Tag Archives: Jake Long
Another feather in Goodell’s “rookie salary” cap
Last summer, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he was open to having a rookie salary cap put in place so the NFL Draft doesn’t churn out record-setting contracts every year. The day before last weekend’s draft, he reaffirmed his stance on implementing a cap. “(The money) needs to go to the players who play well [...]
Roger Goodell, I applaud you!
NFL commish Roger Goodell doesn’t think rookies should be given big-money deals when they haven’t proved themselves in the NFL, and Matt Gentile agrees, as you can read inside.
Guest Interview: Matty I of The Phinsider dishes on the Dolphins’ draft, Jason Taylor, and the future
Instead of doing team NFL Draft grades myself, I thought that I’d ask team bloggers from some of teams throughout the draft to give their opinions of the new additions that their teams picked up on the weekend, among other things.
Five storylines to follow in the 2008 NFL season
The 2008 NFL schedule was released a couple of weeks ago, but I decided to hold off on giving my take on some of the notables from a packed ’08 slate until after the NFL Draft, so that I could involve a couple of storylines involving some top draft picks and their new teams.
2008 NFL Draft Winners: Chiefs and Dolphins take big steps towards rebuilding
Now that the NFL Draft is over, it’s time to take a look back at some of the big winners from the weekend. Two teams who came into the draft needing a great weekend to aid their rebuilding process were the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins. They did just that, but they weren’t the [...]
Thursday Blog Roundup: Deciphering draft possibilities
The NFL Draft is only two days away, so the speculation about who’s going to get who is more and more rampant by the millisecond.
Dolphins tab Michigan’s Jake Long to be #1 overall pick; is it the right choice?
There won’t be any drama about who will be the first pick in this weekend’s NFL Draft, as the Miami Dolphins found their man and signed him, pegging Michigan OT Jake Long to add a much-needed boost to their offensive line.
2008 NFL Draft First Round Questions: Picks 1-8
The NFL Draft is only two weeks away, and speculation is rampant about who teams will be selecting with their first-round picks. There’s certainly no shortage of options, and with that in mind, I thought I’d break down which directions each team looks likely to go in the opening round on April 26, starting with [...]
Eddie Griffin’s Updated Mock Draft
The NFL Draft is less than a week away, and I’ll be updating my mock draft within the next day or two to include a third round, but for now, you can still check out my current mock.
2008 NFL Draft Needs: NFC West
The NFC West, at least in its current incarnation, has never produced a Super Bowl champion, and the last team in the division to win the Big Game was the St. Louis Rams in 2000. Needless to say, the division has been fighting for respectability for nearly a decade.
