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One Mock to Rule Them All—Pooling Results from Draft Super-Predictors (2022)
Researchers use meta-analysis to synthesize the results of many studies on a single topic. It's a particularly useful tool when any one...
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Thinking Orange
- Apr 26, 2021
- 8 min
One Mock to Rule Them All—Pooling Results from Draft Super-Predictors (2021)
Researchers use meta-analysis to synthesize the results of many studies on a single topic. It's a particularly useful tool when any one...
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Thinking Orange
- Apr 25, 2021
- 5 min
Prospect Profile: WR Dyami Brown
North Carolina wide receiver Dyami Brown (6' 5/8", 189 lbs) posted back to back 1000-yard seasons in a Tarheel offense that was...
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Thinking Orange
- Apr 23, 2021
- 3 min
Prospect Profile: WR Tylan Wallace
Takeaways from the Tape Highlight Reel Catches Wallace makes some incredible highlight reel catches that showcase body control, tracking...
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Thinking Orange
- Apr 22, 2021
- 5 min
Prospect Profile: WR Terrace Marshall Jr.
Takeaways from the Tape Uses Hop-Step to Create a Two-Way Go When it comes to illustrating the hop-step a picture really is worth a...
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Thinking Orange
- Apr 19, 2021
- 5 min
Prospect Profile: Ja'Marr Chase is a Davante Adams/Michael Crabtree Hybrid
Ja'Marr Chase produced one of the greatest college football seasons from a wide receiver in recent memory. Eighty four receptions for...
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Thinking Orange
- Feb 4, 2021
- 3 min
How Many 1st Round Picks Is Deshaun Watson Worth?
Deshaun Watson has officially requested a trade, which means that most GMs across the League should be lining up to inquire about his...
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Thinking Orange
- Jul 12, 2020
- 8 min
Draft Reflections Part II: Final Analysis and Report Card
While the previous post offered my picks for the Broncos' draft, those selections were far from the only path to a successful draft. This...
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Thinking Orange
- Jul 6, 2020
- 10 min
Draft Reflections Part I: Monday Morning GM
Even when a team crushes the draft, as I believe the Broncos did, it's easy find places where they left some value on the table. So, what...
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Thinking Orange
- Jun 16, 2020
- 5 min
Draft Analysis: Pick 7.254—Derrek Tuszka
Derrek Tuszka may be from a town in South Dakota with a population of 478. He may have played on a high school squad that fielded only...
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Thinking Orange
- Jun 14, 2020
- 2 min
Draft Analysis: Pick 7.252—Tyrie Cleveland
It's easy to make a case for Netane Muti, the Broncos' 6th round pick. The same cannot be said of Tyrie Cleveland. There just aren't that...
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Thinking Orange
- Jun 9, 2020
- 6 min
Draft Analysis: Pick 6.181—Netane Muti
It's easy to make a case for Netane Muti as an elite guard prospect. In 2017, current all-pro Quentin Nelson was the only lineman in all...
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Thinking Orange
- Jun 6, 2020
- 6 min
Draft Analysis: Pick 5.178—Justin Strnad
When he was a senior at East Lake High School in Florida Justin Strnad (pronounced stir-NAD) listed his height and weight at 6' 3" 205...
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Thinking Orange
- May 30, 2020
- 6 min
Draft Analysis: Pick 4.118—Albert Okwuegbunam
When the Broncos picked Noah Fant in the 2019 NFL draft, I had this to say: "The combine provides objective proof that Fant is an insane...
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Thinking Orange
- May 16, 2020
- 5 min
Draft Analysis: Pick 3.95—McTelvin "Sosa" Agim
Coming out of high school, Sosa Agim (pronounced UH-geem) was a five-star prospect and the number one player in Arkansas. He was so...
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Thinking Orange
- May 10, 2020
- 8 min
Draft Analysis: Pick 3.83—Lloyd Cushenberry
When the Broncos selected Lloyd Cushenberry with the 83rd pick of the draft, the CBS broadcast team had high praise for the LSU center:...
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Thinking Orange
- May 4, 2020
- 4 min
Draft Analysis: Pick 3.77—Michael Ojemudia
Pick 3.77 has Vic Fangio's fingerprints all over it. Michael Ojemudia is not the most explosive or dynamic player, and he doesn't profile...
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Thinking Orange
- May 1, 2020
- 9 min
Draft Analysis: Pick 2.46—K.J. Hamler
In the weeks leading up to the combine, trainer Anthony Hobgood led K.J. Hamler through a series of speed workouts called "flying...
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Thinking Orange
- Apr 23, 2020
- 7 min
Updating the Super-Predictor Picks—Mock Draft 2.0
If you haven't seen the first version of this mock draft, the idea is relatively simple: identify the most accurate draft forecasters,...
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Thinking Orange
- Apr 22, 2020
- 3 min
Ignore the Patterns—Drafting is Random
Consider the sex of six babies born in a hospital. Each birth is a random event—whether the first baby is a boy or a girl has no effect...
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