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James' Football Blog March 2005 Archive

By James Alder, About.com Guide to Football since 2000

Trivia Time for Falcons Fans... and Others

Tuesday March 29, 2005
You don't have to be an Atlanta Falcons fan to enjoy this trivia quiz dedicated to the Dirty Birds, but it sure helps. This quiz will test the knowledge ... Read More

Top QB Prospects Present a Dilemma

Monday March 28, 2005
There's a bit of an unusual distribution of talent in this year's NFL Draft pool of prospects, with the field seemingly not as top heavy with talent as in recent ... Read More

Featured NFL Mock Draft III

Saturday March 26, 2005
From time to time, About Football selects an NFL mock draft produced by one of our many knowledgeable forum members and publishes it for all to critique. This 2005 ... Read More

NFL Assigns Compensatory Draft Selections

Tuesday March 22, 2005
With the assigning of the compensatory selections for the 2005 NFL Draft, all seven rounds of this year's draft order are set. The Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams received ... Read More

Arizona Cardinals... Did You Know?

Tuesday March 22, 2005
To a lot of football fans, the Arizona Cardinals are an afterthought on the NFL landscape. And it's true that the successes of this franchise have been few and ... Read More

NFL Off-Season Winners… So Far

Monday March 21, 2005
Although wholesale change through free agency is rarely a formula for success in the NFL, the free agent signing period still represents a hope for quick, significant upgrades in a ... Read More

NFL Preseason Schedule Released

Thursday March 17, 2005
The NFL released Wednesday the lineup for the 2005 NFL preseason, which will be kicked off by the Atlanta Falcons and Indianapolis Colts in the American Bowl on August 6. ... Read More

Scouting Report: Alex Barron, OT Florida State

Monday March 14, 2005
This isn't a big year for blue-chip prospects at left tackle, so don't look for the names of any of the top offensive lineman among the top five selections of ... Read More

Speaking of the NFL Draft...

Thursday March 10, 2005
With the NFL scouting combine over, and the free agent signing period in full swing, the NFL Draft talk has really begun to heat up. And for those of ... Read More

2005 NFL Mock Draft Updated, Pollack, Miller Slide

Thursday March 10, 2005
This time of year, it's tough to keep an NFL mock draft current for more than a few hours as teams continue to plug holes in their roster with other ... Read More

Scouting Report: Adam "Pac Man" Jones, CB West Virginia

Monday March 7, 2005
West Virginia's Adam Jones is a fine cornerback, but a lot of draft boards have him slightly overrated at this time, in my view. With rules changes in the ... Read More

Featured NFL Forum Mock Draft II

Sunday March 6, 2005
The blitz of recent player acquisitions via trades and free agency caused a delay in announcing the second Featured NFL Mock Draft of 2005 simply because the flurry of activity ... Read More

Scouting Report: Alex Smith, QB Utah

Saturday March 5, 2005
With the lack of a bona fide superstar quarterback in the 2005 NFL Draft, Alex Smith's stock has risen higher than it probably would have in most years. Some draft ... Read More

Prospect Rankings Updated

Thursday March 3, 2005
As a rule, 85-90% of my assessment of a professional football prospect is based on his performance on the field during the season, with little weight being placed on numbers ... Read More

Eye on the NFL Scouting Combine

Tuesday March 1, 2005
It's amazing what 40 yards of green concrete can do for an NFL Draft prospect's prospects. A player's perceived value fluctuates on the basis of just a tenth of ... Read More

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