Video: Mel Kiper Discusses Cowboys' 2016 draft. Headline: Best Ever?

[Trouty]

Courtesy of First Take, so viewer beware, for those of you who don't like the show.

 

[lkelly]

Is that the one he regraded as an A-?

Mel must have had some pretty underwhelming report cards as a kid to think that A- is the best ever.

 

[Trouty]

Is that the one he regraded as an A-?

Mel must have had some pretty underwhelming report cards as a kid to think that A- is the best ever.

Nope. He graded it as a C if I'm not mistaken. Watch the vid, brudda.

 

[LandryFan]

Nope. He graded it as a C if I'm not mistaken. Watch the vid, brudda.

I think he originally graded it as a C immediately after the draft, but put it at an A- in his recent regrade of the draft. At least that's the way I understood it.

 

[Trouty]

I think he originally graded it as a C immediately after the draft, but put it at an A- in his recent regrade of the draft. At least that's the way I understood it.

True enough, Landry (and a big hello to you, sir!), but I was going off the original grade and headline of the segment, my friend

 

[lkelly]

Nope. He graded it as a C if I'm not mistaken. Watch the vid, brudda.

"Regraded" as in to grade again after the fact. It was creatively splashed (diagonally!) across the screen at the 1:32 mark, brudda.

 

[Trouty]

"Regraded" as in to grade again after the fact. It was creatively splashed (diagonally!) across the screen at the 1:32 mark, brudda.

Gotcha, my man. Still a good watch.

@lkelly, I misunderstood your OP, my bad, brudda.

 

[TheHerd]

I think he originally graded it as a C immediately after the draft, but put it at an A- in his recent regrade of the draft. At least that's the way I understood it.

A-? That's a tough curve. Even if neither Smith nor Tapper ever play a down that draft is an A. Franchise QB, all pro RB, maybe our most consistently disruptive DL, and starting level CB?

 

[Trouty]

Mel Kiper either has an extremely low tolerance to caffeine (like myself), or he's doing rails off the ESPN urinals LOL Dude is wild

 

[LandryFan]

True enough, Landry (and a big hello to you, sir!), but I was going off the original grade and headline of the segment, my friend

Sorry, I misunderstood...won't happen again!

 

[LandryFan]

A-? That's a tough curve. Even if neither Smith nor Tapper ever play a down that draft is an A. Franchise QB, all pro RB, maybe our most consistently disruptive DL, and starting level CB?

According to Kiper, Jaylon Smith needs to pan out for him to raise the grade...tough to impress him, I guess.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Speaks volumns about those instant draft graders.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Steven A. is nauseating.....

 

[ShiningStar]

i think a lot has to be taken into account. the easy stuff is easy, its when everything else is taken into account, than it gets hard. I notice not a lot of attention for Brown and i thought he did well for his draft slot, position and team he went to, tho im sure they couldnt bring up everyone. Zeke was a given and did well, Dak surprised everyone. J Smith is a "lets see" at this point. IF you are going to grade drafts, you have to grade everyone in the draft. It would take a long time but is doable.

 

[ShiningStar]

Steven A. is nauseating.....

hes not always wrong tho. Got to give him that.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

hes not always wrong tho. Got to give him that.

Has nothing to do with right or wrong. He's just nauseating.

Definition: Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust; disgusting.

 

[ShiningStar]

Has nothing to do with right or wrong. He's just nauseating.

Definition: Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust; disgusting.

i wouldnt go so far as disgusting. Thats a stretch. He might over hype an angle, ok, but Dallas has done nothing to stop it either, or at least come out and admit it. Can i fault him for fact, no, can i fault him or over hype, yea, disgusting, a bit much.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

i wouldnt go so far as disgusting. Thats a stretch. He might over hype an angle, ok, but Dallas has done nothing to stop it either, or at least come out and admit it. Can i fault him for fact, no, can i fault him or over hype, yea, disgusting, a bit much.

I would. This is not about Dallas. This is about Steven A. He is what he is and what he is, to me, is nauseating.

 

[bootyhunta]

ESPN will be doing a 30 for 30 about this draft one day.

 

[waldoputty]

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How they can possibly grade a top-5 draft in history to be an A- is beyond me.
If Jaylon mostly recovers, it qualifies the top draft ever.
While some have drafted 4 HOF, those did not include franchise QB which should be worth at least 2 HOF.