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Top prospects gear up for Opening
For years, the Elite 11 Quarterback Competition and The Opening have been two of the nation’s premier events for the most heavily recruited prospects in the country. But this year, the events have been combined into one week that takes place at Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore., and starts with the Elite 11 workouts […]
Continue readingNothing lame on the field
“While this will be the last year for the BCS, it won’t be a lame-duck season,” Hancock said in an email. “Those student-athletes who [are practicing] certainly aren’t thinking about the playoff. Their goal is to raise the crystal football in Pasadena.” And there is no question that the school that wins the 16th and […]
Continue readingQB in first round too risky this year
A quarterback’s success or failure is not predicated entirely on his athletic ability or his work ethic, either. There is so much more to it beyond what the player himself can control. Is his team’s quarterbacks coach any good? Does his offensive coordinator really know how to teach the nuances of the position? What type […]
Continue readingIs trading up in draft worth risk?
If the price isn’t too expensive, the Detroit Lions would like to move up a few spots to draft wide receiver Mike Evans. Teams in need of quarterbacks might have to move spots to get the quarterback of their choice. The San Francisco 49ers might package some of their draft choices to move up to […]
Continue readingJones has right idea for Cowboys
This isn’t one of those times. Johnny Manziel — Johnny Football, if you prefer — might be headed any number of places Thursday during the first round of the NFL draft, but Dallas isn’t one of them. Thank goodness. You should be thrilled. Ecstatic. Overjoyed. Jerry the GM appears to be acting like, well, a […]
Continue readingJohnny Manziel will benefit from slide
He wasn’t the No. 1 overall pick in the National Football League draft. He didn’t go No. 2 to the St. Louis Rams. Cleveland traded down, then traded back up and still didn’t want him. Even the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets, two franchises with a history of inviting controversy for the sake […]
Continue readingWhy No. 1 pick Jameis Winston is monumental risk for Buccaneers
Beathard was general manager of the San Diego Chargers in 1998 when, after failing to persuade Indianapolis Colts GM Bill Polian to deal him the first overall pick and the right to land Peyton Manning, he gave Arizona a truckload of assets to trade up to take Ryan Leaf with the second pick. Plenty of […]
Continue readingWhy NFL QB draft choices fall short
Things have gone wrong. Tune in to First Take to see Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith debate the hottest topics in sports every Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN2. Embrace Debate In each case I wound up publicly pilloried as a madman, a football fool, a quarterback hack who is daft […]
Continue readingRicky Seals-Jones commits to A&M
The 6-foot-5, 230-pound receiver, who projects as an athlete because of his ability to play multiple positions, announced his commitment to the Aggies before family, friends, coaches, teammates and classmates in a special ceremony at Sealy High School. ESPN’s RecruitingNation also ranks Seals-Jones as the nation’s No. 1 athlete prospect and top player in the […]
Continue readingJadeveon Clowney has Puma deal
“I just want to be a part of something different,” Clowney told ESPN.com on Wednesday night. “Why not change it up?” Because Puma doesn’t have a deal with the NFL, Clowney can’t wear cleats with the Puma logo on the field. But the defensive end, who is expected to be picked by the Houston Texans, […]
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