Doug Robinson: NFL draft predictions must be taken with grain of salt

Published: Tuesday, March 27 2012 2:48 p.m. MDT

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The story goes that in the wake of the 1994 NFL draft, Mel Kiper, Jr., criticized the Indianapolis Colts for not using the fifth pick of the draft to select Fresno State's Trent Dilfer, whom Kiper called "a franchise quarterback." He also called the Colts a "laughingstock." When asked about this later, Colts general manager Bill Tobin replied, "Who the (heck) is Mel Kiper?"

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More Mature Y Fan

Salt Lake City, UT

Sorry but it smells of a little jealousy or just a need go run someone else down. Picking any draft is a difficult thing to do and Mel Kiper seems to be competent at the least if not above average.

I guess this is a story but I'm More..

9:12 p.m. March 27, 2012
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bonemovies

Cedar City, UT

Poor John Walsh. I'm sure there were those who told him not to do it. To come back for another season to work on those areas he still needed to improve on. Oh, the grand illusion of thinking we are better than we really are.

1:32 p.m. March 28, 2012
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Don't Feed the Trolls

Salt Lake City, UT

@ bonemovies "Oh, the grand illusion of thinking we are better than we really are."

did you take that into consideration when you were writing your post?

2:29 p.m. March 28, 2012
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Doug Robinson

Doug Robinson is a general columnist, sports columnist and feature writer for the Deseret News, where he has worked since 1978. He began his career as a sports writer. "Everything I am today I blame on Lee Benson," he more ..

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