Fresh off the Cotton Bowl win over Texas A&M, LSU linebacker Kelvin Sheppard joins host Bo Marchionte on the NFL Draft Bible Player Spotlight Show.
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NFL: Around The League Playoff Edition
The tournament is set. All 12 teams have earned their way to the post season and 11 of those teams have a winning record! Look, Seattle played by the rules and qualified for the playoffs. However, it’s pretty clear that changes need to be made regarding who qualifies, or at least the seeding process. There is no reason—especially considering that the NFL re-seeds after round one—that the teams shouldn’t be “re-seeded” prior to the start of the playoffs. It’s bad enough that Seattle made it; why give them a home game against a team that finished with four more wins than they did? If you re-seed after round one, why not re-seed all the way through? I await an answer.
At the beginning of the season I predicted who would make the playoffs. Out of 12 teams I nailed eight of them, including all four (so far)
Insider: Nick Fairley vs Cameron Heyward
The familiar adage says that ‘defense wins championships.’ After watching the last two BCS bowl games, that adage remains true to form. It was validated ever so clearly after two of college football’s most prolific offensive teams squared off in Phoenix, Arizona for the National Championship. The Auburn Tigers edging out a win over the Oregon Ducks, 22-19 in the Fiesta Bowl. So much hype was made of Andrew Luck and the rest of quarterbacks in the game of college football and their pro potential. Between Ryan Mallett declaring for the NFL Draft, or Luck deciding to stay, or the decision yet to be made by Heisman winner Cam Newton, there are plenty of choices to go around and the attention they all have received in recent weeks has been something any celebrity gossip site would have enjoyed. Questions arise about where they will land and how their
2011 NFL Draft: Bowl Game Stock Watch
The Draft Stock Watch tells you who’s hot and who’s not, while tracking prospects all over the nation. Now that we have all the Bowl Games out of the way, it’s time to take a look at who helped themselves this last month and also who hurt their draft stock.
STOCK UP
MIKEL LESHOURE LB ILLINOIS: I know; “he just keeps showing up,” but when you rack up three TDs in your bowl game and you do it against solid competition, you deserve some praise. Even though he’s already been on this list for the tremendous year he put in, he’s even more deserving after racking up 184 rushing yards against Baylor to cap off a career year at Illinois. His stock has been ascending since the season started and his bowl
Podcast: Davon House, CB, New Mexico St.
Davon House of New Mexico State was an All-Wac 1st Team selection in 2010 and 2009. The four-year starter has 11 career Interceptions for the Aggies and has been invited to the Senior Bowl. The California native joins host Joe Everett to discuss his college career and getting ready to impress scouts as the NFL Draft season is upon us.
Podcast: Ricardo Lockette, WR, Fort Valley St.
Lockette stole the show at the HBCU Bowl game where he ran the fastest forty time of 4.35, standing at 6’3″ and close 210 pounds those numbers all equal to intrigue by NFL Scouts. Bringing you more NFL stars of tomorrow here today in another edition of the NFL Draft Bible Player Spotlight Show with host Bo Marchionte.
Podcast: Brian Duncan, LB, Texas Tech
Winning linebacker Brian Duncan of the Texas Tech Red Raiders fresh off their win over the Big Ten Northwestern Wildcats 45-38 in the TicketCity Bowl joins host Bo Marchionte on another NFL Draft Bible Player Spotlight Show. No one brings NFL prospects to the fans of the NFL Draft and NFL Combine and college all-star games like the NFL Draft Bible.
Podcast: Chris Prosonski, LB, Wyoming
Opposing Mountain West fans of the Wyoming Cowboys won’t miss not seeing number 24 on the defensive side of the ball next season. There leading tackler in 2009 and 2010 Chris Prosinski who earned All-Second MWC honors this past season joins host Bo Marchionte on the NFL Draft Bible Player Spotlight Show. Team captain and leaves Wyoming as the number four overall tackler with 373.
Podcast: Russell Nenon, OL, Wake Forest
Offensive lineman Russell Nenon from Wake Forest University joins Robert Brewer, AKA “Football Rob”. The versatile ACC product talks about being a Demon Deacon and preparing for the 2011 NFL Draft process. Nenon, a three-year starter, has seen time both at center and guard.
Podcast: David Mims, OT, Virginia Union
Virginia Union plays in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and finished 3-7 in the Northern Division of the CIAA. One of bright spot for the team that finished sixth in total rushing out of 13 teams was the play of offensive tackle David Mims who earned 2010 All Conference Football team honors. Mims isn’t going to go unnoticed in the crowd either standing at 6’8” a and 350 pounds he’s not going to go unnoticed when NFL scouts start looking to the offensive line. Bringing the NFL stars of tomorrow to you today join host Bo Marchionte along with David Mims on the NFL Draft Bible Player Spotlight Show.