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ProFootballMgmt · 04-13-2011, 08:08 PM

Hagams asks:

"How do you keep a kid that has high first round hopes, but low third round talent calm prior to the draft? I imagine everyone thinks they should go higher in the draft. Do you feed their ego, or do you try to keep them grounded? Thanks."

Hagams, all agents do things differently but for me the best approach is honesty. I tell my clients what the teams are saying. I also always caution them that on draft day anything can happen. If a team tells you that if you are there at #20, we are taking you, dont necessarily count on that. What they really mean, but arent saying, is so long as no one we have rated in the top 5 picks falls to #20 than we are selecting you with that pick. One player falling that a team has rated very high or at a position they have an extreme need for can change their pick. And no one is calm on draft day!

04-13-2011, 08:08 PM	#17
ProFootballMgmt Camp Scrub Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 8	re: NFL Agent Howard Shatsky Answered Your Questions Here Hagams asks: "How do you keep a kid that has high first round hopes, but low third round talent calm prior to the draft? I imagine everyone thinks they should go higher in the draft. Do you feed their ego, or do you try to keep them grounded? Thanks." Hagams, all agents do things differently but for me the best approach is honesty. I tell my clients what the teams are saying. I also always caution them that on draft day anything can happen. If a team tells you that if you are there at #20, we are taking you, dont necessarily count on that. What they really mean, but arent saying, is so long as no one we have rated in the top 5 picks falls to #20 than we are selecting you with that pick. One player falling that a team has rated very high or at a position they have an extreme need for can change their pick. And no one is calm on draft day!