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Best Of The SB Nation Network: April 27, 2011

We have 305 fantastic sports blogs in SB Nation, so in case you didn’t have a chance to read them all today we’ve collected the best stuff right here. Get sports smart in no time fast!

Football

- The Broncos draft strategy in detail, from Mile High Report.

- What will the Patriots do with all their picks? Pats Pulpit makes an educated guess.

- The Bills need a lot of help in the draft, and Buffalo Rumblings gives us an idea of what they may do.

- Big Cat Country is convinced the Jags will pick a QB in the first round.

College Sports

- With the Jim Tressel saga rolling on a few interesting pieces from other programs with recent NCAA issues: Conquest Chronicles shares their thoughts on the Notice Of Infractions while Track Em Tigers suggest that Tressel simply fall on his own sword and resign .

- Though some of the spending that is done off the books might be more interesting, Team Speed Kills takes a look at the reported recruiting expenses for the SEC teams.

- One Bronco Nation Under God is cooking up a recipe for the Broncos to win the 2011 National Championship.

- Carolina March investigates Nike and their continuing transformation of men’s hoops jerseys.

- On NFL Draft eve Crimson And Cream Machine wants you to remember that since 2000, nobody in the Big 12 has had more players drafted than the Oklahoma Sooners.

- Dawg Sports doesn’t buy Will Muschamp’s new breed of discipline in Gainesville since Janoris Jenkins wasn’t really dismissed.

Soccer

- Roker Report casts a close eye over the next generation of Sunderland players.

- No one is all that shocked that the New York Red Bulls are among the best teams in MLS this year. But Once a Metro points out that it is a pair of Nordic country natives that are leading the way, not necessarily the bigger-name players on the roster.

- Toronto FC fans are bracing for a tough season and preparing for the very real possibility of becoming the first team to ever miss the playoffs for six straight seasons. With that in mind, Waking the Red says the Voyageurs Cup may be the team’s best shot at glory.

Baseball

- Amazin’ Avenue addresses the fact that no Met has ever thrown a no-hitter by handicapping some pitchers in the organization now based on their likelihood to throw one in the future.

- Roto Hardball checks out some players who have been a bit unlucky so far whom you might snag on the cheap in your fantasy league.

- The Crawfish Boxes has your weekly Astros stock watch so you can find out who’s been hot and who has been decidedly less so.

Basketball

- What’s happened to Russell Westbrook as this series has progressed?

- A look at the Jazz’s defensive struggles this season.

- The Raptors need lottery luck, but there are things they can control as well.

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