Is Mike D putting out a draft guide this year? I usually get an order form in the mail and SR.com is usually has an ad on where to order it. This year no order form in the mail and no ads here. So anyone know if he’s putting one out?
Mike Detillier’s Draft Guide 2022 (1 Viewer)
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After 37 years, Mike has retired from doing his draft guides.
I don't know for fact, but I think that since he went to work for WWL it is likely because he's just too busy, and those reports are an awful lot of work.
I don't know for fact, but I think that since he went to work for WWL it is likely because he's just too busy, and those reports are an awful lot of work.
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Now if we could only get Kiper to retire too
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Man that is sad news. I have never missed getting one. It was a great guide for the average NFL fan. He did a good job every year and gave you the mid or late round guys most had never heard of .
On a side note for the elder statesman on this great board, you probably remember the best of these guides was put out by Joel Bushbaum who was outstanding and usually right on with the draft class positioning. He died really young, under 40 I believe. He was the true guru and Kiper snd his Buffont hair was the ‘personality’!
On a side note for the elder statesman on this great board, you probably remember the best of these guides was put out by Joel Bushbaum who was outstanding and usually right on with the draft class positioning. He died really young, under 40 I believe. He was the true guru and Kiper snd his Buffont hair was the ‘personality’!
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Legendary and probably won't be surpassed in our lifetimes.
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You have a problem with Vampires?
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Dang, been collecting, annotating, and saving them for like 20 years 
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I bought Kiper's once (once!) just to compare, and there was no comparison. This hurts my heart...
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Oh no I love Detillier’s draft guides. I have wondered for years how it was worth his effort.
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I agree, Andrus. Not to mention his commitments to national and regional radio broadcasts as well. His annual reports will be missed.
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Kiper's was always the gold standard. He and Bushbaum were the ones I bought every year until Bushbaum died and Kiper stopped printing his. Mike's was pretty good as well and I am disappointed he has now stopped as well.
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I’d completely forgotten about Joel. Your post led me to this awesome article…thanks for the share.
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now the one to get is Dane Bruglar's THE BEAST! You have to subscribe to the athletic though to get it.
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Yes, they creep me out
I just ordered a printed copy of Brugler’s Guide through Amazon for $18. You don’t have to subscribe to the Athletic if you order it this way. I also bought a printed copy of Daniel Parlegreco’s Guide for around the same price. I’ll try to remember to put a review of the two after the draft.
I’d like to thank Mike Detillier for his years of excellent draft guides. I spent many a draft weekend on the couch with his draft guides in hand going over each and every pick. His concise and accurate descriptions helped make the draft an event for me. Then I’d use his guides post draft to figure out where players had come from. They were an incredible resource and will be sorely missed.
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