<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Colin Kaepernick and the Draft Pundits: Mel Kiper Had Him 7th Among QB&#8217;s, While Others Were Higher on Him</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 15:14:06 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: otis sistrunk</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879845</link> <dc:creator>otis sistrunk</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:45:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879845</guid> <description><![CDATA[jay v doesn;t like sctrojans so that&#039;s my guess]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>jay v doesn;t like sctrojans so that&#8217;s my guess</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: wnnrwppg</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879822</link> <dc:creator>wnnrwppg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:17:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879822</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sure he&#039;s in a luxurious location for a QB right now, but he still beat out a veteran that had taken the same team to the NFC championship game a year prior. I know it&#039;s alex smith, but it&#039;s still impressive what he&#039;s done this season as a 2nd year player going from the bench to the superbowl.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sure he&#8217;s in a luxurious location for a QB right now, but he still beat out a veteran that had taken the same team to the NFC championship game a year prior. I know it&#8217;s alex smith, but it&#8217;s still impressive what he&#8217;s done this season as a 2nd year player going from the bench to the superbowl.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: TNCOWBOY7</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879747</link> <dc:creator>TNCOWBOY7</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:37:44 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879747</guid> <description><![CDATA[I am usually all for cynicism but I don&#039;t see the value in shredding these draft pundits.  It&#039;s not like anyone really knows how these guys will turn out.   That said, I loathe McShay and he scouts that thought either Gabbert, Locker, or Ponder were first round worthy ought to be doing something else with their time.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am usually all for cynicism but I don&#8217;t see the value in shredding these draft pundits.  It&#8217;s not like anyone really knows how these guys will turn out.   That said, I loathe McShay and he scouts that thought either Gabbert, Locker, or Ponder were first round worthy ought to be doing something else with their time.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Faulkner</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879709</link> <dc:creator>Faulkner</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:22:51 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879709</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;It’s unbelievable how quickly someone can identify themselves as a complete moron, have every single person around them know it…and yet not know for themselves.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Lol there are too many people to whom this applies to be sure who you&#039;re talking about.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>It’s unbelievable how quickly someone can identify themselves as a complete moron, have every single person around them know it…and yet not know for themselves.</p></blockquote><p>Lol there are too many people to whom this applies to be sure who you&#8217;re talking about.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Smallie Bigs</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879688</link> <dc:creator>Smallie Bigs</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:08:53 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879688</guid> <description><![CDATA[and mobile site no longer coming up on my iphone]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>and mobile site no longer coming up on my iphone</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Eric T0upal aka BrawnyTom</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879684</link> <dc:creator>Eric T0upal aka BrawnyTom</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:07:25 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879684</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;The new mobile site is m.oden.com&lt;/blockquote&gt;Close: m.billywagner.com]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>The new mobile site is m.oden.com</p></blockquote><p>Close: m.billywagner.com</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: starkweather</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879682</link> <dc:creator>starkweather</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:05:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879682</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Been clamoring for years and he whips it out on us like this?&lt;/em&gt;The new mobile site is m.oden.com]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Been clamoring for years and he whips it out on us like this?</em></p><p>The new mobile site is m.oden.com</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: cracker jack</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879678</link> <dc:creator>cracker jack</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:03:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879678</guid> <description><![CDATA[What are all these lies about the mobile site working? Still the old full site on my Android.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What are all these lies about the mobile site working? Still the old full site on my Android.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: jck49erfan owes Watsonian $650</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879675</link> <dc:creator>jck49erfan owes Watsonian $650</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:01:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879675</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;It’s unbelievable how quickly someone can identify themselves as a complete moron, have every single person around them know it…and yet not know for themselves.