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“Quarterbacks usually bust.” “Quarterbacks are too risky, let’s take the sure thing.” “Going with a quarterback isn’t the safe pick.” These are comments frivolously thrown around the NFL Draft community. Spend enough time on an NFL Draft forum, and you’re bound to run into posts containing those words in between reading about how great/awful Tim…

We believe that offensive tackles are the safest position to draft because that’s what the media tells us. The media also tells us that quarterbacks are risky picks, yet as proven in a previous article, defensive tackles bust more than quarterbacks. So, which is it? Are offensive tackles less risky than other positions, or do…

Send Matt an e-mail here: [email protected] All other e-mail, including advertising and link proposals, send to: [email protected] In the last installment of NFL Draftology (205A), I gave a briefing on positional value then addressed positional demand. Today we are going to look at recent trends in the NFL Draft and which positions are the most…

Updated April 22 – Order is based on worst record (unless denoted by a * – which determines playoff elimination sequence). Tie-breaker is strength of schedule. Find the NFL Strength of Schedule here. 2010 NFL Mock Draft to be updated Thursday (4/16). Round 1 St. Louis (1-15) Detroit (2-14) Tampa Bay (3-13) Washington (4-12) Kansas…

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…