Draft Day

The NFL draft is tonight at 8pm Eastern and no one is the clear number one pick. The Top 5 prospects are all big Linemen. Below I will right about the pluses and minuses of each. They are all in order of there draft grade from www.nfl.com.

Luke Joekel - 95.3 rating. He is a 6 foot 6, 306 pound Offensive Tackle from Texas A&M. He has average speed for a linemen with a 5.30, 40 yard dash time with pretty good strength with his 27 reps at the combine. Luke is the best Offensive Linemen in the cone drill with an outstanding time of 7.40. The down side is he has had very mobile quarterbacks and Alex Smith is not the most mobile QB. He doesn't have very good lower body strength. Is compared to Ryan Clady.

Sharrif Floyd - 94.2 rating. Out of Florida he's an under sized Defensive Tackle standing at 6 foot 3 and 297 pounds. He is a very complete player with above average skill at each drill. He does not excel at any one thing. He runs a respectable 4.92, 40 yard dash to go along with a 30 inch vertical. The down side is he doesn't have elite stamina and changed positions in college so he still is getting use to the d-end spot. Is compared to Muhamed Wilkerson.

Eric Fisher -  Is a towering 6 foot 7, and 306 pound Offensive Tackle from Central Michigan.  He has good  speed for a line men with a 5.05, 40 yard dash  decent strength with also 27 reps. Eric is the Linemen at the broad jump with an astonishing 116 inch broad jump to go along with some nice agility with the best time of 7.44 on the 20 yard shuttle run. The down side is he  hasn't  completely proven himself, needs lower body strength, and lacks hand quickness to strike the other defender.  Is compared to Joe Staley.

Chance Warmack - 93.9 rating.  A 6 foot 2, 317 pound guard out of Alabama. Has elite strength and a great attitude, but with a 5.49, 40 yard dash time he lacks the speed. H is very quick and can pull effective. The only down sides are he lacks speed and can be lazy coming out of his stance at times. Is compared to Chance Nicks

Ziggy Ansah - 93.8 rating.A hit or miss defensive end out out of BYU standing at 6 foot 5 and 271 pounds. A nice 4.63, 40 yard dash time to go along with  the best shuttle run time at 4.26. Doesn't have a very solid build but has bulked up and is still growing. Has elite quickness but lacks stamina after a few plays. Weaknesses are stamina and strength. Is compared to Justin Tuck.

Sanders Gets It

Just revealed Barry Sanders has won the Madden Vote for the cover of Madden 14. This year the people got to pick out of a bracket who wins each match up. They had a old school and a new school side and Sanders beat Peterson in the championship. This has been the second straight Lions player to win the Madden Cover even though they were one of the worst teams in the league last year.

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NBA Playoffs Round 1 Halfway Over?

     There are currently 6 series that are 2-0. The Pacers game themselves some breathing room last night by beating the Hawks 113-98. Paul George scored 27, grabbed 8 boards, and had 4 steals. The Thunder beat the Rockets in a tight one with a final of 102-105. At the end of the game the Rockets couldn't execute down the stretch. They were down 4 with 14 seconds left and they didn't get of a shot until there was 2 seconds left and it wasn't even a three. James Harden performed well with 36 points, 11 boards, and 6 assists, but it wasn't good enough to beat the Thunder. That could have cost them a chance in this series. The Spurs also put away the Lakers last night 102-91.

East
(1) Heat-2
(8) Bucks-0

(2) Knicks-2
(7) Celtics-0

(3) Pacers-2
(6) Hawks-0

(4) Nets-1
(5) Bulls-1

West
(1) Thunder-2
(8) Rockets-0

(2) Spurs-2
(7) Lakers-0

(3) Nuggets-1
(6) Warriors-1

(4) Clippers-2
(5) Grizzlies-0

Russ Smith Staying Put

Louisville Guard Russ Smith has announced he is staying at L-Ville for his senior season, but Peyton Siva and Gorqui Dieng are leaving. Louisville is still projected a top 5 team at the start of next season. C.J Fair has also announced he is staying at Syracuse.

Penn State's QB Bench Transfers

The very highly recruited quarterback out of high school Steven Bench has announced he will transfer. He has not decided where to yet but Alabama may be interested in him, and that was his second choice coming out of high school. Coach Bill O'Brien says he will help Bench out in any way possible.

Brewers Streak Snapped

The hot Milwaukee Brewers winning streak came to an end last night when the padres won the game 2-1. Carlos Quientin had a homerun and Edison Volquez pitched a solid 7 innings. Estrada also pitched well but neither team could really put up any runs.