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2010 NFL Mock Draft 2.0: Ndamukong Suh Gets Nod At No. 1

Posted: 15th March 2010 by Josh Brewer in NFL
Now that the free agency storm has subsided, the 2010 NFL Draft has a completely different look. Instead of speculating as to what each team will do, this mock draft series takes a look at what each team should do. The St. Louis Rams have been on the clock for about five weeks now. With the first selection in the 2010 NFL Draft, the Rams select ...Begin Slideshow
Every spring, hundreds of mock drafts are thrown about in an attempt to predict what the big boys running the NFL's 32 teams will do when the NFL Draft finally arrives in late April. And within a handful of picks, the order—and nearly every mock draft available—is rendered useless. This mock draft, however, takes a different approach. Instead of trying to predict what each team will do this April, this mock projects ...

No. 1 or Not, Sam Bradford Headed for Matt Leinart-Like Career

Posted: 26th February 2010 by Josh Brewer in NFL
Leading a big-time college football program to multiple BCS bowls and racking up personal accolades along the way is great...in college. This type of success doesn't guarantee pro success, though—ask Jason White, Chris Weinke or Danny Wuerffel.Or Matt Leinart.Since coming into the league in 2006, Leinart has done next to nothing. He held out of training camp and was the last 2006 draftee to sign. Instead of growing as a ...

Quiet Offseason Not The Doctor’s Order in Boston

Posted: 8th November 2009 by Josh Brewer in MLB
Keeping up with the Joneses becomes an even tougher task when your hated next-door neighbor cruised through the defending world champs on their way to a World Series victory. Such a task is the one laid at the feet of Theo Epstein, Terry Francona and the Boston Red Sox this offseason. The acquisition of Jeremy Hermida from Florida is the beginning of what should be a handful of minor changes made ...

What the NFL Can Learn from European Football

Posted: 19th October 2009 by Josh Brewer in NFL
For the first time in what seems like forever, there are a plethora of bad teams in the NFL. Parity surely hasn't died (see: Cincinnati Bengals), but a chasm may be developing. Maybe the NFL is getting a little too convoluted. Maybe having 32 teams bogs down competition a little. Maybe owners in Detroit, St. Louis, Oakland, and elsewhere need a bit of motivation to field a strong team year in ...