It could be that, plus the fact that no scout has watched his full body of work yet. They've only seen snap shots. I don't know why some people are having a hard time understanding that fact?
How do we know how much any of them have watched him?
It would be physically impossible for any of them to watch full careers worth of film on every player they are scouting in their area during the season. Like I said...only so many hours in a day.
What did mel kipers hair think? I'd take it's word over anything that his mouth said
I don't know about thinking but with those flaps I can imagine his hair might have something to say.
Just Not the Mel Kiper Hair (Esquire magazine) April 27, 2011
It's just so fake-looking. Kiper's like a polished Chia pet. Maybe ESPN buffs him before going on air. And, sure, he's in high-def all day — is the NFL Draft in 3D this year? — but you can see the gray shining through the roots, too.
His hair's plastered, but it's also puffy, so that the sides are nearly as wide as the top. There's just no gradation. If you're going to go that route, you've actually got to get the huge ball closer to your head. Otherwise you're going to look like Mel Kiper, which is to say, like you're wearing a giant football helmet.
What he (and maybe you) need to do instead: For starters, things need to be shorter on the sides. Ask your barber, if he hasn't told you already. Then apply all that product — and, really, much less than that will do — when your hair's wet, before it expands. (I have a sneaky suspicion that Kiper just gets out of the shower and blasts his head with a blowdryer.) With the gel in your damp hair, brush it down flat with your hands or a brush. If you wait until your hair dries before applying gel, the roots will have already lifted. So will your, um, draft status at the office.
How do we know how much any of them have watched him?
It would be physically impossible for any of them to watch full careers worth of film on every player they are scouting in their area during the season. Like I said...only so many hours in a day.
Could they watch 3/4's of a career? He is only a Junior.
I hope we draft Watson or Kizer over any other players(Minus Garret)
I tend to agree zif, I think Watson/Kizer are as complete as the other def playmakers other then Garrett, and maybe Hooker, but I went back to 2000, and no DB was taken lower then #5, so I cannot see, w/out a trad down) how they can take a S unless they are absolutely 100% convinced they are Eric Berry lvl.
I hope we draft Watson or Kizer over any other players(Minus Garret)
I tend to agree zif, I think Watson/Kizer are as complete as the other def playmakers other then Garrett, and maybe Hooker, but I went back to 2000, and no DB was taken lower then #5, so I cannot see, w/out a trad down) how they can take a S unless they are absolutely 100% convinced they are Eric Berry lvl.
I mean I get we have other needs. Allen is not a better prospect than Williams or Buckner imo. I am not really a fan of him. Hooker and Adams I can see the case for as we are really weak at safety, but even if we get the next Eric Berry, Earl Thomas, Woodson, will Adams or Hooker be able to win us games? This class is REALLY deep at DBs, whereas it's top heavy for the QBs.
What postion do we need the most? DE? No we have Hick as the beast DE. Could we use another one? Sure the other DE's we have are not starters in NFL, but perhaps Bullard or a FA can help fix that. QB? Yes, we fucking need a new QB. Safety? Yes we fucking need at least one new starting safety.
So we both need a QB and a starting safety equally. I hope we adress QB @ 3 because: QB's will win and lose you the game. Safety class is stacked. We should be able to snag a really good safety prospect in second round. Can we get a really good QB in second round? Theoretical we could but I rather take my chances with the best QB prospects. Cutler will be injuried if he is our starting QB - meaning we will have to play Shaw, Barkley or Hoyer as starting at one point. I rather take my chances with Watson/Kizer.
If we were picking lower 5-7 I would be all about that safety, but NOW is the time for us to take one of the two best QB prospects in this draft. When are we going to get a chance like that? Can we really afford to miss out on this chance?
How do we know how much any of them have watched him?
It would be physically impossible for any of them to watch full careers worth of film on every player they are scouting in their area during the season. Like I said...only so many hours in a day.
All I know is that if I'm the Bears I have one or two guys that there only job is to scout QBs the last two years. They go to their games, talk to people who know them and watch all of their film. They don't need to go in in depth with every single QB in the nation but they should have it narrowed down to at least 6 guys and have the majority of their focus on them. Maybe I'm way off base but that's what I'd do.
I disagree. I think CB is a bigger need than DE. Porter should not start. Fuller is still a question mark. I also think RT is a bigger need than a new OLB. I would say: QB CB DE FS TE RT
It would be physically impossible for any of them to watch full careers worth of film on every player they are scouting in their area during the season. Like I said...only so many hours in a day.
All I know is that if I'm the Bears I have one or two guys that there only job is to scout QBs the last two years. They go to their games, talk to people who know them and watch all of their film. They don't need to go in in depth with every single QB in the nation but they should have it narrowed down to at least 6 guys and have the majority of their focus on them. Maybe I'm way off base but that's what I'd do.
I'd be lying if I said I knew how they run their scouting department.