Category Archives: NFL Draft
2008 NFL Draft Analysis: CBs – Take these picks to the house
No man is an island, but several prospects will be expected to play football on one for their new teams after this year’s NFL Draft. Let’s take a look at the top cornerbacks looking to make their reservations sooner rather than later. 1. Leodis McKelvin, Troy: McKelvin has all the physical skills one could ask for to be a classic shutdown cornerback. He possesses incredible speed, [...]
2008 NFL Draft Analysis: LBs – Rivers and Connor lead the way.
In this year’s class of linebackers, top prospects Keith Rivers and Dan Connor are sure-fire first round draft picks. But after those two, things drop off significantly.
Pre-Combine Draft Risers: Talented corners making noise, signal-callers slinging their way up.
Players who see their draft stock rise after the season ends come from all walks of college football life. Sometimes they are the big name quarterback who had a disappointing season. Sometimes they are the solid, but unspectacular middle linebacker for a MAC school. And sometimes the names are so obscure, scouts have to pull [...]
2008 NFL Draft Analysis: Offensive line – It all starts up front.
When the NFL draft comes along, most of us have our eyes on the hotshot quarterbacks, the ever popular speed defensive ends, or the flashy running backs. It is hard to think that your team is going to pass on a game-changer like Matt Ryan or Glenn Dorsey for an offensive lineman. It is sometimes [...]
2008 NFL Draft Analysis: WRs – Speed? Size? These guys have it all, and then some.
There may be no Randy Moss or Jerry Rice in this year’s crop of wide receivers, but teams looking to upgrade their receiving corps should be able to find someone to fit the bill. This solid, deep pool of players has a good mix of speed and size to complement any NFL roster.
2008 NFL Draft Analysis: RBs – McFadden leads a deep group of runners.
Perhaps the most exciting position to draft in the NFL is the all important position of running back. While some fans and media members clamor for high profile quarterback picks, it is consistently the running back position that is able to make an immediate and direct impact on an organization.
2008 NFL Draft Analysis: The Quarterbacks – Ryan and Brohm the head of the class.
Everyone wants to have their franchise quarterback, the guy that they can look at and say, “This is the guy who’s going to lead my team for the next decade, and be one of the best in the league.”
Need for Speed: UH duo set sights on NFL
University of Houston weapons of fast destruction Anthony Alridge and Donnie Avery are 2 of the fastest players you’ll ever see on a football field.
Sizing up the signal-callers: The good, the bad, and the unexpected.
The 2008 NFL draft class looks set to have at least three quarterbacks drafted in the first round, in Boston College’s Matt Ryan, Kentucky’s Andre’ Woodson, and Louisville’s Brian Brohm. This should be a pretty strong draft year for QBs, much like 2004 (four QBs drafted in the first 11 picks) and 2006 (three in [...]
