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Your Mock Draft is Freakin Stupid

Relax. Don't take it so personal. This isn't directed at you per se. But listen... if you are this guy, do me a favor and just stop. Wanna know why your mock is stupid? Well number 1: its team specific. Meaning I don't know who picked who, and who the possible alternatives were in your alternate universe. Number 2: they haven't played the Senior Bowl (or any of the other "Draft Bowls") yet; and I don't know how these guys measure up against the la creme de la creme. Number 3: they didn't even have the freakin combine yet!!! Lets have some measurables, please, before we start arbitrarily and idiotically ranking these fools. And last, but not least, number 4: free agency has yet begin. We don't know what our supposed needs are going to be when the draft finally rolls around.

So are we agreed? Can we stop the nonsense? Can I really say that Nick Perry would be a good pick if Dre Kirkpatrick slides to 16? Can I really say Trent Richardson would be a good pick if we nabbed Marshawn Lynch in free agency? Can I really get behind Upshaw if he has a 1.57 10 yard split while Ingram has a split of 1.46?

And please do me a favor and stop quoting all these draft blogs like they're gospel. These guys suck for the most part. They don't know nada about our team. If you haven't seen these players play, and you haven't watched any cut-ups, then you have absolutely no idea what the hell you're talking about. I don't want to say not to give these guys a read, because sometimes they're good. But don't let anybody make your mind up for you. Tell me why you think a guy is good and why he'll be a good fit for the Jets. Don't puke some nonsense at me that some jackass said that hasn't watched more than a couple Jets games this year. You know our team better than any of those so called "experts." Those guys don't really understand our team. They say, "the Jets need a safety, Barron is the highest ranked safety, so lets give Barron to the Jets." Thats the extent of their "analysis." They don't know our defense, the type of player that fits our defense, or whether Barron's particular skillset will be a good fit. You know this much better than they do. Tell me about a player's talent and how he'll upgrade the team. Don't be a sheep. I value your thoughts ten-fold over theirs.

Anyway... I may only speak for a few of us out there when I say, "Your mock draft is freakin stupid." And I understand you taking offense, if you're offended. You might not like it, but it is. Sorry (sort of). But I think it would be much more realistic (and productive) if you just did profiles of the guys you like and why you like them. Because mock drafts, especially at this point in time, are totally imaginary and are completely divorced from reality. Yeah, they can be kinda fun, but they're not when a "new one" gets posted every 5 mins and it has a litany of guys I've never heard of and know nothing about that are being selected in the 5th, 6th and 7th rounds, as if ANYBODY has any clue who will be around at that point in the draft. At this point, or any point really, it makes no sense to start placing values on these guys. So why try? You don't know how teams feel about the guys that are available. And if you don't know that, you can't have a clue about who's a first rounder or a second rounder. It makes more sense to stick with what you do know (i.e. how the Jets operate their schemes, and how a player will fit in that scheme).

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I was a DE in the 5-2 in high school.

Way too simple of a scheme for DEs, of course I didn’t understand it back then and blindly rushed the QB every play while ignoring outside contain. Harris may be a little slow to play LB in the 5-2 though as he would need to clear some field in on stretch plays or pitches. You never here anyone playing the 5-3 so we should do it. No safeties just 3 lockdown CBs and always play for the run, “what could go wrong?”

by Timmaht on Jan 20, 2012 7:20 AM EST up reply actions  

Tom Brady's getting old anyway

I’m sure he’ll rust next season, amirite? Plus, we can just put Revis on every receiver, he has the skill.

by Scott Piazza on Jan 21, 2012 1:43 PM EST up reply actions  

“CV” …love your spirit ! You forgot this is a Rex Ryan team. Its his defense and Rexie likes to have that extra unaccounted guy in the box so we’re playing 6-1 next year to get those pressure packages on the opposing QB. Yah it’s a different look, unconventional but pure Rex! Now about those draft pics…….

"It's only through change we learn to grow".

by Canadian Jet on Jan 20, 2012 1:36 AM EST reply actions  

Crackback…..you realize you opened a really big door for yourself come mid March or so once Free Agency is come and done. Your going to be up to your eyeballs here assessing the mocks…….once you’ve completed assessing our FA pick-ups and then our draft needs. Can’t wait for your posts.

