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 NFL Drafts and Trades Quizzes and NFL Drafts and Trades Trivia -- FunTrivia
This will probably only be interesting if you are a draft geek (like me); but here are a couple of questions pertaining to round two of the 2003 NFL draft that took place on April 26, 2003.
While the 2005 draft may not have produced many tremendous players, there are some noteworthy facts related to it.
This is a quiz on the 2006 NFL Draft.
www.funtrivia.com /quizzes/sports/nfl_players/nfl_drafts_and_trades_31.html   (829 words)

  
 Phinfever NFL Draft 2005 Analysis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
With his size, speed, versatility, and potential to become a top NFL starter, he should be a high first-round pick.
Despite the Dolphins' best efforts to throw everyone off the draft trail with talk that they weren't going to take a running back, the fact is they needed a powerful, steady playmaker in the backfield to fill the void left by Ricky Williams.
He should be drafted late in the first round.
www.phinfever.com /phinfever_NFLdraft_2005.html   (6339 words)

  
 NFL Draft Countdown - 2008 NFL Mock Draft
NFL Draft Countdown - 2008 NFL Mock Draft
Many felt the Redskins would look to address their defensive line with the #6 pick in the 2007 NFL Draft and while you certainly can't knock their selection of LaRon Landry from a value standpoint the fact remains that they still need an impact guy up front, whether it be at end or tackle.
The Titans have done a great job of building through the draft in recent years but one exception has been their efforts at wideout, where despite investing a bunch of picks on the position they have yet to really have one pan out.
www.nfldraftcountdown.com /sub/mockdraft.html   (3284 words)

  
 2008 NFL Draft Scout, From Prep to Pro Coverage for Pros by Pros -- Powered by the Sports Xchange
The 2008 Draft is the main focus, with more than 2,300 players eligible for this year's draft, featuring the must-have FULL player biographies compiled by Dave Te' Thomas, whose research is utilized by NFL teams and the League office itself.
NFL Draft Scout is powered by The SportsXchange, which has a network of more than 40 professional reporters who cover the NFL full time, year-round.
NFL Draft Scout and all TSX products are published by Frank Cooney, who has covered the NFL since 1966.
www.nfldraftscout.com   (1253 words)

  
 2005 NFL Draft: Mock Draft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
As the draft date gets closer, and with many teams hurting on defense, Johnson is sure to be a hightly sought after property.
Although the draft is only going to be a drop in the bucket, there are some talented players in this draft that could very well be dressed in red and white for many years to come.
Kansas City could very well be a major factor in 2005, but it will depend on how aggressively they can fix their defensive woe via the draft, and hopefully some of the youth will continue to develop.
www.nflfootballdraft.com /nfl_draft/mock_draft/index.html   (1184 words)

  
 2005 NFL Draft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The draft is the 70th draft in NFL history.
The draft featured the San Francisco 49ers selecting first overall Alex Smith from the University of Utah.
Irrelevant, the final pick of the draft, Andy Stokes from William Penn University was selected by the New England Patriots.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2005_NFL_Draft   (303 words)

  
 Sports Curmudgeon - Wagers: NFL Draft 2005
Now that the 2005 NFL Draft is about to happen, I have scooped up those notes and I'm trying to read my handwriting to decipher what they say.
No matter what team drafts which player, the coach or the GM or the owner will go on TV with one of the talking hair-dos and say that they just drafted the guy they had rated the highest all along in this position.
Given that his older brother, Samari Rolle, has been a solid NFL player for a while now, that's a good sign because you might assume that Antrell has learned something about what it means to play at that level from his brother.
www.sportscurmudgeon.com /wagers/nfl_draft05.html   (2681 words)

  
 DVD Talk Review: 2005 NFL Draft Preview
Guessing who was going where in the 2005 NFL draft was a real crap shoot for everyone, what with no clear-cut top star.
Chances are this was made around the time of his disastrous NFL combine showing, because Denver took him in the third round, and he was easily the most interesting story of the draft, what with losing his court challenge against the NFL draft age policy.
This DVD is a good scouting presentation for the 2005 draft and the latest crop of NFL players, but now that the draft is over, it's worth only one look, unless you're a player featured on the DVD, an NFL opponent scout, or a really obsessed football fan.
www.dvdtalk.com /reviews/read.php?ID=16379   (676 words)

  
 Comcast and NFL Network Bring Armchair Scouts the Inside Scoop On the 2005 NFL Draft - HispanicBusiness.com
NFL Network will offer more than 29 hours of NFL Draft coverage, from mock drafts, to being live on-site on draft weekend, and breaking down the selection in the days and weeks after the draft.
NFL Network will be customers' best choice to follow all the action of their favorite team.
NFL Network provides millions of fans of the great sport of football and the National Football League with a network to call their own.
www.hispanicbusiness.com /news/newsbyid.asp?id=22401   (656 words)

