Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid on Tuesday met with quarterback Donovan McNabb at the Eagles training facility. It was reported this meeting was about the 2nd round selection Saturday in the NFL Draft of Kevin Kolb, the talented quarterback from the University of Houston. Apparently, the Eagles wanted to clear the air about spending […]

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After sitting through the NFL draft last weekend, my initial reaction was…, well two things. First, does the first round have to be 6+ hours long? I wanted to stab myself in the neck with a screwdriver listening to the talking heads killing time between picks, but I guess that’s a topic for another day. […]

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21. Denver Broncos
DE Jamaal Anderson
Arkansas
The Broncos could really use some offensive line help, but they will elect to address that in later rounds. The talented DE Jamaal Anderson falls in their lap here at 21 and they will not let him slide any farther. Although flying slightly under the radar at Arkansas, Anderson had 13.5 […]

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11. San Francisco 49ers
DE Adam Carriker
Nebraska
After substantially upgrading his team’s overall talent level, head coach Mike Nolan will address the team’s chief needs with this pick. The top ten will play out well for the 49ers with plenty of defensive talent left on the board. In somewhat of a surprise, the 49ers will select the […]

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1. Oakland Raiders
QB JaMarcus Russell
Louisiana State
The Raiders have to get all the value they can out of this pick. The first pick salary will keep anyone thinking of trading up away and no decent free agent quarterback is going to sign with Oakland and that offensive line. Quarterbacks with […]

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The Detroit Lions hold the key to the entire first round of this weekend’s NFL Draft in New York. All the teams with picks in the top 10 will have to have a plan A, B, C, and D based on which direction the Lions go with the second overall pick. Many early mock drafts […]

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The Washington Redskins enter next weekend’s NFL draft with only five picks. They have a first (sixth overall), a fifth, 2 sixths, and a seventh round selection. Not exactly team building ammunition. I heard it said once that champions are built in rounds 2 through 4. Ouch!!! The Redskins seem to be targeting DT and […]

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The Oakland Raiders have to take a quarterback with the first overall pick in this year’s NFL draft, because no NFL starting quarterback in his right mind would go to Oakland right now. The franchise is in a mess, the offensive line is just that, offensive, and no-one on the planet knows whether Randy Moss […]

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