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Insider: Cousins could be steal for 'Skins - Pro Football Weekly
By PFW staff The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • “I can't believe someone didn't take (Michigan State QB) Kirk Cousins sooner. (Washington) took two great shots at ...
Insider: Gilmore grades as second-rounder - Pro Football Weekly
By Nolan Nawrocki The following quotes are from NFL executives, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • “(South Carolina CB Stephon) Gilmore is a second-round corner who is going to go a lot higher than he should ...
Insider: Hightower has 'special' talent - Pro Football Weekly
By Nolan Nawrocki The following quotes are from NFL executives, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "(Alabama LB) Dont'a Hightower had a great individual workout for us. We would not take him.
Insider: Branch lacks first-round instincts - Pro Football Weekly
By Nolan Nawrocki The following quotes are from NFL executives, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • “What really bothers me about (Clemson DE-OLB Andre) Branch — where was he earlier in his career?
Insider: Washington nose tackle underrated - Pro Football Weekly
By Nolan Nawrocki The following quotes are from NFL executives, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • “(USC OLT) Matt Kalil is a good, solid player, but tell me who the next-best left tackle is.
Insider: Upshaw not first-round pick - Pro Football Weekly
By Nolan Nawrocki The following quotes are from NFL executives, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "The more Courtney Upshaw talked (in the interview process), the more I got scared.
Tannehill's rising draft stock music to Vikings' ears - Pro Football Weekly
After giving SS Tyvon Branch the franchise tag earlier in the offseason, a source said the Raiders are looking to work out a long-term deal with the playmaking defender. We hear that new GM Reggie McKenzie is hopeful he can extend Branch, ...
Insider: Marshall trade smells fishy - Pro Football Weekly
By PFW staff The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • “The Bears just dealt with (WR) Sam Hurd in December. I think it cost (former GM) Jerry Angelo his job.
Insider: Pressure is on Colts to make right decisions - Pro Football Weekly
By PFW staff The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "What Jim Irsay wanted in Indianapolis was a point man to give him information and go over possible scenarios.
Insider: 49ers put too much on Williams' plate - Pro Football Weekly
By PFW staff The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "How do you think Jim Harbaugh feels about getting burned by a (Ohio State) Buckeye? Not having Ted Ginn (Jr.) really ...
Insider: Colts will be set at QB and will bounce back - Pro Football Weekly
By PFW staff The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "Indianapolis should have a young quarterback for the next 10 years (after the draft). Peyton Manning is coming back. ...
Insider: Impressive Chudzinski head-coach material - Pro Football Weekly
By PFW staff The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "(Panthers offensive coordinator) Rob Chudzinski is one of the brightest young coaches in football. ...
Insider: Cushing hasn't been same player of late - Pro Football Weekly
By PFW staff The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "If you look at the first half of the season, (Texans LB) Brian Cushing was playing great football. ...
Insider: Tebow won't keep winning playing way he is - Pro Football Weekly
By PFW staff The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "If anyone thinks (Tim) Tebow is going to continue to win playing the way he has, they are nuts. ...
Insider: Questions about Raiders' Palmer's toughness - Pro Football Weekly
The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "I don't know how mentally tough Carson Palmer is. He just looks fragile. The Raiders would have gotten their (butts) kicked if Jay ...
Insider: Suh not playing as well as portrayed - Pro Football Weekly
By PFW staff The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "(Lions DT) Ndamukong Suh is so full of (crap). He's living off where he got drafted. People that think he has played ...
Source: Tom Brady has tennis elbow - Pro Football Weekly
By Eric Edholm Patriots QB Tom Brady said Wednesday that he feels great, but a source close to the team revealed that the All-Pro quarterback is dealing with a form of tennis elbow. Also known as lateral epicondylitis, tennis elbow is a painful ...
Insider: Leinart in good spot to succeed - Pro Football Weekly
By PFW staff The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "I know Matt Leinart well. This is it for him. He can prove himself. The Texans' offensive scheme is run-predicated. ...
Insider: Jackson is mortgaging Raiders' future - Pro Football Weekly
By PFW staff The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "The Raiders better get (a GM) in place quick or Hue Jackson is going to (mess) that roster up. ...
Insider: 49ers rookie OLB Smith really impressing - Pro Football Weekly
By PFW staff The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "If you look at the way (49ers ILBs) Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman are playing, I don't think there are two better ...
Insider: Saints really miss departed C Goodwin - Pro Football Weekly
By PFW staff The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "You want to know why the Saints have struggled? (Saints C) Olin Kreutz was just barely hanging on. ...
Gibson may be odd man out in Rams' WR corps - Pro Football Weekly
The Panthers' defense is struggling without injured LBs Jon Beason and Thomas Davis, but we hear Carolina is happy with the performance of its starting safeties, Charles Godfrey and Sherrod Martin. Martin has always been physical, but a source said Ron ...
Insider: Teams won't lose on purpose to get Luck - Pro Football Weekly
By PFW staff The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "I have heard a lot of speculation about the race for Andrew Luck, and how teams like the Colts are trying to lose ...
Insider: Al Davis was true 'godfather' of NFL - Pro Football Weekly
By PFW staff The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "Nobody worked harder or sacrificed more than Al Davis in building the NFL into what it is today. He gave EVERYTHING. ...
Insider: Schottenheimer needs to keep it simple - Pro Football Weekly
By PFW staff The following quotes are from NFL scouts, coaches and front-office personnel, speaking on the condition of anonymity. • "The Jets are like the Cowboys in the 1990s. There is enough talent on that offense — they don't need to do a lot. ...