NFL people are gathering in Indianapolis as we speak in anticipation of this week’s annual scouting combine at which 337 of the top prospects for the 2020 draft are set to be poked, prodded and physically tested to their limit. And while the importance of the combine sometimes gets overstated, no question it is one of the key… Read More »
Joe B still not sold on Bengals … LSU QB Joe Burrow, the presumptive #1 pick at the 2020 draft, had another chance today to put to bed those reports that he genuinely doesn’t want to be selected by Cincinnati in this year’s draft. Burrow was in the Dallas area to accept the Davey O’Brien Award given annually… Read More »
Is Tua back in play for top pick??? … That’s the question around the NFL today after news leaked out earlier this week that Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa’s recovery from season-ending hip surgery is on pace. NFL Network analyst Bucky Brooks, for example, has Tagovailoa ranked as the #1 QB on his initial positional rankings released earlier today… Read More »
Late star game notes; part deux … While the scouting combine is now less that two weeks away, GBN Associate Editor Pigskin Paul Guillemette still can’t get last month’s all-star games including the Senior Bowl out of his thoughts. Here is a second round of late notes from those games courtesy of Pigskin.
Combine snubs … Every year it seems that there are some shocking snubs from the list of players invited to the annual scouting combine in Indianapolis. And its the same story this year, to a degree; however, it doesn’t feel there is quite the same number of big name snubs this year. Arguably the top prospects snubbed by… Read More »
The 2020 draft, which is shaping up to be one of the most important in Giants history, is now less than 75 days away. In fact, the annual scouting combine gets underway in just a couple of weeks. Needless to say we’ve had a bunch of emails from fellow Giants fans since the end of season with draft… Read More »
QB draft talk … Not sure if in the end it will change anything, but there have been some interesting public statements by and about the top QB prospects for the 2020 draft. LSU’s Joe Burrow, the presumptive #1 pick at this year’s draft, for example, was quoted on the Dan Patrick radio program yesterday that he wanted… Read More »
QBs, OTs, WRs headline early look at top prospects for 2021 … When people think ahead to the 2021 draft, they rather naturally start thinking about star QBs Trevor Lawrence of Clemson and Ohio State’s Justin Fields, neither of whom was eligible to enter this year’s draft. Lawrence, of course, has been the presumptive favorite to be the… Read More »
1- Trevor Lawrence – QB – Clemson (JR) 2- Penei Sewell – OT – Oregon (JR) 3- Justin Fields – QB – Ohio State (JR) 4- Shaun Wade – CB – Ohio State (JR) 5- Ja’Marr Chase – WR – LSU (JR) 6- Micah Parsons – OLB – Penn State (JR) 7- Gregory Rousseau – DE – Miami … Read More »
There are a number of ways one could joke about the very disappointing play of the offensive line during last weekend’s Senior Bowl game from “they really were offensive” to “the Big uglies were indeed ugly!” All joking aside, any team hoping to find some hidden gems along the offensive line for the 2020 draft had to have… Read More »
The 2020 Senior Bowl wrapped up yesterday with the North winning rather easily 34-17. The difference in the game was that the North edge rushers led by DEs Brad Anae of Utah, Syracuse’s Alton Robinson and Josh Uche of Utah simply dominated their OT counterparts and just didn’t give the South QBs much time to throw. Which was… Read More »
No. Name School Position 1 Jalen Hurts Oklahoma QB 2 Lamical Perine Florida RB 2 Kindle Vildor Georgia Southern CB 3 Javon Kinlaw South Carolina DT 4 Brandon Aiyuk Arizona State WR 5 Ke’Shawn Vaughn Vanderbilt RB 6 Cam Brown Penn State LB 6 Devin Duvernay Texas WR 7 Marlon Davison Auburn DT 8 DJ Wonnum South Carolina… Read More »
No. Name School Position 1 Quartney Davis Texas A&M WR 2 Joshua Kelley UCLA RB 3 Ashtyn Davis California S 3 Anthony Gordon Washington State QB 4 Khaleke Hudson Michigan S 5 Jordan Love Utah State QB 5 Troy Pride Jr. Notre Dame CB 6 Michael Pittman Jr. Southern California WR 6 Joshua Uche Michigan LB 7 Michael… Read More »
