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Raiders Drafted Michael Mitchell Right Before Bears Would Have

Everyone watching the NFL draft was shocked when the Oakland Raiders selected Ohio safety Michael Mitchell in the second round, a pick that prompted Mel Kiper, Mike Mayock and their ilk to bash the Raiders for wasting a pick on a player who would have been available later in the draft. But now there's talk that Mitchell...

NFL Network Set Passes Time By Making Fun of Each Other

As happens on the last Saturday in April every year, I spent the day on my couch watching Roger Goodell and Ray Anderson read names off a card. The NFL Draft is the biggest event of the football offseason, even though it involves a bunch of guys in suits sitting around a set telling us about players who won't see the field...

Kyle Orton Can't Replace Jay Cutler in Denver, but He Will Hold His Own

Kyle Orton doesn't have Jay Cutler's franchise quarterback pedigree. He was taken in the fourth round of the 2005 draft, two years after the Bears had invested a first-round pick in Rex Grossman. And, from the beginning, his role was clear: a raw, strong-armed talent, who would spend the first few seasons on the bench...

Dolphins WRs Not Big Mel Kiper Fans

It seems Mel Kiper can't open his mouth without upsetting someone. First, he went off on ESPN colleague Todd McShay (wait, what?), and now he's drawn the ire of the Dolphins' wide receivers after dismissing the group that has played together since 2008. Brandon London, a former Giants practice-squadder and part-time model...

Lions Should Do Whatever It Takes to Pry Cutler From Denver

Maybe drafting Matthew Stafford would be a total success for Detroit. Maybe it would be an unmitigated disaster. There's just no way to know for sure how things will work out. It's a total crapshoot -- so the Lions should put the dice down, pick their money up and cash in whatever chips they hold in exchange for Denver...

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05/15/12 LSU set for another banner NFL draft Source: The Town Talk - Alexandria LA Eric Galko of Optimum Scouting says Claiborne could go as high as the third pick to Minnesota.
05/10/12 2013 NFL Draft: 10 Players the Indianapolis Colts... Source: Bleacher Report What is the thinnest position on the Colts roster?
05/10/12 Big Ten Football Morning Coffee: Take a Bow, Ohio... Source: Bleacher Report Here's what's going down in the Big Ten today. -
05/10/12 MSU football: 3 Spartans in Kipers top 25 for '13 pro... Source: Lansing State Journal - Lansing MI ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has three Michigan State players in his top 25 pro prospects for next year.
05/09/12 Mel Kiper lists one player each from Alabama, Auburn... Source: The Mississippi Press - Pascagoula MS Mel Kiper has released his first 2013 Big Board , a very early look at 25 prospects he believes will be the most sought-after players in the 2013 NFL draft.