Monthly Archives: March 2011

Here is the NFL Draft Chart that NFL teams use to determine the value of draft picks when making a trade. The Black column shows the pick number The White column shows the value for each individual draft slot [...]

ESPN’s Chris Mortensen tweeted that veteran quarterback Chad Pennington torn his ACL during a pickup basketball game. Pennington was attempting to make another comeback and after dealing shoulder issues but this will no doubt have a serious impact on his plans. SI’s Peter King mentioned that teams may have been willing to take a chance on [...]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweeted some interesting news about Georgia WR A.J. Greens stock yesterday. “After talking to seven personnel men today, it sounds like Georgia WR A.J. Green is the top-rated player in the draft. We’ll see if he goes No. 1.” It’s worth noting that a lot of teams create their boards based on overall talent [...]

Chan Gailey‘s arrival in Buffalo has brought both pros and cons which is to expected with any new coaching regime but the most glaring difference between Gailey’s first season with the team and the previous years is the teams poor defensive play. The decision to change the Bills defense to a 3-4 didn’t bring immediate [...]

It’s hard to really gauge a teams interest in player because of a single workout but in some cases it indicates that a team is considering making a move that few may have seen coming. As FOXSports.com reports, the Indianapolis Colts have setup a work out with TCU QB Andy Dalton for some time before the [...]

NFL Networks draft expert Mike Mayock made an interesting point regarding Julio Jones and A.J. Green‘s draft during a recent segment. Mayock mentions that two of teams that may consider taking a wide receiver early in the draft are the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns, both of whom run west-coast offenses. Mayocks notes that Julio [...]

CBSSports.com writer Pete Prisco suggested that the Jacksonville Jaguars should consider taking a quarterback with their No. 16 overall pick during an appearance on the NFL Network’s “Path to the Draft”. “I think a guy they should take a long, hard look at is Christian Ponder,” Prisco said. “When you watch him on tape, he’s [...]

Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer writes that the Cincinnati Bengals “would go for one in the second,” if they end up missing out on one of the top two quarterbacks (Cam Newton & Blaine Gabbert). Reedy mentions that Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett will visit the team later in the week. The Carson Palmer drama will [...]

SI.com’s Tony Pauline reports that Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett is “taking a big tumble” down NFL teams big boards. Mallett’s is consistently linked to off-the-field problems and many are concerned about his personality which has been reported as being “worrisome” by league sources. The problem for Mallett is that his draft stock wasn’t all that high [...]

Following what was a terrible 2010 season in Arizona where the team went with a quarterback tandem that included the like of Derek Anderson, Max Hall and John Skelton, it would make sense for the teams best player, Larry Fitzgerald, to want to keep all of his options open as he enters the final year [...]

Felix Jones received a solid endorsement from Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett last week which could lead to more work than any Cowboys running back has seen in the last few years. “Coming out of college, a guy like that continues to develop into his body and able to take the pounding and punishment [...]

NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi says that he “fully expects”  the San Francisco 49ers to make a run at Marc Bulger once free agency is finally underway. Bulger played under John Harbaugh last season while in Baltimore so there a good chance that new 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, who happens to be Johns brother,  will [...]

NFL has announced who will receive compensatory picks in the upcoming draft. There will be a total of 32 picks given out to teams that have lost players via free agency. Here’s a breakdown the draft picks. 3rd Round Carolina #97 4th Round Tennessee #130 Green Bay #131 5th Round Baltimore #164 Baltimore #165 6th [...]

Ira Kaufman of the Tampa Tribune was able to discuss some of Buccaneers plans for free agency with head coach Raheem Morris. While Tampa Bay hasn’t looked to the free agent market for many solutions in the past few years, Morris mentioned that there’s a chance that they could change up their strategy a bit this year. “We wanted [...]

Dez Bryant‘s recent run-in with some mall cops in a Dallas-area shopping mall may actually have an impact on the teams decision to keep Roy Williams for the 2011 season, if you can believe that. Dallas Cowboys writer Nick Eatman mentions that the Bryant’s off-the-field issues could force the team to considering retain Williams despite his ridiculous $9.25 million salary for [...]

Here’s a few rumors regarding some of the roster decisions that the Houston Texans may be considering. Amobi Okoye John McClain of the Houston Chronicle mentioned during a chat earlier in the week that he doubts DE Amobi Okoye even makes the teams roster. “I’ll be surprised if he’s on the team. He’s a 4-3 DT [...]

According to agent Brian Ayrault, the Kansas City Chiefs have “shown a lot of interest” in UNC quarterback T.J. Yates and even have a workout scheduled with new quarterbacks coach Jim Zorn for today. ESPN’s Matt Williamson suggests that Matt Cassel could be in a make-or-break situation depending on whether or not he struggles this season. [...]

The other benefit to being the worst team in the NFL, other than having the first pick in the draft, is the amount of conversation and speculation that surrounds your teams decision. So far the Carolina Panthers have been rumored to be targeting anyone of: Cam Newton, Blaine Gabbert, Nick Fairley, Marcell Dareus, Patrick Peterson, or A.J. [...]

To start, Darren Urban of the Cardinals website notes that the owners of the Aizona Cardinals recently visited with Blaine Gabbert and even held a private workout with him. While the fact that the Cardinals had private workout with Gabbert isn’t all that surprising, the inclusion of the teams owners is actually surprising. ESPN’s Chris [...]

On the subject of whether or not it’s a good idea to draft quarterback because of the problems created from the current lockout, Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan doesn’t see the labor situation affecting the teams intentions of drafting a quarterback at some point in the upcoming draft. “No, that doesn’t bother me,” Shanahan [...]

Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Atlanta Falcons may consider trading up for Georgia WR A.J. Green if he falls to No. 6 which is held by the Cleveland Browns. Earlier in the week there were reports that the Browns are considering trading down in the draft but it was speculated that they would only be [...]

Buffalo Bills head coach has mentioned that he is comfortable with Ryan Fitzpatrick as the teams quarterback heading into the 2011 season but that doesn’t seem to be preventing him from taking a long look at some of the quarterback prospects in the draft, specifically Blaine Gabbert and Cam Newton. “I can tell you right now there’s [...]