THe NFC South is arguably the weakest division in the NFL. The Panthers and Falcons look to hit the jackpot in this Draft and put them themselves in the hunt with the SAINTS, who look to be retooling. FALCONS Round 1, Pick 8 VICTOR BEASLEY/ER/CLEMSON/6’3/246 GBN Rank: 8 He’s a monster behind the opponents line of scrimmage. His… Read More »
Before I get back into Team Mocks I want to post a list of players who I do not see getting the luv they deserve… IMO. I want to get it up now because several names on this list have suddenly gotten some mention in the media this past week. The list is a week old in my… Read More »
The BROWNS struggled with their Draft Class of 2014 because of “personal issues” with both their top Picks. But don’t expect the team to look at only boy scout personalities or panic for perceived needs this time around. They have more than enough needs to simply draft for the best players available to them…. I think. BROWNS Round… Read More »
With some serious VFA signings it seems like a clear signal that the COLTS are all-in to win a Super Bowl now! To that end let’s add the following Draft group of Rookies to their roster. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS Round 1, Pick 29 CAMERON ERVING/T/C/FLORIDA STATE/6’6/313 GBN Rank: 29 It’s never a bad thing to add a player right… Read More »
Let’s start today’s Mocks with one of the few teams that does not have a Pick in Round 1. Despite that void, and another in Round 4, the BILLS have generated a lot of off-season buzz because the new sheriff in town is named REX RYAN. Any and all help they can procure in this Draft will be… Read More »
OAKLAND RAIDERS Reggie McKenzie is still trying to pull this team out of a black hole and fighting that inward-sucking momentum/powerful is very difficult. He has a full compliment of Picks this time around, but nothing extra. The team looks to have signed a better class of VFA, so adding a solid Draft to that effort could mean… Read More »
Time to move along with two of the most popular teams as the GBN Report website. Both have rosters in shake-up mode again, as they seek to get younger and back into serious Play-Off contention. NEW YORK GIANTS Round 1, Pick 9 LA’EL COLLINS/OT/LSU/6’4/305 Most feel COLLINS is the safest, most pro ready OL in the Draft. He’s… Read More »
by Pigskin Paul Guillemette, GBN Associate Editor We’re closing in on the 2015 Draft and I felt a need to make a few positional ranking changes. So here they are, subtle as most may be. QB: Sure things here do not exist. Between off-field baggage and read/option offenses the reality is risk and uncertainty run rampant. That and… Read More »
Every year about this time I take a hard look at how much wear and tear has been inflicted upon RB prospects during their college careers. I am convinced that because of the pounding they take on almost every touch from scrimmage it is important to at least consider what they may have left in the tank. The… Read More »
All Drafts are important, but this one became huge for the LIONS with the key roster deletions from last year’s team. THe DT tandem of now & the future (SUH/FAIRLEY) are both gone as is Reggie Bush/RB. This is another franchise that is looking like it has a Franchise QB but can’t find enough talent to fill out… Read More »
It’s the dawning another era for the Monsters of the Midway with new GM RYAN PACE and HC JOHN FOX doing the grocery shopping in Chicago. They don’t have a full compliment of picks to work with, but if your missing a pick Round 7 is the place. They need more talent throughout the roster, but expect Defense… Read More »
Round 1, Pick 11 TRAE WAYNES/CB/MICHIGAN STATE/6’0/186 GBN Rank: 11 The Vikings have bigger need areas than the CB position, but WAYNES is the premier player at that position this year and long term the tandem of RHODES and WAYNES might be among the best on the NFL, freeing up MUNNERLYN to primarily cover the slot receiver. WAYNES… Read More »
AFter an initial week of heavy action am I the only one who feels like the well has gone dry on the VFA period around the League? There have still been some secondary signings to fill out roster depth situations before the Draft rolls around, but the significant action has taken place and most of the names still… Read More »
The NFL Draft has been whittled down over time to only 8 Rounds of Picks; 7 officially & 1 more of randomly scattered Compensatory Picks per the CBA. So in a year where no team has lost a pick, yet, it means the league will draft 256 players. Then a feeding frenzy takes place to sign the leftover… Read More »
There are smoke screens and there are out-and-out lies that transpire during VFA and Draft time, but I am really wondering what’s going on with the Rams. JEFF FISHER has been adamant about SAM BRADFORD being the main reason he took the HC job in St. Louis, as recently as during Combine pressers. Then one of the big… Read More »
Veteran Free Agency Begins With a BIG BANG We knew about a lot of VFA signings before they were allowed to be official. The trade of LeSean McCoy to Buffalo was a big news maker, but that trade may have been trumped by trade action on Tuesday. The SAINTS parted ways with JIMMY GRAHAM, who they dispatched to… Read More »
Time to talk about some prospects who used the Combine to their advantage. I will remind you that I can only refer to them based on what they did in shorts. Clearly I have no access to medical information or interviews. BUCK ALLEN/RB/USC There seems to be a rather large group of RB who are in the running… Read More »
Hey there, surprise! I bet many of you thought I had gone to Mexico for a winter vacation and missed the Combine. Not the case. I have been immersed in watching and re-watching COMBINE action, and reflecting a bit on what I really think I saw. Hopefully some of you caught some of my daily tweeting. Though I… Read More »
It’s COMBINE Week, as we tick down the weeks and days until the 2015 NFL DRAFT in Chicago. As I have always maintained there are multiple pieces to the giant jigsaw puzzle that is the NFL Draft, to be found and put in place from this weeks Combine. We will all gain some important workout numbers and see… Read More »
OK, since I don’t like Mocks but lots of site followers like to dissect them I would like to present a MOCK DRAFT with a Combine twist to it. I’m going to hijack the PACKERS franchise for a day, and propose a deal to Mr/ Goodell as well. National Scouting purports one of the main goals of the… Read More »
I must apologize for the delay in getting this game report out to you, but with the rapid fire 3 straight weeks of All-Star games in January, I plain and simply got swamped with travel and learning new rosters. I have now watched the replay of the Medal of Honor Game 3 times. And here is my All-Star… Read More »
Much to my surprise the COMBINE powers that be did indeed beat their own deadline for posting invitation info at their website. One might argue they came in just under the wire on this past Friday afternoon, but it’s a better performance than last year when the list leaked out via CBS Sportsline first. So here is a… Read More »
Now that the NFL season has concluded, except for the party game Sunday night, it’s time to announce the… PIGSKIN PAUL All-Rookie Team 2014 QB DEREK CARR/RAIDERS RB TERRANCE WEST/BROWNS RB JEREMY HILL/BENGALS WR ODELL BECKHAM/GIANTS WR MIKE EVANS/BUCS WR KELVIN BENJAMIN/PANTHERS TE C.J. FIEDOROWICZ/TEXANS T TAYLOR LEWAN/TITANS T SEANTRELL HENDERSON/BILLS G JOEL BITONIO/BROWNS G ZACH MARTIN/COWBOYS C… Read More »
It’s the post-Bowl season, except for the new Championship game; NFL PLay-Offs are marching forward; most importantly it is now NFL DRAFT season. By this time next week I will be over in St.Petersburg, FL watching SHRINE practices. By Monday the 19th we should have the official NFL list of Declared Underclassmen for the Draft. Then the Senior… Read More »
The Bowls are just about wrapped up and we’re two weeks from the NFL deadline for Underclassmen to declare for the 2015 Draft. So in that spirit I will reveal the New Year’s Prospect ranking by position, as I see it. The next real change will come shortly after the 15th when we know which underclassmen are really… Read More »
