bleacherreport.com - 4/25/2008
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We re less than a week away from the NFL Draft and you can almost taste the excitement. Front offices are spending every waking moment breaking down prospects, Mel Kiper s carefully combing each hair into place, and Chris Berman is hard at work putting together awkwardly-phrased nicknames that no one else will ever use. The NFL Draft can be long and tedious and yet, as football fans, we re ...
So, We Know Who Mel Kiper Jr. Thinks The Ravens Should Take
ebonybird.com 4/21/2008 — We all love Mel Kiper Jr. He’s a Baltimore guy, he’s brought Baltimore swag to ESPN for a number of years, and is one of the few gurus who gets it right more than he gets it wrong.
And yeah, he’s known for an occasionally bombastic statement or two, but they don’t come more bombastic than this.
Ideal Mock Draft for Jacksonville
mvn.com 4/22/2008 — It is truly a great time of year. Mel Kiper and Todd McShay are yelling at the top of their lungs to see who is the most misinformed, mock drafts are popping up all over and Jaguars fans are talking about every trade scenario possible. I’ve already ...
Separated at Birth Blah: Draft Weekend Blah
huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com 4/24/2008 — Transylvanian Mel Kiper comes out of his cavernous hibernation this weekend, to stand side by side with Greg the Bunny's Count Blah, blah.
2008 NFL Draft Odds
vegaswatch.net 4/25/2008 — Bodog has some entertaining odds posted on the NFL Draft. First off: "Which ESPN NFL Analyst will have the most correct selections on their final 2008 NFL Draft 1st Round mock draft? Mel Kiper Jr. (-120) Todd McShay (-120)" This strikes me as an ...
The 2008 NFL Draft Open Thread
awfulannouncing.blogspot.com 4/26/2008 — Alright folks, the time is upon us. ESPN's clock (that started with a day and half left) is down to under an hour. I'll be here likely through the first round (before passing out on red bull and vodkas while visions of Mel Kiper dance in my head) ...
Live from the ESPN set
myespn.go.com 4/27/2008 — Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley I just spent some time on the ESPN main stage with award-winning anchor Trey Wingo, who is hosting Day 2 for the first time. I'm told he's doing an excellent job, although his fascination with Baylor cornerback ...
Mel Kiper Is Legend —
The Sporting Blog
At the beginning, there were many. Here at the end, there is only one survivor going strong: Kiper, who according to a publicist did the whole show yesterday, was here early today, will do ESPN radio tonight until midnight, and then will be doing television all day tomorrow as well. (Endurance athletes take note: hair gel may very well be a performance-enhancing chemical.)
In between ...
If Mel Kiper Analyzed The Leesburg Bikini Contest —
Busted Coverage: Booze, Ladies And Football
Bob’s Liquor store should be proud of its entry in the Leesburg Bikini Contest
We found these photos of the 2008 Leesburg Bikini Contest at some motorcyle rally and figured there needed to be a football angle so this site stays on subject. That led us to the idea. What if Mel Kiper never got into the field of judging the talents of 18-22-year-old men?
How would things have ...
More on Branch —
Inside the Oakland Raiders
From Mel Kiper Jr.’s draft guide on Tyvon Branch:
“He won the National Indoor Track Championship in the 60 meters as a (high school) senior; he won the state title in the 100 and 200 meters; and was the state track athlete of the year in 2004.”
Kiper’s guide says Branch could be shifted to safety at the pro level.
Can the Stache Out-Project Mel Kiper (Judgment Day Edition) —
Doubt About It
First, there was “I Want To Fight Tom Brady” vs. Tom Brady. Today, there will be Dave Wannstache vs. Mel Kiper. I am going to try and out-project Mr. First Round Projection himself. If you don’t remember, a couple of months ago I said I was going to wage a competition between myself and Kiper and see whether I can out-project him. Let’s be clear, here. I have no access to the inside ...
2008 NFL Draft Drinking Game —
JV Sports
Ok, everyone, I'm back at this again. In case you needed another reason for heavy afternoon drinking besides it being Maryland Day, there's sitting through the draft to help out. Mostly the same rules from last year, with a few additions in bold. And also get through the day with the Big Picture NFL Draft Feature . Check these guys out, they're hilarious. They inspired me to do this last ...
