Putting together a draft … Fact is we likely aren’t going to find out of relevance until teams actually start making their picks at the 2019 draft beginning on Thursday evening. So for a bit of a change of pace for those that haven’t seen it and are tired of the endless speculation, SI.com has a neat article… Read More »
Pigskin mocks Pack 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 defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers, who with two first rounders this year look to be one… Read More »
Chiefs get DE Clark from Seahawks for picks … The shoe has finally fallen in Seattle where the Seahawks have agreed to trade veteran DE Frank Clark to Kansas City. In exchange the Seattle will get the Chiefs first round pick this year – #29 overall – as well as a second rounder in 2020. As part of… Read More »
Tuesday morning buzz … Couple of general thoughts to kick off this morning’s rendition. First, there seems to be a general consensus around the NFL that the 2019 draft lacks the elite talent of some previous years. but on the flip side is one of the deeper drafts we’ve seen of late. On the first point, for example,… Read More »
Lingering shoulder injury could hurt DE Gary final grade … The NFL Network is reporting that Michigan DE Rashan Gary, a potential top 10 pick this coming Thursday, has a lingering shoulder injury that could impact where he is selected this weekend. Gary reportedly has a labral tear in the shoulder from his college days and while he… Read More »
Pigskin mocks Patriots 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 defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, although truth be told trying to predict what wily old Bill… Read More »
CB conundrum at the 2019 draft … One of the most interesting stories of the 2019 draft appears to be the collapse of the first-round CB class. Indeed, the buzz around the league is that no one should be surprised if no corner is selected within the first twenty picks despite the tendency of teams to somewhat overvalue… Read More »
Intrigue at top of board highlights late Monday draft buzz … No word as of late this evening whether the powers that be in Arizona – to be exact G.M. Steve Keim, head coach Kliff Kingsbury and owner Michael Bidwill — held there penultimate draft meeting today to make a final decision on what to do with the… Read More »
GBN Big Board posted … With the draft barely four days away, the GBN Big Board ranking over 330 of the top prospects for the 2019 draft has been posted here.
One top DT up; others down as draft approaches … As we have lamented over the past few weeks, this draft has been characterized by an almost amazing lack of buzz. Like almost none. However, with just days to go until the actual draft gets underway, there are some rumblings about some late movement (or movement which people… Read More »
Raiders send scouts home for draft period … A bit of a bizarre story out of Oakland by Ian Rapoport of NFL.com who is reporting that the Raiders have sent their entire scouting staff home for the long weekend and don’t expect them back until after the draft. According to the report Raiders head coach Jon Gruden and… Read More »
Pigskin mocks Browns 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 Cleveland Browns who for the first time in what seems like just about everybody’s living memory don’t have the… Read More »
Cardinals claim to be still mulling top pick … If we are a week or so from the draft, it must be time for NFL G.M.s and head coaches to meet with their local medias for the expressed purpose of saying as little as possible about their actual draft plans. So Arizona G.M. Steve Keim and head coach… Read More »
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 »
