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FILTER RESULTS ►Bills' rookies can turn around misfortune
Longtime readers of the AFC East blog know I detest grading drafts before rookies play their first NFL game. But there is nothing wrong with examining potential. The “P” word is exactly what I see when I look at the Buffalo Bills‘ 2013 draft. Show More Summary
Grading the Pittsburgh Steelers' 2010 Draft Class
While a team's rookie class gets dissected in the days and weeks following the NFL draft, the best way to evaluate how well it did is to see how those players that comprised that draft perform over the course of their careers. In 2010, the Pittsburgh Steelers had 10 picks in the draft. Show More Summary
NFL Draft 2013: Which Teams Will Get the Most out of Their First-Round Picks?
The 2013 NFL draft is in the books, and teams have been graded on how well they did in adding collegiate talent to their organizations. Most teams can't go wrong with selecting a first-round caliber player, but that hasn't always panned out to be an absolute success; take Ryan Leaf and the San Diego Chargers for example. Show More Summary
NFL Rookies Who Will Shock the World in 2013
NFL teams, media and fans spend months on end dissecting draft prospects, analyzing team needs and creating mock drafts. After the draft, the cycle spins all over again as fans and fantasy football junkies grade, break down and project how all the rookies will produce in their new jobs. Show More Summary
NFL Rookies Who Will Shock the World in 2013
NFL teams, media and fans spend months on end dissecting draft prospects, analyzing team needs and whomping up mock drafts. After the draft, the cycle spins all over again as fans and fantasy football junkies grade, break down and project how all the rookies will produce in their new jobs. Show More Summary
Grading the Cleveland Browns' 2010 Draft Class
A common practice when any year's NFL draft ends is to hand out draft grades for that year's class. While useful in some respects—it's a way to tally how well a given team has met needs and found value and talent—the true measure ofShow More Summary
Ohio State Football: How the 2010 Recruiting Class Overcame Low Expectations
The old rule of evaluating how teams do in the NFL draft is to look back after three years and then put a grade on it. By the same token, it's also a good barometer to look back and see how a recruiting class has panned out or not panned out as expected. Show More Summary
Grading the Baltimore Ravens' 2010 Draft Class
Though grading a draft class right after the NFL draft ends is a popular practice, there's not too much one can learn from it. Granted, it's useful when it comes to evaluating how a team met their perceived needs, found value and made...Show More Summary
Grading the Cincinnati Bengals' 2010 Draft Class
Once the NFL draft ends, there's a mad rush to grade each team's picks. While a good practice in theory, it's ultimately limited. All one can grade is how well a given team met perceived needs, found value and picked players who had strong college production, all while projecting how those players may perform on the NFL stage. Show More Summary
Grading Every Team's Undrafted Free Agent Signings
The 2013 NFL draft was an organized affair where each team attempted to improve by adding young talent, but immediately after Mr. Irrelevant was selected, all organization went out the window as each team participated in a frantic frenzy to sign on as many undrafted free agents as possible. Show More Summary
Report Card Grades for Denver Broncos 16 Undrafted Free-Agent Signings
After selecting seven players in the 2013 NFL draft last weekend, the Denver Broncos went out and signed 16 undrafted free agents. Undrafted rookies are always long shots to make the roster, but at least one has made Denver's opening day roster in nine consecutive seasons. Show More Summary
San Diego Chargers: 14 Undrafted Free Agents' Grades
Radio City Music Hall and the 2013 NFL draft were not the only places the San Diego Chargers acquired young talent. The Chargers came to terms with 20 undrafted free agents, and I'll cover 14 in this slideshow. While being an undrafted...Show More Summary
Report Card Grades for Dallas Cowboys' Undrafted Free Agent Signings
Sometimes the best kept secrets on NFL rosters aren't products of getting drafted. These players often take different routes to the NFL, but they are tied to one common link and that is going undrafted. Fortunately for the Cowboys, they have been quite successful in this area. Show More Summary
Report Card Grades for the Atlanta Falcons Undrafted Free Agent Signings
The Atlanta Falcons didn't let the fact that there aren't too many spots available on their roster stop them from being active in the undrafted free-agent market following last week's NFL draft. In all, Atlanta signed 24 players who will hope to find their names on Atlanta's final 53 man roster or the team's practice squad when training camp ends. Show More Summary
Report Card Grades for Arizona Cardinals' Undrafted Free-Agent Signings
After an impressive showing at the 2013 NFL draft, the Arizona Cardinals followed it up by adding a talented group of 16 undrafted free agents. While most of these players will not make the initial 53-man roster, the best of the best...Show More Summary
Report Card Grades for New York Jets' Undrafted Free-Agent Signings
It is often called the eighth round of the NFL draft. The signing of undrafted rookie free agents is a frenzy that can pay dividends throughout the NFL season. The majority of college prospects are not drafted, and every team fills up their roster with these undrafted players who are trying to stick in the NFL. Show More Summary
Report Card Grades for Indianapolis Colts' Undrafted Free-Agent Signings
The 2013 NFL draft was filled with plenty of very talented prospects, but there were a number of very talented players who went undrafted. The Colts have been busy since the draft, bringing in 10 undrafted free agents. There's plenty to like about these additions, and a couple of things to be critical about. Show More Summary
Report Card Grades for the Detroit Lions' Undrafted Free-Agent Signings
Everybody wants to grade the draft, but some of the best players in NFL history never had their names called on draft day. Each year, teams hope to find that "diamond in the rough" who can make a significant impact without costing a draft pick, and because scouts are generally good at what they do, it rarely happens. Show More Summary
Report Card Grades for the Saints' 13 Undrafted Free-Agent Signings
The New Orleans Saints were quick to add quality talent to their roster once the 2013 NFL draft was completed. Almost immediately, the team added three players many projected to go in the seven-round draft. Chase Thomas, Ryan Griffin and Kevin Reddick were three of the top five undrafted players in the entire player pool. Show More Summary
Report Card Grades for Houston Texans' Undrafted Free-Agent Signings
And just like that, the 2013 NFL draft is over. As soon as the last pick was handed in, the Houston Texans and the rest of the league began recruiting undrafted free agents, as they do every year. This year's NFL draft had more than a few shocking story lines, which included some prospects surprisingly going undrafted. Show More Summary
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