"It's only through change we learn to grow".

by Canadian Jet on Jan 20, 2012 1:41 AM EST reply actions  

Do you think that the Jets will do anything meaningful in Free Agency ?

Possibly the interest in the draft is caused by the lack of decent free agents and Salary Cap restrictions. It’s hard to see the Jets even doing something minor in Free Agency

by JetOrange on Jan 20, 2012 8:51 AM EST up reply actions  

he did say though that part of the reason he has a prob w/ them now is its before the combines

so once march comes around he may not have such a problem with it

metsjetsknicksrangers.............can it get any worse?

by dabu7 on Jan 20, 2012 9:42 AM EST up reply actions  

Eh. I’m still gonna do posts about guys. I’m just gonna try to avoid putting a value on them.

by Crackback on Jan 20, 2012 11:30 AM EST up reply actions  

The player evals are great CB

Honestly whenever I see Mock in the title I don’t bother clicking, unless it also has Freakin Stupid in the title.

You basically summed up my thoughts very well and I thank you for getting the sentiment out there!

by GangGreen73 on Jan 21, 2012 8:34 AM EST up reply actions  

is this post directed at the guys who post mock's on her or other draft sited in general?

i sort of get what you mean .
yesterday i went on draftteck to read their newly updated 6 round mock . they had us taking Barron as a replacement for Smith . they also failed to address the olb position in their mock . i got so frustrated i ended up sending them an e-mail pointing out that Barron was a SS and Smith was a FS , so their explanation showed a lack of knowledge on our team .
i also pointed out that Maybin , Thomas and Westerman were all FA’s and that i might be worthwhile looking at olb as a major need .
They did reply with a thank you e-mail and fixed the Barron explanation straight away by adding Leonard’s name and also stated than they would take olb as a bigger need for us the next updated mock they release .

but if this post was directed as us then i personally will try and do a better job whenever i post a new mock to give as much info/personal insight as possible on the prospects i choose in them .

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by tinley24 on Jan 20, 2012 6:22 AM EST reply actions  

I don't think Crack is talking about your goodself

I love your posts, IMO there is insight and information. Once again since FA will have a negligible effect for this team this year , mock away, and thanks for posting

by JetOrange on Jan 20, 2012 8:55 AM EST up reply actions  

cheers for that buddy

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by tinley24 on Jan 20, 2012 1:38 PM EST up reply actions  

keep em coming tinley

you post good stuff

metsjetsknicksrangers.............can it get any worse?

by dabu7 on Jan 20, 2012 1:58 PM EST up reply actions  

Nah dude, this was really just a "let me get this off my chest" moment. A preemptive strike, if you will.

This is the time of year where everybody with access to a computer starts to throw mocks up, and I think that the main thing that everybody is trying to accomplish is to come up with some potential players that would help the Jets. And in doing so, somebody else’s sensibilities gets rubbed the wrong way and a debate begins. Now I love the debate, except when it inevitably turns to the “value” question. So and so doesn’t think X player is a good pick in such and such round because he will be available later. How does so-and-so know this? Because cbssports said so, or Walter Football, or some other reputable blog.

Now I love to read those blogs as much as anybody, but their view is quite limited when it comes to the Jets, and they’re often very wrong about most things most of the time in general. And I especially hate when people are actually when the real draft goes down and it doesn’t go the way the monkeys and parrots said it would. They actually have the audacity to claim that the professionals don’t know what they’re doing cbssports and walter football said so.

I love to read abunch of people, including yourself, and I look forward to their posts and their comments (David Wyatt and Mocking Dan are must reads, imo). And I know I’m not alone in respecting the opinions of you and all the others that take the time to really introduce us to some guys we not not have known about, and I love the debates that inevitably ensue.

But I can’t take it when people proclaim themselves value experts and start sniping at each other over who deserves to be selected in what round. And I am starting to find it silly when people start putting up drafts and making certain selections, because I have no idea who the alternative was.

