GunnerBill Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I can only speak for myself...the reason I like Mayock so much is that he does a fantastic job of explaining exactly what it is that scouts & GMs look for in a player. More than any other TV analyst, he understands the process and the key points, and makes the effort to communicate the insight he has to the viewer. That's what I like too and was trying to say above. He doesn't get into "this is a huge reach" as much as Kiper and a bunch of the others because he seems to see the process as meaning more than "who is the next player at that position on my big board?" He understands that a team might pick, for example, a defensive tackle who is 3rd or 4th on his list ahead of the guy who is 1st because he gives that team certain things that they are looking for in what they run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEra Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I watch nfln until the bills are on the clock. Then I just wait for Berman. Bills select, I change it to nfln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I like the NFL network. They have commentators that can explain why a pick was made even when they don't personally agree with it. ESPN guys have to protect their egos to the point of having a tantrum. agreed. also, last year ESPN was talking over picks it seemed. Very annoying. Will try NFLN this year. ESPN is slowly killing itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsox Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 chris berman is a flipping idiot.......his analysis is horrible nowadays......if you moved kiper to nfl network then there would be absolutely no reason at all to watch espn but gotta admit i do watch both because of kiper only. Agreed. I just turn it on for Novelty. Berman is on a downhill slide. Kiper is barely watchable at all nowadays. But it reminds me of the good ol' days. ESPN in general has went downhill with all that Tebow crap and Jets camp coverage which was useless, even for Jets fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 WOOT @BryanDFischer: Ohio State’s Urban Meyer has been added to the list of analysts on NFL Network for draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 If you like to get on Twitter during the draft and don't want to be tipped on picks, unfollow LaCanfora (if you follow him). Not sure how he would know though. Chris Trapasso @ChrisTrapasso 23m Anyone know if the big NFL insiders "tipping" the picks early this year again? Chris Trapasso @ChrisTrapasso 3m Guess I'll have to tweet thoughts but not look at TL. MT @johnnysmooth72: Sounds like LaCanfora will this year in a response I saw this am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsBytheBay Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 The moral of the thread is: choose on you're own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 If you like to get on Twitter during the draft and don't want to be tipped on picks, unfollow LaCanfora (if you follow him). Not sure how he would know though. Chris Trapasso @ChrisTrapasso 23m Anyone know if the big NFL insiders "tipping" the picks early this year again? Chris Trapasso @ChrisTrapasso 3m Guess I'll have to tweet thoughts but not look at TL. MT @johnnysmooth72: Sounds like LaCanfora will this year in a response I saw this am Broadcast delay/commercial breaks. Remember 2012 when EVERYONE on twitter was tipping the picksand people threw a fit? Lacanfora was the only one tipping them last year after the NFLN and ESPN guys were told not to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 FYI, Bills will be one of 15 teams' war rooms featured on NFLN's draft coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FluffHead Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 FYI, Bills will be one of 15 teams' war rooms featured on NFLN's draft coverage. Over/under three shots of the Dougs packing a fat lipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 I like TBD! no one agrees and the agrivation between posters is halarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobChalmers Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 I do my best to watch them both but then again Im willing to admit I have a problem. If I had to choose I would take ESPN. Mayock is good on NFLN but his surrounding cast is sub par to Espn This precisely. Love Mayock - the rest of NFLN is trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 I like TBD! no one agrees and the agrivation between posters is halarious! If the Draft Day thread is anything like the Game Day Threads, I have no doubt. Last season I wasn't able to watch the 1st half of one of the games as I was sitting at a birthday party I had to take my daughter too. I decided to peek at the GDT on my phone and as I scrolled through I was scared chitless, thought we must be down by a ton and was afraid to check the score. I got home at halftime and turned on the red zone channel - we were up 20-9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fansince88 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 If the Draft Day thread is anything like the Game Day Threads, I have no doubt. Last season I wasn't able to watch the 1st half of one of the games as I was sitting at a birthday party I had to take my daughter too. I decided to peek at the GDT on my phone and as I scrolled through I was scared chitless, thought we must be down by a ton and was afraid to check the score. I got home at halftime and turned on the red zone channel - we were up 20-9. You tell the truth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max997 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 (edited) I always watched ESPN for the draft but in recent years it has gotten to be a huge panel and kind of annoying. I switched to NFLN last year on day 2 and found it to be better. Does ESPN still show the guy drafted before they announce the name? IMO I would prefer to be surprised. Both channels used to show the player before the pick but the NFL put a stop to it as it was taking away the suspense. I still watch ESPN but I agree the size of the panel and the numerous locations they are always switching to is really annoying. Just do the draft, that's all fans want. I don't even like the in draft interviews they do with various gms and owners, just do the draft, follow the picks and talk about them. Edited May 4, 2014 by Max997 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 @richarddeitsch Here is how ESPN and the NFL Network will broadcast the Draft tonight. @SInow media guide: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/20140504/richard-deitsch-media-circus-nfl-draft/?eref=sihp … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 @richarddeitsch Here is how ESPN and the NFL Network will broadcast the Draft tonight. @SInow media guide: http://sportsillustr...f=sihp … Shows no staffers on either network assigned to cover Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Why would they? We haven't made the playoffs in 14 years. I'm an optimist and believe this team is getting better where maybe we could hit a 10-6 record so we enjoy the press once we hit November, but I don't blame the media for giving us marginal coverage given the worst record in over a decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 Why would they? We haven't made the playoffs in 14 years. I'm an optimist and believe this team is getting better where maybe we could hit a 10-6 record so we enjoy the press once we hit November, but I don't blame the media for giving us marginal coverage given the worst record in over a decade. I didn't blame anyone or forget about our playoff drought. Just mentioned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloRebound Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Schefter is the only guy worth listening to on ESPN. McShay is horrible. ESPN jumped the shark a long time ago. NFL Network seems to have raised their game. I'll be watching NFL Network tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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