&lt;/blockquote&gt;/waves]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>It’s unbelievable how quickly someone can identify themselves as a complete moron, have every single person around them know it…and yet not know for themselves.</p></blockquote><p>/waves</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: hussler2</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879672</link> <dc:creator>hussler2</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:01:02 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879672</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;But I understand this is the “blame the qb for all successes and failures” era&lt;/blockquote&gt;Their oline isn&#039;t great, but the crappiness of their skill players is largely overstated. A lot of Sam Bradford&#039;s problems are of his own creation - checkdown artist, holds onto the ball forever, etc. He&#039;s thoroughly mediocre, and once that talent catches up around him he&#039;ll be exposed.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>But I understand this is the “blame the qb for all successes and failures” era</p></blockquote><p>Their oline isn&#8217;t great, but the crappiness of their skill players is largely overstated. A lot of Sam Bradford&#8217;s problems are of his own creation &#8211; checkdown artist, holds onto the ball forever, etc. He&#8217;s thoroughly mediocre, and once that talent catches up around him he&#8217;ll be exposed.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jay V Of Considerable Influence</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879668</link> <dc:creator>Jay V Of Considerable Influence</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:59:26 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879668</guid> <description><![CDATA[It&#039;s unbelievable how quickly someone can identify themselves as a complete moron, have every single person around them know it...and yet not know for themselves.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s unbelievable how quickly someone can identify themselves as a complete moron, have every single person around them know it&#8230;and yet not know for themselves.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sctrojans</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879659</link> <dc:creator>sctrojans</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:55:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879659</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;BTW speaking of unlucky, Cam Newton’s new OC is Mike Shula. Not sure on that one.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Bammer&#039;s revenge on Newton.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>BTW speaking of unlucky, Cam Newton’s new OC is Mike Shula. Not sure on that one.</p></blockquote><p>Bammer&#8217;s revenge on Newton.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sctrojans</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879657</link> <dc:creator>sctrojans</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:55:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879657</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Mallett was/is? a cokehead, never got the love for him either.&lt;/blockquote&gt;He can throw the hell out of the ball. That alone will give him a chance, but he wasn&#039;t taken until the third rd, so the league is with you.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Mallett was/is? a cokehead, never got the love for him either.</p></blockquote><p>He can throw the hell out of the ball. That alone will give him a chance, but he wasn&#8217;t taken until the third rd, so the league is with you.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: AssaultWithAConcreteDildo</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879654</link> <dc:creator>AssaultWithAConcreteDildo</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:53:42 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879654</guid> <description><![CDATA[Never got the Gabbert love, except that he was so tall and so strong and that he was what a QB is supposed to look like.  Games I saw him in, he made some bad decisions.Mallett was/is? a cokehead, never got the love for him either.Locker regressed his last season at UDub, didn&#039;t get the love there, either.BTW speaking of unlucky, Cam Newton&#039;s new OC is Mike Shula.  Not sure on that one.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Never got the Gabbert love, except that he was so tall and so strong and that he was what a QB is supposed to look like.  Games I saw him in, he made some bad decisions.</p><p>Mallett was/is? a cokehead, never got the love for him either.</p><p>Locker regressed his last season at UDub, didn&#8217;t get the love there, either.</p><p>BTW speaking of unlucky, Cam Newton&#8217;s new OC is Mike Shula.  Not sure on that one.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sctrojans</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879650</link> <dc:creator>sctrojans</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:52:49 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879650</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Thier biggest hindrance is &lt;strong&gt;oline and skill positions&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/blockquote&gt;But I understand this is the &quot;blame the qb for all successes and failures&quot; era]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Thier biggest hindrance is <strong>oline and skill positions</strong>.</p></blockquote><p>But I understand this is the &#8220;blame the qb for all successes and failures&#8221; era</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sctrojans</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879648</link> <dc:creator>sctrojans</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:51:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879648</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;People don’t give him enough credit as a passer yet.