http://blogs.nfl.com Official Blog of the National Football League Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:46:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://blogs.nfl.com http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/26/players-who-made-good-senior-bowl-week-impressions/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/26/players-who-made-good-senior-bowl-week-impressions/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:41:20 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=92424 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/26/players-who-made-good-senior-bowl-week-impressions/feed/ 1 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/25/wisconsin-qb-wilson-isnt-short-on-confidence/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/25/wisconsin-qb-wilson-isnt-short-on-confidence/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:14:28 +0000 Simon Samano http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=92265 Russell Wilson is short by NFL standards. A short man's complex, though, he does not have.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/01/25/wisconsin-qb-wilson-isnt-short-on-confidence/feed/ 1 Simon Samano r_wilson_120123_blog http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/11/harbaugh-has-been-a-blessing-for-49ers-qb-smith/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/11/harbaugh-has-been-a-blessing-for-49ers-qb-smith/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:53:03 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=88640 Sports Pickle made a joke about 49ers QB Alex Smith in real-time Sunday that couldn't be overlooked: "I bet other No. 1 overall pick QB busts think Alex Smith has become a total sellout."]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/10/11/harbaugh-has-been-a-blessing-for-49ers-qb-smith/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/19/time-for-gabbert-era-in-jacksonville-is-now/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/19/time-for-gabbert-era-in-jacksonville-is-now/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:12:17 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=87161 Mike Mayock says the time for the Blaine Gabbert era in Jacksonville is now.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/09/19/time-for-gabbert-era-in-jacksonville-is-now/feed/ 0 nflstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/06/16/first-and-10-eisen-takes-his-podcast-to-tv/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/06/16/first-and-10-eisen-takes-his-podcast-to-tv/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:23:44 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=80306 Rich Eisen and Dave Dameshek will tape their latest podcasts today –- but there is even more significance this week. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/06/16/first-and-10-eisen-takes-his-podcast-to-tv/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/05/09/first-and-10-sanchez-tebow-d-jax-and-more/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/05/09/first-and-10-sanchez-tebow-d-jax-and-more/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 12:39:50 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=78095 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/05/09/first-and-10-sanchez-tebow-d-jax-and-more/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/30/lombardi-patriots-took-calculated-risk-in-cannon/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/30/lombardi-patriots-took-calculated-risk-in-cannon/#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 20:39:39 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=77882 the steal of the 2011 NFL Draft. But if Marcus Cannon can bounce back from a reportedly treatable form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma -- which he found out about last week and is expected to be mostly recovered from in several weeks -- he could be that player.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/30/lombardi-patriots-took-calculated-risk-in-cannon/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/30/draft-notes-acho-nothing-to-sneeze-at-in-arizona/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/30/draft-notes-acho-nothing-to-sneeze-at-in-arizona/#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 17:23:21 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=77850 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/30/draft-notes-acho-nothing-to-sneeze-at-in-arizona/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/29/surprise-qb-picks-push-down-quality-prospects/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/29/surprise-qb-picks-push-down-quality-prospects/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:58:04 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=77653 Jake Locker (eighth) and Christian Ponder (12th) -- had another subtle result. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/29/surprise-qb-picks-push-down-quality-prospects/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/28/mayock-solder-has-tremendously-high-ceiling/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/28/mayock-solder-has-tremendously-high-ceiling/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:33:17 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=77637 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/28/mayock-solder-has-tremendously-high-ceiling/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/28/mayock-vikes-bet-an-awful-lot-on-ponder/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/28/mayock-vikes-bet-an-awful-lot-on-ponder/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:45:11 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=77617 Jake Locker eighth overall until the Vikings made Christian Ponder the 12th pick overall and the fourth quarterback selected in the draft.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/28/mayock-vikes-bet-an-awful-lot-on-ponder/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/28/mayock-cards-pick-means-veteran-qb/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/28/mayock-cards-pick-means-veteran-qb/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:06:36 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=77601 Blaine Gabbert with the fifth overall pick in the draft.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/28/mayock-cards-pick-means-veteran-qb/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/28/faulk-dont-be-shocked-if-pounceys-a-ram/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/28/faulk-dont-be-shocked-if-pounceys-a-ram/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 21:31:58 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=77544 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/28/faulk-dont-be-shocked-if-pounceys-a-ram/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/26/mayock-ingram-could-slide-out-of-first/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/26/mayock-ingram-could-slide-out-of-first/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:11:11 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=77445 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/26/mayock-ingram-could-slide-out-of-first/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/26/mayock-locker-will-be-third-qb-off-board/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/26/mayock-locker-will-be-third-qb-off-board/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:52:39 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=77435 Jake Locker is going to be the third quarterback off the board, according to our draft expert Mike Mayock.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/26/mayock-locker-will-be-third-qb-off-board/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/25/draft-countdown-thrills-start-in-three-days/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/25/draft-countdown-thrills-start-in-three-days/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:00:14 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=77384 Mike Mayock and Mel Kiper are like Axl and Slash, then you know what's in three days. The path to prime time is getting short, as draft weekend starts Thursday. So if the NFL draft is just three days away, then what are some good draft 3s?]