Somebody put up a mock from… I think it was Drafttek the other day. And the overwhelming consensus was that it was the worst mock ever and it was taken down. I actually checked out the first three picks, watched some tape and read some reports and thought it wasn’t bad at all. I think it was WR Floyd, DT Cox, and a OLB prospect from ‘Cuse. All 3 were fantastic fits, imo. I love Floyd and think he would be a beast in our offense. The Cox kid looks like he’ll be a dynamite pass rusher at DE in a 34. And that kid from ‘Cuse looks long and athletic with a ceiling thats in outer space. But I’m willing to bet that 99% of the commenters that derided the mock didn’t check beyond the rankings of Walter Football with regard to those guys. I’m willing to bet that none of them checked the tape to see what kind of players they were and whether they would fit our team. Its that sheep mentality that drives me nuts with this stuff.

by Crackback on Jan 20, 2012 10:21 AM EST up reply actions   1 recs

i get you now

i agree with you on the " he will be there/ gone " rows that occur with anyone’s mock . the thing is that everyone will never agree on any mock or real draft for that matter because of personal opinions or skewed one’s .

i was thinking of doing some more player analysis posts like your but you do them so well that you are a hard act to follow . my first attempt was going to be Brock Osweiler QB as i found some better game footage on him.

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by tinley24 on Jan 20, 2012 1:50 PM EST up reply actions  

cmon tinley

dont put yourself down. just b/c crack does a great job w/ that stuff doesnt mean you should be scared of doing it. i’m sure you’ll do a perfectly respectable job. i’m actually pretty interested in seeing about osweiler

metsjetsknicksrangers.............can it get any worse?

by dabu7 on Jan 20, 2012 2:00 PM EST up reply actions  

i agree with you on the " he will be there/ gone " rows that occur with anyone’s mock . the thing is that everyone will never agree on any mock or real draft for that matter because of personal opinions or skewed one’s .

Exactly, which is why I find it so frustrating. Instead of talking/debating about why this or that guy is a good/bad fit, people get in these back and forths about value, which is impossible to quantify.

I appreciate the kudos, dude, but you’re a much better writer than I am. Slap it up there. A lot of people don’t know about the guy.

by Crackback on Jan 20, 2012 2:04 PM EST up reply actions  

thanks for the kind words guys

i will do up the post and see how people respond.

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by tinley24 on Jan 20, 2012 2:25 PM EST up reply actions  

Please Post the Clips and Info on Osweiler

You’ve piqued my curiosity.

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by joeklecko on Jan 20, 2012 6:24 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm One of the Ones Who rec'd Your Post

as I pretty much wholeheartedly agreed with it.

I am also one of the ones who proclaimed it one of the worst drafts ever and didn’t check on the players named. Why? Because one, I don’t think a WR not named Justin Blackmon is the right choice in the first round. I like Jeffery a lot and admit that Floyd has talent, but he also already has baggage, and as a rule, I don’t like players from ND. The most important factor is that I think taking a WR in round 1 would be a horrible choice.

Similarly, taking a DT in round 2 is wrong. They spent two top picks on the DL last year. It is probably the deepest position on the team. I don’t care how much talent that prospect has, the Jets have glaring holes at other positions. If there’s not a player at a position of need that they have valued that high at that point in the draft, and that kid is their highest-rated prospect, then they can trade down and take the highest-rated player at a position of need for value.

Again, with the 3rd round pick, it’s at least an OLB, but imo there are a lot of excellent prospects that they’re by-passing, who are probably more developed and ready to make an impact. I firmly believe that their #1 pick should be used on an OLB. That’s why I panned that draft.

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by joeklecko on Jan 20, 2012 3:29 PM EST up reply actions  

btw

when i read the title of this post i thought BRO NAMATH finally had enough of all these mock’s and was unleashing the hammer everyone lol.

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by tinley24 on Jan 20, 2012 6:26 AM EST reply actions  

ha!

fantastic

metsjetsknicksrangers.............can it get any worse?

by dabu7 on Jan 20, 2012 9:43 AM EST up reply actions  

Tinley 24….you rock here as well. You post well articulated thoughts here and more than once have pinned my ears back for what I’ve stated. Again, like Crack…your a pleasure to read….keep ’em coming.

