Two thumbs up; one down for NFL Net draft coverage … I pretty much always watch the NFL Network’s draft coverage and this year I give them two thumbs up for their coverage on the first two nights of the draft as they did their best to provide some reasonably serious draft coverage with what often seemed to… Read More »
Canadians set draft record … Speaking or record at the 2023 draft, it was a great day for Canada as a record number of players from up north were selected. Indeed, a total of 5 Canadians were selected this weekend, breaking the old record of 4. And there was nothing cheap about the Canadian selections as all were… Read More »
Trade record set … Personally it didn’t seem that there were all that many trades this weekend – maybe they were just spread out relatively evenly over the three days – but when the smoked had cleared we actually had a new record for trades. Indeed, there were a total of 43 trades this weekend which broke the… Read More »
Tide, UGA lead school picks; SEC top conference again … To absolutely no one’s surprise, Alabama and Georgia had the most players selected by any school at this weekend’s 2023 draft. In the end, 10 players from each school were selected this weekend, although neither school had a particularly dominant individual year as Georgia did last year and… Read More »
2024 Draft just 362 days away!! … For the record, the 2024 draft is just 362 days away, so to help wile away the time, here is our annual way ‘way-too-early’ projection for next year’s draft. And while its done with more than a little tongue-in-cheek – so please don’t anybody write in asking what we are smoking… Read More »
That’s a wrap; THE end, finish!! … The 2023 draft came to a fitting close just before 7 PM ET this evening when the LA Rams selected former Toledo DT Desjuan Johnson with the 259th and final pick of the draft. Of course, that makes him ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ for the year. And while the actual draft is in… Read More »
And we are underway again (almost) … The third day of the 2023 draft is just moments away with Chicago on the clock with the 103rd pick overall to start today’s 4th round. As usual, we will be updating the GBN Big Board over the course of the day so folks can see who the top remaining prospects… Read More »
That’s a wrap; part deux … The second and third rounds of the 2023 draft came to a close just a few minutes ago when Minnesota selected former USC CB Mehki Blackmon 102nd and last pick of the third round. However, as usual there won’t be much rest for NFL personnel people, though, as teams will be burning… Read More »
Winners and losers on first blush from opening round … First impression of who did well at a draft and who didn’t often don’t age well with time, but its hard not to look back at last night’s proceedings and not come away thinking that Houston and Philadelphia may have stolen the show. The Texans, in particular, who… Read More »
Random first-night notes … They may end up calling the 2023 draft ‘The year of the fake out!’ after several teams pulled fast ones on the rest of the league, or at least the world watching the pre-draft process. Houston, for example, took Ohio State QB CJ Stroud with the second pick overall, after pretty much convincing everyone… Read More »
Tide sets record; BIG upset conference winner … Alabama didn’t make this year’s CFP for the first time in what seems like forever; however, the Tide may have gotten a little consolation at the opening round of the 2023 draft. Indeed, when Carolina selected QB Bryce Young with the first pick overall last night, it marked the 15th… Read More »
That’s a wrap … The opening round of the 2023 draft came to a close just a few minutes ago when the Kansas City Chiefs selected Kansas State DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah with the 31st and final pick of the night. However, there won’t be much rest for NFL personnel people as teams will be burning the midnight oil… Read More »
Ravens Jackson comes to terms; Hopkins on the move?… Literally just hours away from the start of the drama at the 2023 draft, one of the NFL’s longest standing drama ended as Baltimore has finally come to terms with QB Lamar Jackson on a 5-year, #260M contract of which $185M is guaranteed. Meanwhile, there are two different rumors… Read More »
Draft eve buzz … Less than 24 hours to go as we speak until the 2023 actually starts. as noted earlier today it is the silly season in the NFL, but here is the latest that appears to have at least some rationale behind it … With less than 24 hours to go until they have to make… Read More »
Hopkins still a Cardinal; clocking still ticking … Its been a pretty quiet day around the NFL so far today with the draft now just 27 hours away. Nothing new, for example, on the trade status of Arizona WR DeAngelo Hopkins other than the fact that he was gushing about QB Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. And… Read More »
Maybe time to start the picking … There comes a time in every draft process when one just starts to think ‘too much analysis really does lead to paralysis.’ And I think we hit that point, maybe even a day or so ago. Literally every Tom, Dick, and Harry out there with access to an internet account, for… Read More »
Hopkins trade talks reportedly heating up … After the Aaron Rodgers trade to the NY Jets was finally consummated yesterday, the next veteran domino to fall could be Arizona WR DeAngelo Hopkins. There are reports out of the desert that in fact talks regarding Hopkins have started to heat up with Baltimore, Buffalo and the NY Giants the… Read More »
Pigskin mocks the Jags … GBN Associate editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his series of individual team mock drafts with a preview of what the rising Jacksonville Jaguars might do as they try and close the gap on AFC powers Kansas City, Cincinnati and Buffalo.
Little more fallout from Rodgers trade … Just a couple of notes re today’s big trade in which the NY Jets finally acquired QB Aaron Rodgers from Green Bay. In the course of the deal, the Packers added a net of one pick in this week’s draft which gives them a total of 11 selections this weekend tied… Read More »
IT IS OVER!!! Rodgers traded to Jets … The annula off-season soap opera involving Aaron Rodgers is over as the NY Jets and Green Bay have just completed a deal in which the long-time Packers’ QB will move on to New York. as compensation, the two teams will flip their first round picks on Thursday night with the Packers… Read More »
Pigskin posts final Top 100; Steelers mock … GBN Associate editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette just posted his own personal Top 100 for this week’s draft. He also continues his series of individual team mock drafts with a preview of what the Pittsburgh Steelers might do.
Monday morning draft week buzz … Used to be not all that long ago that on the final weekend before the draft the Sunday papers would be full of draft-related material. For some reason, not so much anymore; in fact, with just 4 days to go until the picks start coming off the board, the league is shut… Read More »
Updated projection posted … We really weren’t planning on any further changes to our first round projection from late last week, in large part because of the potentially chaotic situation at the very top of the board at the 2nd and 3rd picks. Our thinking was that if we didn’t really have a clue what was going to… Read More »
Pack, Jets reportedly have resumed Rodgers trade talk … With just four days to go until the start of the 2023 draft, Green Bay and the New York Jets have reportedly resumed trade talks involving QB Aaron Rodgers with the hopes of getting something done either before or during the draft. The reported hold up in the deal… Read More »
Come bet with me … or NOT!! … I don’t know if anyone else has noticed, but of late there have been a lot stories referencing the odds of this or that player being selected here or there. Just day, for example, we have here and here and here and here. In fact, I don’t really recall ever… Read More »
