Daniel Freer of Fantasy College Blitz offers some observations from this weekend’s NFL Draft. Like many 2008 NFL Draft prognosticators, I watched in horror as my “Mock” Mock Draft went from a comedy to a tragedy. Complete with a Bee Gees falsetto. Yes, I blew it by picking Virginia DE/LB Chris Long (right, Icon SMI) [...]
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2008 NFL Draft Rewind
Posted: April 29, 2008 in college football, NFL Draft, Pro Football, Vince MullinsTags: 36607
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Media Alert: Friday Radio Appearance
Posted: April 22, 2008 in NFL DraftTags: Media Assassin, NFL Draft, Radio
A friendly notice that Vince Mullins will appear Friday April 25 at 9am EDT on 1310AM KXAN Radio in Phoenix and on the web at The Positive Side of Sports. Vince will discuss the NFL Draft with a focus on the Arizona teams both pro and collegiate. Listen or call in with questions, and check [...]
NFL Draft preview with Brady Ackerman
Posted: April 20, 2008 in college football, My Other sites, NFL Draft, OCF OriginalTags: football, Glenn Dorsey, Matt Ryan, NFL Draft
Brady Ackerman is a Florida football institution – the former Gator RB has progressed through coaching to host talk radio around the state while settling in Orlando the last few years. While he calls it a sports talk radio show, the diehard listeners to ESPN 1080 in Orlando Florida revel in a “football talk radio show” [...]
Podcast: NFL Draft Skill Position Breakdown
Posted: April 5, 2008 in NFL Draft, Preview, Quarterback, Running Back, Wide ReceiverTags: 1142, 36607
Focusing on the offensive skill positions, Vince Mullins and Drew Smith answer the burning questions ahead of the 2008 NFL Draft on April 26. We’ll talk sleepers, reverse sleepers and where we project many of the big names (Matt Ryan, Darren McFadden, etc.) to begin their professional football careers.
NFL Draft: Best and worst NFL offenses in 2008
Posted: April 2, 2008 in college football, NFL DraftTags: NFL, NFL Draft, quantitative analysis, Stats
In preparing our NFL Draft coverage at Fantasy College Blitz I again looked at the current depth charts in the NFL for weaknesses and then to the stats to see what NFL teams needed immediate help moving the ball. I knew that the San Francisco 49ers stunk (right, in own end zone, Icon SMI) up [...]
Adarius Bowman: Q and A with PFW
Posted: April 1, 2008 in college football, NFL DraftTags: Age of Adarius, NFL Draft, Oklahoma State Cowboys
Pro Football Weekly interviewed Oklahoma State WR Adarius Bowman about his professional expectations – and they don’t seem to include bulking up to play tight end… My favorite excerpt (I am a sucker for anyone displaying passion about their craft…): PFW: What is the thing you’re most looking forward to heading into the draft? Bowman: [...]
2008 NFL Draft Preview: Wide Receivers
Posted: March 22, 2008 in NFL Draft, Vince Mullins, Wide ReceiverOur Pre-draft rankings will differ from many you will read, mainly because we do not try to project the order that players will be drafted. We prefer to project how they will rank in a couple years and who has the most upside. I also extended the list to include some unique names that have [...]
For clarity, THESE ARE MY RANKINGS! I am not trying to project the order that these wideouts will be drafted. I prefer to project how they will rank in a couple years and who has the most upside. I also extended the list to include some unique names that have made some noise on the [...]
