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I want to be Mel Kiper........
Maybe it's the hair.
Ya know, the hair that's so slick and thick that it makes Pat Riley, Robert De Niro, and Rick Pitino all look like they just stepped out of a chair at SuperCuts or Fantastic Sams.
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Maybe it's his job.
You know, the one where he scouts outgoing college football players, who just so happen to be incoming NFL prospects.
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Maybe it's his work schedule.
You know, the one where he works two days a year. Those 2 days being the first and second day of the NFL Draft.
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Maybe it's his attitude.
You know, the attitude that lets you know that Mel knows EXACTLY what he's talking about when it comes to 40 times, trading down, and the Wonderlick Test. The attitude that allows him to question NFL GM's and coaches mere seconds after their Draft Pick is announced.
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Maybe it's the immense knowledge.
You know the obscure knowledge that allows him to tell you the height, weight, 40 time, becnh press, and vertical jump of close to 500 players from schools ranging from Notre Dame to Tuskegee to Alcorn State.
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Maybe it's the fact that he is living a DREAM.
You know, the dream that allows the guy to sit and watch, study, and evaluate football for a living! PLus make damn good money while doing it.
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Okay, so maybe you're not a sports fan. Maybe you don't know Mel Kiper from a cardboard cut out of Pauly Shore or a sack of potatoes.
Let me explain.
Kiper is THE guy when it comes to the NFL Draft. In fact, he's always been THE guy, as a matter of fact he invented it. Kiper started obsessing over the NFL Draft before it was even half the event it is today.
You could go as far as to say that without Kiper, there's a good chance that the NFL Draft wouldn't be as popular as it is today. Think of him as a NFL Draft version of George Washington, except with better hair and minus the wooden teeth.
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Okay, so Mel does more than just work 2 days a year. Those 2 days are just the days when he's in the spotlight. His, shall we say, Super Bowl, of sorts.
I'm sure countless hours of hard work and determination go into preparing for those 2 days where he is the most important man in the lives of thousands of men across the country.
Sure. (wink, wink)
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Name a player. I dare ya. Guaranteed, if that guy has ANY shot at playing in the NFL or even NFL Europe, the CFL, or the Arena League - then Mel's got his info locked away in that skull of his. Want to know how tall that QB from Ohio State is? Mel won't tell you he's 6-3. Nope. He'll tell you he's 6-2 and 11/16! And that's WITH shoes on. Without shoes, Mel's got him at 6-1 and 7/8.
Not only that. But Mel's damn good at projecting which players will make the leap successfully to the NFL, and which ones won't. And he's got the record to prove it.
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Mel watches over 12 hours of college football EVERY Saturday during the college season. Then he watches 12 more hours of TAPED college games on Sunday.
Can you imagine the Saturday afternoon conversations at the Kiper household?
Mrs Kiper: "Uh, honey....the grass needs cut and I need you to come with me to Home Depot so I can pick out a shower curtain that matches the bathroom tiles...."
Mel: (As he watches Michigan State-Iowa, a bag of Cheetos and a Big Gulp! full of Montain Dew within arms length) "Honey....Can't you see I'm WORKING here?!?!"
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Ahhh....The life of Mel. How great it must be. Doing what men across the country do every weekend during football season, except for the fact he's getting PAID for it.
The rest of us sit around and watch football on the weekends as a way to unwind from a long week. Mel? He does it for a living! Let me reiterate that. He gets PAID to WATCH......FOOTBALL!
I want to be Mel Kiper........
So maybe it's not the hair, or the attitude, or job, or even the endless hours of watching football.
I think what I really want is to do something with my life that I enjoy, something I have a passion for. That's what Mel has done. He took his passion, football and the NFL Draft, and turned it into his career. That's really all any of us can ask, isn't it?
Do you think Mel Kiper wakes up in the morning on a Saturday and says, "Jeez-oh-pete, I REALLY don't wanna work today"? I doubt it.
My guess is that Mel wakes up rip-roaring and ready to go, excited about his upcoming day on the "job". I bet he JUMPS out of frickin' bed every morning and attacks his work with an unbridled, unrelenting fury. And you know what....That's why he's successful. That's why he gets away with watching football for a living. Because his passion, enthusiasm, and love for what he's doing comes thru in his work. And people notice stuff like that. It's contagious.
That's all I want.
"Choose a job you love,
and you will never have to work a day in your life."
