CBS Sports/NFL Draft Scout - 2009 NFL Draft revisited
Before prospects even take the field, most of us are guilty of “grading” each team on how they did in the draft. While there is nothing wrong with immediately evaluating each team’s draft class, a more practical exercise is to give prospects two or three seasons to prove themselves in the NFL.
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NFL.com - 2013 NFL Draft debate: Matt Barkley vs. Landry Jones
USC’s Matt Barkley and Oklahoma’s Landry Jones seriously considered entering the 2012 NFL Draft, but both players ultimately decided to return for a senior season. This instantly created an enticing quarterback debate for next year’s NFL draft: Barkley vs. Jones. It’s a topic that’ll definitely be on people’s minds as the 2012 college season unfolds.
Field Gulls - Seahawks sign eight of 10 draft picks
The Seahawks, as you saw earlier today, were the first to sign their first-round pick, when they inked Bruce Irvin to a four-year, $9.34M deal with a $5M signing bonus.
Denver Post - Broncos, GM Brian Xanders agree to part ways after four years in Denver
Broncos general manager Brian Xanders and the team have mutually decided to part ways.
Blogging the Boys - Hopes are high for Dallas Cowboys draftees and UDFAs
With the first significant practices of the 2012 season in the books, hopes are running high for fans of the Dallas Cowboys. Of course, this is the time of year when draftees and UDFAs often look like the next superstars. We do have to remind ourselves that they spent time practicing against other rookies. It will be a long time before we start to get an idea of who will actually make the team this fall.
Behind the Steel Curtain - DeCastro sets expectations where they should be by selecting No. 66
I used to get excited seeing the No. 66. Seeing it on a broad-chested, rattlesnake-mean player moving at the speed of a semi-truck in fourth gear and climbing made me think “run the ball behind Big Nasty for the rest of the bleeping game.”
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