CFL announces combine-lite invite list … With the NFL scouting combine set to get underway in just over two weeks, we are still waiting for the official list of players to be in Indianapolis at the end of the month to be released. This year’s combine runs from February 28th to March 6th. Meanwhile, the CFL, which holds… Read More »
Potential #1 pick steps in it just a bit … In a video posted Friday by ESPN, Garrett, an Arlington native who is projected to be #1 pick overall at the 2017 draft, pleaded with Dallas owner Jerry Jones to trade up to the top spot to draft him. Garrett later added that he hoped the the Cowboys… Read More »
New 49ers coach and G.M. to meet with QB Kaepernick; roles clarified … Updating that story earlier this evening on San Francisco QB Colin Kaepernick walking back published reports that he would be opting out of contract early next month, new 49ers’ G.M. John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed at a joint presser earlier today that… Read More »
Washington, SF lead draft in picks … We have published the first – and still very unofficial – list of picks for each team for the 2017 draft. These include the first three rounds which are now set save for a coin flip for the 14/15 picks, as well as any compensatory picks at the end of the… Read More »
49ers’ QB walks back opt out talk … Sources close to San Francisco QB Colin Kaepernick are saying that he has in fact not decided whether he will opt of his contract this month. There were reports earlier this month that Kaepernick had decided to opt out of his contract and test free agency, but the sources indicate… Read More »
Pats Super again; first selection order set … Congratulations to the New England Patriots who won a ring thumb last night with that dramatic 34-28 comeback, overtime win over Atlanta in Super Bowl LI. The Patriots were down by 16 points with less than 10 minutes to play, but Atlanta got ‘super’ stupid allowing Tom Brady to get… Read More »
Who ya got? … Its Super Bowl Sunday! The NFL season wraps up later today when New England meets Atlanta Super Bowl LI in Houston. Kick-off comes a few minutes after 6 PM ET later this evening. Needless to say its another opportunity for Bill Belichek, Tom Brady and the Patriots to further cement their cred as one… Read More »
49ers to get into Garropolo sweepstakes?? … Draft aside, it looks like New England back-up QB Jimmy Garoppolo will be the hottest player this off-season. Both Cleveland and Chicago, which have the 1st and third picks respectively at the 2017 draft, and now San Francisco appears to be on the verge of throwing their collective hats in the… Read More »
Final thoughts from Mobile … With a week to get some air and gather his toughts, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in some final thoughts on his week in Mobile covering last week’s Senior Bowl. And we have one complaint to add if Senior Bowl head-honcho Phil Savage or any of his staff are checking in… Read More »
Big Board; positional rankings tweaked … With the post-season college all-star games in the books and the scouting combine coming up, the GBN Big Board ranking the top 200+ prospects overall for the 2017 draft has been updated as have the respective positional rankings (see the drop-down menu above).
Bears reportedly also high on Pats QB Garropolo … For those that didn’t see it earlier in the week, CBS Sports Jason La Canfora is reporting that Chicago is also high on New England back-up QB Jimmy Garropolo, who becomes a free-agent after the 2017 season and likely will be available in a trade this winter. There have… Read More »
Pigskin tweaks all-Senior Bowl team … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette is finally back from Mobile and has updated his All-Senior Bowl team with information from Saturday’s game along with what he saw during last week’s practice sessions.
Injury could keep WMU from combine; WKU OG good to go … There are fears that star Western Michigan Corey Davis, a potential top 10-15 prospect for the 2017 draft, could be forced to miss next month’s scouting combine in Indianapolis because of an ankle injury suffered in pre-draft training. On the other hand, Western Kentucky G/T Forrest… Read More »
Pats back-up QB Jimmy G to Browns rumblings heat up … again … One of the enduring storylines of the off-season that refuses to go away is that Cleveland could be interested in considering trading for New England back-up QB Jimmy Garoppolo to try and answer their glaring issue at the position. The Browns have the #1 pick… Read More »
Senior Bowl DL review posted … The operative word for the defensive linemen at the 2017 Senior Bowl game was potential. In particular, there was no one on the DL in Saturday’s game that came anywhere near close to the kind of dominating performances turned out by guys like Aaron Donald and Ziggy Ansah in recent years, but… Read More »
Top 5 prospects by position posted … With the Senior Bowl in the books, GBN College Football Investigative Reporter Larry Parker has updated his listing of the top prospects for the 2017 draft by position.
49ers name Lynch new G.M. … In a move that caught just about everybody off guard, San Francisco has named John Lynch as the team’s new general manager. Lynch, a perennial Pro Bowl safety with Tampa Bay and Denver, retired in 2008 and has been a Fox analyst since. He has no experience in management or scouting. Lynch… Read More »
On to Indy … With the Senior Bowl now in the books, there will be a little down time for personnel people around the NFL before scouting staffs get back together to start to put together their preliminary boards before next month’s scouting combine in Indianapolis. We are still on the job here at the GBN, though, and… Read More »
Colts hire new G.M. … Indianapolis has hired Kansas City Director of Player Personnel Chris Ballard as the team’s new General Manager. Ballard replaces Ryan Grigson who was fired after five seasons on January 21st.
Senior Bowl set to kickoff … Its Senior Bowl Saturday in Mobile with the actual game set to kick-off just after 2:30 PM ET later this afternoon. The NFL Network will provide TV coverage. And for a slightly different flavor, our pigskin Paul Guillemette will be doing the color commentary/expert analysis on WNSP radio in Mobile. You can… Read More »
Pigskin’s Senior Bowl all-practice team … Its a day off for players at the Senior Bowl as they rest up for tomorrow’s actual game in Mobile. And with a night to sleep on it, here is our Pigskin Paul Guillemette’s Senior Bowl all-practice team.
Dispatches from Mobile: Thursday practice … Most of the NFL scouting and personnel community cleared out of Mobile literally minutes after the South practice end late this afternoon, but our Pigskin Paul Guillemette is still on the job and posts this report on Thursday’s practice sessions.
First impressions from Thursday North practice … Another crisp North practice this afternoon under what looked like delightful weather conditions. Our Pigskin Paul Guillemette will be back with his full report from today’s action in Mobile. For now, though, here some observations from today’s North practice gleaned from TV coverage.
To QB or not to QB; Browns’ dilemma … Maybe he was just stating the obvious, but Cleveland head coach Hue Jackson acknowledged at his post-practice interview at the Senior Bowl in Mobile that the #1 priority of the Browns this off-season is to improve at QB. What Jackson wasn’t able to say though was when and how… Read More »
Dispatches from Mobile; Wednesday edition (s) … Today was the real thing at the Senior Bowl in Mobile as the players from both teams went through the first of two days of full-pad practices. Our Pigskin Paul Guillemette files this report from on the ground in Mobile, while Grumpy Lindsay weighs in with his impressions of which players… Read More »
