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Parcells, Jones, Belichick,
& Crew Will Be Active
Bill Parcells love to trade on NFL
draft day. Jerry Jones love to see
his name and face on television
during any NFL Draft. With
Parcells having the number one
pick, with plenty of holes to fill
and Jones with two first round
picks in the same NFL Draft
expect some action. The other
thing to consider is the number of
Bill Parcells proteges out there.
Belichick and Patriots, Romeo
Crennel and the Browns, Sean
Payton and the Saints, Eric
Mangini and the Jets, Tom
Coughlin and the Giants, all
coached under Parcells so they
will take his calls when the 2008
NFL Draft rolls around and take
each others calls. It could be a
very active day at the NFL Draft.
The 49ers need to move up in
the draft, the Patriots and
Dolphins want to move down. The
teams that need QB's will be
active and Darren McFadden sits
number one on many boards with
the top three teams not in the
market for a RB in the 2008 NFL
Draft. This NFL Draft could set a
record for trades and time to
complete the first round. This is
also the first NFL draft where a
team has been told to forfeit a
first round pick. This will create a
lot of value for the 32nd pick, the
first pick in round two of the 2008
NFL Draft. A second rounder,
money wise (unless you ask the
agent for the player picked), but
with first round talent. Those
early seconds usually turn out
real well because the players
have a chip on their shoulder for
falling out of round one. April
26th should be loads of fun at the
2008 NFL Draft.
& Crew Will Be Active
Bill Parcells love to trade on NFL
draft day. Jerry Jones love to see
his name and face on television
during any NFL Draft. With
Parcells having the number one
pick, with plenty of holes to fill
and Jones with two first round
picks in the same NFL Draft
expect some action. The other
thing to consider is the number of
Bill Parcells proteges out there.
Belichick and Patriots, Romeo
Crennel and the Browns, Sean
Payton and the Saints, Eric
Mangini and the Jets, Tom
Coughlin and the Giants, all
coached under Parcells so they
will take his calls when the 2008
NFL Draft rolls around and take
each others calls. It could be a
very active day at the NFL Draft.
The 49ers need to move up in
the draft, the Patriots and
Dolphins want to move down. The
teams that need QB's will be
active and Darren McFadden sits
number one on many boards with
the top three teams not in the
market for a RB in the 2008 NFL
Draft. This NFL Draft could set a
record for trades and time to
complete the first round. This is
also the first NFL draft where a
team has been told to forfeit a
first round pick. This will create a
lot of value for the 32nd pick, the
first pick in round two of the 2008
NFL Draft. A second rounder,
money wise (unless you ask the
agent for the player picked), but
with first round talent. Those
early seconds usually turn out
real well because the players
have a chip on their shoulder for
falling out of round one. April
26th should be loads of fun at the
2008 NFL Draft.
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Running Backs Should Not
be Drafted High in NFL Draft
Joe Tarell January 29, 2008
The easiest position in the NFL
draft to fill is Running Back. It is
also the one position that you
should wait on when picking on
day one. I have no problem with
Adrian Peterson at number
seven last year, or LT going top
five, but Ronnie Brown and
Cadillac Williams are perfect
examples of why you should wait.
The Giants are in the Super Bowl
a year after Tiki Barber, one of
the best RB's in team history
retired. They have a strong
running game with a 3rd round
pick (on his fourth team), a fourth
and three sevens. They traded
Ryan Grant to Green Bay and he
ran for nearly 1,000 in nine
games; he was undrafted in the
recent NFL Draft.
The bottom line is this; running
backs are almost always the most
talented player on the team from
pee wee football through college.
By the time they get to the NFL,
they are all really good ball
players and the biggest issue is
ego and attitude. Because they
have always been "The Man",
many have trouble subjugating
their egos. Draft them later and
you have a great start to solving
the two problems above.
The second reason they should
be drafted late is because the
Offensive Line has more to do
with the running game than the
running back does, in my
opinion. If you have a strong OL
and a strong passing game, then
running the football gets much
easier. You simply need to cure
the running backs desire to go
90 yards on every play or their
inability to hit the hole at 90 MPH
when it opens. I call this the
90-90 rule for RB's. Solve this
and all you need is blocking
because RB's don't get this far
without being talented.
The only exception is the rare
back and there are some out
there. About once every five
years an LT or AD comes along.
These guys are worthy of the
high pick unless they get injured
frequently or develop that
attitude I spoke about earlier. So
save your high picks for the
positions that have much less
risk, then use the Jimmy Johnson
philosophy of drafting more than
one and draft them after round
two of the NFL Draft and let them
compete in camp. You will be
better off.
