Behind the Big Board
Grilling Mel on a Cincy QB, Taylor Mays, a Penn St. LB and guys on the edge
Every week when we get the latest version of the Big Board, there are always questions. This week, as a prelude to the Big Board, Mel took on some issues that often are raised regarding his methodology. At this point, it's a science built on a lot of tape, but also a lot of assumptions.
This week we picked out some topics for a little grill session with Mel. Read on while we turn on the bright light of the interrogation room. Or at least call the man.
This week you added Tony Pike to the Board at No. 23 overall. Sure, he's had a great year, but when we look at him he sort of reminds us of Brian Brohm. Good QB, but a system guy.
Kiper: Start with the fact that Pike has a much stronger arm. He's also bigger -- some have him listed as tall as 6-6, but I have him down at 6-5 on some listings -- and he's also more mobile. I also really like his velocity. Just in the those areas he's already a different kind of quarterback. His completion percentage is in the stratosphere. To get Mel's answers on Sean Lee, Sergio Kindle, Taylor Mays and which players are closest to breaking onto the Big Board, you must be an Insider.
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Mel Kiper
- The Big Board (11/18)
- Top five by position: Seniors | Juniors (11/18)
- 11/23: PP: UCLA's Brian Price
- 11/19: Mel's Matchups: Week 12
- 11/18: BtBB: The junior jump (or not)
- 11/16: PP: Rise of McCluster
- 11/12: Mel's Matchups: Week 11
- 11/11: BtBB: Colt McCoy's stock
- 11/9: PP: A Buckeye revival
- 11/5: Mel's Matchups: Secondary wars
- 11/4: BtBB: The fall of Taylor Mays
- 11/2: PP: Iowa's Zach Thomas clone
- 10/29: Matchups: A.J. Green's tough battle
- 10/28: BtBB: Dez Bryant's stock
- 10/26: PP: PSU's latest LB
- 10/21: BtBB: Falling Bradford
- 10/19: PP: The "real" McCoy
- 10/14: BtBB: Suh and McCoy
- 10/12: PP: Suh-preme
- The Big Board (10/7)
- 10/7: BtBB: Locker & Clausen
- 10/5: PP: Why scouts like Spiller
- The Big Board (9/30)
- 9/30: BtBB: Cincy rising
- 9/28: PP: Tigers' safety on the prowl
- 9/23: BtBB: The injury question
- 9/21: PP: Locker shows refinement
- 9/14: PP: Berry upstaged vs. UCLA
- 9/11: BtBB: McCoy rises, Bradford sticks
- 9/9: The Big Board
- 9/7: Personnel points, Week 1
- 8/20: BtBB: Snead over McCoy?
Todd McShay and Scouts Inc.
- Player Rankings: Top 100
- NFL Draft Blog (updated daily)
- Cheat Sheets: QB | RB | WR | TE | OL
- Cheat Sheets: DL | LB | DB
- 11/23: Les Miles' stock dropping
- 11/20: McShay: Draft buzz Week 12
- 11/18: McShay: DE Morgan heads class
- 11/13: McShay: Draft buzz Week 11
- 11/12: McShay: Top 5 tight ends in college
- 11/9: McShay: Five on the rise
- 11/2: McShay: Masoli's great night
- 10/30: McShay: Spiller's stock rising
- 10/26: McShay: Bradford may not be top 10
- 10/25: McShay: High on Spiller
- 10/19: McShay: The rise of Ingram
- 10/19: McShay/Weidl: Bradford is falling
- 10/15: Muench: Top USC and ND prospects
- 10/14: McShay: Top OU/Texas prospects
- 10/5: McShay: Clausen's stock rising
- 9/25: McShay: Locker flies up the chart
- 9/23: McShay: Tebow misses big chance
- 9/10: McShay: Film room: Terrelle Pryor
- 9/3: McShay: Film room: Tight Ends
More Features
- 11/17: The Draft Lab: Trent Williams
- 11/10: The Draft Lab: Gerald McCoy
- 11/3: The Draft Lab: Terrence Cody
- 10/27: The Draft Lab: Marvin Austin
- 10/20: The Draft Lab: Navorro Bowman
- 10/6: The Draft Lab: Brandon Lang
- 9/29: The Draft Lab: George Selvie
- 9/22: The Draft Lab: Cornerbacks and size
- 9/15: The Draft Lab: Patrick Robinson
- Schefter: On Gary Kubiak's future
- Rumors: Crabtree's plan for SF offense
- Tools: PickCenter | Game Predictor
- Draft: Mel's Big Board (11/18) | NFL draft blog
