Mel Kiper or Mike Mayock: Of the two, who has more cred in your book?

Five questions:

1. Has Mel Kiper ever worked for an NFL team? No.

2. Has an NFL team ever tried to hire Mel Kiper? My guess is no. And incidentally, Bell Belichick tried 20 years ago to hire Joel Buchsbaum.

3. Has Mel Kiper ever had the respect in the NFL community that Joel Buchsbaum had? I would suggest no. When Buchsbaum died, the number of top NFL people who attended services for him was amazing.

4. How much of Mel Kiper's grading is based on film study and how much is based on his communications with contacts in the league? I really don't know, but I suspect he is largely an information gatherer.

5. Is Mel Kiper even qualified to evaluate players based on film study? I have my doubts.