Dolphins GM talks Tua, draft trade … Normally, when NFL execs have their almost mandatory talks with the media at events like this week’s Senior Bowl they say a whole lot of nothing. Miami GM Chris Grier, though, was a little more forthcoming than usual at his presser yesterday evening. On the one hand, Grier seemed to indicate… Read More »
Dispatches from Mobile; Senior Bowl day one practice report … Things are starting to percolate at the Senior Bowl in Mobile as the players are preparing for the first of two days of full-pad practices. For the record, the North will be practicing at 1:30 PM ET later this afternoon, while the South team takes the field at… Read More »
Senior Bowl weigh-in notes … If there was a surprise at this morning’s weigh-in and measurement session at the Senior Bowl in Mobile it may be that there really weren’t all that many surprises. The QBs, for example, turned up pretty much as advertised, while there was some impressive size at both WR and the offensive line. Read… Read More »
Tuesday; January 21, 2020 … If there was a surprise at this morning’s weigh-in and measurement session at the Senior Bowl in Mobile it may be that there really weren’t all that many surprises. The QBs, for example, turned up pretty much as advertised. Oregon’s Justin Herbert, who figures to be the most scrutinized player in Mobile this… Read More »
Mobile; Tuesday; January 21, 2020 …The scene has changed from St. Petersburg to Mobile, AL. I drove the 480 miles today and joined the throng of football junkies here for the Senior Bowl. Funny thing, I ran into some very cold southern weather on the way. The only event for today was a Press Conference conducted by JIM… Read More »
Bengals will consider all options at #1 … There were reports around the NFL late last week that Miami was considering trying to put together a package to entice Cincinnati to trade out of the #1 pick at the 2020 draft,but that the Bengals weren’t all that interested. Late yesterday, though, Duke Tobin, the Bengals’ director of player… Read More »
Senior Bowl week set to get underway … Folks are gathering in Mobile as we speak for this week’s Senior Bowl which gets underway tomorrow and runs through Saturday. The players from both teams will be measured and weighed Tuesday morning, followed by light practice in shells tomorrow afternoon. There will then be full workouts in pads on… Read More »
Burrow to skip Senior Bowl; Simmons rising … There are unconfirmed reports that LSU QB Joe Burrow will not be in mobile for next week’s Senior Bowl. Burrow had reportedly been considering playing in the Senior Bowl, especially with the coaching staff at Cincinnati, the team just about everyone expects to select him with the first pick overall… Read More »
Rumor that Dolphins targeting top pick … With the 2020 draft now just 98 days away the thinking around the NFL has been that Cincinnati was pretty much locked in on LSU QB Joe Burrow for the #1 overall pick this year. However, there is a rumor making the rounds that Miami could make a serious offer to… Read More »
The last day of padded action for this year’s game was conducted today. Thursday’s practices will likely look much like walk-throughs, with emphasis on Special Teams units. I won’t be there, but rather will work from home and come up with my All-Practice Team. But for now, let’s review some of Wednesday’s happenings and observations. As of this… Read More »
Five LSU Tigers enter draft; others too … While the national championship celebrations continue in the bayou, 5 LSU underclassmen have announced that they will not be back to defend their title next fall, but rather will enter the 2020 draft. The five include FS Grant Delpit, WR Justin Jefferson, LBs Jacob Phillips and Patrick Queen, and C… Read More »
Another lawsuit against Penn State; prospects involved … A former player at Penn State football and now at California has has filed a federal lawsuit that accuses the school and head coach James Franklin of ignoring reports of hazing within the program. According to the lawsuit, former Penn State DB Isaiah Humphries was the target of hazing conducted… Read More »
