ckparrothead said:Someone, somwhere, is laughing. Wait, I think that might be me...
Why exactly are you laughing? Has any money been made?
ckparrothead said:Someone, somwhere, is laughing. Wait, I think that might be me...
BlueFin said:I was adding to your point about how unless your in the inner circle of Sabans braintrust, it is all speculation, I didn't think my post was that veiled?
ckparrothead said:Well then I invite you to put your money where you mouth is and create more informative, detailed, and accurate draft predictions.
Personally I find the idea absurd that the draft is a guessing game. It reminds me of the people that say the stock market is a guessing game just because they're too lazy to do informative research.
I also find it absurd that some folks think that fans that do not spend time researching this topic can be consistently as accurate as those that do. That in turn reminds me of the year 2000 day traders that went ahead piling up uninformed day trades to stockpile money because by golly ya can't go wrong with tech! Until 2001...when they lost their life savings.
What makes a "professional" anyway? Here I thought what makes a professional is a guy who spends a lot of time plying away at his trade and makes money off it. Guess what, all three of us spend more manhours in a single day plying away at this trade than most "informed" fans do in a week or more.
If you don't think draft analysis is worth your money that is a personal choice. But don't try and pretend that 67% of the people voting are not willing to give up their money because they can predict and analyze the draft just as easily as we can. Is that arrogance? To me, no. No more arrogant than a fireman scoffing at the idea that a group of "informed" citizens could put out fires just as well as they could. No more arrogant than a trained soldier listening to someone say that a group of paintball players could whip their butt on the battlefield.
Someone, somwhere, is laughing. Wait, I think that might be me...
ckparrothead said:Well then I invite you to put your money where you mouth is and create more informative, detailed, and accurate draft predictions.
Personally I find the idea absurd that the draft is a guessing game. It reminds me of the people that say the stock market is a guessing game just because they're too lazy to do informative research.
I also find it absurd that some folks think that fans that do not spend time researching this topic can be consistently as accurate as those that do. That in turn reminds me of the year 2000 day traders that went ahead piling up uninformed day trades to stockpile money because by golly ya can't go wrong with tech! Until 2001...when they lost their life savings.
What makes a "professional" anyway? Here I thought what makes a professional is a guy who spends a lot of time plying away at his trade and makes money off it. Guess what, all three of us spend more manhours in a single day plying away at this trade than most "informed" fans do in a week or more.
If you don't think draft analysis is worth your money that is a personal choice. But don't try and pretend that 67% of the people voting are not willing to give up their money because they can predict and analyze the draft just as easily as we can. Is that arrogance? To me, no. No more arrogant than a fireman scoffing at the idea that a group of "informed" citizens could put out fires just as well as they could. No more arrogant than a trained soldier listening to someone say that a group of paintball players could whip their butt on the battlefield.
Someone, somwhere, is laughing. Wait, I think that might be me...
DeDolfan said:are we to understand that you guys are professional draft analysts then?
ckparrothead said:Hmm, well it depends. Personally, I do not have any bones with calling us professional draft analysts because that is indeed what we are. We're engaging in a money-making enterprise, we spend easily as much time developing models and databases, evaluating film, etc. as guys whose names you probably know. Boomer has been asked by Frank Coyle to work with him in the past, but Boomer had to turn him down because he had a baby on the way. Both Boomer and KB21 have done official draft analysis for FinHeaven, a money-making enterprise.
Personally this isn't about arrogance and this isn't about being smart. A roofer knows how to re-shingle a roof because he works on roofs often enough to know. An "informed" homeowner may think he can do it himself and save money, but his lack of experience could lead to problems.
Now OBVIOUSLY a roof that needs re-shingling is like, a need, where this is just a luxury. That's why I just say if you happen to enjoy this sort of thing, then go for it. If not, don't worry about it. We're not trying to peddle this off to people that don't want it. I just take issue when people pipe up and try and say that the reason nobody should buy us is because any lay fan that keeps track of things a little bit can do the same thing we do.
Both Boomer and KB21 have done official draft analysis for FinHeaven, a money-making enterprise.
evaluating film
I just take issue when people pipe up and try and say that the reason nobody should buy us is because any lay fan that keeps track of things a little bit can do the same thing we do.
ckparrothead said:Well then I invite you to put your money where you mouth is and create more informative, detailed, and accurate draft predictions.
Personally I find the idea absurd that the draft is a guessing game. It reminds me of the people that say the stock market is a guessing game just because they're too lazy to do informative research.
I also find it absurd that some folks think that fans that do not spend time researching this topic can be consistently as accurate as those that do. That in turn reminds me of the year 2000 day traders that went ahead piling up uninformed day trades to stockpile money because by golly ya can't go wrong with tech! Until 2001...when they lost their life savings.
What makes a "professional" anyway? Here I thought what makes a professional is a guy who spends a lot of time plying away at his trade and makes money off it. Guess what, all three of us spend more manhours in a single day plying away at this trade than most "informed" fans do in a week or more.
If you don't think draft analysis is worth your money that is a personal choice. But don't try and pretend that 67% of the people voting are not willing to give up their money because they can predict and analyze the draft just as easily as we can. Is that arrogance? To me, no. No more arrogant than a fireman scoffing at the idea that a group of "informed" citizens could put out fires just as well as they could. No more arrogant than a trained soldier listening to someone say that a group of paintball players could whip their butt on the battlefield.
Someone, somwhere, is laughing. Wait, I think that might be me...
Its not just who we pick, but info on all possable prospects, that could be selected.BlueFin said:Well, perhaps we should have some sort of draft contest where members compete to accurately pick whom the Dolphins will select in the rounds that they possess draft picks and see just how good we all are at it?