Making Sense of the NFl Draft
Insights into the current NFL Draft process as a predictor of eventual player success in the NFL. Current draft ranking criteria are examined and de-bunked… and substitute criteria, supported by scientific research, are suggested. Round by round summaries of every drafted player since 2001 are in the book. Making Sense examines the careers of more than 2500 actual draftees and looks at the "draft process" rather than predicting the ranking of only 256 players for a single year.
The book analyzes the analyzers. It pokes fun at the media talking heads and explains how agents work with prospective draftees to achieve maximum visibility. The manuscript looks at the movers and the shakers in the background as well as the successes and the failures of the actual draftees. Making Sense of the NFL Draft explores the inner workings of the NFL owners and offers a behind the scenes look at the National Football League Players Association.
The NFL Draft brings together millions of college football fans and millions of pro football fans... all in one huge feeding frenzy. The NFL says a combined 23.3 million people caught at least a few minutes of the first round. The Draft is the ultimate fan participation event. The draft, on the other hand, allows fans to do exactly what the general managers do: watch, evaluate and select players.
The Draft has higher stakes than any sporting event. Because rookie salaries are so astronomical, the pressure on front offices to make successful picks is overwhelming. Team owners are wagering eight figures on players who have never played a snap in the NFL. It's madness, yet a GM can lose his job because of the draft.
Making Sense is written in a “conversational” style, with numerous examples, lists, tables and references.
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The book analyzes the analyzers. It pokes fun at the media talking heads and explains how agents work with prospective draftees to achieve maximum visibility. The manuscript looks at the movers and the shakers in the background as well as the successes and the failures of the actual draftees. Making Sense of the NFL Draft explores the inner workings of the NFL owners and offers a behind the scenes look at the National Football League Players Association.
The NFL Draft brings together millions of college football fans and millions of pro football fans... all in one huge feeding frenzy. The NFL says a combined 23.3 million people caught at least a few minutes of the first round. The Draft is the ultimate fan participation event. The draft, on the other hand, allows fans to do exactly what the general managers do: watch, evaluate and select players.
The Draft has higher stakes than any sporting event. Because rookie salaries are so astronomical, the pressure on front offices to make successful picks is overwhelming. Team owners are wagering eight figures on players who have never played a snap in the NFL. It's madness, yet a GM can lose his job because of the draft.
Making Sense is written in a “conversational” style, with numerous examples, lists, tables and references.
Making Sense of the NFl Draft
Insights into the current NFL Draft process as a predictor of eventual player success in the NFL. Current draft ranking criteria are examined and de-bunked… and substitute criteria, supported by scientific research, are suggested. Round by round summaries of every drafted player since 2001 are in the book. Making Sense examines the careers of more than 2500 actual draftees and looks at the "draft process" rather than predicting the ranking of only 256 players for a single year.
The book analyzes the analyzers. It pokes fun at the media talking heads and explains how agents work with prospective draftees to achieve maximum visibility. The manuscript looks at the movers and the shakers in the background as well as the successes and the failures of the actual draftees. Making Sense of the NFL Draft explores the inner workings of the NFL owners and offers a behind the scenes look at the National Football League Players Association.
The NFL Draft brings together millions of college football fans and millions of pro football fans... all in one huge feeding frenzy. The NFL says a combined 23.3 million people caught at least a few minutes of the first round. The Draft is the ultimate fan participation event. The draft, on the other hand, allows fans to do exactly what the general managers do: watch, evaluate and select players.
The Draft has higher stakes than any sporting event. Because rookie salaries are so astronomical, the pressure on front offices to make successful picks is overwhelming. Team owners are wagering eight figures on players who have never played a snap in the NFL. It's madness, yet a GM can lose his job because of the draft.
Making Sense is written in a “conversational” style, with numerous examples, lists, tables and references.
The book analyzes the analyzers. It pokes fun at the media talking heads and explains how agents work with prospective draftees to achieve maximum visibility. The manuscript looks at the movers and the shakers in the background as well as the successes and the failures of the actual draftees. Making Sense of the NFL Draft explores the inner workings of the NFL owners and offers a behind the scenes look at the National Football League Players Association.
The NFL Draft brings together millions of college football fans and millions of pro football fans... all in one huge feeding frenzy. The NFL says a combined 23.3 million people caught at least a few minutes of the first round. The Draft is the ultimate fan participation event. The draft, on the other hand, allows fans to do exactly what the general managers do: watch, evaluate and select players.
The Draft has higher stakes than any sporting event. Because rookie salaries are so astronomical, the pressure on front offices to make successful picks is overwhelming. Team owners are wagering eight figures on players who have never played a snap in the NFL. It's madness, yet a GM can lose his job because of the draft.
Making Sense is written in a “conversational” style, with numerous examples, lists, tables and references.
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940012105431 |
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| Publisher: | E-Novelists Publishing Group |
| Publication date: | 02/01/2011 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 330 |
| File size: | 728 KB |
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