I am sure this has been talked about and if it has my bad but am I alone in thinking Mel Kiper is a complete idiot and I cant figure out why he has a job
Mel Kiper is a self promoting blow hard and I am no fan of his BUT... If it wasn't for him, the NFL Draft would not be the "Event" that it is now. Before he came on the scene, nobody in the press did any sort of breakdown of the players that could be drafted. The draft wasn't even televised or broadcast on the radio. The only information that we, the fans received, was after the draft (which was conducted mostly in secret) and all it was, was the teams' standard statement about how well they did in the draft this year. The GM's were never questioned about their picks; asked why they picked that specific player; or confronted with any stats as to why a certain player might have been a better fit for their team. Kiper, for better or for worse, demystified all the proceedings. He was one of the first (if not the first) to break down all the players available for the draft and to present them to the fans in a way that we could understand. Before he came on the scene, the only people with that information were the NFL teams themselves; and they were not sharing it with anybody, never mind the fans. He is mostly responsible for changing all of that. Now I know he's a big windbag but if it wasn't for him, all the discussion about who is going to draft whom, what trades might happen, who would be the best fit for what team, and what is going to happen next would not be happening. Love him or hate him, anybody that is looking forward to the draft owes him a debt of thanks.
He's not an idiot, saying so is moronic. He might not have good mock drafts, but mocks aren't what make for draft experts, they are merely things done for the fans. The true value lies in prospect knowledge, and I challenge you to find anyone who has more than him at their immediate disposal.
