Mel Kiper, Jr.

billhill999 · Apr 17, 2009

Some call him a football guru, I call him an overexposed blowhard.
This guy gets more face time than God knows what?

The guy never played a down in his life.

This is my favorite quote.

"We got a guy up here ... and who in the hell is Mel Kiper, anyway? I mean, here's a guy who criticizes everybody, whoever they take. He's got the answers to who you should take, to who you shouldn't take. He tells us about your team. He tells us about the Rams. Mel Kiper is a tortoise. He tells us about Tampa and everything else. In my knowledge of him, he's never even put on a jockstrap, he's never been a player, he's never been a coach, he's never been a scout, he's never been an administrator, and all of a sudden, he's an expert. He's in our paper two days ago, telling us who we have to take. We don't have to take anybody that Mel Kiper says we have to take. Mel Kiper has no more credentials to do what he's doing than my neighbor, and my neighbor's a postman and he doesn't even have season tickets to the NFL."

Fishhead · Apr 17, 2009

There are to many Tv channels these days and it's tough to find qualified people.

He wears the same shoes as these "supposedly" professional poker players, many whom are lifetime losers at gambling.......or just poker for that matter.

primetime21+ · Apr 17, 2009

billhill999 said:
Some call him a football guru, I call him an overexposed blowhard.
This guy gets more face time than God knows what?

The guy never played a down in his life.

This is my favorite quote.

"We got a guy up here ... and who in the hell is Mel Kiper, anyway? I mean, here's a guy who criticizes everybody, whoever they take. He's got the answers to who you should take, to who you shouldn't take. He tells us about your team. He tells us about the Rams. Mel Kiper is a tortoise. He tells us about Tampa and everything else. In my knowledge of him, he's never even put on a jockstrap, he's never been a player, he's never been a coach, he's never been a scout, he's never been an administrator, and all of a sudden, he's an expert. He's in our paper two days ago, telling us who we have to take. We don't have to take anybody that Mel Kiper says we have to take. Mel Kiper has no more credentials to do what he's doing than my neighbor, and my neighbor's a postman and he doesn't even have season tickets to the NFL."

If he had played football would that make him a better talent evaluator? I think half of the NFL can't even spell their own name, so i am not sure why that is a qualification.

like everyone on TV he makes predictions, is sometimes right and sometimes wrong. We could go through every GM's history and find the same pattern. Kiper has just been doing this longer than anyone else and happens to know his stuff. To compare him to your average postman is just ignorant. he spends every waking hour studying college players, i don't think my postman knows who matthew stafford is.

No need to be a hater.

treece · Apr 17, 2009

He looks like he does some coke.

Gravy · Apr 17, 2009

better yet he looks like Count Dracula

DarkStar · Apr 17, 2009

He's good,but Jesus Christ every 3 hours on one of the ESPN networks.

I guess theres enough interest to throw him out there way too much.

HacheMan · Apr 17, 2009

He's obvioulsy not right all of the time, like most of us, but you gotta admit he must work hard to know his stuff like he does....

BAGIANT · Apr 17, 2009

He has a right to tell a team who to take because he's neutral and knows what he's talking about.

bigtendominator · Apr 17, 2009

stuckinvegas said:
He has a right to tell a team who to take because he's neutral and knows what he's talking about.

He isn't neutral. So many agents have paid him over the years to hype up their players.

Yes, the NFL drafts on talent and need, but don't think for a minute that teams aren't aware of players that fans want for their team as well.