Robert Quinn said Kevin Kolb and the Cardinals offense can be explosive, but yesterday was the Rams defense’s night to shine.

Expect a heavy dose of pressure with press man behind it tonight once again from Arizona’s defense. The Cardinals’ corners typically press the outside receivers, while bringing pressure up the middle.

With the 76th NFL draft in the books, it gives us one more chance to argue which schools are true “football factories.”

The third annual NFL.com mock draft, like its predecessors, was an interesting endeavor in looking at how the first round could ultimately play out, with NFL Network and NFL.com analysts playing the roles of general managers.

NFL Network analyst 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.

A total of 18 players — including 12 who were at the NFL Scouting Combine — participated at North Carolina’s pro day on Thursday.

There’s no rest for the weary. We’ve reached Day 5 of the NFL Scouting Combine, and many of the draft’s top prospects along the defensive line and at linebacker will work out at Lucas Oil Stadium.

A look back at what was said and what went down around the Combine at Lucas Oil Field on Saturday.

Defensive linemen, considered to be a strength of this year’s draft class, were weighed and measured Saturday at the NFL Scouting Combine.

NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock has been all over the combine the past few days, but he took a break to answer some questions for NFL.com about what he’ll be looking for this weekend.

On a conference call yesterday, NFL draft expert Mike Mayock said that this draft is particularly stacked with quality DEs.