As a special treat for our loyal readers, viewers, and listeners, we’ve managed to get the whole team together tonight to record a first-round mock draft podcast. We’ll divvy up the picks, we’ll make trades, we’ll shout over each other when we disagree on something. You can watch the podcast live at 10 PM Eastern […]
Revised Big Board
We updated the big board yesterday, shuffling some rankings based on new information and evaluations, and adding about 20 new players. The most notable of these is Ohio State C Corey Linsley, now projected as one of the top players at his position. Dominique Easley made a big jump, as the reports about his knees […]
Our latest, possibly final mock
It might be unfair to call vixticator and myself the biggest draft junkies on the Zone Reads team, but we’re definitely the two with the most free time necessary to dive down the rabbit holes of draft possibilities. In preparation for our final big board, which will be released shortly before the draft (and which […]
Our Big Board Is Updated
…and it gets its own page! http://zonereads.com/?page_id=1949 I’ll try to send out a notification whenever it’s updated, but that may not be possible. With only two weeks left until the draft (and really, the draft should have started yesterday), there won’t be too many changes left. More likely than anything will be the occasional insertion […]
The Tom Savage Hype Is Nuts
The latest report on Pittsburgh QB prospect Tom Savage, as you may have heard from, say, Russ Lande, is that Tom Savage’s stock is skyrocketing, making him likely to be a day-two pick and, some even believe, a first-rounder. This perception of Savage was confirmed by reports that he was invited to the NFL draft, […]
Lists of Five: Where We Differ From The Mainstream
A great way to find out the value in what we do is to compare our conclusions to the conventional or the commonly accepted wisdom. To that end, I’ve been trying to pay specific attention to (and get as many of our scouts as possible to watch) prospects where the first and/or second opinion we […]
For your consideration: Adrian Hubbard
Nobody is talking about Adrian Hubbard, the pass rusher from Alabama. (I believe I know why, but let’s put that aside for now.) He’s been labeled a “controversial player” by a certain professional troll masquerading as an NFL draft expert, and I refuse to link his work or mention him by name. (If you’re really […]
For your consideration: Jordan Matthews
My “For Your Consideration” series will focus exclusively on players I like more than the generally accepted consensus, such as that is, among draftnik types in the media. Ideally, I would have started this series earlier, but with a month before the draft, I’ll see how many of these I can write up nevertheless. Today […]
For your consideration: Zach Mettenberger
Zach Mettenberger is one of the quarterback prospects getting the least amount of attention from everyone not named Jaws, and that’s understandable given that he tore his ACL late in the season. All indications are that he’ll be ready for his pro day on April 19th. If this is true, I’m expecting a lot of […]
Our First Complete Mock Draft
The NFL released the official list of compensatory picks Monday at the owner’s meetings, which means we have the complete and finalized order of picks for the 2014 NFL Draft (barring any further trades). We haven’t published anything in a little while, and while I don’t have a full and complete update of our big […]
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