Is this stuff cool or what?
In my 2nd off-season, I was expecting Kiper's breakdown of the top players in the draft to be some pretty canned stuff since the familiarity of the '06 class is gone. Not so.
A few of the top 5 players in my '07 class were DE Melvin Nance (6/4 283 TEN), QB Alex Hurst (6'4" 225/PSU) and DE Xavier Cox (6'6" 255/ FLA).
As soon I entered the Draft task, Kiper gives a lil preview and mentions Hurst winning the hiesman trophy and Cox being on of the top Def prospects. But this isn't what impressed me.
Washington, with the first pick, takes Nance. Kiper goes into Nance's production at TEN as well as his rare combination of size , speed, and power. But then he talks about Nance being the overall better DE prospect between himself and Cox and that both were the cream of the crop of the SEC last year. Are you kidding me? Thats crazy.
Chiefs pick 2nd (in a trade with the Cards). Needing to improve the pass rush ability of the front 4, I take Cox who's top speed (89), strength (84), jump (86) and Acceleration(91) caught my eye during scouting. Kiper then says Cox was dominant for the Gators and that oddly, Cox attended the same high school as former Gator Jevon Kearse and that they are similar style players. He then said Cox could just have easily been the first DE drafted between him and Nance. Kiper also stated that though it's rare for 3 yr Sophomores to be ready for the NFL, Cox is a physical freak who is versatile, can play 2 positions (DE/LB), and should make an immediate impact for KC.
I was like "Damn, all this for fictional rookies? Nice."
Cleveland took Hurst 3rd overall...I suppose going with the BPA approach considering they have Frye. Again, Kiper goes into a deep ananysis. Points to Hurst's breakout Senior Season which garnered him the Heisman Trophy. Pointed to Hurst's prototypical size and arm strength but also noted Hurst's deceiving athletic ability. He even said he felt Hurst was a slight steal with the 3rd pick because he had Hurst ranked as the top overall player in the class.
This is crazy. Even in NFL2k5, Kiper's analysis didn't go that deep. Especially as far as comparing two top players at the same position out of the same conference.
So I'm thinking, this HAS to be a preset draft class which would mean everyone else would have the same 2007 class in their game. But if it's truely random then....wow. Either way, I thought it was a pleasant surprise from what I was expecting.
In my 2nd off-season, I was expecting Kiper's breakdown of the top players in the draft to be some pretty canned stuff since the familiarity of the '06 class is gone. Not so.
A few of the top 5 players in my '07 class were DE Melvin Nance (6/4 283 TEN), QB Alex Hurst (6'4" 225/PSU) and DE Xavier Cox (6'6" 255/ FLA).
As soon I entered the Draft task, Kiper gives a lil preview and mentions Hurst winning the hiesman trophy and Cox being on of the top Def prospects. But this isn't what impressed me.
Washington, with the first pick, takes Nance. Kiper goes into Nance's production at TEN as well as his rare combination of size , speed, and power. But then he talks about Nance being the overall better DE prospect between himself and Cox and that both were the cream of the crop of the SEC last year. Are you kidding me? Thats crazy.
Chiefs pick 2nd (in a trade with the Cards). Needing to improve the pass rush ability of the front 4, I take Cox who's top speed (89), strength (84), jump (86) and Acceleration(91) caught my eye during scouting. Kiper then says Cox was dominant for the Gators and that oddly, Cox attended the same high school as former Gator Jevon Kearse and that they are similar style players. He then said Cox could just have easily been the first DE drafted between him and Nance. Kiper also stated that though it's rare for 3 yr Sophomores to be ready for the NFL, Cox is a physical freak who is versatile, can play 2 positions (DE/LB), and should make an immediate impact for KC.
I was like "Damn, all this for fictional rookies? Nice."
Cleveland took Hurst 3rd overall...I suppose going with the BPA approach considering they have Frye. Again, Kiper goes into a deep ananysis. Points to Hurst's breakout Senior Season which garnered him the Heisman Trophy. Pointed to Hurst's prototypical size and arm strength but also noted Hurst's deceiving athletic ability. He even said he felt Hurst was a slight steal with the 3rd pick because he had Hurst ranked as the top overall player in the class.
This is crazy. Even in NFL2k5, Kiper's analysis didn't go that deep. Especially as far as comparing two top players at the same position out of the same conference.
So I'm thinking, this HAS to be a preset draft class which would mean everyone else would have the same 2007 class in their game. But if it's truely random then....wow. Either way, I thought it was a pleasant surprise from what I was expecting.
EA!
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