Winston, ‘Noles take pro day center stage … Expect the biggest crowd of the entire pro day schedule to be on hand in Tallahasse later this morning when Florida State holds its annual on-campus workout tomorrow which is expected to draw just about everyone who is anyone in NFL personnel circles. Most of the focus, of course, will… Read More »
Falcons lose future pick; Browns dodge bullet as NFL lays down the law … Atlanta will forfeit a 5th round pick at the 2016 draft as punishment for illegally pumping noise into the stadium during games over the past couple of seasons. In addition, the falcons were fined $350,000 and G.M. Rich McKay was suspended from the league’s… Read More »
Thinking out loud … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some more opinions on veteran free agents signings to date as well as perspective on how some teams stand on picks for the draft right now.
Jets go Duck hunting … The New York Jets will hold a private work out with Oregon QB Marcus Mariota in Eugene later today. And the Jets don’t appear to have spared any expense in checking out the former Ducks’ star as the team will have 6 senior personnel execs on site including G.M Mike Maccagnan, head coach… Read More »
Pigskin updates top 5 by position … With all kinds of new intelligence out there, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has updated his ranking of the top 5-6 prospects for each position for the 2015 draft.
Falcons, Browns bracing for sanctions … The NFL is expected to announce the sanctions against Atlanta and Cleveland early next week and both teams have already been told by the league that they will be ‘severe’. Indeed, both teams are now reportedly expecting to lose a draft pick this year. Cleveland, for example, has reportedly been working in… Read More »
Combine north underway in Toronto … The CFL’s annual scouting combine for Canadian born players is underway in Toronto as we speak and runs through Sunday. The CFL’s combine lacks the glamor of its NFL counterpart, but the 45 players who have been invited to participate go through essentially the same drills as do NFL prospects in Indianapolis.… Read More »
So close, but just not far away … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette takes a look at a dozen or prospects for the 2015 draft who just missed the cut in making the GBN Big Board ranking of the top 256 prospects for this year’s draft
Huskers DE reveals failed weed test at combine … Nebraska DE/OLB Randy Gregory, a top ten prospect for the upcoming draft, has revealed in an interview with NFL.com that he tested positive for marijuana at the scouting combine in February. In order to also not fail the ‘really stupid’ test Gregory said he actually hadn’t used the stuff… Read More »
Crashing the party … With the 2015 draft still some 5 weeks away there appears to be considerable movement of players up and down draft boards around the league. And today’s edition of the Draft Buzz files looks at a number of players who may not have been much more than third-day prospects when the draft process started,… Read More »
Lovie ‘comfortable’ with ‘Noles QB … Tampa Bay head coach Lovie Smith may have walked back his suggestion over the weekend that the Buccaneers might ‘surprise’ some people with the #1 pick at this year’s draft, presumably rather than taking Florida State QB Jameis Winston the presumptive favorite. Facing what was described as a ‘barrage’ of questions about… Read More »
Selection order updated … The NFL followed up yesterday’s announcement of this year’s compensatory picks, the league has also released the current full 7-round selection order for the upcoming draft. And after being one of three teams awarded 4 compensatory picks at this year’s draft, Seattle currently has 11 selections, the most of any team in the league.… Read More »
Talk is cheap … The NFL’s annual owners spring meeting has generally been considered to be the unofficial start to the ‘smoke and mirrors’ phase of the draft process as just about every owner, G.M. and head coach in the league gets some face time with members of the media. And while most of what is said at… Read More »
Comp picks announced … The NFL has announced that 32 compensatory picks at the 2015 draft have been awarded to 14 teams. Kansas City, Denver and Seattle lead the way with 4 comp picks each, while Baltimore and Houston will receive three each. At the same time, New England, Carolina, Cincinnati, Green Bay and San Francisco each get… Read More »
Who’s saying what … Normally with the draft less than 40 days one would expect the smoke and mirrors type information and disinformation to start to fly with some regularity, however, so far its been very quiet this year. Tampa Bay head coach Lovie Smith did cause some head-scratching when he was quoted over the weekend as telling… Read More »
Lottery to decide draft attendance … The NFL has announced tickets for this year’s draft will be decided by a lottery process that will begin tomorrow. Fans wishing to attend the draft, which will be held this year in the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago, can register at NFL.com/DraftTown beginning Tuesday at Noon ET for tickets that… Read More »
Back to school for another week … After a couple of days off its back to work for NFL personnel types with another week on the pro day workout schedule. In starts today with a potentially interesting workout at Iowa which will feature G/T Brandon Scherff, the consensus top-rated offensive lineman for this year’s draft, along with DT… Read More »
Michigan WR/TE played hurt … Hard to know what NFL teams are going to make of it, but Michigan TE-turned-WR Devin Funchess has indicated that he played pretty much the entire 2014 season with a toe injury that included torn ligaments and cartilage and a cracked bones. Funchess did catch 62 passes this past season for over 700… Read More »
LSU corner has foot surgery … NFL.com is reporting that LSU junior CB Jalen Collins underwent surgery to repair what is being described as a ‘minor’ foot problem last week. As a result, Collins, one of the fastest rising players in this year’s draft, will not participate in LSU’s pro day this coming Friday. However, Collins should be… Read More »
Thoughts on veteran free agency … With some of the dust starting to settle on the free agent signing period, GBN ace analyst Pigskin Paul Guillemette weighs in some thoughts on what we have seen in free agency to date.
Frog WR out for spring … TCU WR Josh Doctson, a leading prospect for the 2015 draft, will miss the remainder of the spring practice season with a broken hand. However, Doctson, who had 65 receptions for over 1,000 yards and 11 TDs last fall, is expected to be fine once fall training camp opens in August.
Missou LB Ray disappoints at pro day … All 32 NFL teams had representatives at Missouri’s pro day on Thursday. The crowd included Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin and GM John Dorsey from Kansas City which is just down the road. Most were there to see Missouri OLB Shane Ray who led the SEC with 14.5 sacks last… Read More »
GBN projection updated … To help usher out the coldest winter this old draft guy can remember, the GBN three-round projection for the upcoming draft has been updated. However, we want to make it clear we really don’t really like doing mocks at this time of the year because one knows there are going to be trades that… Read More »
Bills get TE Clay … Miami has reportedly declined to match the offer sheet that TE Charles Clay signed with Buffalo late last week. Clay had been designated as the Dolphins transition player, but Miami will not reveive any compensation as Clay was undrafted out of college.
Browns sign top vet FA receiver … Cleveland has reportedly come to terms with veteran WR Dwayne Bowe, one of the top free agents on the market this year. The 30-year-old Bowe, who spent 8 years in Kansas City, was released by the Chiefs this off-season in a cap savings move after he caught 60 passes last fall,… Read More »
