Strength of schedule
National Football League
Draft King Mailbag
January 17, 2005 (part 2)
Lou Pickney, DraftKing.com
Reader feedback is always welcomed here at DraftKing.com. Send your thoughts to me at LouPickney@gmail.com.
From: BlueDevilsCBWR@***.com
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 6:47 PM
To: LouPickney@hotmail.com
Subject: (no subject)
I read what you told me about the Patriots and a WR. I would love to see the Patriots Draft a CB in round 1 and a WR in round 2. In round 2 the Pats could get Roscoe Parrish who is a great PR and is a decent WR.
Do you think if the Patriots took a WR in round 1 it could be Roddy White (UAB)?
Lou: Roddy White is a potential pick for New England, for sure. White has been generating a great deal of buzz as of late, and he's shot up into the top 15 on Mel Kiper's list. He's a prototype receiver (6'1" running a 4.42 40) and he could be a nice choice for the Pats.
From: Jeff Findley
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 9:22 PM
To: Lou Pickney
Subject: Jason White of OU
Enjoy your site. I just started looking at some of the mock drafts out there and don't see Oklahoma's Jason White, last years Heisman winner, mentioned anywhere. Do you know is he entering the draft this year?
Lou: White is in this year's draft. For details on this, check out the 12/29/2004 mailbag. Not much has changed with White since that posting.
From: Mark Lasater
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 9:48 PM
To: Lou Pickney
Subject: re:cleveland sports fan
just to let you know that the cleveland browns.had the highest in strength of schedule in the hole nfl,
not just miami(unlike what you put in your mock draft). get the facts right.
Lou: The strength of schedule for the entire NFL is immaterial (since it matters in this case only as a tie-breaker between Miami and Cleveland), but point taken about the explanation being written incorrectly. It will be fixed.
From: mcorcora@**.edu
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 9:36 AM
To: Lou Pickney
Subject: Error
Cleveland had a higher opponents winning percentage than Miami. I wish I could find the actual numbers, but it makes sense when you think about it. Let's say Cleveland's OWP is .600 and Miami's is .550. That means Cleveland is the "better" team because they beat better teams, or teams with a higher average winning percentage. I understand Cleveland is picking third, but your logic and your facts are
wrong. If Miami's OWP was higher, they'd be the "better" team and would be picking 3rd.
Lou: That's an intelligent (and properly spelled) explanation of it. Bottom line: Miami picks 2nd, Cleveland picks 3rd.
