Comments on: Mel Kiper stands by his assessment of Jimmy Clausen

By: gooboy6

gooboy6 — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:17:31 +0000

chapnasty,gruden and other morons who didnt know what they were talking about, the Chiefs NEVER had any intention of burning a high pick on Clausen. talking heads on tv, do your fricking homework, steve young had it right

By: Dgarrisonb

Dgarrisonb — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:13:14 +0000

McShay is an idiot. He has “0″ respect from ALL NFL teams. They consider him a laughing stock who doesn’t take his job seriously. He doesn’t go to the limits Kiper does when evaluating players. At least Kiper scouts players like a real NFL Scout would. Yes it’s true guys it has been menioned. I used to dilike Kipers Opinions as much as Florios but have come to realize he’s not to far off. McShay on the other hand throws darts and hopes to get lucky.

By: jallen69

jallen69 — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:01:07 +0000

Kiper is a turd

By: Profanity in ALL CAPS

Profanity in ALL CAPS — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:48:06 +0000

“This guy has John Elway-like skill”
mel kiper, april 2007, on jamarcus russell

By: BenRoethlisberger7

BenRoethlisberger7 — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:57:15 +0000

“Clausen is decent but dude had a record of 16-18 at nd. To cap it off, he lost to navy twice. So he may have played In a pro style offense but he isn’t a winner and that’s what’s important.”
This guy must be a moron. How do you expect him to win games alone he had no defense a Notre Dame. He hasnt even thrown a professional pass why dont we just see how it pans out before you judge so quickly.

By: Raiders757

Raiders757 — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:47:45 +0000

Whatever, Kiper is an idiot. He and BSPN deserve each other. They both suck. Only an idiot puts stock into anythnig he or that network says. This guy sat on BSPN the other night and gave the Raiders a failing grade for their draft. I guess his feelings got hurt when he completely bombed on his draft predictions, of not only the Raiders, but the entire NFL.

By: GirthyOne

GirthyOne — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:41:29 +0000

If/When Carolina dumps Fox, I wonder what the assessment would teh assessment be if they hired Gruden.

By: Popeye

Popeye — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:38:32 +0000

Kiper sucks. Never played a down of football, doesnt know the first thing about film study and his opinions are ALWAYS wrong……if anyone kept a true scorecard on these guys, they would be out of a job in a year. ESPN sucks anyway

By: Nuckinfutz

Nuckinfutz — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:57:20 +0000

Who was drafted first is now a matter of record.
Who’s the better player remains to be seen. Kiper is taking the right tack on this, because draft order means nothing other than $$$.
I still remember Kiper railing on a team for being stupid, when they passed on the chance to draft their frachise quarterback, by not selecting Heath Shuler.

By: iusedtobeteddybayer

iusedtobeteddybayer — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:45:50 +0000

Rick Mierer?

By: wydok

wydok — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 06:24:39 +0000

2001 was the beginning of the new millennium, since there wasn’t a year 0.

By: RCPanthers

RCPanthers — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:09:59 +0000

Mel McShay, Todd Kiper
These married hoe’s need one another to be anything…
They need each other to validate themselves…if they did not each other as love bunnies it would be like Laurel without Hardy…Tyson without Robin Williams….Lucy without Ricky….LT without a pipe…a pitcher without a catcher…
Seriously, when I watch a draft do I have to see Darth Maul/Dracula aka the human hawkface telling me who is the best player on the board.
So, Clausen got punched after dinner…he did not hit back…then he has the limo ride to announce (all planned by hid “daddy’s” agents’ PR man) Can the kid not get a break.
What did a pro style offense do in college? The college game is speed around the end and a running attaxk..Not crossing routes! So, Weis did not workout at ND…
The truth is Clausen knows the full Panther verbiage contained in their playbook…Weis wrote it! In Carolina he will have the NFL’s top rated line for gaining tandem rushing yards and a top 5 line overall…Then he has 2 all pro type running backs and Steve Smith (Golden Tate V10.0 !!!!) plus a whole host of wide receivers just drafted!
one year or less behind Moore and he will start or be traded…that would mean Moore is a the big thing! Either way it is a win-win for Carolina and Clausen…Plus he will cash out $5. million. Not a bad day’s work (but that is only $3.45 after Obama is done with it LOL)

By: catsville

catsville — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:17:03 +0000

Hey LuvThatDirtyWatah. Did you really call someone a maroon while meaning to call them a moron? I think that could make you an actual moron, no? Just kidding, but really, if you are going stoop to calling people names… Oh well, even a maroon should get this point.

By: FreeAgentPro

FreeAgentPro — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:30:06 +0000

We already know that Mel Kiper thinks he doesn’t ever have to apologize for ANYTHING. When Todd McShay told Mel that they should apologize for criticizing McDaniels choice of Tebow in the first round IF Tebow turns out to be very good, Kiper said he will never apologize – it was still the wrong pick at that time. So naturally he will insist to his dying day that he was right about Clausen.

