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I hardly watched a second of the ESPN NFL Draft coverage. Why would I do that when I had NFL Network? Rich Eisen did put Mayock in his place though, on NFL Network.
Are you saying Mel Kiper is wrong?
I hardly watched a second of the ESPN NFL Draft coverage. Why would I do that when I had NFL Network? Rich Eisen did put Mayock in his place though, on NFL Network.
Last edited by IronMexican; 04-27-2009 at 04:22 PM.
One of the most memorable moments of the first day of the NFL draft was Mel Kiper Jr. criticizing Oakland's decision to draft Ohio University safety Mike Mitc in the second round.
Kiper said Mitc was a free-agent prospect. Backing up Kiper's opinion, two teams that I talked to said they did not have Mitc on their draft board. Mitc wasn't invited to the NFL combine.
Still, Kiper's words will be long remembered by Mitc .
"Yes, I heard them," Mitc , a well-spoken young man, said Sunday. "That's OK. Mel Kiper has his opinion and I respect it. But what does it mean? My 9-year-old nephew can watch film and make an opinion. ... I think I value the opinion of scouts who actually get paid to make their opinions. All I know is the Oakland Raiders made me their second-round pick and I'm determined to make Mr. [Al] Davis know he made a fine pick."
Mitc said he'll keep Kiper's comments close to him for the rest of his career. In fact, Mitc said he is in the process of getting a picture of Kiper. Mitc plans to decorate his Oakland locker with it.
"It will carry me through my career," Mitc said. "It will serve as motivation for me."
Mitc said he awoke Saturday thinking he would be taken within the first four rounds. He started to get excited when his agent received a call from Chicago telling him he may be taken at No. 49. The Raiders took Mitc at No. 47. The Chicago Tribune reports the Bears were hot on Mitc .
"I guess Jerry Angelo and Lovie Smith were wrong about me, too," Mitc said.
Mitc got on the radar of NFL teams after a strong Pro Day workout this spring. Game film showed that the speedy Mitc is also a ferocious hitter.
"I think I opened some eyes," Mitc said. "The bottom line is I'm an Oakland Raider and I was taken in the second round. It is now all up to me. Whatever everyone has to say doesn't matter."
My 9 year old nephew could draft a better team than Al
Yeah my six year old son's fantasy football team was the s last year.
Crissy Carter was laying into these kids also. Tho' it was a bad pick, dude has a job and can point his middle finger to all the experts like Kiper.
Mel Kiper gets paid to make his opinion too. Personally, I'd rather listen to Mel Kiper than this dude. Everyone thinks they are a first round pick.
He isn't the be all and end all when it comes to scouting. This is what he said about Mike Williams:
"Give the Lions credit for going away from their biggest needs to take WR Mike Williams"
"I'll see you at his Hall of Fame induction" (talking about WR Mike Williams)
Here's another great quote from Kiper
"Ryan Leaf's at ude (which had rubbed college teammates and coaches the wrong way) would be an asset in the NFL and give him a mental advantage over Peyton Manning"
Exactly. He has been right on picks and wrong on picks, just like everyone else. if ESPN gave me or IMex or Blake or anyone Kiper's budget to work on the draft year round we could do the same thing.
I know Kiper is wrong and he's right on certain picks. I'm not arguing that..I'd just be more inclined to listen to Kiper over the guy that got drafted because EVERYONE in the draft thinks they should go in the 1st round.
I'm not sure I could do the same thing with my hair
Cuz your 's nappy.
Does that qualify for lifetime epic fail?
it qualifies for death in a mexican gas chamber
and it still looks better than yours
fail. Why didn't you start one of your gay exercise bike blogs about the spurs getting their chodes kicked 4-1?
lol, dirk4mvp
lol, turtlehead
lol, cuban
lol, confetti
lol, dirk beating up on exercise bikes
lol, nuggets kicking mavs chodes
lol gy name - blake
lol bonner starting center
lol Mason disappearing
lol manu's injury
lol tim duncan's rotting knees
lol 1-4 with hc
lol spurs
lol fishing trip
lol tekk
lol ole miss > tekk
lol crabtree's nfl career
lol leach's pirate obsession
lol definitive moment of school's football program is a last second catch against texas
lol going back to irrelevancy
lol the transition won't be that hard, they're used to it
lol graham harrell not getting invited to the heisman ceremony
lol his nfl career also
lol at any tekk player's nfl career
lol blake
I can't wait to play Madden with DHB. My bomb is gonna be unstoppable.
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