sschind
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11 years ago
... watching the draft or reading about it in the fan forums afterwards.

I don't even think there are as many opposing predictions of doom and gloom or happy days ahead following a presidential election.

Its like which Sports Illustrated issue is better the swimsuit issue or the one after it where everyone writes letters complaining about it.

OK so its not exactly like that. The swimsuit issue is definitely better but the letter issue is also pretty damned entertaining.. Its almost about as much fun as you can have reading letters out of a magazine.
wpr
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11 years ago
Taking this perspective it is more fun to go the the boards for your rivals and read their gloom and doom posts about the players they team selected.
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Mucky Tundra
11 years ago

Taking this perspective it is more fun to go the the boards for your rivals and read their gloom and doom posts about the players they team selected.

Originally Posted by: wpr 



I remember when Rodgers was drafted a Bears fan on the espn message board (back when you could look without registering) was LIVID over GB getting him since he thought Rodgers was the real deal.
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sschind
  • sschind
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11 years ago

Taking this perspective it is more fun to go the the boards for your rivals and read their gloom and doom posts about the players they team selected.

Originally Posted by: wpr 



It does leave you feeling much better about your own team's draft even if you aren't particularly happy about it. No one can rip down a team's draft picks like their own fans.

play2win
11 years ago

Taking this perspective it is more fun to go the the boards for your rivals and read their gloom and doom posts about the players they team selected.

Originally Posted by: wpr 



Now, that I have yet to do. I can only imagine the wailing on the Bears board...
steveishere
11 years ago
Yeah I get if you dont like a particular pick or whatever but getting all depressed over players you have admittedly never watched and know nothing about other than what some draft guru website says is pretty weak
play2win
11 years ago

Yeah I get if you dont like a particular pick or whatever but getting all depressed over players you have admittedly never watched and know nothing about other than what some draft guru website says is pretty weak

Originally Posted by: steveishere 



What I found interesting through every pick Ted made, the talking heads just gushed about the selection. Effusive in their praise all the way through the review segment.

Very few picks got that kind of treatment. Ted got that on every single one. FWIW, of course. I'm talking about McShay, Kiper, Polian, Dilfer... Rave reviews for every Ted pick.

Couldn't tell if it was more about the player or Ted overall, but they all explained the high points of the selections. They knew what we were getting.

I know I was staggered day 2, because I dint know a damn thing about any of them.
steveishere
11 years ago
I like when we pick players I have never heard of personally. Its fun to see the differences between what nfl teams think about guys and what the internet thought. I always get a kick out of people "knowing" when players would be available later in the draft too.
play2win
11 years ago

I like when we pick players I have never heard of personally. Its fun to see the differences between what nfl teams think about guys and what the internet thought. I always get a kick out of people "knowing" when players would be available later in the draft too.

Originally Posted by: steveishere 



Yeah. I tried to keep an open mind after the initial disappointment of not getting one of my favorites...
sschind
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11 years ago

Yeah. I tried to keep an open mind after the initial disappointment of not getting one of my favorites...

Originally Posted by: play2win 



Now that is a legitimate feeling. Maybe it's not so much you hate the pick he did make as frustration over not getting a guy you really liked. I think that is natural.


I didn't watch any coverage so I didn't experience any of the gushing over Teds picks but it leads me to think one of two things. Either these guys are really big Ted Thompson fans and he can do no wrong OR Ted really knows what he is doing and is getting some great players. I hope it is the latter.


It is interesting that you didn't feel other GMs getting the same love however. My feelings on these post draft reports are that it seems for the most part they are too generous. After reading some of the breakdowns you wonder why this guy wasn't a first rounder they make him sound so good. Sometimes you will read a bad one that essentially says "what the hell was he thinking" but not nearly as often as the more positive ones.

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