Welcome to the new Sunday Smackdown section, a place for you to talk trash and discuss every NFL game during the week leading up to it and while the games are going on. Unlike NFL.com’s GameCenter, almost anything goes here. Certain words – the obvious ones – are bleeped out, but everything else is allowed…

The 17th-annual WalterFootball.com Awards are here! Stay tuned for a 2017 NFL Mock Draft update in a couple of days. Follow me @walterfootball for updates. M.V.P. – Matt Ryan, Falcons. I don’t usually agree with the winner of the real MVP, but this is certainly an exception. The MVP is not the best player; it’s…

Deonte Banks, 6-2/200 Cornerback Maryland Deonte Banks Scouting Report By Charlie Campbell Strengths: Man-to-man cover corner Can run the route to prevent separation Loose hips to turn and run Can play off-man coverage Adept at timing contact Very athletic Flexility to play any scheme, technique Twitchy athleticism Recoverability Burst to close space Drives hard on…

By Charlie Campbell Send Charlie an e-mail here: [email protected] Follow Charlie on Twitter @draftcampbell for updates. Heading into the 2014 college football season, WalterFootball.com will debut our projections for the nation’s leaders during the fall. The All-American teams always have some surprises, and the next fall’s stars could be the headline players next May for…

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By Matt McGuire Jan. 28, 2009 Send Matt an e-mail here: [email protected] All other e-mail, including advertising and link proposals, send to: [email protected] Stock Up : Kory Sheets, RB, Purdue: Sheets displayed better speed than anticipated and did a solid job catching the football. I thought he was a late-round picking going up, but he…