NFL draft

Nate’s a Bronco!!!

  Congratulations to Nate Irving for going much higher than expected. John Fox knows defense, and apparently he liked what he saw on film. This Bronco fan is very, very pleased to have more incentive to hit the sports bar whenever the stupid f-ing lockout ends. Here’s a link to the brief article on the […]

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NFL Draft Open Thread

One of my favorite nights of the year is upon us – first round coverage of the NFL draft. Although we will have to wait until the weekend to hear Nate Irving’s name called, there’s still plenty of interesting things going on. We’ve been talking about the Panthers’ likely (and stupid) decision to draft Cam […]

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Kiper fallout related to the UNC scandals and increasing national scrutiny of Butch (Day 91)

I don’t have a lot of time tonight, but I am going to pass along a few things. First, some quick “dot connecting” that grew out of the big Sports Illustrated piece that hit yesterday. One interesting passage from that article dealt with “NFL draft guru” Mel Kiper.  He is the annoying guy with the “Lego man” […]

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Hill & Brown drafted in the 4th round

ACCNow’s entry – Link Anthony Hill The Texans’ complemented their current pass-catching tight end (Owen Daniels) with Anthony Hill who was considered by some to be the best blocking TE in the draft.  Hill joins Wolfpacker Mario Williams on an improving club who went 8-8 in one of the toughest divisions in football.  The Texans […]

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