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2010 NFL Scouting Combine: Cornerback Results
After Joe Haden ran the “40 heard round the world” scouts everywhere are suddenly dropping the star corner out of their top eight in NFL Mock Drafts all around. However, anyone who knows football is smart enough to know that he still has the skills and athleticism to hand with NFL receivers. But what did [...]
2010 NFL Scouting Combine: Defensive Tackle Results
There have been quite a few analysts reporting that Gerald McCoy is now viewed as a better overall prospect than Ndamukong Suh, and almost completely based off of what they saw in this year’s NFL Combine. While we won’t know for sure until the 2010 NFL Draft, many are already speculating that McCoy has leap-frogged [...]
College Football Week 10 Picks: Best of the Rest
In my other college football picks post, I previewed and gave my picks for this week’s top 25 games, and below are my picks for 10 of the top games involving unranked teams this week. As with the other picks, and any that you see here on The Red Zone Report, the lines are brought [...]
2009 NFL Draft Grades – AFC West
Three down, one to go. We round out our 2009 NFL Draft grades of the AFC’s teams with a look at the AFC West, where quite a few interesting moves were made on Saturday and Sunday. Denver Broncos Grade: B+ Best: Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia While the Broncos spent the off-season acquiring free agent running [...]
2009 NFL Draft Team Grades – AFC South
We’ve gone through draft grades for the AFC East and AFC North, and now it’s time to give our take on how we think the teams from the loaded AFC South did in the 2009 NFL Draft. Houston Texans Grade: B- Best: Brian Cushing, OLB, USC Cushing is perfect for either outside linebacker position, and [...]
Top 10 2009 NFL Draft Steals
As depressing and demoralizing as an NFL bust can be for an NFL team, a fan, or even the player that receives the label, there is always a softer side to the NFL Draft. We’ve seen guys like Green Bay receiver Donald Driver and New England’s Tom Brady emerge from the sixth round of the [...]
2009 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings – Defensive Tackles (4/22)
2009 NFL Draft Defensive Tackle Rankings 1. B.J. Raji (Boston College) A space-eater with great mass and bulk. Fairly athletic, with solid acceleration and speed for the position. Stou agains the run, and very effective rushing against the pass, as well. Will have to improve stamina and endurance at the next level. 2. Peria Jerry [...]
Kevin Roberts’ 2009 NFL Mock Draft (3 Rounds – 4/24/09) – Round 3
Go Back to Round 2 Round 3 65. Detroit Lions – Fili Moala, DT, USC Just one of the many USC prospects, Moala has been overlooked all the way into the third round. He is a massive man with good strength, and should give the Lions an inside presence they haven’t had since Shaun Rogers. [...]
2009 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings – Running Backs (4/20)
1. Chris “Beanie” Wells (Ohio State) Has near perfect size and strength, with great vision and a solid burst. Breaks a ton of tackles and runs hard, but doesn’t have elite speed or quickness. Not a very good receiver, and has durability concerns. 2. Knowshon Moreno (Georgia) Very productive runner who has great agility and [...]
2009 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings – Quarterbacks (4/18)
NFL Draft Quarterback Rankings 1. Matthew Stafford (Georgia) Stafford is cool and calm under pressure, has the ideal size and build, and possesses a cannon for an arm. Whether or not he’s the next great quarterback of the league is not the issue. He’s hands down the best passer in this draft. 2. Mark Sanchez [...]
