Posts Tagged with "NFL Draft"

Update: 2011 Mock Draft – Round One

Friday, October 8, 2010

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Here’s our latest update for our mock draft, headed into week five of the NFL regular season. As always, feel free to chime in with your thoughts on the selections, along with your own picks in the comment section! Notes: * The draft order is based loosely off of our Power Rankings – Week 5 [...]

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2011 Mock Draft: Round One

Monday, August 9, 2010

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Welcome to our first mock draft of 2011! Some might say that it’s too early to begin discussing next year’s draft, seeing as training camp has only begun, but we’re not in the crowd that agrees with that sentiment. And seeing as you’re sitting here reading this, I suspect you’re in the same boat. As [...]

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First round signings – Final numbers

Sunday, August 8, 2010

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Things don’t always play out this easy, but all 32 teams have reached agreement with their top picks from round one of this year’s draft. The money given to those players was astronomical in size and scope once again, shattering previous records, and likely ensuring that this will be the last class of first round [...]

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First round signings kick into high gear

Saturday, July 31, 2010

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Every year, fans around the league begin to wring their hands together in frustration, as their team struggles to sign their first round pick to a contract headed into training camp. And while some of those fans have a legitimate gripe, especially when their pick holds out for a ridiculous amount of time (see Michael [...]

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2010 NFL Draft Team Grades

Sunday, April 25, 2010

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Unlike any other draft before, this year brought us a completely new format, allowing the league to celebrate (rightly so) the achievements of the best collegiate players in primetime. While there are definitely a few kinks that need to be worked out over the next year, things couldn’t be better for the NFL, with outstanding [...]

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Jets stay busy, release Faneca, trade Washington

Saturday, April 24, 2010

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Prior to this off-season, the Jets weren’t exactly known for their propensity to wheel and deal during the draft. But after blockbuster free agent period netted them Antonio Cromartie, LaDainian Tomlinson, and Jason Taylor, New York mad yet another splash in the pool this morning with their release of Pro Bowl guard Alan Faneca and [...]

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Round Two Draft Grades

Saturday, April 24, 2010

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Round two was predictably full of surprises, with several teams throwing caution to the wind and selecting players of questionable value and/or talent. But alongside of those picks, which were really few and far between, there were plenty of outstanding choices made by NFL front offices last night, and their teams should be much better [...]

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Shanahan: Haynesworth trade “not going to happen.”

Friday, April 23, 2010

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Over the past week, there’s been a multitude of rumors floating around claiming the Redskins would be all too eager to send defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth packing for a new home, and while team officials in Washington have remained adamant that there’s no way that would happen, it simply made too much sense not to [...]

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Mock Draft Round Two – Friday morning edition

Friday, April 23, 2010

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With round one in the books, things are bound to get crazy this evening in both round two and three, making tonight’s coverage of the draft must-see TV. Look for a bevy of trades to take place, especially early on in round two, with plenty of top level players slipping down from round one. We’ve [...]

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First round grades are in

Friday, April 23, 2010

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Thanks for dropping back in to check out our draft grades from round one. Things pretty much went to form last night, with just enough trades to keep us on our toes, and a few surprises thrown in for good measure (Tim Tebow to Denver?) We’ve broken down each pick and have our first thoughts [...]

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Redskins take Trent Williams

Thursday, April 22, 2010

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First real surprise of the evening, although it was speculated for some time now that this would happen. Trent Williams is an outstanding player and fits the style of play that head coach Mike Shanahan likes to employ. Highlights coming right up… Kansas City is officially on the clock…

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Let the games begin…

Thursday, April 22, 2010

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Commissioner Goodell is at the podium and the draft is set to get started… in prime time no less. Sam Bradford and the Rams are officially on the clock.

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