Here’s how I see things working out in what should be the best draft in recent memory.  Due to the abundance of talent in this year’s class, I expect to be wrong an awful lot.  Most teams have multiple urgent needs, and talent is stacked early on across the board.  Ok, one last time here [...]

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Here are my final top 10 players at each position in this year’s draft.  I expanded a few of the positions based on the high number of players I expect to be drafted fairly early at them.  These rankings are intended to reflect my projections for the level of success each will attain in the [...]

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(FYI – This mock was developed prior to the McNabb trade; hence Clausen to Washington.) The last version I put together looked a little too inside the box.  As a general rule, if you see the same picks by a lot of people, they’re unlikely to come true.  So I tried reshuffling things a little [...]

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Alright, I’m tired of messing with this thing. I’ve been battling with a few unsettled picks, but I’ll just go with them for now. Here’s a post-Combine look at how I see the draft playing out: ROUND 1 1) STL – Sam Bradford (QB, Oklahoma) Ok, I’m biting. The Rams choose 2010 to not pass [...]

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Returning Tight Ends: Kellen Winslow – 5 years ($6.725 million, $8.29 million, then $16 million split between 3 years I think) Jerramy Stevens – 1 year, $1.4 million John Gilmore – 1 year, $1.25 million Ryan Purvis – minimum . Status/Needs: Winslow was easily the top receiver on the team last year and was quick [...]

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Returning Linebackers: Niko Koutouvides – undisclosed; made $627,000 in ’09 Lee Robinson – minimum Adam Hayward – 1 year $550,000 Geno Hayes – 2 years ($470,000 and $555,000) Barrett Ruud – RFA Matt McCoy – RFA Quincy Black – 1 year $550,000 Rod Wilson – RFA . * Angelo Crowell – free agent (“earned” nearly [...]

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  Returning Quarterbacks: Josh Freeman – entering second of five year contract Josh Johnson – 2 years ($512,000, $600,000) Byron Leftwich (for now) – 1 year ($2 million) Rudy Carpenter – minimum  

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With three long weeks to go until we get to the combine, here are my thoughts on how the first two rounds of the draft will play out as well as how the Bucs will utilize their ten selections.  (It’s actually a combination of what I would do and what I think they’ll look to [...]

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Returning Running Backs: Cadillac Williams – RFA Derrick Ward – 3 years left ($3.25 million; $3.75 million; $4 million) Earnest Graham – will earn $6 million if he’s on the team the next two years Clifton Smith – ERFA Kareem Huggins – minimum Fullbacks: BJ Askew – under contract for 3 more years ($875,000; $1.5 [...]

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Fairly short and sweet this time. On one hand New Orleans has the league’s most dynamic offense, and the Colts are without their best pass rusher. On the other hand how can you go against the best QB of this era? This is the biggest game of Peyton Manning’s career, and his team didn’t lose [...]

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