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Wide Receiver Pittsburgh 6-4 228 Draft Board Overall Prospect Rank: #18 Draft Board Overall Wide Receiver Rank: #3 Rating: 86 (mid 1st) 40 time: 4.45 2/28/11: I think he’s shed his “possession receiver only tag.” Baldwin looked like an athletic deep threat today with a 4.45 40 at 6-4 228 and…

  Quarterback Fordham 6-5 241 40 time: 4.85 Draft board overall prospect rank: #131 Draft board overall quarterback rank: #9 Overall rating: 63*             4/3/10: John Skelton is shooting up draft boards after his Combine and Pro Day as he finally got a chance to show…

Guard Mississippi 6-5 335 40 time: 5.15 Draft board overall prospect rank: #73 Draft board guard rank: #3 Overall rating: 74*             4/5/10: As you can tell from his measurable size, Jerry is a large dude and a punishing run blocker. He excels in run blocking…

  This move won’t get a lot of hype, but any time you can pick up a starting caliber player in mid June for cheap (and I’m assuming cheap, because of the time of year, but I could be wrong, the specifics of the deal have not been announced yet)…

  The Vikings drafted Kyle Rudolph in the 2nd round in 2011 and paired him with soon to be free agent Visanthe Shiancoe at tight end. As a rookie, Rudolph caught 26 passes for 249 yards and 3 touchdowns, while Shiancoe had 36 catches for 409 yards and 3 touchdowns.…

  In terms of value, I think Joseph was the best cornerback on the market. At 48.75 million dollars over 5 years and 23.5 million guaranteed, Joseph was a much better value than Asomugha at projected 80-85 million over the same amount of time. Joseph is one of the top…

  Earlier this offseason, it appeared Abraham would not be back in Atlanta because of his 12 million per year asking price. However, once Mario Williams signed in Buffalo and the market wasn’t quite what Abraham thought it would be, he returned home for a more reasonable rate, 21 million…

    The Cardinals needed rush linebacker help. They have been trying to transition to a 3-4 (smartly making a gradual transition rather than abruptly shifting schemes like the Bills did). As a 3-4 team, they would need to get a ton more pressure from their linebackers. They had 43…

  Joe Thomas is one of the best, if not the best left tackle in the league. He hasn’t missed a snap in his 4 year career. He hasn’t missed a practice in his career. In the past 3 years, he’s allowed 14 sacks and 29 quarterback pressures going against…

  Running Back  USC 5-11 198 40 time: 4.42 Draft board overall prospect rank: #64 Draft board running back rank: #6 Overall rating*: 75 1/17/10: The possible NCAA violations that came up late last season because of a possible incident in which he drove a car that belonged to his girlfriend…