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James' Football Blog April 2007 Archive

By James Alder, About.com Guide to Football

Moss Doesn't Make Patriots AFC Favorites

Monday April 30, 2007
The New England Patriots and Oakland Raiders finally agreed on a deal for disgruntled receiver Randy Moss on Sunday, which has lead more than one football pundit to speculate that ... Read More

2007 NFL Draft Results and Commentary

Saturday April 28, 2007
The first day of the 2007 NFL Draft is in the books, and as expected, LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell has been selected No. 1 overall by the Oakland Raiders. ... Read More

Final Mock Draft Update

Friday April 27, 2007
Well, here it is! The final update of this year's NFL mock draft, and we still have no clue what the Raiders are going to do with the No. ... Read More

Draft Rewind 2004 - Measuring the Mediocre

Thursday April 26, 2007
Yeah, it’s like ending a game in a tie. Like kissing your sister. It’s even like wearing a raincoat in the shower (feel free to add your own ... Read More

Briggs Still Could be Draft-Day Trade

Tuesday April 24, 2007
Previously I had been inclined to believe that Chicago Bears general manager Jerry Angelo was determined to play hard ball with disgruntled linebacker Lance Briggs, but I'm starting to ... Read More

More 2004 Draft Grades

Monday April 23, 2007
On Friday, we handed out "F" grades to four teams for putting together absolutely horrendous drafts in 2004. Today we're going to step it up a notch and look ... Read More

Draft Rankings Updated

Sunday April 22, 2007
We're just days away from the 2007 NFL Draft, so we spent much of the weekend going over a seemingly endless loop of video tape, and making some small final ... Read More

Draft Rewind: Grading the 2004 NFL Draft

Friday April 20, 2007
Most experts agree it takes several years before an accurate grade can be affixed to a particular draft class. And it's no secret that what looked like a major coup ... Read More

NFL Draft Trivia

Thursday April 19, 2007
The NFL Draft season is a time of optimism for all football fans, with their visions of blue-chip prospects or small-school sleepers emerging as tomorrow's superstars and resurrecting a franchise ... Read More

Trade With Bucs Makes Sense for Raiders

Tuesday April 17, 2007
In the opinion of many, myself included, Calvin Johnson has separated himself from the pack as the top prospect in this year's NFL Draft class. And, according to Yahoo! Sports, ... Read More

Fans Try to Save LT From Madden Curse

Monday April 16, 2007
Imagine you're an NFL star in the prime years of your career, and a representative of EA Sports' Madden video game series approaches you about being on the cover of ... Read More

Featured Draft Prospect No. 19 Lawrence Timmons

Saturday April 14, 2007
With our countdown of the top 32 players in this year's NFL Draft now at No. 19, and the NFL Draft just two weeks away, it doesn't take a genius ... Read More

Cheap Shots

Saturday April 14, 2007
The Lions, who traded away quarterback Joey Harrington for very little and cut receiver Charles Rogers within the last year, are on the verge of cutting another failed top-10 draft ... Read More

Burgess Just the Beginning of Salary-Cap Backlash?

Friday April 13, 2007
I've mentioned a couple times in recent weeks that it will be interesting to see what happens as marquee players and their agents begin to compare their current deals with ... Read More

Featured Draft Prospect No. 20 Aaron Ross

Friday April 13, 2007
We continue our countdown of the top 32 players in this year's NFL Draft, with a look at the next prospect on our list, Texas cornerback Aaron Ross. Playing ... Read More

Commish Suspends Bad Boys, Time to Change Focus

Wednesday April 11, 2007
On Wednesday, the much-anticipated punishments of Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones and Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry were handed down, and the severity of each makes it clear ... Read More

Featured Draft Prospect No. 21 Justin Blalock

Sunday April 8, 2007
After a brief hiatus from our countdown of the top 32 players in this year's NFL Draft, we're back with the next prospect on our list. Coming in at ... Read More

Cheap Shots

Sunday April 8, 2007
Banished Dolphins running back Ricky Williams has applied for reinstatement. Offers peace pipe as a token of his sincerity. Former Cowboys QB Quincy Carter is making a new start in ... Read More

No. 6 Pick Burning Hole in Snyder's Pocket?

Friday April 6, 2007
The minute New England Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel publicly expressed his displeasure with the way negotiations on a long-term deal were progressing, you knew it was only a matter of ... Read More

Hester Makes Video Game History

Friday April 6, 2007
Have the programmers at EA Sports gone nuts? Is Chicago Bears return specialist/cornerback/wide receiver Devin Hester in position to set the video football industry on its ear? Per a report ... Read More

2007 NFL Mock Draft Updated, Expanded to Two Rounds

Thursday April 5, 2007
We're only about three weeks away from the NFL Draft, so, not only have we updated the 2007 NFL Mock Draft, we've added a second round. We are also ... Read More

Cheap Shots

Thursday April 5, 2007
Today's Cheap Shots begin on a sad note. Former Patriots receiver Darryl Stingley, who was paralyzed by a preseason hit from Raiders safety Jack Tatum in 1978, died Thursday ... Read More

Samuel Wants to be Traded

Wednesday April 4, 2007
It looks as though Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs isn't the only player unhappy with being slapped with the franchise tag this year. According to Adam Schefter of the ... Read More

Featured Draft Prospect No. 22 Darrelle Revis

Wednesday April 4, 2007
The next prospect on our countdown of the top 32 players in this year's NFL Draft is Darrelle Revis, a physical cornerback out of Pittsburgh. Revis is an underclassman ... Read More

Colts Lose Another, Doss Signs with Vikings

Wednesday April 4, 2007
According to Adam Schefter of the NFL Network, the Minnesota Vikings signed safety Mike Doss to a one-year, $1 million contract Tuesday night. Doss, a second-round pick of the ... Read More

Featured Draft Prospect No. 23 Reggie Nelson

Tuesday April 3, 2007
News around the NFL has hit a bit of a lull in recent days, but our countdown of the top 32 players in this year's NFL Draft continues. Florida ... Read More

Cheap Shots

Tuesday April 3, 2007
Are the world champion Colts turning into this year's version of the Cincinnati Bengals off the field? The Bears are expected to make a counter offer Tuesday to the Redskins in ... Read More

Featured Draft Prospect No. 24 Robert Meachem

Monday April 2, 2007
We move on in our countdown of the top 32 players in this year's NFL Draft by taking a look at Tennessee wide receiver Robert Meachem. On paper, this ... Read More

Pacman Unplugged for 2007 Season?

Monday April 2, 2007
New NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has spent a lot of time recently talking about taking a tough stance on players who continually provide negative publicity for the NFL. So, ... Read More

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