Because Joe.Redskin and
AFATT Says So...
be Drafted High in NFL Draft
Joe Tarell January 29, 2008
The easiest position in the NFL
draft to fill is Running Back. It is
also the one position that you
should wait on when picking on
day one. I have no problem with
Adrian Peterson at number
seven last year, or LT going top
five, but Ronnie Brown and
Cadillac Williams are perfect
examples of why you should wait.
The Giants are in the Super Bowl
a year after Tiki Barber, one of
the best RB's in team history
retired. They have a strong
running game with a 3rd round
pick (on his fourth team), a fourth
and three sevens. They traded
Ryan Grant to Green Bay and he
ran for nearly 1,000 in nine
games; he was undrafted in the
recent NFL Draft.
The bottom line is this; running
backs are almost always the most
talented player on the team from
pee wee football through college.
By the time they get to the NFL,
they are all really good ball
players and the biggest issue is
ego and attitude. Because they
have always been "The Man",
many have trouble subjugating
their egos. Draft them later and
you have a great start to solving
the two problems above.
The second reason they should
be drafted late is because the
Offensive Line has more to do
with the running game than the
running back does, in my
opinion. If you have a strong OL
and a strong passing game, then
running the football gets much
easier. You simply need to cure
the running backs desire to go
90 yards on every play or their
inability to hit the hole at 90 MPH
when it opens. I call this the
90-90 rule for RB's. Solve this
and all you need is blocking
because RB's don't get this far
without being talented.
The only exception is the rare
back and there are some out
there. About once every five
years an LT or AD comes along.
These guys are worthy of the
high pick unless they get injured
frequently or develop that
attitude I spoke about earlier. So
save your high picks for the
positions that have much less
risk, then use the Jimmy Johnson
philosophy of drafting more than
one and draft them after round
two of the NFL Draft and let them
compete in camp. You will be
better off.
Because Joe.Redskin and
AFATT Says So...
Consensus Number One in
the 2008 NFL Draft?
January 19, 2008
There does not appear to be
much consensus yet on the best
player in the 2008 NFL Draft
and that is always bad news for
the team with the first pick. No
one wants to pick someone who
is one of a handful of top
prospects and then have to pay
him top pick money. This is why
trades happen, but if history is
any indicator, the Dolphins
better not wait until NFL draft
day to make that trade because
it rarely happens.
Hopefully someone will step up
from Senior Bowl and Combine
to distance himself and the likely
candidate appears to be among
Darren McFadden, Glenn
Dorsey and Chris Long, with
Jake Long and Matt Ryan being
long shots. It is tough to take a
RB number one and DT is a
high-risk position that early in
any NFL Draft. The best thing
that could happen for the
Dolphins and frankly for the NFL
is if Matt Ryan really steps up
and establishes himself as the
top pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.
This always creates excitement.
Think about it; when Peyton
Manning and Ryan Leaf were
considered the top two picks in
the 1995 NFL Draft, the
excitement was palpable. The
same thing happened at the
2004 NFL Draft when Eli
Manning and Rivers were top
four picks. And who can forget
the NFL Draft when Michael Vick
was traded for at the top of the
1999 NFL Draft.
If no one steps up with a good
trade offer in this NFL Draft and
the Dolphins keep this pick,
drafting the QB makes the most
sense. They are not sold on
John Beck and so if you have to
pay top dollar it might as well be
for a QB. The make any NFL
Draft more exciting and the 2008
NFL Draft should be no
exception.
the 2008 NFL Draft?
January 19, 2008
There does not appear to be
much consensus yet on the best
player in the 2008 NFL Draft
and that is always bad news for
the team with the first pick. No
one wants to pick someone who
is one of a handful of top
prospects and then have to pay
him top pick money. This is why
trades happen, but if history is
any indicator, the Dolphins
better not wait until NFL draft
day to make that trade because
it rarely happens.
Hopefully someone will step up
from Senior Bowl and Combine
to distance himself and the likely
candidate appears to be among
Darren McFadden, Glenn
Dorsey and Chris Long, with
Jake Long and Matt Ryan being
long shots. It is tough to take a
RB number one and DT is a
high-risk position that early in
any NFL Draft. The best thing
that could happen for the
Dolphins and frankly for the NFL
is if Matt Ryan really steps up
and establishes himself as the
top pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.
This always creates excitement.
Think about it; when Peyton
Manning and Ryan Leaf were
considered the top two picks in
the 1995 NFL Draft, the
excitement was palpable. The
same thing happened at the
2004 NFL Draft when Eli
Manning and Rivers were top
four picks. And who can forget
the NFL Draft when Michael Vick
was traded for at the top of the
1999 NFL Draft.
If no one steps up with a good
trade offer in this NFL Draft and
the Dolphins keep this pick,
drafting the QB makes the most
sense. They are not sold on
John Beck and so if you have to
pay top dollar it might as well be
for a QB. The make any NFL
Draft more exciting and the 2008
NFL Draft should be no
exception.