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2010 NFL Scouting Combine: Strong Safety Results

We finish our coverage of the 2010 NFL Combine with a look at how the strong safeties did, both the elite and the weak. While it’s no secret that Taylor Mays dominated the drills and caught everyone’s attention in the free safety group, it’s time to finally look at the strong safety position. For all [...]

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2010 NFL Draft: Defensive Tackle Rankings

After the combine showed us that Gerald McCoy had a lot more to offer than we originally thought, many experts are whispering that he could be a better prospect than Ndamukong Suh. Perhaps, but it’s also possible that we’re reading too much into the NFL Combine. Regardless, there’s little doubt as to who the top [...]

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2010 NFL Draft: Inside Linebacker Rankings

There doesn’t appear to be as big of a need for inside linebackers in this draft as their is for outside linebackers, but there’s no denying that this year’s class is a group of fine spy-masters that have the ability to control the middle of the field. They may go fairly unnoticed out of lack [...]

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2010 NFL Draft: Cornerback Rankings

Several NFL teams are in dire need of help in their secondaries, whether for immediate talent upgrades, or simply added youth/depth. There looks to be roughly three bonafide “elite” corner prospects in this draft, with another 4-5 guys who could arguably go in the first 2-4 rounds. Read on for the top corner prospects in [...]

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2010 NFL Draft: Offensive Guard Rankings

There are quite a few teams in the NFL that desperately need help on the inside of their lines to produce better results in their ground game. Here are this year’s rankings for the guys responsible for getting the ground game going. Read on for the top ten guards for the 2010 NFL Draft: 1. [...]

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2010 NFL Draft: Tight End Rankings

This year’s crop of tight ends doesn’t boast the athletic, speedy tight ends in year’s past, although there are a few that could fit the bill. However, outside of the top six, it’s extremely arguable that an NFL team will find it difficult to get an upgrade over what they already have. Take a look [...]

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Kevin Roberts’ 2010 NFL Mock Draft 2.0

We already took a crack at the 2010 NFL Draft, but after seeing which players have officially declared, and how several prospects unfolded as the season went on, we knew we were way off. But it’s the dawning of a new NFL season, despite the playoffs still going on, as the other 28 teams not [...]

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2009 Heisman Watch: The Case For Stanford’s Toby Gerhart

Toby Gerhart isn’t your typical Heisman candidate. Then again, as a white running back playing in the Pac-10 and dominating even the best of defenses, he’s not your “typical” anything. We could go on for days about the other four candidates going up against Gerhart for Saturday’s college honor, but why waste precious time? Why [...]

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College Football Picks (Week 13): Top 25 Games

There’s nothing like Thanksgiving week if you’re a college football fan, right? Not only does this week offer up the chance to get our fill on various delicious meats, sides, and desserts, but our sports appetite will be more than whetted as well, with several of college football’s top rivalries taking place throughout the weekend. [...]

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On the Mark: Ingram’s Heisman half fuels Bama’s comeback vs. LSU

In the three games prior to yesterday’s showdown against LSU, Alabama’s offense had consisted of Mark Ingram, Mark Ingram, Mark Ingram, and very little else. While Greg McElroy struggled in the face of dealing with strong defenses from South Carolina, Ole Miss, and Tennessee, Ingram flourished, establishing himself as perhaps the man to beat for [...]

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