Archive for April, 2010

Seattle Selects Golden Tate in Second Round, 60th Overall

With a gem at quarterback still on the board in Colt McCoy, Seattle went to fill a need at another offensive position. Notre Dame’s Golden Tate, a 5-foot-10 199 pound wide receiver that also played baseball for the Fighting Irish, will line up with TJ Housmandzadeh, Deion Branch and Deon Butler next season for the Seahawks. The [...]

Pre-second Round News and Notes: Seattle Seahawks

As I saddle behind my trust desk with about 20 minutes to go until the start of second round, here’s the latest that needs to be passed along: Tim Booth of the Associated Press filed an article regarding Seattle left tackle Walter Jones.  According to the piece, head coach Pete Carroll says that an announcement [...]

Heading into Friday and Round Two: Seattle’s Needs

Before the first round concludes and I call it a night (as Detroit shocks both me and America by trading with Minnesota as I’m writing this), let’s take a look at Seattle’s second-round needs and some potential players that could be drafted to fill them: **NOT IN ANY ORDER AND LINKS ARE TO EACH PLAYER’S N.F.L. [...]

Cincinnati takes Oklahoma TE Jermaine Gresham in round one

The pick is in, and it’s Oklahoma TE Jermaine Gresham. Gresham was the assumed pick by most prognosticators and talking heads since February. Bengals Gab did select him in the Gridiron Gab Mock. Other options could have been WR Dez Bryant or S Taylor Mays. More Details on Gresham coming…..

Broncos make surprising move at 25 to grab Florida QB Tim Tebow

The Broncos have themselves a QB, as they made a move that is controversial to say the least, making a number of deals including one final one with the Ravens to move up to take Florida QB Tim Tebow. One of the greatest, if not the greatest college QB’s of all-time went ahead of Notre [...]

NFL Gridiron Gab 2010 Draft Chat

NFL Gridiron Gab 2010 Draft Chat

Cowboys move up to take Oklahoma State WR Dez Bryant

The Cowboys took no chances in the 2010 NFL Draft on Thursday, as they made a deal with the New England Patriots to move up to the #24 spot to grab the best wide out in the draft – OK State’s Dez Bryant. He missed most of his senior year in college due to a [...]

Steelers go O-line in round one, draft Florida center Maurkice Pouncey

The Steelers went back to basics with the 18th overall pick in round one Thursday night, going with Florida center Maurkice Pouncey. Here’s what NFL.com says about him: He is a squatty, quick-footed athlete that can roll his hips to redirect and adjust to movement or sink his hips to hunker down against a powerful [...]