More “As the QB turns” … There is a bit of a buzz this day after NFL.com Lance Zierlein analyst was quoted on a local radio show as saying that Philadelphia had their ‘hearts set’ on being able to draft North Dakota State QB Carson Wentz at this month’s draft. Of course, it’s been no secret around the… Read More »
Titans claim interest in #1 pick “picking up” … If new Tennessee G.M. Jon Robinson is to be believed, and who wouldn’t believe an NFL G.M. at this time of the year, the level of interest of other teams in possibly trading up to acquire the #1 pick in this year’s draft has risen from “exploratory” to “more… Read More »
QB Lynch wraps pro day schedule … It was an interesting way to wrap up this year’s pro day schedule as Memphis QB Paxton Lynch worked out in near gale conditions yesterday. And given the conditions, Lynch had a pretty good day. Certainly, scouts leaving Memphis had few questions about Lynch’s arm strength which may be as good… Read More »
GBN Big Board tweaked … With just a month to go before the start of the 2016 draft, the GBN Big Board has been updated. (Note, we’ll be posting our final, or at least as final as it gets, 300+ Big Board on Monday April 25th.) A couple of interesting notes re the way this month’s draft appears… Read More »
Reading the on-site visits tea leaves … With the pro day circuit winding up, pre-draft focus switches to the on-site visits teams are allowed to host. Every team is permitted to bring in up to 30 out-of-town prospects to their facilities for interviews and medical tests, although on-field workouts are not allowed. And while there is no known… Read More »
Ravens exec spills beans on mock drafts … One of the enduring questions regarding the draft is does anybody really pay any attention to the myriad of mock drafts that blight the internet landscape leading up to the draft. Well, if one is to believe Baltimore assistant G.M. Eric DeCosta, NFL teams at least are paying attention. more
Key QB workout hilites final day on pro day sked … Its not quite in the leaving the best for last category but the annual pro day schedule wraps up today with a key workout at Memphis where QB Paxton Lynch will go through a scripted 71-pass workout. Lynch is currently rated as the #3 QB in this… Read More »
Ole Miss QB sidelined for spring … Mississippi QB Chad Kelly, a leading candidate for the 2017 draft, will miss the rest of spring practice after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia last week. However, the surgery isn’t expected to keep him out for an extended period of time or impact his status for Ole Miss’ season… Read More »
Guess who’s coming to dinner … With the annual pro day marathon winding down, personnel staffs across the NFL are returning to their respective war rooms to put the finishing touches on their team’s boards as we enter the final run up to the 2016 draft. This is also the period in the draft process when teams host… Read More »
Pro day sked winds down … The annual pro day schedule winds down this week just a few remaining on-campus workouts including west Virginia on Monday and Texas A&M on Wednesday. The highlight of the week though also comes on Wednesday when Memphis holds its pro day where QB Paxton Lynch, the consensus 3rd rated QB in this… Read More »
Salary spat holding up Broncos-49ers deal for vet QB … Denver is that much closer to acquiring veteran QB Colin Kaepernick from San Francisco as the two teams reportedly have the parameters in place for a trade that could have significant implications on the 2016 draft. However, the deal is still pending as the two teams spar over… Read More »
Where’s the buzz … The 2016 draft gets underway a month today and remains still relatively quiet around the NFL with little real buzz about trades and the like, although there is still some stuff percolating just below the surface. More in the draft buzz
German WR wows at pro day … NFL.com is reporting that the NFL is abuzz about the workout of German Football League WR Moritz Boehringer. Boehringer, who measured in at 6-4.5, 227, participated in today’s pro day at Florida Atlantic where he 0ran a 4.43-second 40-yard dash on grass, had a vertical of 39 inches, a 10-11 broad… Read More »
Deadline passes; Kaepernick still a 49er; trade watch continues … Today’s 4 PM ET deadline passed for San Francisco to release QB Colin Kaepernick and he’s still with the 49ers meaning that his 2016 salary of $11.9 is now guaranteed. The 49ers are believed to have hoped to trade Kaepernick before today’s deadline, but got no takers just… Read More »
Pigskin Paul’s sleeper picks … One of the fun parts of studying the draft is looking for those hidden gems who for one reason or another weren’t great college players, but have the potential to be much at the next level. GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillmette lists some of the guys he thinks fit that sleeper label… Read More »
Draft one month today!! … The 2016 draft gets underway one month today. Hang in there guys!
Pigskin Paul talks picks … Now that the full selection order for the 2016 draft has been officially released, GBN Associate Editor and Chief Scout Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in some thoughts based on the GBN list of picks by team.
LB Jack won’t run this week; may not at all before draft … NFL teams with early picks were hoping that star UCLA LB Myles Jack would run the 40 at a private pro day on Friday. Instead it turned out to be April Fool’s with word that Jack will in fact not run this week. Jack tore… Read More »
Titans still looking at top prospects … One of the underlying dynamics of today’s pro day at Ole Miss was a whisper rafting around the league that Tennessee may not be totally locked in on OT Laremy Tunsil for the #1 pick in next month’s draft. That has been the consensus opinion of analysts around the league pretty… Read More »
Full draft order, picks by team posted … After a number of delays because we couldn’t confirm exactly which pick had changed hands in trades involving teams with more than one picks in a particular round, we have finally been able to post what we believe is the full 7-tound round order for the 2016 draft which is… Read More »
Early Ole Miss pro day updates … Mississippi OT Laremy Tunsil has done nothing so far at the Ole Miss pro day to dissuade NFL teams that he is not a legit candidate to be taking first overall at next month’s draft. Tunsil, with 34.5″ arms, threw up 34 reps in the bench press, which would have tied… Read More »
We are the champions!!! … Don’t want to date ourselves, but we are going 6 decades as really dedicated sports fans going all the way back to the 1957 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Milwaukee Braves, the first sporing event in which we really cared who won. Over the years, people have learned not… Read More »
Wentz aces pro day … Because of bad weather, as many as 14 teams weren’t able to make it North Dakota State earlier today to watch QB Carson Wentz’ pro day. They missed a show. Of course, every team gets a tape of the workout so nothing really lost, but Wentz certainly looked the part of a near… Read More »
Browns sign RGIII … Cleveland has in fact reportedly agreed on a 2-year contract with former Washington QB Robert Griffen. The big question now of course is do the Browns still take a QB – likely either Carson Wentz of North Dakota State or Cal’s Jared Goff with the second pick overall at the 2016 draft. New Browns… Read More »
Browns still hot after QB at #2 … Speaking at the AFC coaches breakfast at the annual NFL owners meetings, Cleveland head coach Hue Jackson left little doubt that the Browns are still expecting to select a QB with the second pick overall at the 2016 draft even if they were able to sign a veteran like Robert… Read More »
