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Pre-Draft Lull

Mr. Scot

By Mr. Scot,
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Mr. Scot Grand Master

Mr. Scot

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The first round of the 2014 NFL Draft is a little more than two weeks away (17 days to be exact) so if you're going around the internet looking for football news, you may want to give it a rest for a while.

 

The last few weeks before the draft don't generally see a lot of action in free agency.  So outside of draft day speculation or some unexpected scandal/arrest, pro football news may be kinda hard to come by for the next sixteen days.

 

Granted the draftniks may have a fair share of fodder for discussion.  But if that's not your thing, these next few weeks are likely to drag.

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csx Grand Master

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I think it was Mark Twain who used to talk about there being "liars, damn liars and statisticians".

 

These days, I'd add NFL personnel guys to that list.

 

I believe that came from a former Prime Minister of Great Britain.

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The Calm

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The S--t Storm

 

...if Gettleman makes picks Huddlers don't like.

 

 

Normally the draft would have either been this past weekend or next weekend.  But this extra 2 weeks is killing me.

 

Overall I think moving it back was a good idea, but right now...yeah :(

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More time to learn about players. I'm going to take advantage. I'm starting to think this L'Damian Washington kid out of Mizzou might be a nice 6th or 7th round snag. I want a lot of competition at receiver and we need more size.

"This is definitely a receiver with a chance to be very good in a few years, especially if he lands with a team ...like the Panthers"
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