Krangodnzr
Captain of Team Conner
Very much agree.It was certainly not a critic about Kiper and Jeremiah. I think they do a great job. It is just that they need to put together a board that, at least in theory, cover all 32 teams. That is obviously impossible, and that is a big reason for fans' wrong judgements.
What's crazy is that some of these players rankings start with HS classes coming in. Dude who is a five star stays on the radar whether they are good or not. And some of this bias as extends to what school they went to.
Look at Deionte Thompson who the Cardinals drafted awhile back. Dude wasn't a good NFL player at all, but I felt he might be a steal because he played a lot at Alabama. He was a complete JAG. And then you have Jalen Thompson who was drafted around the same area from Washington State and has been much better. Deionte benefited from being an Alabama guy.
Elijah Jones jumped onto my radar when I was building mock drafts. I would always look for later round CBs and he was one of the guys I would take because his scouting reports were always good and he tested well. A guy who performed like he did, good size, and speed shouldn't be available that late.