1. Chicago Bears Mike Martz’s pass-happy offensive revival has been hindered by a horrendous offensive line. Jay Cutler and backup Todd Collins have been knocked out of games because of a lack of cohesion on the o-line, in addition to Martz’s tendency to hang his quarterbacks out to dry. No protection for Jay Cutler (NFL.com) [...]
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Why Doesn’t Ted Thompson Draft for Need? (View Thompson Draft Blueprints here) Green Bay Packers’ GM Ted Thompson has long been a stout champion of drafting best player available (BPA), regardless of need. To some people, this philosophy makes little sense. But considering how the draft is a crapshoot, you’re much less likely to get [...]
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For each selection, I will give a number preceded by a “+” or “-” symbol to indicate what I think of the pick: -1=dislike/+0=indifferent/ +1=like Detroit Lions All the picks followed a trend: infusing talent if it addressed any need. The Lions got the best player available at 3 positions of need with their first [...]
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Previous Pick: Jacksonville Jaguars 9. Green Bay Packers (updated 3/4) -Knowshon Moreno (HB/Georgia) NFL.com Packers’ running back Ryan Grant did a decent job last season (ran for 1,200 yards). But he is not the elusive home run hitting running back that opposing defenses fear. As Morris, an avid Packers fan mentioned (in the comments section [...]
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