  
 2005 NFL Draft Breakdown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Still, Nichols is clearly one of the top kickers in this draft because he has shown his ability of distance, accuracy, and ability to nail kicks in the clutch.
Nichols is a great kicker and I think he’ll be drafted, but probably in the later rounds of the first day of the draft.
I think he will get drafted around the 4th or 5th rounds of the draft, because he is too good of a punter to pass up on.
www.sportsrant.com /2005-nfl-draft-breakdown-a10022.html   (1317 words)

  
 BigBlueInteractive.com 2005 NFL Draft Preview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
My draft preview this year is going to be a bit different.
Forty-two players will be drafted by other teams before the Giants make their first selection in round two.
Still, the Giants are unlikely to draft a fullback because this is a terrible year for fullbacks in the draft.
www.bigblueinteractive.com /draft/drpros05.htm   (4491 words)

  
 SI.com - 2005 NFL Draft
In a few situations there may be a player with a lower grade predicted to be drafted prior to a player with a higher one.
Over the course of the past several months much is said and written about the computer numbers of prospects in the draft.
The weeks and months leading to the draft is filled with prospects working hard to specifically add bulk, become stronger or get their 40 time down.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/2005/draft/grading_system   (1482 words)

  
 NFLHS.com - News - 2005 NFL Draft: Colquitt Eyes NFL Future
That's why Colquitt, who has a booming leg and a knack for pinning offenses in precarious situations inside the 10-yard line, is falling back on hard work and a winning attitude as he embarks on his pro football experience.
At the 2005 NFL Draft, Colquitt was selected in the third round by the Kansas City Chiefs.
His strengths lie in something many NFL teams seek out of their punters the ability to pin offenses deep in their own territory.
www.nflhs.com /News/Features/2005DraftColquitt_04182005_sim.asp   (683 words)

  
 2007 NFL Draft, NFL Mock Draft, Player Profiles
Search "mock draft" on Google and you'll be sorting through results for days since every sports site loves to post their own "expert" predictions on how the draft will shake out.
Expert chats, mock drafts and in-depth columns from guys like Len Pasquarelli and John Clayton are all extremely insightful, and the draft tracker lets you follow the action online, pick by pick.
FanStop has hometown writers for each NFL team giving the local draft-day lowdown as well as positional rankings and, you guessed it, their own mock drafts, broken down round-by-round.
www.bullz-eye.com /sports/nfl_draft.htm   (897 words)

  
 Draft Studio Forums - NFL Draft 2005 1/24   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Johnson is the best defensive player in the draft, would have to look at alex smith if mcnair retires.
with both of their CBs wanting to skip town, their are going to need someone of nfl caliber on their roster, if it does not become a big need in oakland he could slip as he appears to not have the top end speed everyone thought.
and if Baltimore doesn't draft Williamson he should still be there at the steelers pick unless seattle choses to overhaul their entire WR corps.
www.draftstudio.com /forums/showthread.php?mode=hybrid&t=121   (1896 words)

  
 NFL Handicapping - 2005 NFL Draft
The San Francisco 49ers are panning for a quarterback in this weekend's NFL Draft, however, it's still unclear which nugget they'll pick.
While ESPN has been hyping the hell out of the draft, which they are covering live all-day Saturday (zzzzzz), there seems to be a bit of ho-hum reaction in the betting world.
Clarett was a big disappointment at NFL training combines in February when he rumbled through 40 yards in bloated 4.8 seconds.
www.sportsbettingstats.com /art12.asp   (608 words)

  
 Pats Sign RB Chad Morton, G Bryan Anderson and Two 2005 Draft Picks
He is one of five players in NFL history to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in the same game and is the only player to achieve the feat since 1994.
Claridge, 24, was selected by the Patriots in the fifth round (170th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.
Cassel, 23, was selected by the Patriots in the seventh round (230th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.
www.patriots.com /search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=12047&pcid=47   (899 words)

  
 2005 NFL Supplemental Draft
Unlike the NFL Draft in April, the supplemental draft contains a small number of eligible players.
Generally the players who make up the Supplemental Draft are players who become academically ineligible or are released from their collegiate team for off-field issues.
If a player is selected by more than one club, he is awarded to the club that holds priority in the supplemental draft order.
www.theredzone.org /2005/draft/supplementaldraft.asp   (212 words)

  
 Kansas City Chiefs - Chiefs 2005 NFL Draft Notes
Second: The Chiefs traded their second-round draft pick (46th overall) to Miami in the 2005 trade for CB Patrick Surtain.
Kansas City was awarded a compensatory pick at the end of the third round (99th overall) in return for the loss of unrestricted free agents T John Tait and QB Jonathan Quinn to Chicago last season.
The Chiefs own a third-round (99th overall) compensatory pick in the 2005 NFL Draft for the loss of unrestricted free agents T John Tait and QB Jonathan Quinn to Chicago.
www.kcchiefs.com /news/2005/04/22/chiefs_2005_nfl_draft_notes   (503 words)

