GUEST AUTHOR: FireHawk
I ran into a guy about 30 years old recently who said he loved NFL mock drafts. Huh? Now he’s a nice kid who unfortunately doesn’t have a job so maybe he has time to read that gibberish.
Mock Drafts – If you collected 100 of them, NONE would be identical and NONE would be an accurate prediction. So why waste your time reading that nonsense.
The three biggest wastes of time in sports are the MLB Home Run Derby, the NBA Slam Dunk contest, and the NFL draft. All three get big tv ratings but at least the first two must target mostly people under 12. I will get to the first two “sporting events” at another time but all 3 are similar in that they involve 5% action and 95% blather.
But MOCK DRAFTS? Are you kidding me?
I’m terribly perplexed and upset why that guard from Eastern Illinois is slated to go in the 5th round. I think he has a huge upside, great quick twitch muscles, and great intangibles. Who cares if his vertical jump is only 17 inches. How high does a guard have to jump? He should be at least a 4th round pick. But wait another MD has him in the 2nd round. How can the first MD be so terribly wrong ? I guess I will have to take the average of all my 24 Mock Drafts. Ok, he’s going to go at pick number 78. Take that to the bank.
So you’ve wasted hours memorizing tons of Mock Drafts getting ready for the big day. The NFL DRAFT arrives and Team 1 is “On the clock” ?! What !? On the clock !!?? Haven’t they had MONTHS to decide !!?? Has his broad jump been suddenly scrutinized? Finally the first pick. OMG Team Number 1 just traded that pick to Team Number 12 ! That just threw the other 30 teams off kilter. Now Team Number 2 just made a three-way trade with teams 21 and 29! The other teams are going to have to reconsider their whole draft board! At least we get 15 minutes between picks to touch up our face paint and go over all of our Mock Drafts.
PHOTO CREDIT: Boston Globe. In 1970, the NFL Draft was a low-key affair run by Pete Rozelle.
