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Russ Lande Provides An Updated Mock Draft

stlvinnie — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 07:50:04 +0000

Russ Lande of Yahoo Sports has released his latest mock draft based on the latest underclassmen declarations. Some of these mock drafts are just funny. Anyone can be an expert on the internet. Nobody thought Mark Sanchez would declare and now he is going to go first in the 2009 NFL draft? The Lions have no line and a slew of other issues. They are now actually going to take a QB that only started about 20 college games. Come on. Now Josh Freeman is on this list as well, really. You can still see our first mock draft here. What are your thoughts?

No. 1 Lions. Mark Sanchez*, QB, USC

Sanchez is NFL-ready and has a similar skill set to Matthew Stafford, but does not make the mistakes under pressure that Stafford does occasionally.

No. 2 Rams. Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia

Rams officials love Andre Smith’s talent but worry about his weight. Monroe isn’t quite as good a run blocker but is an elite pass protector.

No. 3 Chiefs. Matthew Stafford*, QB, Georgia

Despite Tyler Thigpen’s strong finish and Stafford’s occasional interceptions, GM Scott Pioli should grab a QB to build around.

No. 4 Seahawks Andre Smith*, OT, Alabama

Seattle is desperate for receivers, but Walter Jones is not getting any younger. Smith would start at right tackle in ’09 and then shift to the left side when Jones retires.

No. 5 Browns. Chris Wells*, RB, Ohio State

Don’t believe the rumors of Wells lacking great toughness or work ethic. He will become an NFL franchise back.

No. 6 Bengals. Brian Orakpo, DE, Texas

The Bengals must find a way to pressure the QB. Orakpo is raw but has the physical talent to become a special edge pass rusher.

No. 7 Raiders. Jason Smith, OT, Baylor

The Raiders still need a top-flight left tackle to protect JaMarcus Russell, and Robert Gallery is not the answer.

No. 8 Jaguars. Rey Maualuga, MLB, USC

Maualuga is a violent, aggressive middle linebacker who changes games with his hitting ability, and Jags need someone to replace malcontent Mike Peterson.

No. 9 Packers. B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College

The Packers desperately need someone to clog the middle of their run defense.

No. 10 49ers. Josh Freeman*, QB, Kansas State

Freeman is a big, strong-armed quarterback with top athleticism, character and passing tools.

Seahawks vs. Rams Blacked Out!

stlvinnie — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:05:24 +0000

The Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Rams will not be shown on Fox 2 on Sunday. The Rams will be blacked out locally since there were still over 4000 tickets remaining at the deadline, which is noon on Thursday. Only us lucky fans with a ticket will be able to take in the 2-11 clash for last place in the NFC West. This will be the fifth Rams game that was blacked out of the past 16 home contests. I am not very good at math but that is 31% of the last 16 games will be blacked out. The Rams play the San Francisco 49ers next week which will most likely be blacked out as well. This will raise the percentage to over 35%. The Rams will continue to shop this team around for sure if 3 of every 10 games are not sold out. Hopefully this will be another sign to ownership that the fans demand a better product. We need Zygmunt, Shaw and Haslett removed and a new winning culture put in place. We need better, stonger, and faster players on the roster in 09. Let’s rock the dome again!

For those of you that still would like to take in a Rams home game there are still plenty of tickets remaining to the 49ers game. You can get tickets for as low as $8. This is a great time to take the kids or people that have never been to a Rams game. For more Rams ticket information click here.

NFL Week 13 GameDay Predictions

stlvinnie — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:06:31 +0000

Every week I will make my NFL GameDay predictions. We would love it if you share your opinions, or your own predictions in the comment area of our Fan-Sided forum area. All picks will be straight-up, not against the spread. We are doing pretty good so far going 108-67-1 (61%). My NFL Week 13 Predictions are below. Good Luck to you.

My big underdog prediction last week was the Kansas City Chiefs who were pounded 54-31 by the Buffalo Bills. I would like to point out that the Chiefs were winning 14-10 for a small period of time during that game. Anywho we will try once again. I actually like the favorites this week. However we have to pick one so we are going to go with the Arizona Cardinals. Las Vegas must know something we don’t know. The Philadelphia Eagles are imploding and about to can Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb and they are still 3 point favorites over the Cardinals? Well usually Vegas is right but we will go against them in this one and go with the red hot Kurt Warner.

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