all the draft gurus just listen to one guy is simply nonsense. It flies in the face of everything that is actually happening in the field. No, now there are many in the field who are paid to just do that and to share that info with us the fans. And PLEASE remember Mayock was one of them.
So I guess you can choose to sit back and embrace the contradiction unwittingly and state that the draft gurus know shit and yet, one of them who became a GM became all of sudden the smartest man in the room OR you can accept the reality that you need not be hired by a team to be an astute evaluator of college talent and to understand that conventional wisdom has some merits. It is not like draft gurus do not have access to combine numbers or are unable to attend player workouts.
If anything draft gurus have an advantage of not having their choices sabotaged by meddling coaches or owners.
Fade2SilverAndBlack » Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:09 am
(I'm not trying to be an ass toward you) IMO for the 4th player taken Ferrell did nothing but hurt us. With the 4th player in the draft you need more production than a Ferrell.....CWood24 wrote Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:12 pm:So let me get this straight if the whole NFL values a player at 17 & we draft him at 17 but all the mock drafts have him as a late 2nd round pick that means we’ve reached for him?
How are we doing this because every year Raiders fan complain that we’ve reach because Mel Kiper, Daniel Jeremiah, Matt Miller etc said so, can we all agree on a consensus mock draft board to go off
I’m still seeing fans go on about Josh Allen & Ceedee Lamb when both haven't produced to show that they are better picks
All i need a 17 is a player who fills a need that can play i dont care about BPA it a ridiculous concept, if they come in & do what Miller & Ferrell produced last year then you can’t ask for much more although there is always room to improve
REACHES ONLY EXIST IN HINDSIGHT
Ivanavich » Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:38 am
I'm sorry, but you are way off.signal wrote Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:47 am:I definitely think there is some truth in what you say. People dismissing the mock drafts or the draft gurus rating systems as silly sort of nonsense make me chuckle because in the same breath they embrace Mayock as the smartest guy in the room. BUT, how is it that mock drafts and rating systems are silly when Mayock established his reputation doing just that. Or is it that Mayock was silly but as soon as he became a GM he all of sudden grew a brain and became the smartest man in the room? Just wondering because it appears that is exactly what some are saying.
No, you can't have it both ways. Mayock was hired because of his reputation as someone who could evaluate college talent and creating mock drafts. But now that he is GM, all of sudden all of his colleagues know diddly?
Now, what any GM and his scouting team and any draft guru will admit - evaluating college talent is far from scientific even though they have continually attempted to quantify as much about the player as they can. So, yes agree that is always a bit of crapshoot, no matter what. And also will agree that going rogue and ignoring the consensus is probably not going to improve your chances.
I think some people still romanticize about that time when Al (younger version) would buck trends and prove himself more knowledgeable. But sad to say times have changed. Accessing college talent has become more complex and far more information is out there and well, more people are being paid to do just that. Hell it has become an industry. So what was once a field owned by the scouts and GMs; it is now very much something that is done outside of the football organizations and they are getting better and better at it. And also, to simply say that all the draft gurus just listen to one guy is simply nonsense. It flies in the face of everything that is actually happening in the field. No, now there are many in the field who are paid to just do that and to share that info with us the fans. And PLEASE remember Mayock was one of them.
So I guess you can choose to sit back and embrace the contradiction unwittingly and state that the draft gurus know shit and yet, one of them who became a GM became all of sudden the smartest man in the room OR you can accept the reality that you need not be hired by a team to be an astute evaluator of college talent and to understand that conventional wisdom has some merits. It is not like draft gurus do not have access to combine numbers or are unable to attend player workouts.
If anything draft gurus have an advantage of not having their choices sabotaged by meddling coaches or owners.
novaraider » Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:50 am
"The Raiders GM is drafting for the Raiders"-- speaking of being way offIvanavich wrote Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:38 am:I'm sorry, but you are way off.
The objective of mock drafting is to predict how the draft will end up. Predicting is the key word here. Mock drafting has nothing to do with figuring out who would be the best draft choice for the team picking at each spot.
The Raiders GM is drafting for the Raiders. Mock drafters are trying to PREDICT who the Raiders GM will take.
Shoulda
Coulda
Woulda
that's fan talk, not mock drafter talk. The talking heads who put out mock drafts every week or so give a "description" of the mocked player which is often no where near being accurate and also give a "rationale" for the predicted pick and it too is often no where near accurate.