"It's only through change we learn to grow".

by Canadian Jet on Jan 21, 2012 1:03 AM EST up reply actions  

cheers buddy for your support

i’m feeling the love . can we get a group hug going ? lol

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i want jeffery in green at pick 16

Notre Dame vs. Navy: The Emerald Isle Classic
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Location:Dublin, Ireland

by tinley24 on Jan 21, 2012 8:18 AM EST up reply actions  

yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh

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i want jeffery in green at pick 16

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Location:Dublin, Ireland

by tinley24 on Jan 21, 2012 10:37 AM EST up reply actions  

Unleash Bro Namath!

And That Is a JET FIRST DOWN!!!
No This is Patrick...

by JetsFanMurphy on Jan 23, 2012 6:28 PM EST up reply actions  

Rec'd your so right CB

It’s like break out the Madden and lets have some fun. I agree with the later round picks, It’s very hard to find tape on many of these players, I.E. I happen to really like a few of the SAF prospects that have late round grades right now, they are Christian Thompson and Donovan Richard both from South Carolina St. the other player is Kelcie McCray from Arkansas St.. IMO all three could fit the Rex scheme yet, I’ve had a hard time finding any tape on all 3 players. Living in SC and going to school next door to Coastal Carolina University I’ve seen Richard and Thompson play live but one game isn’t enough against an inferior opponent. By the way the CB from Coastal is very good the kid can play.

by JETSFAN IN SC on Jan 20, 2012 9:26 AM EST reply actions  

this is why we love you crack

rec’d

metsjetsknicksrangers.............can it get any worse?

by dabu7 on Jan 20, 2012 9:43 AM EST reply actions  

This post is everything I ever wanted to say to anybody

except it was more reasonable and subdued. No matter how good you make it, I still think your mock is stupid, no matter who you are.

With that said, it’s the offseason – mock away, just don’t repost other websites mocks unless there is LENGTHY analysis of your own. Advertise the websites you like elsewhere.

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by Bro Namath on Jan 20, 2012 11:05 AM EST reply actions  

great post

we should at least wait untill the combine untill we start realy debating who we should take. i guess we are just bored and don’t have much to post. rec’d obviously

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by rexthejet on Jan 20, 2012 11:23 AM EST reply actions  

Glad I didnt write this

given the title, and the angry writing, if I posed this I would have had the villagers with pitchforks marching down my street.

But would like to see Sanchez6 go nuts on the title and this line:

then you have absolutely no idea what the hell you’re talking about

for me, it was a great read, thanks for posting.

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by NC_Scott on Jan 20, 2012 12:12 PM EST reply actions  

Post this on Mocking the Draft. You won’t.

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by bobdolethesnapplelady on Jan 20, 2012 12:37 PM EST reply actions   2 recs

Nah, its a site dedicated to mocking. And I really like Dan’s work. This post would be basically trolling over there. But you’ll notice that Dan only does maybe a handful of mocks. He mostly does player evals and position rankings (and I believe he does it begrudgingly bc its a mocking site; he seems to prefer to leave the actual mocking to others). And you don’t hear him talking about slotting guys in certain rounds all that often, and when he does he seems to do it in a very general sense (e.g. so-and-so is probably a mid-to-late such-and-such rounder). He doesn’t try to go all “expert” on people over the slotting.

by Crackback on Jan 20, 2012 1:26 PM EST up reply actions  

yo crack

around what time do you start posting player profiles? after the shrine games? closer to the combine?

metsjetsknicksrangers.............can it get any worse?

by dabu7 on Jan 20, 2012 2:03 PM EST up reply actions  

I post them whenever. If I find a guy interesting, and can find some tape, I slap it up there.

by Crackback on Jan 20, 2012 2:06 PM EST up reply actions  

cool

looking forward. i dont watch much college football so i really dont know so many guys

metsjetsknicksrangers.............can it get any worse?

by dabu7 on Jan 20, 2012 2:22 PM EST up reply actions  

Haha that was the point. I'd love to see the place explode.

The writers themselves are pretty good. Lot of the FanPost mocks… not so much. Matt Miller of Bleacher and New Era Scouting is also fantastic.

