Although the 2008 NFL Draft is still over two months away, the time to start scouting potential picks is now.  In the next couple of months, all 32 franchises will scout hundreds of players in hopes of finding that one guy that can make their team a contender or that one sleeper that will someday become a starter.  The NFL Draft isn't the only way to make a team better with free agency being such a big deal now-a-days, but the foundation of winning franchises is usually built during the draft.   Just look at the Detroit Lions for proof of that theory.

The Matt Millen era is notorious for bad draft picks.  As funny as it may be to some, in reality this is why the Lions are still a mediocre franchise.  Rather than use previous drafts to address needs and to get the players necessary for winning, the Lions just continue to look foolish nearly every April because of the draft.  I won't say that every single draft pick has been bad since the Millen era started, but most of them have, leaving the Lions with average or below average players at many positions.  That lack of a foundation has caused the Lions to go through many disappointing seasons, and although 2007 was a step in the right direction, that doesn't really mean much when you only have to improve on 3-13.  read more »

And with the 46th pick in the 2008 Arrowhead Pride Community Mock Draft, the Arizona Cardinals select:

Draft Profile

jimme with the pick:

He is the BPA at this time, and I'm not overly impressed with the Cards LBers. Lofton should be able to play inside in the Cards hybrid defense, both in the 4-3 and 3-4.  read more »

We looked at the RBs. Then did so more closely. Now, a gander at the QBs in the National Football League. Again, this is just subjective opining from me, and I'm not evaluating careers, just who I think is the better bet at QB for the future.

The Gold Standard  read more »

With Williams, the talent has never been the question

It's no secret that Eagles fans have been obsesses with the WR position for many years now. If you listen to sports talk radio or read message boards, it seems like they talk about little else... So every month there's been a new love affair with a different WR that won't ever come here. Before the season even ended, it was Chad Johnson. The the door was pretty much closed on that one.

Soon after came the crazy Larry Fitzgerald love affair.  read more »

Round 1
(001) 1 Miami Dolphins
(002) 2 St. Louis Rams
(003) 3 Atlanta Falcons
(004) 4 Oakland Raiders
(005) 5 Kansas City Chiefs
(006) 6 New York Jets
(007) 7 New England Patriots (from San Francisco 49ers)
(008) 8 Baltimore Ravens
(009) 9 Cincinnati Bengals
(010) 10 New Orleans Saints
(011) 11 Buffalo Bills
(012) 12 Denver Broncos
(013) 13 Carolina Panthers
(014) 14 Chicago Bears
(015) 15 Detroit Lions
(016) 16 Arizona Cardinals
(017) 17 Minnesota Vikings
(018) 18 Houston Texans
(019) 19 Philadelphia Eagles
(020) 20 Tampba Bay Buccaneers
(021) 21 Washington Redskins
(022) 22 Dallas Cowboys (from Cleveland Browns)
(023) 23 Pittsburgh Steelers
(024) 24 Tennessee Titans  read more »

Sometimes when I tell people I fear I'll never see the Vikings win a Super Bowl, they try to assure me that I will. I'm young, and there are a lot of years left--chances are they'll win a title sometime. But "Why?" I say. The Cubs haven't won a championship in 100 years--I'm sure some Cubs fans in the last century were assured by friends that the odds are they'll see a Cub World Series win, but most assuredly some of those Cubs fans are now dead.  read more »

Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh sent the NFL eight videotapes that show New England violated league rules by recording opposing coaches' playcalling signals.

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