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Kiper: Nothing 'pressing' for Panthers

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"They don't have any real pressing areas," said Kiper on a national conference call with reporters, acknowledging that's the case only if franchise defensive end Julius Peppers is still with the team next season.

But Kiper also said not having a first-round choice -- which they traded in 2008 to Philadelphia, using the Eagles pick draft offensive tackle Jeff Otah -- also has limited Carolina's offseason options.

"I really thought they might try to move forward with a young quarterback," said Kiper. "But they have no ammunition; (dealing for) Otah prevented that. I thought they'd maybe make a splash for Jay Cutler. Jake (Delhomme) struggled at the end of the year. It seems like they would be looking for an heir apparent for him, but they never do."

http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/2009/04/kiper-nothing-pressing-for-panthers.html

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I think former Colts general manager Bill Toban said it best:

... 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 jockstrap, he's never been a player, he's never been a coach, he's never been a scout, he's never been an administrator, and all of a sudden, he's an expert. He's in our paper two days ago, telling us who we have to take. We don't have to take anybody that Mel Kiper says we have to take. Mel Kiper has no more credentials to do what he's doing than my neighbor, and my neighbor's a postman and he doesn't even have season tickets to the NFL."
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"I really thought they might try to move forward with a young quarterback"

"I thought they'd maybe make a splash for Jay Cutler."

Umm.. really? :out:

Is he always this bad?

Yes, he's always that bad. That's why the only draft guy I listen to that's on TV is Mayock.

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I looked it up... Kiper never participated in football even in high school.

Honestly, I don't understand why ESPN has stuck with this guy for so long. He has all the resources of the mighty ESPN behind him, but he still barely has a better track record for recognizing NFL talent than the average Joe on a message board.

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