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by bobdolethesnapplelady on Jan 20, 2012 4:20 PM EST up reply actions  


Just kidding. I hear what you’re saying, but I’m not going to stop posting mocks. I post mine maybe once a month, I don’t see how that could really get on someone’s nerves that badly. This is what I want to be in the future. I write for a draft website and have applied to write for MTD. Sorry, the posts will keep coming.

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by LiveLoveNYJets on Jan 20, 2012 5:32 PM EST reply actions  

Awesome post!

I couldn’t possibly agree more. While I do like learning more about new talent coming out of college, it is way too soon to even begin to guess about who we should take. I think anything beyond discussing the needs of the team at this point are way too premature. After free agency, it starts to become clearer from a needs perspective.

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by OldJetsFanatic on Jan 20, 2012 7:13 PM EST reply actions  

Dude,

It’s just for the fun. I know a lot of people including myself who like to make rankings and watch film just to get general knowledge on all of the guys. It’s fun to see who’s stock is cliff jumping or soaring. It’s just another great part of the NFL. The early the mocks and analysis start, the better.

by JetKing55 on Jan 21, 2012 12:36 PM EST reply actions  

a post from the anti-crack on MTD

just thought it funny this appeared so soon after your post crack .

http://www.mockingthedraft.com/2012/1/20/2721318/for-those-about-to-mock-we-salute-you-2012-edition

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by tinley24 on Jan 21, 2012 12:55 PM EST reply actions  

Crack-

Great points all around. I think that the Jets defiantly have their work cut out for them. The mocks though fail to take into account Free Agency, I think your spot on, until the Jets make moves in Free Agency, you can’t predict value in the draft.

by sp0rtsfan86 on Jan 21, 2012 1:26 PM EST reply actions  

When i read the title i thought he was trolling and he was gonna rip us off haha.

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by sanchise6 on Jan 21, 2012 6:51 PM EST reply actions  

I look at mock drafts just for the laughs

Just saw one where these were the take-home messages:
1) The Jets will draft a S because Eric Smith isn’t good. Really? Who knew?
2) The Jets could also go LB, OL, or WR. Why not just add RB, QB, and DL and then the Jets can fill out a whole new roster with their one first round pick?

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by BWJ on Jan 22, 2012 9:31 AM EST reply actions  

Hey, well you're the genius.

Let’s see what you’d do differently.

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by LiveLoveNYJets on Jan 22, 2012 11:11 AM EST up reply actions  

I would wait until the draft happens and then comment on the players the Jets actually picked.

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by BWJ on Jan 22, 2012 12:31 PM EST up reply actions  

Get off the bandwagon

I have been a member of gang green nation for a little while now. I post something every now and again and comment on things a few times a week. With that being said, I see that some people here dont have minds of there own. I think I look at things pretty objectively and what I see is that whatever Crackback says, there instantly becomes a following of that opinion. The problem I see is that if Crackback said he loved Mock Drafts and he wanted to start one right now, most of you would be on board. I remember last year most of us participated in a running mock draft that had us pick a team and evalutate who you think they were going to pick. I dont believe anyone really objected with that draft.

I can see what CB is saying about the quantity of mock drafts we have on this site and sometimes it is overkill, but they are “mock” drafts. None of these drafts can be predicted not even on draft day because you dont know if the Jets or any other team for that matter is going to trade up or trade down. You dont know if teams are going to trade their picks for another player. So it doesnt matter if you wait till after the Shrine game, the combine or after scout evals, you will never know how it is going to play out until it actually does. And as far as value or need for any position, you dont know if a player in the first round is going to be a star or an undrafted free agent is going to be a star. You can judge your front office on how they drafted 3 years ago and beyond in my opinion and I can say I have faith that our organization will do the right thing on draft day like they have been doing. (Besides vernon of course, but thats their mulligan) Maybe I am tripping with my comment and I am not trying to downplay CB’s post, these are just my opinions.

by hulksmash24 on Jan 23, 2012 6:03 PM EST reply actions  

Basically what Crackback is telling people

“I realize that you love doing mock drafts, but stop. Stop doing what you love. It annoys me.”

