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Rookies Could Help Brady Quinn Transition to Starting Role

Perhaps the best way to ease a young NFL quarterback into the starting job is to surround him with playmakers, the support of a suffocating defense, or both. That way, he's seldom in the position of having to win a game, but has the benefit of gaining experience. The strategy worked for the Steelers and Ben Roethlisberger...

Patriots Draft Brandon Tate for 2010

Under Bill Belichick, the Patriots have a history of trading up and down (mostly down) the draft board, accumulating future picks along the way. It's unorthodox but effective. The 2009 NFL Draft has been no different. In fact, Belichick announced hours before the proceedings that the chances the Pats would trade into the...

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...

Dolphins Draft Pat White, Wildcat Lives

Bill Parcells has a history of being aggressive, and the results suggest he knows what he's doing. He's taken five different teams to the playoffs as either a coach or front-office type, and is the NFL equivalent of Mr. White Winston Wolfe: he solves problems.He took the Dolphins from a one-win outfit in 2007 to AFC East...

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05/15/12 2012 NFL Draft: Why Luke Kuechly Is the Future of the... Source: Bleacher Report Gone are the days of running games dominating the NFL , and with that demands a new breed of inside linebackers leading defenses.
05/07/12 Intriguing Rookies on 2012 Schedule: Pre-season Source: Giants Football Blog There are a number of exciting 2012 draftees on the Giants' schedule this year.
05/04/12 NFL network analyst Mike Mayock gives his take on Pats... Source: The Point After NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock discussed the 2012 NFL Draft, taking a look at the Patriots during the discussion on the latest edition of The Rich Eisen Podcast.
05/01/12 NFL Draft 2012: How New 49er Picks Will Impact Team's... Source: Bleacher Report When a "mock draft expert" gives a grade of C or D to a team, as listed here , my eyes start to water from pain.