By: mwcarolina

mwcarolina — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:17:51 +0000

“Negative. McShay has won me over”
Did he win you over with how he thought Mark Sanchez would be a 2nd rounder in his 1st mock draft??

By: steveinohio

steveinohio — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:12:09 +0000

I’d like to see a list of all the busts Mel had on his top 10 boards since he has been doing this.

By: benjua

benjua — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:02:02 +0000

clausen will be a very average QB on an average team for a long time.

By: HellsGrimTyrant

HellsGrimTyrant — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:55:32 +0000

Real hard to say what’s going to happen this year. Yeah he goes to a team with a good O Line a terrific running game and Steve Smith who is 30 but he’s Steve Smith. On the other hand they don’t have a defense. And what little defense they had just left town. I don’t think we’ll see a Matt Ryan/Joe Flacco run, both those teams had good defenses, even the Falcons managed to put together a good one in Ryan’s first season. Sanchez stank during the regular season but a phenomenal NY Jets defense bailed him out and got him into the playoffs where he put together a good run. Have a feeling Clausen, provided he beats out Matt Moore, struggles but plays well enough that even if Fox gets replaced the incoming coach likes what he sees.

By: hueskie

hueskie — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:44:42 +0000

WTF cares!!! these dudes are both douche bags…

By: RossyRoss

RossyRoss — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:42:12 +0000

These 2 douche bags coundn’t hold Mayock’s jock!

By: Awake At The Wheel

Awake At The Wheel — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:27:39 +0000

Tre-nitty says…
“Clausen is decent but dude had a record of 16-18 at nd. To cap it off, he lost to navy twice. So he may have played In a pro style offense but he isn’t a winner and that’s what’s important.”
This is the most moronic thing I’ve ever read.
Notre Dame didn’t go 16-18 because of Jimmy Clausen. The Golden Domers have yet to develop any kind of a defense or a running game, there is only so much a QB can do. Pin that on Fat Charlie for not having the ability to do either.
Danny Wuerfel was a “winner”, hell of a QB he turned out to be!

By: nowathand

nowathand — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:26:38 +0000

As for the comment that Mel Kiper would be working for the NFL if he was any good, who's to say he isn't better paid at ESPN? http://theqchamber.tumblr.com

By: jhem4prez

jhem4prez — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:24:57 +0000

the last time I checked, Clausen has all the “Ben Roethlisberger pieces” around him to be a SB QB. If he sits back and lets the team around him win for him and then has two SB MVP WRs (in other words BenRo did nothing special and they had to give it to someone) then hes set.
The best 1-2 punch at running back in the league.
A top 5 LT.
A pretty solid defense with one of the best young MLBs in the league in Beason.
Oh and that Steve Smith guy at WR, I hear hes alright, made Delhomme look good and Delhomme doesnt have a quarter of the potential or ability of Clausen even from day 1.
Fox is one of the best coaches in the league and in a musical chair division such as the NFC South… its Carolinas turn to win it anyways. I see twelve wins with Clausen as the starter… Clausen only has to throw 33% of the time and 99% of that goes to Steve Smith who makes him look better then even Delhomme looked (at times).
McShay is a whinny little girl, Clausen was top ten talent which is why Carolina had the best value pick of the draft and three years from now of the top 4 QBs Clausen landed on the best team and will look the best.

By: snnyjcbs

snnyjcbs — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:23:40 +0000

Old Mel stood behind Joey Harrington and a few others I could mention as well. The Draft is like betting a Horse Race, you never know who will cross the finish line.

By: robert ethan

robert ethan — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:13:18 +0000

Kiper’s plan was always to play the “really old Elvis” some day. Kinda like Al Davis’ plan to watch the “really old JaMarcus” some day.

By: stephen8

stephen8 — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:09:17 +0000

i think clasuen will end up playing this year cuz matt more i think will falter half way cuz teams will be ready for him

By: seals

seals — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:07:41 +0000

Agree with Cleveland
Seriously, Kiper is a bigger hack than most of us. That lucky MF gets to do that shit for a living. Kiper is joke, he is a caricature of a man. Biggest talking head ever. This guy ranks as a mid tear, clow town Politician in my world.
Kiper and me get to change jobs in 2011.

By: robert ethan

robert ethan — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:03:57 +0000

Mike Mayock said before the draft, and after the draft, that Jimmy Clausen was a top ten talent. Either Mayock or Gruden said that Clausen would have a better career than Bradford. I hate Kiper as much as the next guy, but he isn’t alone here.

By: LuvThatDirtyWatah

LuvThatDirtyWatah — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 22:03:55 +0000

That said, Kiper’s still 100 times smarter than McShay.
Negative. McShay has won me over…and anyone who wears a hairdo and glasses from the 80′s is a maroon.

By: mwcarolina

mwcarolina — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 21:57:34 +0000

First off the people comparing Clausen to Quinn NEED and i mean NEED to have their eyes checked. If Clausen is Quinn then Mark Sanchez is another Matt Leinart