The Sporting a News November 22, 2010

[Omegasupreme]

Found some interesting info while reading an old TSN. Get some popcorn ready and maybe some toilet paper. I hope this works and you can read it.

 

[Midswat]

Is Drake Nevis still with the team?

 

[Omegasupreme]

Not sure. I just threw him in because he was a topic for a while. It's the Bruce Carter, DeMarco Murray and Aikman/Garrett info that I thought was interesting.

 

[Jon88]

Is Demarco Murray still with the team?

 

[Midswat]

Prince Amukamera - they say he has all the skills you want for the position and his future is really bright.

He's been a semi-bust, right? Or did he do better this year?

 

[boozeman]

Is Drake Nevis still with the team?

Nope.

 

[boozeman]

Prince Amukamera - they say he has all the skills you want for the position and his future is really bright.

He's been a semi-bust, right? Or did he do better this year?

He did okay. Better than Claiborne.

 

[Jon88]

He did okay. Better than Claiborne.

My dead grandmother could do better than Claiborne and she wouldn't score that much less on the Wonderlic.

 

[Midswat]

Reading those rankings and write ups, I don't think I'd trust TheSportingNews scouting abilities.

 

[Midswat]

Drake Nevis sounded like an RKG.

Shame he didn't pan out.

 

[dbair1967]

He did okay. Better than Claiborne.

If by "better" you mean played more, then ok.

But on the field his actual play has been pretty shitty.

 

[dbair1967]

Reading those rankings and write ups, I don't think I'd trust TheSportingNews scouting abilities.

I think their draft guide (which I dont think came out last yr) is the worst year in and year out.

They come up with really off the wall shit.

 

[boozeman]

Reading those rankings and write ups, I don't think I'd trust TheSportingNews scouting abilities.

It was Russ Lande I think...former Rams scout, now a GM up in Canada.

He says some weird shit. Like just today he tweeted that he talked to some NFL "higher up" who insists that Ryan Nassib is better than the QBs at the top of this class. Of course, Lande had Nassib ranked as the top overall prospect at this time last year.

 

[boozeman]

If by "better" you mean played more, then ok.

But on the field his actual play has been pretty shitty.

No, I mean better. He played better than Claiborne did, when he played.

 

[Omegasupreme]

Murray's and Carter's write ups seems about right. Carter does have the speed and when he doesn't have to think about coverage and just attack the ball, he could be dynamic. When Lee was injured in Rob Ryan's last year, Carter did well before he was injured. But he just needed to play downhill. Dropping into coverage especially against little Danny Woodhead, seemed to take away Carter's mojo.

 

[Jon88]

I quit reading the Sporting News after they came out with their All Time NFL team and Larry Allen wasn't on it.

I'm not a big fan of magazines or books anyway. It's so much easier to read a book or article online.

 

[Midswat]

That'll show 'em!

 

[Jon88]

I showed their ass. That's 3 or 4 less magazines per year they're selling.

If you don't have the best offensive lineman of all time on your "All Time Team" then I don't have time for anything else you have to say.

 

[Texas Ace]

Reading those rankings and write ups, I don't think I'd trust TheSportingNews scouting abilities.

I'd go with cnnsi.com

They are a credible source, after all.

 

[Texas Ace]

No, I mean better. He played better than Claiborne did, when he played.