High Five —
Foul Balls
A quick look around the interweb, grateful that "Mel Kiper Week" is almost over
Although I do love Mel's MySpace page. [JSF MediaSpace]Bryon Scott's son wants you to know, the Hornets be for real, yo. [You Been Blinded]Facebook has a new application just for college athletes! Based on the results, I'm thinking they should stick to Sparkey and Scrabulous. [Fan IQ]A unique way to keep Lance Briggs
All Hail Mel Kiper MediaSpace! —
JoeSportsFan.com
It's been a little over a month since the JSF MediaSpace team returned from a lengthy hiatus and brought you a peek into the lives of Erin Andrews and Tony La Russa , and that means we roll out the 'red carpet' for a brand spanking new profile - in honor of the the draft guru himself.
Love him or hate him, Mel Kiper exploited an untapped niche in the draft market over 25 years ago, and ...
Draft Experts: We’re Full of Scat —
F Juice.com
DRAFT “EXPERT” SUCCESS RATES
Since 2005, NFL Draft “experts” like Jay Glazer, Mel Kiper, and Scouts Inc., have never gotten better than 31% of their first round draft predictions correct. This means that for the few months leading up to the draft, these “experts” are generally predicting out of their asses. PS- Kiper needs a haircut….stat.
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This Week, Everyone Is Mel Kiper Jr. —
Dave's Football Blog
This weekend is the NFL Draft, the event that makes Premier League owners look at the NFL and think, “Wow, and Americans call our football communist?”
As the week approaches, we’re getting bombarded with scouting reports, pundit predictions and, most importantly, mock drafts. Everyone thinks they know where every player is going, so they put on the Mel Kiper Jr. wig and ...
And Who In The Hell Is Mel Kiper, Anyway? [NFL Mock Draft Challenge] —
FanIQ Blog
"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 ...
An Update on Possible 49′ers Draft Prospects —
49ers Gab
Just some quick news on the 49ers draft prospects this weekend:
Mel Kiper said in his ESPN.com chat today that the Niners are looking at OLB or WR in the first-round. Uhhh, not exactly breaking news. He did acknowledge that they could trade down to compile more picks in the second- and third-rounds…
Kiper and Todd McShay mocked it up on Tuesday (otherwise known as yesterday). Kiper picked ...
A. Peterson, Draft Guru —
Heavy Soul
Unless you are a member of the Kiper Jr. family, and if you are, congratulations for having genetically fantastic hair, you probably do not have a draft guru in your family. Unless you are a member of the Peterson family, in which case you have worker, writer, and NFL addict A. Peterson, who will spend hours discussing any facet of NFL football without prompting and in most cases to the ...
The Media Circus: 2008 Mock Draft Spectacular —
JoeSportsFan.com
Nearly one year ago, the Media Circus investigated a hunch about the multiple mock drafts entered by ESPN draft experts Todd McShay and Mel Kiper. After careful evaluation, we came to the startling revelation that they really have no clue what's going to happen.
Shocking, we know.
Through three rounds, McShay accurately projected 9.1% of his picks while the veteran Kiper had 10.5% ...
Media Approval Ratings: Mel Kiper [Media Approval Ratings] —
Deadspin
It's the one time of the year when we all pay attention to Mel Kiper Jr. — we never know if we're supposed to include the "Junior" or not — so we might as well feature him today before everyone forgets about him again.
We've always somewhat admired Kiper for recognizing, while still in college, that a strong demand for draft knowledge existed; more than anyone else, he's the ...
Mel Kiper Jr. is back; where is he the other 11 months? —
Sports stories from Newsday
There is much I miss about covering the NFL.
The Draft is not one of those things.
Rather than think of something clever and obnoxious to write about the parade of pre-draft e-mails I get this time of year from ESPN and the NFL Network, I refer you to the end of this column from Richard Deitsch at SI.com.
I did consider listening in on Mel Kiper Jr.'s pre-draft conference calls and ...
NFL Draft Jabber 4/21/08 —
Football Jabber
Contra Costa Times has the Raiders Top 5 Draft needs. But as everyone knows, this means nothing to Al Davis.
Mel Kiper Jr. and Mike Mayock admit that their mock drafts focus on need and not teams reaching for the player they want. This explains Kiper’s back peddling on draft day.
“I think we get [...]
Dallas Cowboys random articles —
Blogging The Boys
Recent reports of Aqib Talib testing positive for marijuana use has sparked rumors that he may fall out of the first round. Draft guru Mel Kiper, Jr. doesn't think that Talib's past will affect him all that much. "Talib’s interviews (with NFL teams), from what I understand, went very well," Kiper said. "He has that personality and that flair to sit in front of the NFL people and do a ...
