The new draft Guru's

[chicago JK]

I thought this was an interesting article on the Ringer on the explosion of draft gurus over the past several years.


The New Draft Gurus
Move over, Kiper and McShay. Meet the online analysts who are grinding tape, shuffling their mock drafts, and reinventing how the NFL draft is covered.
By Bryan Curtis Mar 15, 2018, 11:00am EDTSHARE
At this year’s scouting combine, there were some high-upside prospects that even the NFL Network’s Mike Mayock didn’t recognize. They weren’t Saquon Barkley or Minkah Fitzpatrick. They were the new draft gurus. “I don’t know 90 percent of the media people at the combine every year,” said Mayock. “Guys are running around talking about trail technique and hips and hand placement. I’m, like, Wow, I have no idea who has the right credentials or not.”

“But far be it from me to criticize,” Mayock continued. “Because if you know how to write and you know how to break down tape, you can be categorized as a, quote, evaluator.”



https://www.theringer.com/2018/3/15/17123714/nfl-draft-gurus-kiper-mcshay-twitter-mock-drafts

 

[Alexander]

Some of the new gurus started in sports radio (NFL Media’s Lance Zierlein, The Athletic’s Bob Sturm). Others like Pro Football Weekly’s Greg Gabriel, DallasCowboys.com’s Bryan Broaddus, and The Ringer’s Mike Lombardi are refugees from the NFL.

Wait, so Broaddus is a "guru" who grinds tape?

Half the time he can't answer direct questions and even admits "no, haven't watched him".

 

[NassauCowboy]

I followed this link ( Joel Buchsbaum, the Pro Football Weekly guru ) very good read. Use to buy his book.

 

[Longboysfan]

This is the best single Draft analyist ever.

Their model is Joel Buchsbaum, the Pro Football Weekly guru who died in 2002 at age 48. Upon his death, Juliet Macur observed in a profile, Buchsbaum’s apartment contained “500 cans of mushrooms, 100 bottles of Diet Sprite, some popcorn and dozens of ice cube trays filled with soda. The gas to the oven was off. No one cooked there. The air conditioner had been broken for years.”

Del Kupper is nothing compared to Joel.

 

[Longboysfan]

I attended the draft 10 times in NYC while Joel was still working.

He was the only non team related person allowed on the floor and talked on the team phones.

 

[timb2]

This is the best single Draft analyist ever.

Their model is Joel Buchsbaum, the Pro Football Weekly guru who died in 2002 at age 48. Upon his death, Juliet Macur observed in a profile, Buchsbaum’s apartment contained “500 cans of mushrooms, 100 bottles of Diet Sprite, some popcorn and dozens of ice cube trays filled with soda. The gas to the oven was off. No one cooked there. The air conditioner had been broken for years.”

Del Kupper is nothing compared to Joel.

Buchsbaum was a recluse and all he did was scout players. Belichik asked him to become a scout for him and Buchsbaum refused. Buchsbaum the reporter said would know some obsure guy no one even heard of and Buchsbaum knew who it would be.