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 »
How talented, deep is draft … In the run-up to this week’s draft, there have been a number of stories of analysts commenting that this year’s draft isn’t necessarily all that deep or talented. We have seen a number of quotes from scouts etc. that there are only about 20 or so players in this year’s draft with… Read More »
Pigskin mocks the Bengals … GBN Associate editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his series of individual team mock drafts with a preview of what the New Orleans Saints might do as they try and regain some of the magic of the Drew Brees era. Next up: the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Big Board tweaked, expanded … Note that we posted a pretty close to final GBN Big Board for the 2023 draft. We have also reset it so the numbers should be available. If anyone does run into any problems though please give us a shout. Again just a heads up, but as usual, we’ll be updating the Big… Read More »
Five (5) days and counting … With just 5 days to go until the start of the 2023 draft, it means there may only be 5 more days to enjoy the annual off-season Aaron Rodgers soap opera. For the record, Rodgers is technically still the property of Green Bay as a trade with the NY Jets has yet… Read More »
Pigskin mocks the Bengals … GBN Associate editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his series of individual team mock drafts with a preview of what the Cincinnati Bengals might do as they try and inch closer to dethroning Kansas City as the AFC titleholder. And it gets two thumbs up from Grandson #2 who is a huge Bengals fan.… Read More »
One week out chatter … If we’re one week out from the draft literally as we speak it means it’s also the season of pre-draft pressers. At the Seahawks’ press conference earlier today, for example, Seattle GM John Schneider confirmed that he has received a number of calls about the possibility of trading down, especially from the #5… Read More »
Who’s #2 … For most of the last couple of months of the pre-draft process the one thing you could take to the bank was the notion that Alabama’s Bryce Young and CJ Stroud of Ohio State were firmly entrenched as the top two QBs. Young, of course, isn’t going anywhere, except maybe Kansas City next Thursday and… Read More »
WR Robinson passes physical; Steelers/Rams trade done … Pittsburgh has officially acquired WR Allen Robinson from the LA Rams after the veteran receiver passed his physical with the Steelers earlier today. The deal is actually mostly about the Steelers taking on some of Robinson’s salary cap hit with the Rams as all the teams did was flip late… Read More »
The elephant in the room … Several people have written in in the past few days and asked in essence ‘what the heck are the Texans thinking?’ in potentially passing on taking a QB with the 2nd pick overall. The easy answer is ‘I don’t know!’ but we don’t want to lose sight of what is in essence… Read More »
Trying to do more with less!! … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his pre-draft series of individual team mock drafts with previews of several teams who go into the draft with relatively few picks this year including the NY Jets, Baltimore, Denver and Miami. He also has a preview of Buffalo’s draft as the Bills look… Read More »
Final day for on-site visits … This is the last day NFL teams are allowed to bring out-of-town prospects to their facilities for pre-draft visits. And for the record, three of the top 4 QB prospects for the 2023 draft, now just 8 days away, will be on the road. Ohio State’s CJ Stroud, for example, will be… Read More »
Panthers still pondering top pick … Not a whole lot of buzz around the NFL these days even though the draft is now less than ten days away – or maybe because of it! Carolina G.M. Scott Fitterer, whose Panthers have the #1 pick at next week’s draft, did confess (if you believe him) at the team’s pre-draft… Read More »
Giants Draft Mock with Options …. My GBN colleague Pigskin Paul Guillemette asked me to cover the NY Giants in his series of pre-draft individual team mocks. And just to make it a little more realistic, or maybe just a little more useful, I actually prepared four possible trajectories for the Giants at the upcoming draft depending on… Read More »
Steelers, Rams closing in on deal for vet WR Robinson … Pittsburgh is reportedly in negotiations with the Los Angeles Rams on a trade for veteran WR Allen Robinson which at this point appears to be contingent on Robinson passing a physical with the Steelers. Terms have not been disclosed, but it is not believed to be for… Read More »
Guess who’s not coming to dinner!! … There are only two more days in which out-of-town prospects can make on-site visits to the various teams around the NFL. However, Alabama QB Bryce Young won’t be one of them. Young, the now overwhelming favorite to be the first player off the board next week, cancelled the remaining visits on… Read More »
Orange RB cleared to work out … Syracuse RB Sean Tucker, a mid-round prospect for next week’s draft who has not allowed to work out since the combine because of an unspecified medical issue, has finally been given clearance to get back on the field. Tucker will hold a special pro day at Syracuse on Monday, the 24th.
Like Lions, Seahawks go DX2 in Pigskin mock … GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette continues his pre-draft series of individual team mock drafts with a look at the Seattle Seahawks projected picks. The Seahawks have two first rounders this year, including the 5th pick overall, and Pigskin has them going defense with both: Georgia DT Jalen Carter,… Read More »
Texans GM denies reports he’s leaving … The NFL was abuzz last week with multiple reports out of Houston that Texans’ GM Nick Caserio would be leaving the organization and returning to New England in an unspecified role. There were even several reports on who was expected to replace Caserio with the Texans. However, at a pre-draft presser… Read More »
Gators’ QB hits the road … Just a quick correction to start the week; Wednesday is actually the last day for teams to bring in out-of-town players for on-site visits. And Florida’s Anthony Richardson will be taking full advantage of the remaining three-day window as he’ll be in Tennessee today to visit the Titans and then will travel… Read More »
