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Archive for April 28th, 2009
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Surely you've heard the moniker 'Mr. Irrelevant' used before in discussions about the NFL Draft. If not, it's the title bestowed upon the very final selection in the 7th round of each year's NFL Draft. You may not know however (I didn't, that's for sure) that there's a week long ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
It never ceases to amaze me come playoff time in the NFL that teams use the "nobody believed in us" line to motivate themselves. Well the NFL draft version of that is "I'm coming into the league with a chip on my shoulder to prove all those teams that didn't ...
Posted in Arizona Cardinals, NFL | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
As Matthew Stafford said on David Letterman last night, if the Lions win one game, he'll be a hero. I would think that everyone in the Lions' organization feels a little more comfortable knowing there are extremely low expectations on their extremely deficient football club. People were pretty peeved at ...
Posted in Detroit Lions, NFL | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
They don’t call him “Dealer Tim” in the Northwest for nothing. Seattle made four separate trades this weekend assuring they got the players they coveted.
Seattle’s biggest draft pick, fourth overall selection Aaron Curry, fills a need with the recent release of Julian Peterson and also frees up the team from ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
The Washington Redskins got mixed grades for their 2009 NFL Draft. Part of the divergence of opinion comes from the mixed opinions about whether or not Brian Orakpo will be worthy of his draft status as the 13th overall pick. Orakpo is no stranger to big games and elite competition ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Rey Maualuga was one of the biggest draft-day drops this past weekend, falling all the way down to the Bengals in the second round. (Aside: is there a worse fate than losing millions of dollars, being embarrassed on a national stage and starting your professional playing career in Cincinnati? I ...
Posted in Cincinnati Bengals, NFL | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Brian Cushing will likely play outside linebacker in the NFL but he spent some of his college career at USC playing middle linebacker as well as some defensive end. Sure, we've all heard these stories before - the natural athletes that play multiple positions before they reach the pros, and ...
Posted in Houston Texans, NFL | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Jason Smith wasn’t only the best tackle in the 2009 NFL draft, he shared Scouts Inc.’s highest overall grade of 97 with linebacker Aaron Curry. The Baylor standout was selected second overall to the Saint Louis Rams.
The Rams had perennial All-Pro left tackle Orlando Pace as a bookmark on the ...
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Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Josh McDaniels has been, to say the least, a bit controversial in his time as head coach of the Denver Broncos. He, in theory, ran Jay Cutler out of town and then, during this weekend's NFL Draft, made some bizarre selections: namely Knowshon Moreno at 12th overall.
He got on the ...
Posted in Denver Broncos, NFL | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Welcome to the NFL, son. This ain't college football. No more walking around like you're the king of the town; it's time to perform. You're playing in Philly now - the city of Brotherly Hate. You flub a play, you'll hear about it. You screw up off the field, you'll ...
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