Mel Kiper's history

[tootergray34]

Love him or hate him...i'd switch jobs with him.

[NM Redskin]

Love him or hate him...the guys wearin Depends. 15 hours with out a break?

[irish]

I love Mel. He's a real American success story and his analysis isnt bad either.

[internetcareer]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

It is such an inexact science with so many variables that no one can be as good as what we all probably envision as "good". I'd guess the best, absolute best, talent evaluators "miss" close to 50% of the time. The amount of work he puts into it and his breadth of knowledge of the players simply cannot be ignored.

congrats for the most sensible comment on this thread. Actually picking players or picking winners of games each week requires research and talent but ultimately we do not know what is in a players mind. We don't know how motivated that person is to accomplish, regardless of what they say. Albert Haynesworth is a great example. All the talent but....and then there are just the behind the scenes things that go on with personal problems, or fights in the locker room we don't hear about so ultimately we are only evaluating on what we see on game film from "any given Sunday".

[MTK]

I honestly can't imagine watching a draft without Kiper. Mayock is good and I like NFLN's coveage, but I'll be switching back and forth mainly just to get Kiper's take on things.

[Hog1]

You GOTTA' love a guy who eats a....WHOLE pumpkin pie every day of his life.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I honestly can't imagine watching a draft without Kiper. Mayock is good and I like NFLN's coveage, but I'll be switching back and forth mainly just to get Kiper's take on things.

Yeah I agree here. Mayock is the best pure football guy and does a ton of good film work. Kiper I think maybe has a little less natural instinct for it but makes up for it with crazy prep. I am not ahuge fan of McShay. I respect his work but to me, compared to the other guys, he doesn't hold a candle. I'll watch Mayock because he is right more. I'll watch Kiper because it isn't the NFL draft without him.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by Hog1

You GOTTA' love a guy who eats a....WHOLE pumpkin pie every day of his life.

Lucky man.