(Confucius)
Maybe it's the hair.
Ya know, the hair that's so slick and thick that it makes Pat Riley, Robert De Niro, and Rick Pitino all look like they just stepped out of a chair at SuperCuts or Fantastic Sams.
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Maybe it's his job.
You know, the one where he scouts outgoing college football players, who just so happen to be incoming NFL prospects.
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Maybe it's his work schedule.
You know, the one where he works two days a year. Those 2 days being the first and second day of the NFL Draft.
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Maybe it's his attitude.
You know, the attitude that lets you know that Mel knows EXACTLY what he's talking about when it comes to 40 times, trading down, and the Wonderlick Test. The attitude that allows him to question NFL GM's and coaches mere seconds after their Draft Pick is announced.
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Maybe it's the immense knowledge.
You know the obscure knowledge that allows him to tell you the height, weight, 40 time, becnh press, and vertical jump of close to 500 players from schools ranging from Notre Dame to Tuskegee to Alcorn State.
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Maybe it's the fact that he is living a DREAM.
You know, the dream that allows the guy to sit and watch, study, and evaluate football for a living! PLus make damn good money while doing it.
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Okay, so maybe you're not a sports fan. Maybe you don't know Mel Kiper from a cardboard cut out of Pauly Shore or a sack of potatoes.
Let me explain.
Kiper is THE guy when it comes to the NFL Draft. In fact, he's always been THE guy, as a matter of fact he invented it. Kiper started obsessing over the NFL Draft before it was even half the event it is today.
You could go as far as to say that without Kiper, there's a good chance that the NFL Draft wouldn't be as popular as it is today. Think of him as a NFL Draft version of George Washington, except with better hair and minus the wooden teeth.
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Okay, so Mel does more than just work 2 days a year. Those 2 days are just the days when he's in the spotlight. His, shall we say, Super Bowl, of sorts.
I'm sure countless hours of hard work and determination go into preparing for those 2 days where he is the most important man in the lives of thousands of men across the country.
Sure. (wink, wink)
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Name a player. I dare ya. Guaranteed, if that guy has ANY shot at playing in the NFL or even NFL Europe, the CFL, or the Arena League - then Mel's got his info locked away in that skull of his. Want to know how tall that QB from Ohio State is? Mel won't tell you he's 6-3. Nope. He'll tell you he's 6-2 and 11/16! And that's WITH shoes on. Without shoes, Mel's got him at 6-1 and 7/8.
Not only that. But Mel's damn good at projecting which players will make the leap successfully to the NFL, and which ones won't. And he's got the record to prove it.
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Mel watches over 12 hours of college football EVERY Saturday during the college season. Then he watches 12 more hours of TAPED college games on Sunday.
Can you imagine the Saturday afternoon conversations at the Kiper household?
Mrs Kiper: "Uh, honey....the grass needs cut and I need you to come with me to Home Depot so I can pick out a shower curtain that matches the bathroom tiles...."
Mel: (As he watches Michigan State-Iowa, a bag of Cheetos and a Big Gulp! full of Montain Dew within arms length) "Honey....Can't you see I'm WORKING here?!?!"
I want to be Mel Kiper........
Ahhh....The life of Mel. How great it must be. Doing what men across the country do every weekend during football season, except for the fact he's getting PAID for it.
The rest of us sit around and watch football on the weekends as a way to unwind from a long week. Mel? He does it for a living! Let me reiterate that. He gets PAID to WATCH......FOOTBALL!
I want to be Mel Kiper........
So maybe it's not the hair, or the attitude, or job, or even the endless hours of watching football.
I think what I really want is to do something with my life that I enjoy, something I have a passion for. That's what Mel has done. He took his passion, football and the NFL Draft, and turned it into his career. That's really all any of us can ask, isn't it?
Do you think Mel Kiper wakes up in the morning on a Saturday and says, "Jeez-oh-pete, I REALLY don't wanna work today"? I doubt it.
My guess is that Mel wakes up rip-roaring and ready to go, excited about his upcoming day on the "job". I bet he JUMPS out of frickin' bed every morning and attacks his work with an unbridled, unrelenting fury. And you know what....That's why he's successful. That's why he gets away with watching football for a living. Because his passion, enthusiasm, and love for what he's doing comes thru in his work. And people notice stuff like that. It's contagious.
That's all I want.
"Choose a job you love,
and you will never have to work a day in your life."
(Confucius)