Category Archives: News

To QB or not to QB

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

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 »

Cards conflicting headlines

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.

Three weeks to go!! Still not much buzz

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

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 put 8th pick on shopping block

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

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

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; to host OSU DE Bosa

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

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 of pro day sched

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

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 »

Eagles get Bears RB Howard for late future pick

Eagles get Bears RB Howard for late future pick … Oh, those 2020 6th round picks are hot! For the second time in just a few hours, a 6th round pick has been traded as Philadelphia has reportedly sent their 6th rounder that year to Chicago in exchange for veteran RB Jordan Howard. However, the pick is conditional… Read More »

Cowboys to acquire Dolphins’ vet DE Quinn

Cowboys acquire Dolphins’ vet DE Quinn for late future pick … Updating that deal in which Dallas will get veteran DE Robert Quinn from Miami. In exchange, the Dolphins will get a 6th round pick in 2020. With the Cowboys, Quinn, who had 6.5 sacks last fall, will provide some insurance if Dallas is unable to sign star… Read More »

Cougars’ DT Oliver in pro day spotlight

Cougars’ DT Oliver in pro day spotlight … The annual pro day caravan rolls into Houston later today where star Cougars’ DT Ed Oliver will be under the spotlight. Pro scouts are hoping that Oliver, who did not workout at the combine because of an injury, will be able to fully participate later today. Oliver had long been… Read More »

Pigskin mocks Titans draft

Pigskin mocks Titans 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 Tennessee Titans today. Note: For the record, here is the criteria/process Pigskin follows to develop these team mocks.

Gators hilite Wednesday pro day sched

Gators highlight pro day sched … It will be another busy, busy day on the pro day schedule with workouts scheduled at Florida, Mississippi State, Texas, NC State, and Arizona State among other teams. The Florida pro day will be particularly interesting because the Gators have a number of top prospects who did not run at the combine… Read More »

Pigskin mocks Jets draft

Pigskin mocks Jets 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 York Jets today. With the 3rd pick overall, the Jets of course are going to be one of… Read More »

Solid pro day for Duke’s Jones

Solid pro day for Duke QB Jones … Whether it was enough to move him up draft boards around the NFL is still to be determined, but Duke QB Daniel Jones had a pretty good showing at today’s pro day workout. Jones reportedly completed 61 of the 64 passes he threw in the scripted workout (although we only… Read More »

Duke’s Jones next for pro day test

Duke QB Jones next for pro day test … Interesting day ahead on the pro day schedule as Duke QB Daniel Jones is set to go through his throwing workout in front of NFL personnel people later this afternoon. Jones is the last of this year’s top-4 rated QBs to do their pro day thing. And no one… Read More »

Pigskin mocks Cowboys draft

Pigskin mocks Cowboys 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 Dallas Cowboys today. Note: For the record, here is the criteria/process Pigskin follows to develop these team mocks.

Pigskin mocks Bears draft

Pigskin mocks Bears 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 Chicago Bears today.

Final full week on pro day sched underway

Final full week on pro day sched underway … It will be another very busy week on the annual pro day schedule. Things get underway later today with pro days at Iowa and North Carolina among other teams. Then tomorrow it will be Texas A&M, Duke and Central Florida, followed by Florida, Mississippi State, Texas, NC State, and… Read More »

2020 prospects post

Top prospects for 2020 … One of the continuing story lines of the 2019 draft process is whether any of this year’s QB-needy teams are in fact looking ahead to the 2020 draft to address that situation, in what is being touted as a QB-rich year. There have been rumors, for example, that that is the plan in… Read More »