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advancednflstats.com - 4/23/2009

Drafting Linebackers

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In some circles, the conventional wisdom is that great linebackers can be found anywhere in the draft, and that teams should think twice before taking a LB in the first round. This post will take a look at whether this is true by looking at LB performance according to draft round and pick ...

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azcentral.com - 4/23/2009

Wanted: Linebackers, tight ends

— azcentral.com — Two of the Cardinals biggest needs entering the NFL draft this weekend are at outside linebacker and... tight end. That's a sentence that could have been written before most of the club's previous 21 drafts since moving to Arizona. For some reason, it's ... (more) Wanted: Linebackers, tight ends

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 4/24/2009

Redskins Insider - Mike Sellers Unhappy About Contract; Not Participating In Voluntary Workouts

— voices.washingtonpost.com — ehh, I think I agree. Not a big deal, dude should get in camp. Don't use Pro... Bowl as a leverage, you might've deserved it but all the Skins Pro Bowl junk last year was comparable to the Stephen Colbert fad when people were mass voting for bridges and ... (more) Redskins Insider - Mike Sellers Unhappy About Contract; ...

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walterfootball.com - 4/18/2009

The Jason Peters Trade: Reaction

— walterfootball.com — My thoughts regarding the Jason Peters trade from both the Buffalo and Philadelphia angles. How does this... impact the 2009 NFL Draft? http://walterfootball.com/jasonpeterstrade.php (more) The Jason Peters Trade: Reaction

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Drafting Linebackers
Field Gulls — ... Advanced NFL Stats has continued their series on draft scarcity, this time focusing on linebackers. We've certainly seen the Seahawks build a linebacking corps out of guys drafted after the first round (Julian Peterson is the exception, although the Niners drafted him). Once again, there are graphs that you'll want to take a look at, so make sure you actually click through and follow the link. Remember that this is not a discussion of value, but rather a discussion of success. ...

Random Ramsdom 4/24: Do not discount the Sanchez talk
Turf Show Times — ... The "Draft Curry" contingent in St. Louis will like this peice from Advanced NFL Stats showing one example of how LBs drafted higher have more success than those taken later.  ...

Seahawks Draft Grade: Aaron Curry
Field Gulls — ... When the stakes are six years, $60 million including $26 million guaranteed (2008 fourth overall pick Darren McFadden's contract), downside actually trumps upside. Scouts excel at evaluating linebackers. Given a near-consensus that Curry is not only the best linebacker in a loaded linebacker class, but the best overall talent, Curry is true safest pick in the 2009 draft. He has avoided major injury, has minimal character concerns (suspended one game for missing class) and has no production or athleticism red flags. The downside for Curry is a solid starter that ...

NFC West Roundtable: Outside Linebacker
Field Gulls — ... Aaron Curry is a rookie. Even given the better than average success NFL GM’s enjoy drafting linebackers, first overall linebackers have less than a 60% chance of ever making a Pro Bowl. They have a less than 40% chance of ever making two Pro Bowls. Curry wasn’t highly recruited out of high school and wasn’t a standout throughout his college career. He was an amazing senior and his stock exploded after an amazing Combine. He was never a great pass rusher at Wake Forest. Curry is projected to be a good pass rusher, but projections that don’t ...