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2008 AFC North Draft Grades

Tjford @ May 6, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Baltimore Ravens
Needs: QB, WR, CB, DL, LB, RB
Baltimore suffered a serious fall from grace last year after they competed with Cincinnati for bottom feeder in the AFC North; a year removed from winning the division with an impressive 13-3 record. In the wake of Steve McNair’s retirement and a new coaching staff, a new QB […]

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2008 NFC West Draft Grades

Tjford @ May 2, 2008 # 2 Comments

Arizona Cardinals
Needs: CB, S, RB, DL, LB, OL
The Cardinals are a team that showed a bit of flash last year but it was the old guard getting it done. Kurt Warner stepped in a started for an injured Matt Leinart. 30 year old Edgerrin James ran the ball all year long and WRs Anquan Boldin […]

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Fantasy Football Draft Winner| Jason Campbell

Lee @ May 1, 2008 # 3 Comments

The Wide Receiver group was overshadowed by the Running Back this year in the NFL Draft. So much in fact that the first WR was not picked until the top of the second round when the Rams took Donnie Avery. With the ball catchers falling there was a team lurking in the second round […]

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2008 NFC North Draft Grades

Tjford @ April 30, 2008 # One Comment

Chicago Bears
Needs: OL, WR, RB, QB, DL
Between inconsistent play, injuries and free agency, the Bears need a complete retooling on offense. Both starting receivers, Bernard Berrian (Vikings) and Muhsin Muhammad (Panthers), left via free agency. Cedric Benson produced sporadically before suffering a severe ankle injury and there is little prognosis on his comeback. Rex Grossman […]

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2008 AFC West Draft Grades

Tjford @ April 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Denver Broncos
Needs - LT, DT, KR/PR, WR, CB
With the retirement of Matt Lepsis, the Broncos absolutely had to have a left tackle of the future out of this draft. Pair that with the loss of Javon Walker and a dismal run defense in which much of the blame was placed on the defensive line, it […]

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NFL Draft JabberOrama

Lee @ April 26, 2008 # 4 Comments

The day is here. Put the mock drafts to bed. Leave the back peddling on why he was way off on the pick to Mel Kiper Jr. now. This morning we bring the link dump of link dumps for the morning of the draft. You have some extra time to kill […]

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Top 10 WR Prospects | Football Jabber

Tjford @ April 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet

This year’s class of wide receivers is a good mix of speed and size guys but lacks a standout top 10 guy. With many high profile offensive teams needing a top WR, this year’s class should prove to have good opportunity to make an immediate impact. A deep class, many teams may choose to wait […]

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NFL Draft Jabber 4/24/08

Lee @ April 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet

The Rams are on the clock. Glenn Dorsey and Chris Long would look good here (or a trade to New Orleans). The Rams would like to start negotiating but the league says notta.
“They cannot (negotiate),” a league official told the Post-Dispatch via e-mail Wednesday afternoon. “That has been our policy. Only the […]

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Top 10 CB Prospects | Football Jabber

Tjford @ April 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet

The cornerback class, unlike most other classes this year, is filled with small school prospects. Between amazing combines and small school scouting, five of my top 15 CBs are from small schools. I find that as technology is the game increases and becomes more widespread, less of these small school gems slip through the cracks.
1) […]

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NFL Draft Jabber 4/21/08

Lee @ April 21, 2008 # No Comment Yet

Contra Costa Times has the Raiders Top 5 Draft needs. But as everyone knows, this means nothing to Al Davis.
Mel Kiper Jr. and Mike Mayock admit that their mock drafts focus on need and not teams reaching for the player they want. This explains Kiper’s back peddling on draft day.
“I think we get […]

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