Monthly Archives: June 2011

Chris Neild Making a Sudden Impact in D.C.

Redskins veterans say seventh-round pick Chris Neild “picked things up quickly” at last week’s player-organized minicamp.

Mancini’s Take: It’s no surprise that “Truck” Neild is proving to be a quick study. The seventh-round pick is all about hard work and did nothing but constantly get in better shape and improve during his five years at West Virginia. There’s a big need at nose tackle in D.C., considering that the Redskins were forced to go with the sluggish and lazy Albert Haynesworth in the middle of their three-man front line. This is the same guy who was literally lying down on the turf with bodies flying around him during a horrific Monday Night Football loss to Philadelphia. Acquiring Haynesworth was one of the worst free agent moves of all time and it’s time to cut the cancer from a team that doesn’t quite measure

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2012 NFL Draft Rankings: Defensive Tackles

2012 NFL Draft: QB RB FB WR TE OT | OG C DT |

2013 NFL Draft: QB RB WR TE OT |

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Matt O’Donnell Receives Tryout With Celtics

Rather than sign immediately with Saskatchewan of the CFL, which selected him at last month’s Canadian league draft, former Queens OT Matt O’Donnell has reportedly is in Boston for a tryout with the NBA’s Celtics. The 6-10 O’Donnell, one of the two Canadians at this year’s East-West All-star game, only played intramural basketball at Queens and hasn’t played the sport competitively since high school. O’Donnell, though, has reportedly received some free-agent interest from several NFL teams since the 2011 draft in April, and may in fact be just putting in time until the NFL labor situation is resolved and he sees what his status is south of the border. CFL teams will be heading to camp this weekend.

DT FIRST NAME LAST NAME SCHOOL HT WT 40
1 JARED CRICK NEBRASKA 6060 285 4.95
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Inside The Numbers: Drafting A Super Bowl

The grind of playing 16 regular season games and in some cases, like the 2010 Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers, 20 games overall during one calendar season creates tremendous wear and tear on the bodies of pro football players. By season’s end, after the grind, it’s depth that puts a team over the top.

After another season of covering games it’s spring cleaning time…time to decide what to toss from the endless amount of programs, paper, and team guides. When I came across the flip card for Super Bowl XLV between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers (which shows the starters along with the entire roster), I decided to take another look at who started the game. One thing led to another and before I knew it, I was jotting down the draft round each starter was selected and we were going Inside the

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The Redskins Considering Terrelle Pryor?

According to several website reports, the Washington Redskins will possibly show interest in Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor if he enters the 2011 NFL supplemental draft.

Mancini’s Take: Really? I hope they don’t invest anything more than next year’s seventh-round pick to secure his services…and even that may be too much. Truth be told, I don’t see Pryor as a quarterback at the next level since he’s much better runner than passer. As mentioned in a previous post, the 6’6” triggerman does not show the consistency to throw the ball accurately downfield nor does he have the ability to read defenders in both man-to-man and zone coverage. If you’ve watched his games, you’ve seen him fail to detect linemen dropping back into coverage and he lacks the touch to fit the ball into tight spots on a regular basis. When you combine all

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C FIRST NAME LAST NAME SCHOOL HT WT 40
1 MIKE BREWSTER OHIO STATE 6050 300 5.10
OG FIRST NAME LAST NAME SCHOOL HT WT 40
1 CORDY GLENN GEORGIA 6050 330 5.35
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Top 32s: Centers

QB RB WR TE OT OG C |

The NFL Draft Bible will evaluate every position in the NFL and rank our Top 32 players at each, the list is to get a feel for who are the better players around the league based on talent. Check back periodically as we unveil the names at each position during this seventeen-part series.

1.  Nick Mangold
2.  Ryan Kalil
3.  Jeff Saturday
4.  Maurkice Pouncey
5.  Alex Mack
6.  Andre Gurode
7.  Olin Kreutz
8.  Matt Birk
9.  Jason Brown
10. Jamaal Jackson
11. Dan Koppen
12. Shaun O’Hara
13. Dominic Raiola
14. Richie Incognito
15. Kyle Cook
16. Brad Meester
17. Chris Chester
18. Jeff Faine
19. Nick Hardwick
20. Casey Rabach   
21. David Baas
22. Scott Wells
23. Todd

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Bill Hancock On Discussions With The DOJ

STATEMENT BY BILL HANCOCK ON DISCUSSIONS WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ON THE BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:
<br “Late last week staff attorneys at the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) contacted me to request a voluntary background briefing on how the BCS operates.  I told them I would be happy to provide it."
<br “The briefing will occur sometime this summer.  No specific date has been set."
<br “The BCS was carefully created with antitrust laws in mind, and I am confident that it is fully compliant with those laws.  It has improved competition by delivering a national championship game between the two top-ranked teams, which only rarely existed before the BCS. It has also dramatically increased access to top-tier bowl games for schools from non-AQ conferences.  I look forward to a conversation with the attorneys at the Justice Department.”

BACKGROUND:<br

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Bill Hancock On Discussions With The DOJ

STATEMENT BY BILL HANCOCK ON DISCUSSIONS WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ON THE BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:
<br “Late last week staff attorneys at the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) contacted me to request a voluntary background briefing on how the BCS operates.  I told them I would be happy to provide it."
<br “The briefing will occur sometime this summer.  No specific date has been set."
<br “The BCS was carefully created with antitrust laws in mind, and I am confident that it is fully compliant with those laws.  It has improved competition by delivering a national championship game between the two top-ranked teams, which only rarely existed before the BCS. It has also dramatically increased access to top-tier bowl games for schools from non-AQ conferences.  I look forward to a conversation with the attorneys at the Justice Department.”

BACKGROUND:<br

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