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Cornerback Florida State 5-11 190 40 time: 4.42 Draft board overall prospect rank: #93 Draft board cornerback rank: #13 Overall rating: 71*             3/22/10: Patrick Robinson has first round talent, but a 5th round attitude. He has looked brilliant in flashes and could be a top…

By Eric Karkovack    Want to give a young quarterback a huge boost of confidence?  Well, if you’re Sean Payton, that means you cut the veteran guy who was signed to be the #2 quarterback (Patrick Ramsey) and promote that youngster (Chase Daniel) after a very strong preseason. A few weeks…

  Cornerback  LSU 6-0 219 Draft Board Overall Cornerback Rank: #1 Draft Board Overall Prospect Rank: #1 Rating: 98 (elite)  40 time: 4.32 3/7/11: Patrick Peterson is the most hyped cornerback prospect since Charles Woodson, the 1997 Heisman winner who went 4th overall to the Raiders in 1998. No cornerback has…

    Quarterback Delaware 6-3 225 Draft board overall prospect rank: #153 Draft board overall quarterback rank: #9 Overall rating: 58 (5th round) 40 time: 4.87 3/27/11: When Joe Paterno picked Darryl Clark at Penn State to start and, in response, Devlin transferred to Division 1-AA Delaware, hoping that he…

    By Sean Geddes  Tonight the Steelers take on the Carolina Panthers in the final preseason test for the Black and Gold this year. This is a make or break game for a lot of players on the roster bubble, and for more than a few fighting for a better…

The Carolina Panthers didn’t expect this to be a bad season. I know no team ever does (for the most part), but they really didn’t. They traded their 2011 2nd rounder for a 2010 3rd back in April, trying to put together one last shot at the Super Bowl before…

  The Carolina Panthers had the worst record in the league last year and they were rewarded with the league’s toughest schedule. That’s what you get for being in the same division as Tampa Bay, Atlanta, and New Orleans. They play 6 games against those 3 teams and could easily…

  Cornerback Captain Munnerlyn really struggled in his first year as a starter. The 5-8 cornerback really belongs in the slot, where he was an above average nickelback before this season. Meanwhile, they struggled to find consistently in that nickelback spot this season, with guys like Darius Butler and RJ…

Free agency priorities Wide receiver They didn’t draft a wide receiver until the 5th round. Steve Smith has cleaned out his locker and put his house on the market so can’t be relied on. He’ll probably be traded when doing so is allowed. That leaves them with David Gettis, Brandon…