Pigskin mocks Washington draft … As he has done in the past, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be posting mock drafts for specific teams over the final few weeks of the pre-draft process including one today for Washington. Note: For the record, here is the criteria/process Pigskin follows to develop these team mocks.
Short-list projection … Long-time GBN readers will know that we aren’t always all that keen on mock drafts. They are fun to do and, used properly, can provide a little bit of useful information. The one thing that no mock, no matter how thoughtfully done, is going to tell folks is which particular player a particular team is… Read More »
Pigskin mocks Eagles draft … As he has done in the past, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be posting mock drafts for specific teams over the final few weeks of the pre-draft process including one today for the always interesting Philadelphia Eagles. Note: For the record, here is the criteria/process Pigskin follows to develop these team… Read More »
No news is well no news … Arguably, the prime determinant of how the early going at the 2019 draft evolves will be whether any teams trade up into the top 5 to select a QB. Of course, its pretty much a given that Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray is going first overall to either Arizona or someone like Oakland… Read More »
Thanks for asking … The All-Ontario Peewee AAA Hockey championships wound up last night with Mississauga winning the title when the Senators scored twice in the final 30 seconds for a 4-2 win over Brantford. Grandson Zach’s team won the third place medal with a 4-2 win over Markham. However, it was sort of a bittersweet end to… Read More »
Pigskin mocks Broncos draft … As he has done in the past, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be posting mock drafts for specific teams over the final few weeks of the pre-draft process including one today for the Denver Broncos, one of the potentially pivotal teams in this year’s draft. The Broncos are one of the… Read More »
When draft guys get distracted … We apologize for any lapses in coverage this week, but we have been somewhat otherwise occupied the past few days. Grandson #1, a goalie with the Ottawa JR 67s, has been playing in the Ontario Provincial Peewee AAA hockey championships. We weren’t sure what to expect after the 67s were upset in… Read More »
Two weeks to go and counting … Hard to believe, but the 2019 draft gets underway just two weeks from today. Again, though, as we’ve noted there really isn’t much buzz about. The one real issue percolating these days is what’s up with Ohio State QB Dwayne Haskins’ status. There are some rumblings that Haskins is slipping on… Read More »
Pigskin mocks Lions draft … As he has done in the past, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be posting mock drafts for specific teams over the final few weeks of the pre-draft process including one for the Detroit Lions today. Of course, with the 8th pick overall, the Lions are in a position to be one… Read More »
Guess who’s coming to dinner; who isn’t … Arizona reportedly hosted Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray as one of their 30 allotted on-site visits earlier today. Murray, of course, is widely considered to be the leading candidate to be the first player selected at this year’s draft by the Cardinals who also worked out Murray privately last month. The… Read More »
OU QB Murray heads lists of 24 heading to draft … The NFL has released a list of 23 players that will be in Nashville for this year’s draft. Not surprisingly, the list is led by Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray, the consensus favorite to be the first player selected on April 25th. Murray will be one of three… Read More »
Clemson loses rising junior WR for year to ACL … National champion Clemson took a hit this week when rising junior WR/PR Amari Rodgers tore an ACL during spring practice will likely miss the 2019 season. The 5-10, 215-pound Rodgers, who is actually the son of former Tennessee QB Tee Martin, was second on the Tigers with 55… Read More »
To QB or not to QB … To repeat a post from earlier in the week, with barely two and a half weeks to go until the actual 2019 draft gets underway, there really isn’t much buzz out there at all. The one thing that one kind of hears is that its possible that QBs Drew Lock of… Read More »
Pigskin mocks Bucs draft … As he has done in the past, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be posting mock drafts for specific teams over the final few weeks of the pre-draft process including one for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers today. Of course, with the 5th pick overall, the Buccaneer are in a position to be… Read More »
When the left hand doesn’t know … Why we love the pre-draft period! Back-to-back headlines from AZ Central earlier today: Josh Rosen trade report: Arizona Cardinals not actively shopping quarterback. Josh Rosen trade rumors: Redskins emerge as favorite for Cardinals quarterback in trade.
Could curious moves by Cards and Raiders indicate top pick in play … There’s not a whole lot of buzz surrounding the 2019 draft with just three weeks to go until the first picks start coming off the board. However, there are some conflicting signals that something might be brewing between Arizona and Oakland regarding the 1st and… Read More »
Pigskin mocks Steelers draft … As he has done in the past, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be posting mock drafts for specific teams over the final few weeks of the pre-draft process including one for the always interesting Pittsburgh Steelers today. Note: For the record, here is the criteria/process Pigskin follows to develop these team… Read More »
Lions officially shopping 8th pick … Detroit G.M. Bob Quinn went on record at the NFL’s annual meetings last week indicating that the Lions are defintely interested in trading down from the 8th pick in this month’s draft. According to Quinn “there’s really, from the late first to the third, there’s a lot of really good players in… Read More »
Husky S Rapp runs poorly at UW pro day … There were no official results posted, but it appears that Washington SS Taylor Rapp did not have a great day at the Huskies’ pro day on Monday. Rapp, who did not run at the combine, has been variously described as having run in the mid-4.7 range – Walter… Read More »
Pigskin mocks Chiefs draft … As he has done in the past, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be posting mock drafts for specific teams over the final few weeks of the pre-draft process including one for the Kansas City Chiefs today. Note: For the record, here is the criteria/process Pigskin follows to develop these team mocks.
Raiders work out top QB prospects … Interesting development in Oakland with news that the Raiders held private workouts with QBs Kyler Murray of Oklahoma on Monday and Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins earlier today. Murray and Haskins are the consensus top 2 QBs in this year’s draft with Murray projected by most to be selected by Arizona with… Read More »
Cards still keeping options open; will host DE Bosa … While it is still hard to find anyone around the NFL these days that doesn’t believe that Arizona won’t ultimately take Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray with the #1 pick at next month’s draft, the Cardinals themselves keep insisting that they haven’t made a final decision yet. And they… Read More »
Pigskin mocks Saints draft … As he has done in the past, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be posting mock drafts for specific teams over the final few weeks of the pre-draft process including one for the New Orleans Saints today. Note: For the record, here is the criteria/process Pigskin follows to develop these team mocks.
Final week on pro day sked … The annual pro day schedule wraps up this week with a light list of remaining on-campus workouts. Washington, for example, will holds its pro day later today, while Baylor, Boise State and Indiana go Tuesday with Washington State up Wednesday and Stanford on Thursday. Also this week, Alabama will holds its… Read More »
Cards keeping options open; meet with DE Bosa … Its hard to find anyone around the NFL these days that doesn’t believe that Arizona won’t ultimately take Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray with the #1 pick at next month’s draft, although the Cardinals themselves keep insisting that they haven’t made a final decision yet. And the Cards threw everyone… Read More »
