Tuesday’s Giants News: Andre’ Woodson Mislead Prior to Draft
Yesterday, Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Post wrote an article about how Andre’ Woodson was supposed to be selected in the second round, but the Giants picked him in the sixth round. Vacchiano also talked to Woodson and found out what he thought after falling well below expecations. If you really think about it, it must be rough on an athlete who is told by people that they will be selected in a certain round and then it doesn’t happen. Well, who are these people? I don’t know the answer in general, but I found out something interesting Woodson’s case.
Today, Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com wrote a post titled, “DID MCSHAY MISLEAD WOODSON?” Todd McShay is an what ESPN calls an “expert” scout who put together a Mock Draft on ESPN.com. In this Mock Draft, McShay had the Bears picking Woodson in the third round. Obviously, that didn’t happen which is why Florio began investingating this situation. Florio found out about McShay through sources, and this is a small sample of what the source had to say,
The problem with people like McShay is that they have no accountability. They can say what they want and when they are wrong no one cares, [except] the kid’s family. McShay could not get a job with any NFL team, even as an intern. He is a very poor evaluator. He proved it with his evaluation of Woodson.
This quote goes on and on, and you can check out the source if you want to read it in it’s entirty. You get the gist of it. If you try to open up the Mock Draft that McShay put together, it comes up as “null” because it was taken down. So the problem is that the media hires unqualified people to do the job who make more money than real NFL scouts. And guys like Andre’ Woodson are the people getting all bent out of shape when they get selected three rounds lower than ESPN’s “experts”. I barely even watch that channel anymore because it changed a lot over the last few years. There are too many clowns on that channel, regardless of the sport. I watch Sports Center when I want to know what’s going on, but most of their Analysts on other shows bother me.
New York Daily News:
Giants ink former Rutgers product - Ralph Vacchiano lists the roster moves that the Giants made yesterday.
New York Post:
JINTS SNAP INTO ACTION - Paul Schwartz pointed out that the Giants might actually try to get a long snapping specialist on the team this year because they signed Nick Leeson yesterday. All Leeson has to do is make the roster.