--It works like this... somebody else reported that currently a LB and a DT are the top positions being mocked to the Raiders at #17, and some of the talking heads actually claim that the Raiders are in desperate need of a LB or a DT,
so those picks make 'mock drafter sense' even though 'common sense' (that thing that doesn't exist but people claim that it does, so I'll use it here) says that Free Safety is the biggest need followed by OT.
The only way the Raiders draft a LB at #17 is if Mark Davis decided to tank the 2021 season and needed a draft pick to sell it.
Mock drafting is a joke. The Raiders GM isn't mock drafting, he's picking roster talent. Two completely different things. Mark Davis didn't hire Mayock because he liked his mock drafts.
Attyla » Thu Apr 08, 2021 12:03 pm
you are wrong. the objective of mock drafting is to create conversation. It is not about being right because the average mock drafter gets a very small percentage of the picks right. By your standard, some of the best in the business would be out of a job. No, the purpose of mock drafting, from its beginnings with guys like Kiper, is to get people talking. As the internet age blossomed, it was to drive hits and create discussion.Ivanavich wrote Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:38 am:I'm sorry, but you are way off.
The objective of mock drafting is to predict how the draft will end up. Predicting is the key word here. Mock drafting has nothing to do with figuring out who would be the best draft choice for the team picking at each spot.
The Raiders GM is drafting for the Raiders. Mock drafters are trying to PREDICT who the Raiders GM will take.
Shoulda
Coulda
Woulda
that's fan talk, not mock drafter talk. The talking heads who put out mock drafts every week or so give a "description" of the mocked player which is often no where near being accurate and also give a "rationale" for the predicted pick and it too is often no where near accurate.
--It works like this... somebody else reported that currently a LB and a DT are the top positions being mocked to the Raiders at #17, and some of the talking heads actually claim that the Raiders are in desperate need of a LB or a DT,
so those picks make 'mock drafter sense' even though 'common sense' (that thing that doesn't exist but people claim that it does, so I'll use it here) says that Free Safety is the biggest need followed by OT.
The only way the Raiders draft a LB at #17 is if Mark Davis decided to tank the 2021 season and needed a draft pick to sell it.
Mock drafting is a joke. The Raiders GM isn't mock drafting, he's picking roster talent. Two completely different things. Mark Davis didn't hire Mayock because he liked his mock drafts.
signal » Thu Apr 08, 2021 1:13 pm
Ummm... that is why I also mentioned rankings or rating systems. They do not simply mock...they rate players. IF Mayock was not chosen because of his work as someone who ranked players in drafts and created mocks ...then please tell me why he was chosen? The man spent his adult life doing this, but was chosen for some other reason? Please let me know what it is?Ivanavich wrote Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:38 am:I'm sorry, but you are way off.
The objective of mock drafting is to predict how the draft will end up. Predicting is the key word here. Mock drafting has nothing to do with figuring out who would be the best draft choice for the team picking at each spot.
The Raiders GM is drafting for the Raiders. Mock drafters are trying to PREDICT who the Raiders GM will take.
Shoulda
Coulda
Woulda
that's fan talk, not mock drafter talk. The talking heads who put out mock drafts every week or so give a "description" of the mocked player which is often no where near being accurate and also give a "rationale" for the predicted pick and it too is often no where near accurate.
--It works like this... somebody else reported that currently a LB and a DT are the top positions being mocked to the Raiders at #17, and some of the talking heads actually claim that the Raiders are in desperate need of a LB or a DT,
so those picks make 'mock drafter sense' even though 'common sense' (that thing that doesn't exist but people claim that it does, so I'll use it here) says that Free Safety is the biggest need followed by OT.
The only way the Raiders draft a LB at #17 is if Mark Davis decided to tank the 2021 season and needed a draft pick to sell it.
Mock drafting is a joke. The Raiders GM isn't mock drafting, he's picking roster talent. Two completely different things. Mark Davis didn't hire Mayock because he liked his mock drafts.
GUYDON » Thu Apr 08, 2021 2:43 pm
What ever happens at pick 17 half of the board will hate the pick, and half the board will defend the pick.Sold My Soul » Thu Apr 08, 2021 3:12 pm
Screw that. I say we trade em all this year and next to move up to number one., than take the next 2 years off.GUYDON wrote Thu Apr 08, 2021 2:43 pm:What ever happens at pick 17 half of the board will hate the pick, and half the board will defend the pick.
I have a feeling there will be more than a few dropped jaws on day one
I personally want to trade back if given the chance.