NFL Draft Net: It’s Officially NFL Draft Season | Big Board Update
Congrats to the New York Giants and their Super Bowl win. As the confetti settles, the 2012 NFL Draft season fires up. to get things started right away we posted our initial big board rankings.
1. Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford
Try as people may, there is really no contest here. There is no reason [...]
NFL Draft Net: NFL Draft News Update 2/4
We are three weeks out from the NFL Scouting Combine and there is already talk of who will work out. In the NFL.com video Replacing an Icon, Rich Eisen mentions that Andrew Luck told him he doesn’t know if he will throw at the combine. An interesting response from Warren Sapp was, “they don’t want you to do well at the combine.” Who? Elaborating on this, Sapp points out that they want you [...]
BTB: Mocking The Cowboys Draft: Picks Out Of Left Field?
Just when you think you’ve heard all the names that could possibly fall within range of the Cowboys’ 14th pick in the 2012 draft, somebody comes along and smacks you upside the head with a new name.
This week that somebody is Nolan Nawrocki of Pro Football Weekly. Nawrocki isn’t just some dude with an internet access[...]
NFL Draft Net: NFL Draft News Update 2/3
The Senior Bowl is out of the way and we are a few days out from that stretch between the Super Bowl and the 2012 NFL Draft. NFL Draft Net will be providing NFL Draft news updates several times per week from now until the late April selection event.
NFL Draft Net’s initial 2012 NFL Mock Draft is posted. Commentary will come with the next update, [...]
Andrew Luck’s Name Most Fitting of Any Player in History
Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck’s name could not possibly be more fitting. In April, he’ll be selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the first overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Why is he so ‘luck’y? He’s not like typical first overall picks. No; he’s not going to be selected by an awful team that is years away from playoff contention. Andrew Luck is possibly the luckiest [...]
Draft Dodging: Who Should the Dallas Cowboys Take in the Draft?
As Thursday, April 26th rapidly approaches, Dallas Cowboys fans are left waiting and wondering who in the heck Jason Garrett and Jerry Jones are going to select with our first round pick in the NFL Draft. The common talk is that the Cows need to snag a corner back and they need to get one who can make an immediate impact [...]
Footbasket: NFC East Draft Profile: Washington Redskins
After a disappointing 2011 season, the Redskins look to fix their weaknesses in the upcoming 2012 NFL Draft.
Along with the team at NFLdraftinsiders.net, I will be analyzing this year’s 2012 NFL draft. As the featured columnist for the NFC East, I will give each team a profile on their 2011 season [...]
NFL Draft By Numbers: When Will Top Players Go At Each Position?
On Tuesday this week, we looked at how NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock ranked the top five players per position in this year’s draft.
Rankings like that always lead to interesting questions about positional value. Is a tackle more valuable than a corner or a pass rusher? [...]
NFL Draft Net: Will Height Hold Back Russell Wilson in NFL Draft?
2012 NFL Draft prospect, Wisconsin Quarterback Russell Wilson, has many attributes that make him an attractive target for NFL scouts. The arm, mobility, leadership, and those numbers. But there is one thing that is going to hold him back, no matter how much he tries to dismiss it. Size. Five-foot, 10 1/2 inches. Sure, we [...]
Colts Beat Writer Sees Luck in the Future
Indianapolis Colts beat writer, Mike Chappell, has a strong feeling the Colts will use the first over all pick on Stanford QB, Andrew Luck. Posed with the question from a reader as to whether there was a chance or not on if the Colts may use the pick on Baylor QB, Robert Griffin III, Chappel outlined factors that would contribute to the decision, but ultimately felt the pick [...]





