That really is a wrap … The 2017 draft wrapped up when Denver made former Ole Miss QB Chad Kelly Mr. Irrelevant by selecting him with the 253rd and last pick in the 7th round. However, there won’t be any rest for bleary-eyed NFL personnel people though as they are already frantically signing the top undrafted free agents.… Read More »
That’s a wrap, Part Deux … The second and third rounds of the 2017 draft wrapped up at 11:35 PM ET when Tampa Bay selected former LSU LB Kendell Beckwith with the 107th and final pick in the 3rd round. However, there won’t be much rest for NFL personnel people though as they’ll be up into the wee… Read More »
Making a mockery of mocks … By now, folks have to know we aren’t huge fans of mock draft. And in the past we thought folks who mocked the second and third rounds overnight following the first round had – well – just too much time on their hands! However, we started just playing with what some of… Read More »
On further review … Its always tough to pick winners and losers in the middle of the draft because one just never knows how the players are actually going to perform on the field until they actually get on the field. It was hard not to like what several teams were able to accomplish during last night’s opening… Read More »
Pack on the clock … The second round of the 2017 draft gets underway in just under 18 hours with Green Bay on the clock with a pick they acquired from Cleveland late in the opening round. The busiest team on Friday night though will be Seattle which has 6 picks in rounds two and three with 2… Read More »
(9:55 PM ET): Interesting pick by the Eagles in DE Derek Barnett who broke former Eagles’ star Reggie White’s career sack record at Tennessee. No question that Barnett is as productive as they come, but you’ll have to look a long time to find a successful 259-pound edge rusher in the NFL with 4.85-4.90 speed. Time will tell.
Less drama – maybe – on #1 pick … Mary Kay Cabot, the Plain Dealers’ Browns’ beat reporter is reporting at this hour that her sources are telling her that Cleveland will select Texas A&M DE Myles Garrett with the #1 pick overall at tonight’s draft. There has been some drama today as multiple league sources have been… Read More »
Pigskin mocks the Raiduhs draft … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette wraps up his series of team mock drafts with the Oakland Raiders.
Drama continues re top pick … Apparently more and more analysts making their final mocks today are slotting North Carolina QB Mitch Trubisky to Cleveland with the #1 pick rather than Texas A&M DE Myles Garrett. However, Mary Kay Cabot, the Plain Dealers’ top NFL beat writer is sticking with the theory that Cleveland still plans to take… Read More »
Your cup ‘o draft morning buzz … Not surprisingly, most NFL teams ar locked down pretty tight this A.M., but there’s still plenty of buzz out there although much of it looks to be more smoke than fire. Here’s what we are picking up that does make some sense in the morning buzz file.
Is QB still in play at #1 ??? … Adam Schefter reported on ESPN’s SportsCenter earlier this evening that he is being told by his sources that Cleveland may in fact select North Carolina QB Mitchell Trubisky with the #1 pick overall at tomorrow’s draft rather than Texas A&M DE Myles Garrett. According to Schefter he has “very… Read More »
No mock today … We were going to take a shot at a final mock of the 2017 draft before the picks actually started coming off the board tomorrow evening. In fact, we got off to a great start effortlessly penciling Texas A&M DE Myles Garrett in at the #1 pick overall for the Cleveland Browns. So far… Read More »
Pigskin makes it one more Top 100 … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has posted his final Top 100 overall listing for tomorrow’s draft.
Pigskin mocks the Washthings draft … Back by popular demand this year, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be providing his own unique mock drafts for as many teams as possible in the final days until the draft; up today is Washington.
GBN’s Larry Parker posts final mock: At this time of the year, the GBN becomes a ‘mock optional’ draft site. This year, Investigative College Football reporter Larry Parker was the only staff brave enough to try a pre-draft projection. And not one to march to everybody else’s drummer, LP has more than his share of surprise picks in… Read More »
Drama at top of draft to continue … Mike Silver of NFL.com is reporting that Cleveland V.P. of Football Operations Sashi Brown told him earlier today that the Browns know who they’ll be taking with the #1 pick in just 26 hours and that in fact they’ve known for at least a couple of weeks. However, Brown said… Read More »
And one more Top 100 … this one by Rob Rang of CBS Sports.
More top 100s worth a look … With just over 30 hours until the start of the 2017 draft, more analysts are posting their final boards. A couple worth a look include those by Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, who year and year out is as close as anybody to the real thing, and by long-time… Read More »
Update on Lynch trade comp … Jay Glazer of Fox Sports is reporting that Seattle and Oakland will flip 5th and 6th round picks at the 2018 as compensation in the trade for former Seahawks’ RB Marshawn Lynch. Seattle will get Oakland’s fifth-round pick next year, while the Raiders will get the Seahawks 6th rounder. The deal for… Read More »
The most interesting pick in the draft! … Could very well be the 5th overall currently held by Tennessee. Titans’ G.M. Jon Robinson says they have had several serious calls about the 5th pick and as of this morning thinks that the team’s chances of moving down from that spot are ’50-50.’ Speculation around the league is that… Read More »
‘Beast mode’ is back … After several fits and starts, Oakland and Seattle have agreed on a trade in which the Raiders get the rights to former Seahawks star RB Marshawn Lynch after Oakland and Lynch agreed on a contract last evening. The deal still hinges on Lynch passing a physical later today. If the deal in fact… Read More »
Latest developments in Conley, Brantley … If it wasn’t hard enough for NFL to grade players based on what they might do on the field, for the second time in three years, they’ll have to make a guess as to what will happen in a criminal case involving a player. In fact, this year its players as both… Read More »
Inside 48 hours: draft buzz … With the draft now less than 48 hours away, it is still relatively quiet around the NFL, but there is a little bit of buzz starting to heat up with some very faint trade rumblings. Full story
Mayock posts Top 100 … NFL.com draft analyst Mike Mayock, arguably the most respected guy in the business these days and certainly one of the best connected, has posted his list of Top 100 prospects for this week’s draft. For the most part, Mayock’s ranking reflect conventional wisdom within the draft guru community. Indeed, Texas A&M DE Myles… Read More »
OSU CB Conley IDed as accused in Cleveland sex assault … Ohio State CB Gareon Conley has been identified as the previously unnamed player who police in Cleveland are investigating for an alleged sexual assault. Conley has vigorously denied the allegation and so far there have been no charges from the incident which was reported to police on… Read More »
