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2009 Draft Review…
Paul Hopkins & Brian Davis
NFL Draft Review
Second Day Sleepers
 In every draft class there are players who are expected to make it and players who break out in their rookie year, surprising even the most knowledgeable of pundits despite how much Mike Mayock tries to tell us he saw it coming. We’ve sifted through the 256 players taken in April to pick out those hidden few who we feel have a chance going into training camp of making their mark from the outset … ( full article )
Jody Jamieson
NFL Draft Review
Day 2 Review
 # 65. Jets
Shonn Greene RB
The Jets started off the first day with a bang, and did the same on Day 2. The Jets only ended up making three selections in this year’s draft, but they made sure they got their man. Shonn Greene from Iowa will be the long term replacement for Thomas Jones and runs in a similar style … ( full article )
Jody Jamieson
NFL Draft Review
2nd Round Review
 # 36. Browns
Brian Robiskie WR
They should probably have gone defense here, but receiver is a real need and Robiskie has a chance to become a really good one. Even if Braylon Edwards does stay, they need to replace Stallworth who is likely to be unavailable in 2009 … ( full article )
Jody Jamieson
NFL Draft Review
1st Round Review
 # 13. Redskins
Brian Orakpo DE
The Redskins, like the 49ers, prosper from everyone else’s stupidity. This was the quickest pick of the draft because it was a no brainer. The Redskins become one of the few teams to actually pick the best player available in a position of great need. Now if everyone did this then mock drafting might actually be useful … ( full article )
Rich Lawrence
NFL Draft Results
1st & 2nd Round
1. Detroit – Matthew Stafford QB
2. St.Louis – Jason Smith OT
3. Kansas City – Tyson Jackson DE
4. Seattle – Aaron Curry LB
5. NY Jets – Mark Sanchez QB
6. Cincinnati – Andre Smith OT
7. Oakland – Darrius Heywood-Bey WR
8. Jacksonville – Eugene Monroe OT
9. Green Bay – B.J. Raji DT
10. San Francisco – Michael Crabtree WR
… ( complete 1st & 2nd round )
 Articles…
Sam Monson
Combine Winners and Losers
 The Combine has come and gone, so at the Diner we figured it’s about time we put up a traditional top 5, and ran down the big winners and losers from the time at Indy. The Combine is getting bigger and bigger each year, and the scrutiny on each of the potential draftees only more intense, so who helped themselves, and who cost themselves some money? And as ever at the Diner we like to give you more than you asked for, so this top 5 is in fact a top 6 … ( full article )
Sam Monson
The Crabtree Conundrum
 Michael Crabtree had a big week at the combine, and he didn’t even work out. During routine medicals, doctors discovered a stress fracture in Crabtree’s foot, one that would require a screw to be surgically inserted before it would heal properly, and put the star wideout out for up to 10 weeks. That’s 10 weeks as in after the Draft. NFL Scouts are going to have to decide whether Crabtree is worth the lofty draft status he had before the combine without seeing him ever run a 40 time … ( full article )
Steve Wright
2008 Heisman Trophy
And The Winner Is
 So, the Heisman vote is in folks and we have ourselves a winner with Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford walking away with the trophy. Personally I would have voted for Colt McCoy, who can point to the fact that not only did his Longhorn team beat Bradford’s OU squad, but also the fact that he had comparable numbers with far less of a supporting cast. McCoy is also the ‘Horns leading rusher, despite not having anything like the DeMarco Murray/Chris Brown combo that Bradford can fall back on. Tim Tebow was always going to struggle to convince voters to make him the second repeat winner after Archie Griffin, a product as much as anything of how statistically ridiculous his season last year was… ( full article )
(… Archive: Last years coverage Draft 08 …)
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2009 Mock Drafts…
Rob Staton
Mock Draft
1st & 2nd Round V4.0
Updated April 25th
1. Detroit – Matthew Stafford QB
2. St.Louis – Jason Smith OT
3. Kansas City – Tyson Jackson DE
4. Seattle – Michael Crabtree WR
5. Cleveland – Aaron Curry LB
6. Cincinnati – Eugene Monroe OT
7. Oakland – B.J. Raji DT
8. Jacksonville – Mark Sanchez QB
9. Green Bay – Andre Smith OT
10. San Francisco – Michael Oher OT
… ( complete 1st & 2nd round )
Paul Hopkins & Jody Jamieson
Mock Draft
1st & 2nd Round V2.0
Updated April 25th
1. Detroit – Matthew Stafford QB
2. St.Louis – Jason Smith OT
3. Kansas City – Aaron Curry LB
4. Seattle – Mark Sanchez QB
5. Cleveland – Brian Orakpo DE
6. Cincinnati – Eugene Monroe OT
7. Oakland – Michael Crabtree WR
8. Jacksonville – Michael Oher OT
9. Green Bay – B.J. Raji DT
10. San Francisco – Everette Brown DE
… ( complete 1st & 2nd round )
Shawn Zobel
Mock Draft
1st Round V3.0
Updated Mar 30th
1. Detroit – Matthew Stafford QB
2. St.Louis – Jason Smith OT
3. Kansas City – Aaron Curry LB
4. Seattle – Eugene Monroe OT
5. Cleveland – Brian Orakpo DE
6. Cincinnati – Andre Smith OT
7. Oakland – Michael Crabtree WR
8. Jacksonville – Jeremy Maclin WR
9. Green Bay – B.J. Raji DT
10. San Francisco – Everette Brown DE
… ( complete 1st round )
Rob Staton
Mock Draft 1st Round V3.0
Updated April 16th
… ( complete 1st & 2nd rounds )
Rob Staton
Mock Draft 1st Round V2.0
Updated Mar 13th
… ( complete 1st round )
Paul Hopkins & Jody Jamieson
Mock Draft 1st Round V1.0
Updated March 12th
… ( complete 1st & 2nd rounds )
Rob Staton
Mock Draft 1st Round V1.0
Updated Mar 6th
… ( complete 1st round )
Shawn Zobel
Mock Draft 1st Round V2.0
Updated Feb 18th
… ( complete 1st round )
Shawn Zobel
Mock Draft 1st Round V1.0
Updated Jan 26th
… ( complete 1st round )
Overall Rankings…
Jody Jamieson
Big Board
The Top 64
Updated April 21st
1. Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest
2. Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia
3. Jason Smith, OT, Baylor
4. B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College
5. Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia
6. Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma State
7. Chris Wells, RB, Ohio State
8. Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
9. Alex Mack, C, California
10. Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss
… ( complete Top 64 )
(… Archive: Last years coverage Draft 08 …)
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2009 Prospect Profiles…
Featured Profiles…
Jody Jamieson
Sen’Derrick Marks, DT
 Player Profile
Sen’Derrick Marks isn’t the flashy prospect by any means. He doesn’t get huge numbers from the interior line position, nor does he swarm around the quarterback all day or kill running backs 4 yards deep in the backfield. What you get with Marks is an impressive consistency to stuff the line, eat up blockers, and contribute with one or two big plays … ( full article )
Jody Jamieson
Michael Johnson, DE
 Player Profile
Michael Johnson is yet another defensive end in this years draft being touted as a potential 3-4 outside linebacker. While I can understand that notion, he’s one of the few tweener players who looks best suited to playing in the standard 4-3 at defensive end. I love his ability to get to the quarterback, but I do question his decision making and his likelihood of becoming an every down player … ( full article )
(… Archive: Last years coverage Draft 08 …)
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