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Originally Posted by jAZ

Give Kiper credit here... a little, anyway.

http://www.nyjetschat.com/forum/lofi...hp?t14252.html

Kiper's Combine Update (2/28)
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Personnel Points on NFL combine

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By Mel Kiper Jr.
Special to ESPN Insider

Quarterback
Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt (6-4, 230)
He is fast becoming one of the most overhyped players in this draft. Cutler was OK, but not great, at the Senior Bowl, but he's drawing all these rave reviews at the NFL scouting combine. He hasn't done anything at the combine that has wowed me to move him up in the draft.

Jay Cutler is going to be a top-15 pick, but does not rank as high QBs Matt Leinart or Vince Young.
Cutler hasn't improved his draft position by what he did at the Senior Bowl or combine. He had a good senior season and finished strong. If you like Cutler based on how he finished the season, that's fine, but don't think that he's moved up dramatically based on the Senior Bowl and combine.

He's going to go in the top 15 of the first round and might even go in the top five. But what he's done since the season ended doesn't put him up with Matt Leinart or Vince Young.

I still have him in the top 10 of the draft, but you shouldn't think he'll be a top-three pick.

I guess, but he thinks Young and Leinart are good in that story, and between them both they'll maybe start 2 games next year.