fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com - 4/8/2008
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ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper has a rather shocking prediction for the fifth pick in his mock draft: According to Kiper, the Kansas City Chiefs will select Virginia guard Branden Albert.
Guards just aren't chosen with Top 5 picks in the N.F.L. draft. Albert can't go fifth, can he?
Maybe that projection is wrong: Early April mock [...]
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Albert's Move Will Make Him Millions
FanHouse —
... As fellow FanHouser Michael David Smith points out on the Fifth Down Blog over at the New York Times, Albert's rapid rise up the draft rankings (Mel Kiper now projects him to go fifth) coincides with teams' assessments that he can play left tackle as well as either guard spot. It doesn't really matter that Albert barely played tackle in college--he looks like a tackle and has good feet, so teams have decided there's little risk in a position switch. ...
Daily Links: Who’s Are the Jets Evaluating?
thejetsblog.com —
JetsCentral looks at all the draftees to which the Jets are planning to talk.
MDS writes about Branden Albert’s potential to play Tackle.
Aaron Glenn is now a Saint.
Belichick speaks on the Hobson signing.
FO has a Mock Draft out … which is sweet, except for the part where they called our center Erik Mangold.
Dennis Dixon Tells General Managers to Check His Web Site
Football Outsiders —
Dennis Dixon Tells General Managers to Check His Web Site My most recent post at the New York Times Fifth Down blog is on Oregon quarterback Dennis Dixon, who’s hoping his personal Web site convinces NFL teams to draft him. Other posts this week were on Malcolm Kelly , how bad contracts have hurt the Lions as much as bad draft picks, one reason this year’s draft has no Adrian Peterson , and whether Branden Albert will move to tackle . posted 4-11-2008 at 12:00 PM by Michael David Smith || Extra Points 10 Comments ...
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