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Arm is great, no doubt. But they have the ability to create large passing windows and there is no need for traditional reading of progressions. It&#039;s a very simplified and effective offense. I will say he&#039;s looked good on third down however, the one situation in which Kaep isn&#039;t greatly benefited by run action.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>People don’t give him enough credit as a passer yet.</p></blockquote><p>Arm is great, no doubt. But they have the ability to create large passing windows and there is no need for traditional reading of progressions. It&#8217;s a very simplified and effective offense. I will say he&#8217;s looked good on third down however, the one situation in which Kaep isn&#8217;t greatly benefited by run action.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: jck49erfan owes Watsonian $650</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879646</link> <dc:creator>jck49erfan owes Watsonian $650</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:50:22 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879646</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;How is the 49ers cap space. I was thinking if they got Josh Cribbs, could put him in the backfield along with Kaep for 2-5 plays a game as a dual run threat along with return duties.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Not worth it.  That&#039;s what LaMichael James will do next year after they let Ginn walk.  Cap space should be fine the next few years.  Goldson will be a casualty, but oh well.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>How is the 49ers cap space. I was thinking if they got Josh Cribbs, could put him in the backfield along with Kaep for 2-5 plays a game as a dual run threat along with return duties.</p></blockquote><p>Not worth it.  That&#8217;s what LaMichael James will do next year after they let Ginn walk.  Cap space should be fine the next few years.  Goldson will be a casualty, but oh well.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: hussler2</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879645</link> <dc:creator>hussler2</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:50:17 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879645</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;What’s weird is the team he played worst against is St. Louis.&lt;/blockquote&gt;The Rams aren&#039;t that bad of a team. Their defensive line is very good, and they have good pieces in the secondary. Plus, conventional logic doesn&#039;t always apply in divisional matchups.It reminds me a bit of the Seattle situation - the Seahawks showed a lot of improvement last year, and just needed some additional pieces to take the next step. Wouldn&#039;t be surprised, at all, to see the Rams at 8-8/9-7 next season. Thier biggest hindrance is Sam Bradford.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>What’s weird is the team he played worst against is St. Louis.</p></blockquote><p>The Rams aren&#8217;t that bad of a team. Their defensive line is very good, and they have good pieces in the secondary. Plus, conventional logic doesn&#8217;t always apply in divisional matchups.</p><p>It reminds me a bit of the Seattle situation &#8211; the Seahawks showed a lot of improvement last year, and just needed some additional pieces to take the next step. Wouldn&#8217;t be surprised, at all, to see the Rams at 8-8/9-7 next season. Thier biggest hindrance is Sam Bradford.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: hussler2</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879644</link> <dc:creator>hussler2</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:50:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879644</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;What’s weird is the team he played worst against is St. Louis.&lt;/blockquote&gt;The Rams aren&#039;t that bad of a team. Their defensive line is very good, and they have good pieces in the secondary. Plus, conventional logic doesn&#039;t always apply in divisional matchups.It reminds me a bit of the Seattle situation - the Seahawks showed a lot of improvement last year, and just needed some additional pieces to take the next step. Wouldn&#039;t be surprised, at all, to see the Rams at 8-8/9-7 next season. Thier biggest hindrance is Sam Bradford.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>What’s weird is the team he played worst against is St. Louis.</p></blockquote><p>The Rams aren&#8217;t that bad of a team. Their defensive line is very good, and they have good pieces in the secondary. Plus, conventional logic doesn&#8217;t always apply in divisional matchups.</p><p>It reminds me a bit of the Seattle situation &#8211; the Seahawks showed a lot of improvement last year, and just needed some additional pieces to take the next step. Wouldn&#8217;t be surprised, at all, to see the Rams at 8-8/9-7 next season. Thier biggest hindrance is Sam Bradford.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: QueeferSutherland</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/01/22/colin-kaepernick-and-the-draft-pundits-mel-kiper-had-him-7th-among-qbs-while-others-were-higher-on-him/comment-page-2/#comment-1879643</link> <dc:creator>QueeferSutherland</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:50:10 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=239657#comment-1879643</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rams also see SF twice a year. That makes a difference.What&#039;s the URL for the mobile Site? Nothing on my tablet.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rams also see SF twice a year. That makes a difference.</p><p>What&#8217;s the URL for the mobile Site? Nothing on my tablet.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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