Behind Mel Kiper's first 2010 Big Board
Chris Sprow, ESPN InsiderMel Kiper's first 2010 NFL Draft Big Board was released on August 20, 2009. This companion piece looks at five key storylines from the Board, including Eric Berry vs. Taylor Mays, Jevan Snead vs. Colt McCoy and how far Sam Bradford could fall.
Story | Conversation | August 21, 2009
NFL mock draft: the experts' consensus
Chris Sprow, ESPN The MagazineWe gather a range of experts to create our own war room. Who is the best prospect? Look at the data.
Story | Conversation | April 08, 2009
The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...the money on the ground in a pile, the wheelbarrow stolen. Now you know how the Detroit Lions feel. The NFL has gone to the charitable trouble of skipping a lottery altogether, simply handing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2009The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...is at least there. Slotted. Solid. Not like a Chad Pennington in Miami or Scott Mitchell in Detroit or Don Majkowski in Green Bay or Erik Kramer in Chicago or—you say it, Josh...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 01, 2009The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...the blighted short term, no fool would take. Ask Jim Schwartz, the new coach of the Detroit Lions what he thinks about it. At the NFL Combine he told us the first pick in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 17, 2009Mock Draft: The Experts' Consensus
Chris Sprow, ESPN The Magazine...Matthew Stafford: Aside from Fox, most agree he's No. 1, perhaps seduced by the fact that Detroit spent a lot of time with Stafford at the combine in Indy. 2. Jason Smith: J-Smooth...
Story | Conversation | March 12, 2009
Condensing the NFL Combine
Chris Sprow...point primer on what we saw. 1. May The Schwartz Be With You Not only did new Lions coach Jim Schwartz claim that Bill Belichick, "probably had more to do with my development than anything...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 24, 2009Million-dollar 40?
Chris Sprow, ESPN The MagazineMichael Crabtree is still safe, even though he couldn't run a 40 in Indy. Here's why.
Story | Conversation | February 22, 2009
ESPN The Magazine at the NFL Combine: Versatility Pays
Chris SprowINDIANAPOLIS — On Friday afternoon at the NFL Combine, Knowshon Moreno was asked what he will work on most to prepare for the NFL. "I would th...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 21, 2009ESPNTheMag.Com at the NFL Combine, Day II: "Hey, Junior!"
Chris Sprow...Matthew Stafford, the Georgia quarterback and potential No. 1 pick, had gone to dinner with the Detroit Lions brass (ESPN's Kevin Seifert confirmed it). But based on what scouts are saying, you hope...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 20, 2009Lions should take the best O-lineman
Chris Sprow, ESPN The MagazineAt the NFL combine, players can show all the tools and put up great numbers, but often those same "stars" don't pan out in the league, writes Doug Farrar.
Story | Conversation | February 19, 2009
What teams should trade down to move up?
Chris Sprow, ESPN The MagazineWe pick five options.
Story | Conversation | February 19, 2009
NFL Draft: Trading Down Makes You Go Up? In Most Cases, Yep.
Chris SprowJim Schwartz, first year head coach of the Detroit Lions, says he learned more from Bill Belichick than anyone else. "Watching him cross every 't' and...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 19, 2009
The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...of his sweatpants holster. Exhibit A: Name sounds like a rheumatoid arthritis medication. Sentence: Traded to Detroit Lions." We're not buying. Plaxico is the opposite of loathsome. For one, Plaxico was right to...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 28, 2009The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...shabby-by-his-standards 24-24 mark. In the last SIX seasons, Detroit has amassed 26 wins—total. Oh, what the Lions would give. Elsewhere… The Brits lay into Obama for golfing during...
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