New 3-round mock posted … The first full 3-round pre-combine GBN mock has been posted. As we have noted in the past, we hope readers will keep in mind that the real value of any draft projection is not which individual player gets ‘picked’ by a particular – heck we doubt there is a team out there at… Read More »
Last star game review … With the break in the draft process as we wait for the combine to get underway next week, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has had a chance to watch – three times actually – the game tape from the Medal of Honor College all-star game and files this report on who stood… Read More »
Rams’ TE gets extra year … Colorado State tight end Kivon Cartwright has been granted a 6th year of eligibility after he missed all but one game in 2014 because of an ankle injury. Cartwright injured his ankle in the offseason and was only able to play in Colorado State’s season opener last fall before ultimately undergoing season-ending… Read More »
Star FCS QB joins Ducks … Eastern Washington QB Vernon Adams has confirmed that he will be transferring to Oregon where he hopes to replace 2014 Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota as the Ducks’ starter this coming season. Adams, the runner-up for the Walter Payton Award, the FCS equivalent of the Heisman, in each of the past two seasons,… Read More »
Road to the draft runs thru Indy … With the combine set to get to underway in ten days or so, its hard not to overstate just how important next week’s event in Indianapolis is to the entirety of the draft process. And it starts with the fact that year in and year out the vast majority of… Read More »
Combine roster thoughts … With the full roster of players scheduled to attend the Scouting Combine in Indianapolis later this month having been formally announced, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has some thoughts on the hits and misses on the invite list.
USU Aggies QB gets extra year … Utah State has confirmed that star QB Chuckie Keeton has been awarded a 6th year of eligibility by the NCAA and will play for the Aggies next fall. The athletic Keeton looked like an emerging star after a breakout sophomore season in 2012, but suffered season ending knee injuries early in… Read More »
Combine invite list announced … The NFL Scouting Combine has released the list of 323 players who will be attending this year’s event in Indianapolis which gets underway on February 17th and runs through the 23rd. And who gets invited to Indianapolis matters because NFL personnel departments are very much involved in the whittling down process and want… Read More »
‘Textgate’ could cost Browns mid-rounder … Cleveland Plain Dealer ace Browns’ reporter Mary Kay Cabot is reporting that if, as expected, GM Ray Farmer is found to have been sending emails to the coaching staff during games, which is against NFL rules, the Browns could lose a mid-round draft pick. That actually might be a bit of a… Read More »
Draft plans taking shape … With the start of the 2015 draft now less than 9 weeks away – 83 days to be exact – the Chicago Tribune is reporting on the specifics of the draft’s move to the Windy City and what promises to be a potentially very fan friendly event. Let’s hope so!
All quiet on the draft front … almost … For those thinking that it seems awfully quiet around the NFL these days; well, it is awfully quiet. Most personnel departments are still on their post-season break, or have returned to their respective war-rooms and are hunkered down preparing their preliminary big boards in anticipation of the scouting combine… Read More »
Browns pick at risk over texts … Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that the Browns could lose a draft pick if an NFL investigation concludes that their were texts from team execs to the sidelines outside what the league allows during games. G.M. Ray Farmer also faces a possible suspension as he is… Read More »
Another suitor for Mariota trade … Jason Cole of the Bleacher Report is reporting that Cleveland is thinking about trying to make a play to try and move up in the opening round of the 2015 draft in order to acquire Oregon QB Marcus Mariota. According to the report, the Browns have been considering the option even before… Read More »
Talking football … One of the things we have always wanted to add to the GBN experience was a draft forum where folks could discuss the pro and cons of the various prospects or talk about their particular team’s needs or targets. The new format as allowed us to do that and we have posted a prototype forum.… Read More »
Willy: Nolo contendre … Weather prognosticators in Canada are reportedly perplexed as to how to interpret Groundhog Day results from today when the groundhog apparently refused to come out of his hole because of the cold. Willy, as he is affectionately known, did pop his head out of the hole and according to sources close to the situation… Read More »
Final picks set … With New England’s thrilling 28-24 win over Seattle in tonight’s Super Bowl, the final two picks in the selection order of the 2015 draft have been set. Seattle will have the 31st pick in each of this year’s seven rounds, while New England will have the 32nd pick.
DE Fields commits to ACC Cards … Former TCU DE Devonte Fields has confirmed that he is transferring to Louisville. Fields appeared to be a rising star when he was named the Big XII Freshman of the Year in 2012 after racking up 10 sacks, but he ended up playing for a community college last season after he… Read More »
Pigskin Paul ranks Top 5 by position … With the all-star games now in the books, GBN Associate Editor Paul Guillemette has posted his pre-combine list of the top 5 prospects by position for the 2015 draft.
Titans part ways with personnel VP … Tennessee has parted ways with VP of Player Personnel Lake Dawson who oversaw the Titans’ pro personnel and college scouting departments. It does not appear that Dawson will be replaced and that going forward Director of College Scouting Blake Beddington and Pro Scouting Coordinator Brian Gardner will report directly to G.M.… Read More »
GBN All-rookie team posted … After a little time for reflection, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette has put together his picks for this year’s all-rookie team.
Eagles stay in-house for new personnel guy … Philadelphia has named Ed Marynowitz the team’s new VP of player personnel to basically run their scouting department for head coach and de facto G.M. Chip Kelly. The 31-year-old Marynowitz had been the Eagles’ assistant director of player personnel the past couple of years after coming to the team from… Read More »
Are the Bucs Duck hunting … In recent weeks, there had been a growing consensus around the NFL that if Tampa Bay took a QB with the #1 pick at this year’s draft it would almost assuredly be Jameis Winston of Florida State despite all the off-field red flags as the former Seminoles’ star is more the kind… Read More »
Top Shrine game players ranked … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette had so much fun ranking the top players from last week’s Senior Bowl that he went back to his notes and did the same for the top 50 players at the East-West Shrine game.
Selection order; picks by team updated … Given we are in a bit of downtime for the draft as everyone gears up for Sunday’s Super Bowl, we have done a little housekeeping and updated the 2015 selection order by including the second and third rounds which are now pretty much set except for the inclusion of any comp… Read More »
More Senior Bowl player rankings … GBN Chief Scout Pigskin Paul Guillemette is home from Mobile and has had a chance to review the game tape and has posted his ranking of of all the players at last week’s Senior Bowl combining both their work in the practice sessions and the actual game.
