Draft

There’s a common NFL Draft myth out there that goes, “Coach X is a defensive-minded guy. He’ll take a defensive player with his first-round pick.” This belief has been used countless times over the years. In 2007, some, including myself, believed Bill Parcells would take Chris Long over Jake Long because he’s a defensive coach….

Updated April 18 – Jason Peters trade. Round 1 Detroit (0-16) St. Louis (2-14) Kansas City (2-14) Seattle (4-12) Cleveland (4-12) Cincinnati (4-11-1) Oakland (5-11) Jacksonville (5-11) Green Bay (6-10) San Francisco (7-9) Buffalo (7-9) Denver (8-8) Washington (8-8) New Orleans (8-8) Houston (8-8) San Diego (8-8) New York Jets (9-7) Denver – from Chicago…

Send Matt an e-mail here: [email protected] All other e-mail, including advertising and link proposals, send to: [email protected] Filling out a depth chart for your team to compete in this league is vital to success. You simply can’t load up on wide receivers and expect to win… unless you’re Matt Millen. Every year this debate comes…

Send Matt an e-mail here: [email protected] All other e-mail, including advertising and link proposals, send to: [email protected] One of the most intriguing things regarding the NFL Draft is the trades taking place. Teams move up for the players they feel can win them a championship, or trade down to acquire more picks in the hopes…

With Sam Bradford pretty much a lock to go No. 1 overall, the biggest 2010 NFL Draft debate now – aside from the Tim Tebow hysterics – is if the Lions should select Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh or Oklahoma State left tackle Russell Okung with the No. 2 pick on April 22. Detroit’s draft…

Send Matt an e-mail here: [email protected] All other e-mail, including advertising and link proposals, send to: [email protected] Every year you hear about, “Who is the safest player in the Draft? … Should this team make the safe pick? … You do not want to invest millions in a player who is not safe.” Quite frankly,…

Send Matt an e-mail here: [email protected] All other e-mail, including advertising and link proposals, send to: [email protected] In Draftology 320, I discussed why the trade value chart (TVC) is necessary to analyze trade scenarios and find the value of draft picks. However, this does not mean the current TVC is any good. The current TVC…

Updated Feb. 15, 2010. I’ve received a ton of e-mails from people asking me why I think Eric Berry is a reach for the top three, and why I think he will ultimately fall out of the top five. Rather than slap all of those e-mails together into one NFL Draft Mailbag, I thought I’d…

Send Matt an e-mail here: [email protected] All other e-mail, including advertising and link proposals, send to: [email protected] “With the first pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, the Atlanta Falcons select Alex Mack, center, California.” You know this will NEVER happen in a billion, zillion years. Why is that? Why is a center not worth taking…

I’ve said the following countless times in my 2010 NFL Mock Draft and NFL Draft Mailbag: New regimes mean new quarterbacks. When a new head coach and/or general manager are hired, they usually want to bring in “their guy.” Unless the team’s signal-caller is on a Pro Bowl level or is being paid tons of…