nfl-2008-draft Stories - Behind the Steel Curtain
There Will Be No More Wondering Where Rashard Mendenhall Is Come Next Monday
RB Rashard Mendenhall, the Steelers 1st round draft pick in this year's draft, will get his first start in the NFL next Monday night when the Steelers take on the Baltimore Ravens in front of a national audience. Even when we were rolling along during weeks 1 and 2, it was mentioned that perhaps...
Sudden impact: surprises lurking in the Rams 2008 draft
Whew. Hate to say that I'm glad to see a weekend come to an end, but in this case, I'll make an exception. Amidst the shuttling between families, oppressive heat and a dog with "food" poisoning, the news that the Rams and Keenan Burton agreed to a deal came as a nice, unexpected surprise, a...
The Falcons Throw Enormous Wads Of Cash At Matt Ryan
When it came right down to it, new General Manager Tom Dimitroff was not about to take agent Tom Condon's guff. Knowing his clients' history of holding out, Dimitroff hit Condon over the head with a bottle of vodka, threw him in Daren Stone's locker and hammered out a a huge six-year deal with a...
Saints Select K Taylor Mehlhaff in 6th Round
Taylor Mehlhaff (Scout.com) With their final pick of the 2009 draft, the New Orleans Saints selected K Taylor Mehlhaff from Wisconsin. Here is his scouting report at NFL Draft Countdown.Uuuuuhhhh...I don't really know how I feel about this one. This left-footer was the top rated kicker in...
Saints Select OT Carl Nicks With Second Fifth Round Pick
Carl Nicks (Rivals.com) With their second pick in the fifth round, the Saint select OT Carl Nicks from Nebraska. Check out his scouting report at NFL Draft Countdown.Nicks doesn't have much experience, as he was a starter for only one year in college. But he has outstanding size and is...
Grading the Draft: 2008
There have been some great analysis stories done already by BBS and by Bullard47 on the draft, so I'll try to touch on some things these guys didn't talk about. By the way, you'll notice my new avatar next to my name. It was submitted by the aforementioned Bullard47 here. He'll get to give us...
2008 NFL Draft: Worst of the 1st Round
Tennessee Titans - RB Chris Johnson, East Carolina Easily the worst. With a guy like DE Phillip Merling still on the board, the Titans take a a return specialist and a back-up RB. Ugh! Seattle Seahawks - DE Lawrence Jackson, USC The Seahawks need to fix their d-line, no question. But Jackson...
2008 NFL Draft: Open Thread 3
The Titans taking Chris Johnson at #24 was the biggest reach, by far. All-in-all, there were 10 trades (10!!!) in the first round. The Chiefs had the best first round, easily.This is another open thread. Looks like Brian Brohm is the first pick in round 2 for the Dolphins.Scratch that, it's Phillip...
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