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by LiveLoveNYJets on Jan 23, 2012 6:39 PM EST up reply actions  

Not only are several people disagreeing with him

but he’s the first person to voice an opinion that many people hold about mock drafts. My opinion of mock drafts and the people who for some reason jealousy guard them would make Crackback blush, if I were even able to voice it in respectful manner.

On top of that he makes several valid specific points, some about mocking in general, and some about common things that just get repeated over and over. The response? Quasi-conspiracy comments about how we’re a bunch of followers. Surely we (the minority I think) who don’t care for mocks have no valid reason to dislike an oft repeated practice, it having nothing to do with redundancy and everything to do with validating a guy on the internet.

What’s really aggravating is the level of thought and effort into making valid points about how annoying and redundant the mocks can be, and you only offer that we’re following CB for some reason. At least he posted something of substance.

How many times have I watched mock drafts flood out the sidebar, even the front page over the years here? How many hundreds of mocks have we perused and fought the urge to comment? How many site run mocks have there been? You even mentioned the user-by-user GGN mock where nobody complained. I didn’t participate, but I didn’t feel the need to crap on your parade either.

And here it is, our one thread in the entire history where we, the haters, discuss some of the more pointless and repetitive aspects of the mocks. And that’s too much for the both of you.

I’m Bro Namath, and I hate mock drafts. With damn good reason. We, the haters, don’t typically “object” because other people, like you guys, enjoy doing it.

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by Bro Namath on Jan 23, 2012 10:04 PM EST up reply actions  

I’m Bro Namath, and I hate mock drafts.

is there a weekly meeting for guys like you bro , lol.

you make a valid point about this being the one post for the haters of mocks but i’m wondering what interest you have in the draft ? do you enjoy the process of the draft or is that something you dislike also ?
do you like college football ?
being a NFL fan means we all have to deal with the draft as its one of the very few ways to strengthen your team. i accept its hard to judge talent that has never played at NFL level but i think evaluation of college players plays a very important part in any NFL team ,hence all the scouts we have and money spent on them.
i see the guys who do mocks as people who like to bring their idea’s on potential players we could/should be looking at to add to the roster . its like player evaluation but on a bigger scale .

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by tinley24 on Jan 24, 2012 10:56 AM EST up reply actions  

I don't like college football or draft speculation

I do enjoy the actual draft as it happens, although I wish it were fast paced and not a multi-day affair.

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by Bro Namath on Jan 24, 2012 3:01 PM EST up reply actions  

totally agree

but that is the way the NFL want to run it . they like trying to sex up things to gain as much media coverage as possible .

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by tinley24 on Jan 24, 2012 5:44 PM EST up reply actions  

also just an idea

how about GGN introduce a link where all mocks are stored so they dont take away spots from the other fanshots ?
i agree that there sometimes can be over kill and this could help solve that problem

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by tinley24 on Jan 24, 2012 11:00 AM EST up reply actions  

eh, I don't think it's a problem

I just don’t want to be denied my right to dissent.

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by Bro Namath on Jan 24, 2012 3:00 PM EST up reply actions  

that sounds like a great idea tinley.

by hulksmash24 on Jan 24, 2012 6:12 PM EST up reply actions  

You can hate all things mock if you like, I have no problem with that. In my post I explain that I can understand where CB is coming from. I wasnt attacking what he believed in or anyone else believes in. I am not a fan of mocks either. In my post I was trying to get across the point that mocks really dont matter because you wont be able to judge how teams did in that particular draft years later and the picks you have now may not be the picks you have on draft day. Listen Bro there is no need to get defensive because I was just venting (just like CB got to vent) that “some” people follow anything CB says. Granted he does have some insightful things to say from time to time, but there are people here that seem like they dont have their own opinion for fear that their meager knowledge of football maybe exposed if they oppose CB. I believe that it is helpful for us to disagree because that will get people to do more research so we can have one of the more intelligent blogs on the net, we already have one of the most passionate. This is really no big deal like I said at the end of my post, these are just my opinions, its not the gospel.

by hulksmash24 on Jan 24, 2012 6:11 PM EST up reply actions  

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