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  9. Tyron Smith C+ Offensive line was a need for them, especially right tackle, but you don’t take a right tackle at 9. Smith can play the left side, but Doug Free is doing fine there. Why mess with that? All this pick is doing is upgrading the right…

By Jim Keller  Quick, when was the last time the Dallas Cowboys started a season 0-2, and how did they finish?  The answer is 2001 when they lost to Tampa Bay and San Diego and finished 5-11.  The Boys also lost their first two in 2000 and finished 5-11, so that…

  This makes sense. The Colts are switching to a 3-4 defense and don’t have a lot of players who have played in the scheme. They could have used another 3-4 defensive end and Redding has experience in Chuck Pagano’s scheme from Baltimore. They also got the 16th ranked 4-3…

  The fit is natural here. The Rams have cap space after cutting veterans like James Hall, Fred Robbins, Justin Bannan, Jason Brown, and Ron Bartell and their thin secondary certainly had the need for a cornerback, especially a #1 cornerback like Cortland Finnegan, who ProFootballFocus ranked as their 3rd…

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  Cormac Eklof is an avid New England Patriots fan and creator of ‘Boston Irish’, primarily a Red Sox and Patriots blog. He has compiled a 129-46 record pitching for the Dublin Hurricanes in the Irish baseball league and has pitched for the Irish National baseball team since 1996. He played three…