  
 2005 NFL Football Draft at Sportbet.com
The 2005 NFL Draft is scheduled for April 23-24 in New York
Draft positions are determined by record, the team with the worst record during the regular season picks first and so on.
If two teams have the same record, the strength of schedule tie-breaker is used which is the combined winning percentage of all teams on each team's schedule for the current season.
www.sportbet.com /schedules/nfl/2005/draft/nfl_draft.htm   (299 words)

  
 ESPN.com: 2005 NFL Draft coverage
College programs benefit, too, when a number of their former players do well in the NFL draft.
It was supposed to be a wild NFL draft featuring big trades and big names being moved.
The first round of the draft was dominated by speed players who make their living on the perimeter of the field.
sports.espn.go.com /nfl/draft05/index   (414 words)

  
 Detroit Lions Site: 2005 Draft Analysis -- Kickers, Punters
As the 2005 NFL Draft's top kicking prospect, Nugent could be selected in the second round.
Sure, the "NFL ball" may be bulkier than the NCAA football; but league scouting departments can accurately gauge a kicker's talent curve over time, using one simple premise.
Some NFL draft experts have suggested Nugent could be selected in the second round, similar to Lions kicker Jason Hanson in 1992.
www.detroitlions.com /document_display.cfm?document_id=411610   (626 words)

  
 2005 NFL Draft Breakdown - Sportsrant Community
Still, Nichols is clearly one of the top kickers in this draft because he has shown his ability of distance, accuracy, and ability to nail kicks in the clutch.
Nichols is a great kicker and I think he’ll be drafted, but probably in the later rounds of the first day of the draft.
I think he will get drafted around the 4th or 5th rounds of the draft, because he is too good of a punter to pass up on.
sportsrant.com /forums/t10022-2005-nfl-draft-breakdown.html#post80526   (1326 words)

  
 Kansas City Chiefs - 2005 NFL DRAFT WRAPUP
We also included two other players we acquired that we would consider part of this draft in Patrick Surtain, as a second round draft choice, and Carlos Hall, as a fifth round draft choice – our second of three fifth round draft choices that we had.
From my view and in the past looking back to 2003, we had seven of our eight draft choices make it and the one that didn’t was picked up on our practice squad and then actually made our 53-man roster this year.
“In the nine draft choices in the last two days, my hope would be that five of those nine would make it and make us better.
www.kcchiefs.com /news/2005/04/24/2005_nfl_draft_wrapup   (657 words)

  
 www.secsports.com - SEC Football Players in the 2005 NFL Draft
Since the 1993 NFL Draft, the SEC has either tied or led the nation in most overall draft selections every year except four (1993, 1995, 1997 and 2004).
The 37 total draft selections is the least for the SEC since 1997, when the league had 25 players selected.
It is the first time since the 1994 NFL Draft that every SEC team had at least one player selected by the end of the sixth round.
www.secsports.com /index.php?s=&url_channel_id=2&url_article_id=5733&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2   (454 words)

  
 Draft Studio Forums - 2005 Nfl Draft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Look for him to either recouperate and solidify himself as a first rounder for 06, or have another down season and slide into the 2-3rd rounds of 06.
The draft looks like a lot of the preseason mocks that I saw back in July or so.
With the 1st pick in 2005 NFL Draft the 49ers pick..
www.draftstudio.com /forums/showthread.php?t=67   (444 words)

  
 2005 NFL Draft: Brown, Patterson In Philadelphia - Philadelphia Eagles
Patterson: On whether he was surprised that he was drafted by the Eagles: "The Eagles were one of the teams that were talking to me. I talked to them and had a good conversation with the defensive line coach [Tommy Brasher] up at Indianapolis.
I didn't know where to expect to be drafted, 1st or 2nd [round].
Brown: On whether he was surprised that he wasn't drafted in the first round: "I was a little surprised when the day kept going and I wasn't getting drafted.
www.philadelphiaeagles.com /news/eaglesQuotesDetail.jsp?id=26656   (724 words)

  
 Mike Williams - 2005 NFL DRAFT PROSPECT - WR  - USC
He should be the first or second receiver drafted and is most likely a top 10 pick on draft day.
Though this seemed to be very bad news for Williams it may work out well after all as he was projected in the top 15 last year and this year is consistently moving into the top ten due to a weaker group of wide receivers.
Mike Williams is one of the best prospect of the 2005 draft class.
www.sportznutz.com /nfl/draft/2005_players/mike_williams.htm   (526 words)

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