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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 […]

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 […]

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.

Sunday night combine update: Skill positions take center stage.

For quite a while on Sunday afternoon, much of the talk was about Arkansas‘ Darren McFadden and his apparent combine-best 4.27 40 time that he posted.

Combine updates: Keller boosts his stock, Dorsey may drop, and more.

Here are a few notes from the first couple of days of the combine.
The quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers had their drills today, and there‘s a lot to report from those, which we‘ll have later on today. But, until then, here are a few morsels to chew on.