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/25/draft-countdown-thrills-start-in-three-days/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/20/mayock-draft-will-be-feeding-frenzy-for-qbs/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/20/mayock-draft-will-be-feeding-frenzy-for-qbs/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:14:40 +0000 Frank Tadych http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=77251 Mike Mayock spent 90 minutes Wednesday on a conference call talking with reporters about the 2011 NFL Draft. Those 90 minutes proved to be a gold mine of pre-draft knowledge, with Mayock sharing his thoughts on many of the prospects and what NFL teams are thinking.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/20/mayock-draft-will-be-feeding-frenzy-for-qbs/feed/ 0 Frank Tadych http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/14/lombardi-panthers-should-go-gabbert/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/14/lombardi-panthers-should-go-gabbert/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:41:23 +0000 Frank Tadych http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=77033 Cam Newton will be the first overall pick by the Carolina Panthers.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/14/lombardi-panthers-should-go-gabbert/feed/ 0 Frank Tadych http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/01/mayock-bowers-workout-shouldnt-change-value/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/01/mayock-bowers-workout-shouldnt-change-value/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 02:32:50 +0000 Frank Tadych http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76284 Da'Quan Bowers bandwagon after a pro-day workout that could be viewed as subpar and the Clemson defensive end himself described as just "decent." But NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock isn't one of them.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/04/01/mayock-bowers-workout-shouldnt-change-value/feed/ 0 Frank Tadych http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/mayock-quinn-showed-rare-and-elite-skills-for-end/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/mayock-quinn-showed-rare-and-elite-skills-for-end/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:03:04 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76240 Robert Quinn projects in the upcoming NFL Draft, NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock doesn't share them.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/mayock-quinn-showed-rare-and-elite-skills-for-end/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/davis-stop-comparing-miller-to-gholston/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/davis-stop-comparing-miller-to-gholston/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:20:27 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76180 Von Miller is the top-ranked player at his position, and figures to be a top-10 pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Mike Mayock has Miller listed as the No. 2 prospect in the draft. Our Charles Davis believes that Miller won't get past the Cardinals at No. 5. And even then, he's not sure that he gets past the Bills at No. 3.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/31/davis-stop-comparing-miller-to-gholston/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/lombardi-locker-impressive-but-still-a-project/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/lombardi-locker-impressive-but-still-a-project/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:22:46 +0000 Frank Tadych http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=76158 Michael Lombardi didn't change his opinion after watching Jake Locker's workout at Washington's pro day.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/30/lombardi-locker-impressive-but-still-a-project/feed/ 0 Frank Tadych http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/25/mayock-eastern-washington-rb-jones-one-to-watch/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/25/mayock-eastern-washington-rb-jones-one-to-watch/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:24:25 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=75871 ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/25/mayock-eastern-washington-rb-jones-one-to-watch/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/24/mayock-young-helped-himself-at-boise-st-pro-day/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/24/mayock-young-helped-himself-at-boise-st-pro-day/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:02:02 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=75810 Charley Casserly, Charles Davis and Mike Mayock discuss the impact of Boise State's pro day Thursday on the draft stock of wide receivers Titus Young and Austin Pettis.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/24/mayock-young-helped-himself-at-boise-st-pro-day/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/16/mayock-ponder-continues-to-rise-up-boards/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/16/mayock-ponder-continues-to-rise-up-boards/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 01:28:48 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=75199 Christian Ponder are working out for scouts, he is usually throwing to NFL free agents -- a practice that has stopped because of the labor dispute. Ponder threw to former St. Louis WR Isaac Bruce, a fullback and a tailback while taking his scripted throws down from the originally planned 60 to 35. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/16/mayock-ponder-continues-to-rise-up-boards/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/15/lombardi-von-miller-will-have-instant-impact/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/15/lombardi-von-miller-will-have-instant-impact/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:20:30 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=75010 Von Miller, they're looking for more Clay Matthews and less Vernon Gholston. ]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/15/lombardi-von-miller-will-have-instant-impact/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/12/is-there-concern-over-ailing-bowers/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/12/is-there-concern-over-ailing-bowers/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 04:37:15 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=74789 Da'Quan Bowers' draft stock slipping because of questions about his recovery from knee surgery? There are at least rumblings of concern.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/12/is-there-concern-over-ailing-bowers/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/11/mayock-teams-could-fall-for-ascending-ponder/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/11/mayock-teams-could-fall-for-ascending-ponder/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 02:15:50 +0000 NFL.com Staff http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=74792 Christian Ponder has been an ascending prospect among the quarterback class in the 2011 NFL Draft. We'll certainly take Mike Mayock's word on this one.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/11/mayock-teams-could-fall-for-ascending-ponder/feed/ 0 nflcomstaff http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/09/mayock-ingrams-40-time-really-doesnt-matter/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/09/mayock-ingrams-40-time-really-doesnt-matter/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:53:19 +0000 Frank Tadych http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=74512 Mike Mayock was on hand to watch Alabama's pro day workout, and an improved 40-yard dash time didn't change his impression of Mark Ingram.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/09/mayock-ingrams-40-time-really-doesnt-matter/feed/ 0 Frank Tadych http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/08/mayock-newton-raw-still-has-work-to-do/ http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/08/mayock-newton-raw-still-has-work-to-do/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:07:40 +0000 Frank Tadych http://blogs.nfl.com/?p=74401 Cam Newton's workout and what it could mean for his draft status.]]> http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/03/08/mayock-newton-raw-still-has-work-to-do/feed/ 0 Frank Tadych