Pete Marasco

Comprehensive Ranking of  the 2014 and 2015 NFL Draft Classes: 4/17/2014 Update
Is the 2014 NFL Draft actually that strong when compared to 2015?

With a record number 103 early entrants declaring for the 2014 NFL draft and claims that this is the deepest draft in many years (Steelers GM Kevin Colbert has ...

Comprehensive Ranking of  the 2014 and 2015 NFL Draft Classes
Is the 2014 NFL Draft actually that strong when compared to 2015?

With a record number 98 underclassmen declaring for the 2014 NFL draft and claims that this is the deepest draft in many years (Steelers GM Kevin Colbert has called the 2014 ...

2014 NFL DRAFT - RISERS and FALLERS, or STUNNERS and BUMMERS - WEEK 13 FOOTBALL

Week 13 was just like every other week in that there were plenty of surprises, or Stunners, and disappointments, or Bummers, and the games focused on for this week's version of Risers and Fallers were the games that were supposed to be competitive rather than the predictable blowouts such as Florida State over Idaho and Clemson over the Citadel, even though we ...

2014 NFL DRAFT - RISERS and FALLERS, or STUNNERS and BUMMERS - WEEK 12 FOOTBALL

Coach Jim Mora and his UCLA switcheroos did a number on Washington as Mora employed a number of changes that had me reaching for the Bruins depth chart.  Many folks can remember when the Chicago Bears used DT Refrigerator Perry as a fullback on short yardage and goal line situations but Mora ...

2014 NFL DRAFT - RISERS and FALLERS - Week 11 Football

(3 YARDS AND A CLOUD OF PELLETS)

Stealing a page from legendary coach Woody Hayes's playbook, Stanford used a ground and pound attack to beat Oregon in one of the biggest matchups so far in the 2013 college season.

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2014 NFL DRAFT - RISERS and FALLERS or STUNNERS and BUMMERS - WEEK 10

(THE MISSOURI SACK QUARTET)

This far into the season scouts and analysts are looking for consistency from the players in order to establish their rankings in this confounding process of evaluating players who can play in the NFL.  And here are ...

2014 NFL DRAFT - RISERS and FALLERS, OR STUNNERS and BUMMERS - WEEK 8

We have had Blowout Saturday, Showdown Saturday, Tailgate Saturday and Shakeup Saturday and now we hit what usually occurs once a year and that is UPSET SATURDAY.  Upset Saturday was provided in Week 8 with No. 4 Clemson, No. 6 Louisville, No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 8 LSU, No. 9 South Carolina, No. 10 UCLA and No. 16 Georgia from the Coaches ...

2014 NFL DRAFT - RISERS and FALLERS or STUNNERS and BUMMERS - WEEK 7

Week 7 was labeled Shakeup Saturday and had the following developments:

RISERS or STUNNERS

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2014 NFL DRAFT - RISERS and FALLERS,

NOTES and OBSERVATIONS AFTER WEEK 6

Week 6 was Tailgate Saturday but there was even more action on the field.

2014 NFL DRAFT - RISERS and FALLERS, or STUNNERS and BUMMERS - WEEK 4

Week 4 did not provide that many interesting or competitive games as blowouts were abundant in college football. But there are always some developments worthy of noting in relation to the NFL draft and I did find one player that you won't find on any pre-season draft lists, along with a QB who wasn't even supposed to start. Both would qualify as STUNNERS as they ...