May 8th, 2008
The Washington Redskins entered the 2008 NFL Draft with a major need at wide receiver. With the 34th pick of the draft, the Redskins decided to address that concern by picking Devin Thomas out of Michigan State. Thomas has a chance to play in his rookie season and has an outside chance of […]
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May 8th, 2008
A lot of draft experts had opinions on who would be the first wide receiver taken in the 2008 NFL Draft. However, few if any predicted that Donnie Avery would be the first wide receiver selected. Avery, out of the University of Houston, was picked with the 33rd overall pick.
What Avery brings the […]
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May 6th, 2008
Going into the 2008 NFL draft, many draft experts thought that Rashard Mendenhall would be the second running back taken. However, Mendenhall fell in the draft and wasn’t selected until the Pittsburgh Steelers selected him with the 23rd pick.
Not many experts expected Pittsburgh to select a running back – then again, not many experts […]
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May 6th, 2008
The New York Jets have run a relatively boring offense in the last few years. Looking to add a new dimension to their attack, the Jets decided to spend a first round pick on Dustin Keller, a tight end out of Purdue.
Keller, who was the first tight end taken in the draft, is a […]
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May 5th, 2008
Many draft experts were surprised that the Tennessee Titans drafted Chris Johnson with their first round draft pick. Johnson, drafted with the 24th pick in the first round, is a dynamic talent but most league pundits thought that the Titans would go with a wide receiver to help out Vince Young.
The Titans instead decided […]
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May 5th, 2008
The worst kept secret of the 2008 NFL draft was the fact that the Dallas Cowboys were interested in Felix Jones. That interest became reality when Dallas selected Jones with the 22nd pick of the first round.
Jones will be able to be a difference maker right away for the Cowboys. With Julius Jones […]
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May 4th, 2008
With the 18th pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens took quarterback Joe Flacco out of Delaware. The Ravens, who lost Steve McNair to retirement earlier in the offseason, desperately needed a quarterback and got their man in the middle of the first round.
While Flacco comes from a small school, he has […]
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May 1st, 2008
The Carolina Panthers weren’t sure whether DeAngelo Williams could carry the load for them in the 2008 season. With that in mind, it wasn’t a huge surprise when Jonathan Stewart was drafted by the Panthers in the first round. The Panthers used the 13th overall pick of the 2008 NFL Draft to draft […]
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May 1st, 2008
With the fourth overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders selected Darren McFadden. McFadden is a running back with superstar level skills and world class athleticism. While many league pundits criticized the Raiders for not taking a defensive player, it’s difficult to argue that McFadden wasn’t the most talented player […]
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April 30th, 2008
The Atlanta Falcons have a new franchise quarterback. Matt Ryan was selected by the Falcons in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft with the third overall pick. Ryan, who played his college ball at Boston College, is a clean-cut player who will try to make Falcons fans forget about Michael Vick.
While […]
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