Mel Kiper. Draft Guru or Douche?

[Dryden]

I don't have any problems with Kiper, he knows his shit better than 99% of the other Internet pundits and is correct about 25% of the time -- in that respect he's got a better track record than half of the NFL GMs.

Nobody can be a "guru" when it comes to projecting how a 20-something college player will do in the pros. The systems, the circumstances, the players' health, the fans' reception are all a crapshoot anyway.

For all anyone knows David Carr could be Joe Montana, but until the Texans' find 10 O-Linemen it won't matter.

Look at the 2000 NFL Draft: at the QB position the Jets took Chad Pennington in the 1st round, the 49'ers took Giovanni Carmazzi out of Hofstra (?!) and the Ravens took Louisville's Chris Redman in the 3rd, the Steelers took Tee Martin in the 5th, the Saints took Marc Bulger in the 6th, the Browns took SW Texas State's Spergon Wynn (?!?), leaving the Patriots, with the 199th pick, some schmoe named Tom Brady.

Bottom line: Who the hell knows?!

 

[exhawg]

my cousin told me that he saw a complete mock first round done by Kiper.

he had Hawk at 6th, Holmes at 14th (i think), youboty between 19-22 and carp between 22-26. sorry i forget the exact predictions, but still...i'd LOVE to see 4 of our beloved Bucks go in the first round.

You mean like this?

Mel Kipers 2006 Draft Projection

* denotes underclassman
1. Houston -- *Reggie Bush, RB, USC
2. New Orleans -- Matt Leinart, QB, USC
3. Tennessee -- *Vince Young, QB, Texas
4. New York Jets -- D'Brickashaw Ferguson, OT, Virginia
5. Green Bay -- *Mario Williams, DE, NC State
6. Oakland -- A.J. Hawk, LB, Ohio State
7. San Francisco -- DeMeco Ryans, LB, Alabama
8. Buffalo -- *Haloti Ngata, DT, Oregon
9. Detroit -- Jay Cutler, QB, Vanderbilt
10. Arizona -- DeAngelo Williams, RB, Memphis
11. St. Louis -- *Vernon Davis, TE, Maryland
12. Cleveland -- Chad Greenway, LB, Iowa
13. Baltimore -- Tamba Hali, DE, Penn State
14. Philadelphia -- *Santonio Holmes, WR, Ohio State
15. Atlanta -- Michael Huff, DB, Texas
16. Miami -- *Winston Justice, OT, USC
17. Minnesota -- *LenDale White, RB, USC
18. Dallas -- Jimmy Williams, DB, Virginia Tech
19. San Diego -- *Ko Simpson, DB, South Carolina
20. Kansas City -- *Ashton Youboty, CB, Ohio State
21. New England -- Bobby Carpenter, LB, Ohio State
22. Denver (from Wash.) -- Mathias Kiwanuka, DE, Boston College
23. Tampa Bay -- Derek Hagan, WR, Arizona State
24. Cincinnati -- Claude Wroten, DT, LSU
25. New York Giants -- *Ernie Sims, LB, Florida State
26. Chicago -- *Leonard Pope, TE, Georgia
27. Carolina -- *Anthony Fasano, TE, Notre Dame
28. Pittsburgh -- *Antonio Cromartie, CB, Florida State
29. Jacksonville -- Thomas Howard, LB, UTEP
30. Indianapolis -- *Laurence Maroney, RB, Minnesota
31. Denver -- *Darnell Bing, DB, USC
32. Seattle -- *Chad Jackson, WR, Florida

 

[ScarletBlood31]

I don't have a problem with him. He knows his stuff, and makes the time between draft picks interesting.

 

[Cornerback6]

thanks HAWG. :) i knew it was probably somewhere on the net, but i'm on my way to a meeting and didn't have time to dig. regardless....good find!

 

[ScarletBlood31]

thanks HAWG. :) i knew it was probably somewhere on the net, but i'm on my way to a meeting and didn't have time to dig. regardless....good find!

Its also in the Professional Football forum of BP.

 

[BuckBackHome]

He's just an entertainer to me.

 

[BuckNutty]

Douche Guru

 

[Buckin' A]

Poor mans Tibor.

 

[BB73]

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