Is NFL Network a Reliable Source Now Days?

[bornnraisedwhodat]

Casserly, Lombardi, and Mayock are all I listen to. The rest of those guys are just background noise. It's all better than ESPN though. EsPN is just garbage.

[Iamcanadian]

Originally Posted by bornnraisedwhodat

Casserly, Lombardi, and Mayock are all I listen to. The rest of those guys are just background noise. It's all better than ESPN though. EsPN is just garbage.

I like Casserly and Mayock myself, Lombardi was a GM but Al Davis made all the calls for Oakland so his experience is limited. Davis isn't too bad and seems to do his homework but the rest are just background noise.

[Mufasa]

Charlie Casserly just said that when comparing players he doesn't look at what position is more valuable, he looks at who's going to go to the most pro bowls...

[GallopingGhost]

Originally Posted by mightytitan9

I was just watching NFL Network "Path to the Draft" and had to watch Brian Baldinger explain why Andrew Luck was the best pick because Bill Polians son worked for Stanford.

I then watched Charles Davis explain that "Robert Griffin" has knee injury issues. 1) he used the wrong name he was meaning Cedric Griffin, 2) Cedric signed with the Redskins and doesn't even play for them.

Not to mention La Confora. Most of the players they have know the game and how to play it, but are poor at analyzing and scouting talent and add little value as speakers

It seems Mayock is the only person you can truly believe or value his opinion. Thoughts on whether it's still reliable or not?

Haha, it's more reliable than any other football shows i've seen. Mayock knows his ****.

[boknows34]

Sapp is having a bad few weeks. First there was the caused by claiming Jeremy Shockey was the snitch on the Saints. Now he's been declared bankrupt and his contract expires in August with NFLN. I'm no legal expert but does bankruptcy protect him from making any payouts should Shockey sue and win his case against him?

[boknows34]

And Sapp also claims to have lost his Super Bowl ring. Well, he had it on Jan 22nd this year when Rich Eisen tweeted these photos from the NFL Network studios.

http://www.whosay.com/RichEisen/photos/119609
http://www.whosay.com/RichEisen/photos/119613

Now could he have genuinely lost it in the last 2 1/2 months? Of course, but this smells a bit fishy.

[njx9]

Originally Posted by Iamcanadian

Well, if NFL Network is weak, then the people on this site live on another planet.

seriously though, why do you still post here? anytime anything like this comes up, you immediately jump to defend any idiot who's been hired on tv, and have repeatedly told all of us we're morons who have no idea what we're talking about and that we should really just listen to the media, and only the media. so why bother? clearly our analysis is worthless. clearly you're much smarter than we are. why keep posting?

[mightytitan9]

Just watched Path to the Draft and heard Charles Davis mock draft.

A few things, he had the Browns taking Blackmon at #4 AND Stephen Hill at #22.

He had the Cardinals taking Fletcher Cox to improve interior pass rush. Cox would be horrible as a NT and they have Campbell and Dockett.

[Giantsfan1080]

Originally Posted by njx9

why do you still post here? anytime anything like this comes up, you immediately jump to defend any idiot who's been hired on tv, and have repeatedly told all of us we're morons who have no idea what we're talking about and that we should really just listen to the media, and only the media. so why bother? clearly our analysis is worthless. clearly you're much smarter than we are. why keep posting?

I agree with you. I dislike Mayock also and it seems like a lot of people like him because of the way he comes off. It's sort of like giving an answer confidently even though you're full of crap so the person believes you.

[Scott Wright]

Hey guys, please feel free to disagree with and debate the merits of other NFL Draft Analysts opinions, but let's steer clear of the personal attacks and name calling.

[I_C_DeadPeople]

Originally Posted by Iamcanadian

Just as a side note, I thought Lombardi gave a terrific insight when he said that scouts will really talk up a prospect till draft day, but when it comes time to actually pick the player the scout has been pimping, the scout suddenly starts putting out question marks just in case the draftee flops, he doesn't want to put all his eggs into the basket.

If a scout does that it shows either a lack of confidence or a fear of his boss. I would think most good managers want to hear good ideas from staff and the conviction behind it. If wrong then so be it. These scouts get paid FOR their opinions so if i was a GM i would want them to speak up and have solid convictions. There are some jobs where you have to accept you will be wrong sometimes and a scout would be one of them.

[Triumphdog]

I actually really like the opinion of Kiper, Mayock & McShay. All three are really good. Although Mayock is the only one working for NFLN.

[Miaoww]

Originally Posted by descendency

The former pro has friends in the industry. The guy that you hire from Columbia doesn't.

Speaking well and writing well take a back seat when the journalist can't get good information from sources.

Journalists develop those sources. The former pro, however, is never going to overcome that hurdle of being dumb and unable to string a coherent sentence together.