12-31-2016, 07:36 PM
(12-31-2016, 04:11 PM)jowczarski Wrote: 1. Is there any way you (the press), or the fans, have to gain access to the draft prospect projections that the NFL provides to the teams? I would really like to see that some time.
An NFL-produced dossier? I’m sure there is one, in some fashion, but no, we don’t get access to that. The teams do their own scouting and they’re already on to the freshman who played this year in college, so even if the league itself put something together (which I’m not sure they do) it would be nothing more than a reference point.
2. Have you been able to see the actual draft board that the Bengals have created in previous drafts?
Yes, I have seen it, in the physical sense. I’ve been in the room, and I’ve seen what it looks like.
3. Any whispers of the Bengals being interested in Malik McDowell, DE/DT from Michigan State?
Honestly, until the season is over they really don’t like to talk about players they’re evaluating. I’m sure they have players already on the board, but that will change with bowl injuries, underclassmen declaring, and then even free agency and years given to players there. We’ll start to get a better handle on this stuff after the players do their season-ending meetings with players on Sunday night and Monday.
Thanks jim.
As to #1, I remember reading a quote from Mike Brown years ago in which he referenced a type of dossier that the leauge provided on draft picks. It was brought up while he was defending some bad draft picks by saying that the Bengals picked these guys in the same range as what the dossier had them ranked. I would love to get these, and if they are still in use they could be another revenue source for the league. I'm a sucker for draft info.
#2. Any pictures you could share (doubtful, but worth a shot). Did you find the Bengals board in line with how the draft fell? Any noteable head scratchers on Bengals rankings that stood out?
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