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Boldin trade and free agency analysis

March 7, 2010

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With the league entering its first uncapped year since 1993 there was a lot of uncertainty as to what teams would do with regards to free agency.
Would the one or two head scratcher, big money deals we see every offseason get consummated? Would most teams continue to operate as [...]

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Will Baltimore focus on the passing game?

March 3, 2010

After blowing the Patriots out of the playoffs in the Wild Card round, the Ravens came up lame against the Colts. With the emergence of Ray Rice at running back, Baltimore enters the 2010 draft with a need to address deficiencies at wide receiver despite the free agent signing of Dante Stallworth. They will [...]

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Mike Holmgren to the Browns rescue?

March 2, 2010

Despite the regime change from Romeo Crennel to Eric Mangini, the Browns got off to a dismal start to the season. The revamped front office traded away TE Kellen Winslow to the Buccaneers and WR Braylon Edwards to the Jets, as well as traded down with the Jets in the first round of the [...]

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Will the Cincinnati Bengals go on the offensive?

March 1, 2010

The Cincinnati Bengals season ended with back to back losses against the New York Jets where there normally proficient offense managed to score only 14 points between the two contests. With free agent WR Laverneous Coles a non-factor, the tragic death of WR Chris Henry and emerging young defense, it wouldn’t be shocking if [...]

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Teams building through the draft

February 28, 2010

This time of year general managers and team executives all sound as if they’ve graduated from the Captain Obvious school of team management. Through the many interviews given to the press assembled for the combine, they invariably drag out the same old, tired cliches to describe their approach to the offseason.
Of all the sound [...]

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2009 Playoff Teams and the Draft

January 10, 2010

As part of our continuing analysis of the impact of the draft on NFL rosters we have taken a look at the 2009 playoff teams. The graphic above shows the relation between the different teams, the average of their overall draft picks and the number of team drafted players on the current active roster [...]

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OTC: Houston (#26 from Baltimore via Jacksonville)

April 27, 2008

Houston Texans
2007 Record: 8-8
2008 1st Round Selection:
Duane Brown, OT, Virginia Tech
Last Five 1st Round Picks:
2007 – Amobi Okoye (DT / #10)
2006 – Mario Williams (DE / #1)
2005 – Travis Johnson (DT / #16)
2004 – Jason Babin (OLB / #27)
2004 – Dunta Robinson (CB / #10)
Other OL 1st Round Selections (Last 20 Years):
No OLs Taken in [...]

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OTC: Pittsburgh (#23)

April 27, 2008

Pittsburgh Steelers
2007 Record: 10-6
2008 1st Round Selection:
Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois
Last Five 1st Round Picks:
2007 – Lawrence Timmons (LB / #15)
2006 – Santonio Holmes (WR / #25)
2005 – Heath Miller (TE / #30)
2004 – Ben Roethlisberger (QB / #11)
2003 – Troy Polamalu (DB / #16)
Other RB 1st Round Selections (Last 20 Years):
1989 – Tim Worley (RB [...]

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OTC: Dallas (#22 from Cleveland)

April 27, 2008

Dallas Cowboys
2007 Record: 13-3
2008 1st Round Selection:
Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas
Last Five 1st Round Picks:
2007 – Anthony Spencer (OLB / #26)
2006 – Bobby Carpenter (LB / #18)
2005 – DeMarcus Ware (OLB / #11)
2005 – Marcus Spears (DE / #20)
2003 – Terence Newman (CB / #5)
Other RB 1st Round Selections (Last 20 Years):
1990 – Emmitt Smith (RB [...]

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OTC: Baltimore (#18 from Houston)

April 27, 2008

Baltimore Ravens
2007 Record: 5-11
2008 1st Round Selection:
Joe Flacco, QB, Delaware
Last Five 1st Round Picks:
2007 – Ben Grubbs (G / #29)
2006 – Haloti Ngata (DT / #12)
2005 – Mark Clayton (WR / #22)
2003 – Kyle Boller (QB / #19)
2003 – Terrell Suggs (OLB / #10)
Other QB 1st Round Selections (Last 20 Years):
2003 – Kyle Boller (QB [...]

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