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Who: The NFL Draft Bible

What: The Football Friday Spectacular Part II

When: Friday, April 16th 2010

Where: All Access Football Radio

Why: Counting you down to the 2010 NFL Draft…six days away come Friday!

Link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/all-access-football/2010/04/17/nfl-draft-bible-football-friday-countdown

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Running back-needy teams need not just look to the draft for help. Two veterans — Bills RB Marshawn Lynch and Dolphins RB Ronnie Brown — are available on the trade market for mid-round draft picks, according to Yahoo! Sports and ESPN reports. The Bills have soured on Lynch, a ’07 first-round pick, after multiple off-field incidents and after he lost his starting job to Fred Jackson. Lynch rushed for only 450 yards last year in 13 games.

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What They Are Saying:

“They were asked to do different things,” said Detroit Lions head coach Jim Schwartz, adding that Suh would have been successful with Oklahoma’s attacking style and McCoy would have prospered in Nebraska’s two-gap defense. “You look for different characteristics, and I think both of those guys fit what we’re looking for, and I think both of them would do well in what we would ask them to do.”

“You’re talking about two dynamic guys and two guys who bring dynamic aspects to the game,” Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris said. “You’re talking about two guys who are slightly different but are both dominant. They were asked to do two different things. (McCoy) might have the (run-stopping) power that Suh has, but he’s just not asked to do it.”

“I think you can justify any position almost any position if you feel like

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When former Cowboys executive Gil Brandt recently compared Sam Bradford’s pro day performance to that of Troy Aikman, the jaws of scouts collectively dropped. One of the most respected talent evaluators ever, Brandt was the one that scouted Aikman before the Cowboys took him in the 1989 draft. But the comparison between the two doesn’t end there.

A lot of people don’t realize Aikman actually attended Oklahoma before UCLA. And just like Bradford, Aikman’s career there was ended by a devastating injury; Bradford tore up his shoulder on a sack in last season’s BYU game, Aikman’s ankle was snapped by the late Jerome Brown, which eventually led to his transfer.

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Gil Brandt, of NFL.com, reports Arkansas State defensive end Alex Carrington (6-foot-5, 280 pounds), performing in front of defensive line coaches from Cleveland and Baltimore, ran the 40-yard dash in 4.97 and 4.93 seconds against and with the wind, respectively. He had a 33-inch vertical jump, a 10-foot-2 broad jump, a 4.81-second short shuttle, a 7.64-second three-cone drill, all things he did not do at the NFL Scouting Combine. Afterward, Carrington impressed as he went through a very tough workout that took 30 to 40 minutes.

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Florida defensive end/linebacker Jermaine Cunningham, of Stephenson High, had a fine showing at his pro day workout last week before suffering a first degree quadriceps strain.

Here are the vitals:

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Early in his junior season last fall, Iowa offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga was stricken with a viral infection in his thyroid that caused fatigue, a loss of stamina and an increased heart rate. He missed three games and lost 10 pounds before returning to the lineup at left tackle. The first question Bulaga has heard from nearly every team considering him in the first round of the NFL draft was about his thyroid condition.

“It was a three-week thing that ran its course and now it’s gone,” Bulaga said at the NFL combine. “I’ve been checked by doctors at the Mayo Clinic and by my doctor at the University of Iowa, both endocrinologists. I’ve been cleared by both of them.

“Teams just ask me what it is, is it a lingering effect? My agent has sent out a statement from both doctors to every team doctor. I don’t

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Terry Pluto, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, reports if former Jets and Bengals receiver Laveranues Coles still is looking for work this summer, it wouldn’t be a shock if the Browns give him a look. He was a disappointment with the Bengals, who paid him $9.5 million for 43 catches (29 first downs) and five touchdowns. He played for Mangini, and they have respect for each other. No matter what the Browns say, they need a veteran receiver. Coles is 32.

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ABC News reports that the New York Jets have traded their fifth-round pick in this year’s draft to the Pittsburgh Steelers for wide receiver Santonio Holmes.

Mancini’s Take: Who saw this coming? GM Mike Tannenbaum and company are out to conquer the NFL and will stop at nothing to bring home a Super Bowl trophy in 2010. Giving up a fifth-round pick for last year’s Super Bowl MVP is incredible. I mean, I’m still waiting for a report denying this deal ever took place. Yes, I’m well aware of the fact that Gang Green is inheriting some warts in the acquisition. The speedy wide out has been accused of domestic abuse in the past and most recently was also cited for throwing a glass in the direction of a woman at a lounge. Although he has been cleared of any wrongdoing in either case, he’s also facing a four-game suspension

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ABC News reports that the New York Jets have traded their fifth-round pick in this year’s draft to the Pittsburgh Steelers for wide receiver Santonio Holmes.

Mancini’s Take: Who saw this coming? GM Mike Tannenbaum and company are out to conquer the NFL and will stop at nothing to bring home a Super Bowl trophy in 2010. Giving up a fifth-round pick for last year’s Super Bowl MVP is incredible. I mean, I’m still waiting for a report denying this deal ever took place. Yes, I’m well aware of the fact that Gang Green is inheriting some warts in the acquisition. The speedy wide out has been accused of domestic abuse in the past and most recently was also cited for throwing a glass in the direction of a woman at a lounge. Although he has been cleared of any wrongdoing in either case, he’s also facing a four-game suspension

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