Sentences with phrase «pick at quarterback»

That's something endearing, like being a fan of a program that never won more than eight games even with a first - round pick at quarterback.

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Not exact matches

While the Browns could justifiably use all of those picks, as they have needs at just about every position, quarterback remains their biggest need.

Obtaining major college football offers can be a greater challenge for quarterbacks, especially in South Florida where they're often overshadowed by elite prospects at other positions, but that hasn't stopped Nik Scalzo from picking one up from Kentucky.

There is some thought that the Broncos could try to continue developing former first - round pick Paxton Lynch, and instead of going for a quarterback could look at Notre Dame guard Quenton Nelson or Ohio State cornerback Denzel Ward.

Without The Guy at quarterback, or a pick high enough to draft one that he and general manager Ray Farmer liked, they would find a smart veteran, groom younger quarterbacks behind him, and build the most balanced team they could.

Change - of - position projections are always difficult; ask the St. Louis Rams, who picked Heisman - winning quarterback Eric Crouch in the third round in 2002 and watched him flounder at receiver.

The Elite 11 camp, led by former NFL QB Trent Dilfter, invites 18 of the top quarterbacks in the class and then picks the 11 best contestants from that group for a week - long event at the Nike Headquarters in Bend.

When the Cleveland Browns selected Johnny Manziel with the 22nd pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, there were questions about whether he would be able to curtail his off - field behavior in order to be a successful quarterback at the professional level.

Last week, I said if the Bengals wanted to beat the Colts, they had to get at least two picks off Colts quarterback Andrew Luck.

The last time three quarterbacks went at the top of the draft order was in 1999 when Tim Couch, Donovan McNabb, and Akili Smith were the first three picks, respectively.

Denver is ushering in a new era at quarterback with Case Keenum and may be interetsed in adding another passer with the No. 5 pick.

With quarterbacks off the board with the first three picks — including Darnold to Cleveland at No. 1 — the Browns are able to take the top defensive player off the board at No. 4.

Just a few picks later, he had Ole Miss quarterback Chad Kelly at No. 7, but the passer became Mr. Irrelevant instead.

If you look at Dorsey's history in the draft, his first - round picks are all at the top four positions on a NFL team — left tackle, cornerback, defensive end, and quarterback.

A major move at the top of the draft, as the Titans trade the No. 1 pick to the Rams, who are surely lined up to take a potential franchise quarterback for their first season back in Los Angeles

On Mar. 26, Mora, who coached Rosen at UCLA said on NFL Network that the Browns should take cross-town rival quarterback Sam Darnold with the No. 1 overall pick over him.

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At this pick they've taken quarterbacks Johnny Manziel, Brandon Weeden and Brady Quinn, and all three quarterbacks quickly busted out in Cleveland.

On a day that began with the San Francisco 49ers taking Utah quarterback Alex Smith (below) with the first pick and ended with the Denver Broncos gambling on former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett at the end of the third round, the operative phrase was Hold that Tiger.

Most draft projections have three quarterbacks going in the top five picks, so the Bills will need to give the New York Giants a call if they're hoping to get a passer before the New York Jets take one at No. 3 overall.

Miles» insertion of quarterback Jordan Jefferson provides a glimmer of offensive life, and Eric Reid picks off an AJ McCarron pass at the goal line.

The former starter and first - round pick will likely compete with Christian Ponder and Matt Cassel for starting snaps in practice and will look to become the Vikings quarterback at some point this season.

Popular opinion has them settling on UCLA quarterback Rosen with the pick — a player rarely associated with the Browns at No. 1.

The Browns will field plenty of trade offers for this pick, especially if the Giants take a quarterback at No. 2.

At the beginning of his press conference, a reporter if the No. 5 pick was for a quarterback or non-quarterback.

But picking a bad player at any other position is no better and neither is passing on a good quarterback.

Think about it, Sam Darnold, Josh Allen, Josh Rosen, Baker Mayfield, and (possibly) Lamar Jackson are being drafted before the Redskins pick at # 13, and that's just the quarterbacks!

Although Darnold decided not to throw at the combine, the other quarterbacks didn't push past him for the top pick and the Browns certainly didn't tip their hands on their preference.

And if Ealy can't get to the quarterback, the Patriots let him go at a cost of eight spots in the draft; they dealt the 64th overall pick to Carolina and got the 72nd pick in return.

Raptor's Thoughts: It is overwhelmingly likely (at this point) that the first three (and even five) picks in the draft will be quarterbacks.

At first glance, I don't like trading from No. 2, where you could be picking from the top quarterbacks, Saquon Barkley, Quenton Nelson, Bradley Chubb, and Tremaine Edmunds, down into the 20s.

It has been widely suspected that the Cleveland Browns will take Barkley at fourth overall if they take a quarterback with their first pick, and QBs are selected with the second and third picks.

The Arizona depth chart at halfback would immediately look bare, but it's way easier to imagine the Cardinals finding a replacement running back later in this draft than it is for them to find a franchise quarterback at pick 15.

We didn't consider any other position groups besides quarterback at pick 12 but Vander Esch was high on our list then, garnering 4 % of the fan vote for that pick.

At pick 12, the Bills took Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen.

After selecting Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen at number 12, the Buffalo Rumblings Inner Circle was hoping to land a quarterback of the defense with the second pick and we did just that as Boise State linebacker Leighton Vander Esch is the pick at 22.

The 2018 NFL Draft plan that appears to be emerging for the Cleveland Browns involves selecting Penn State running back Saquon Barkley at No. 1 and quarterback Baker Mayfield with their second pick, which is No. 4 overall.

There could a feeding frenzy on quarterbacks at the top of the 2018 NFL Draft, but there's also a chance that at least one of the four top - rated quarterbacks — USC's Sam Darnold, UCLA's Josh Rosen, Wyoming's Josh Allen and Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield — will slip to a second tier of clubs that need a quarterback and hold six of seven picks from Nos. 11 through 17.

Today we explore the least and most problematic positions that remain for the Jets, whether having a defensive minded head coach and leaving the offensive coordinator to sink or swim is a problem, who the Jets will pick if Sam Darnold or Josh Rosen is off the board, the odds the Jets would pick Baker Mayfield over Rosen, whether the Jets are looking at quarterbacks beyond the big four, and whether it is essential for the team to select an edge rusher at some point in the upcoming 2018 NFL Draft.

Georgia (+3) at Tennessee Tennessee finally picked Rick Claussen as its starting quarterback after leading a second - half comeback at LSU a week ago.

In games where the spread is a pick»em or the team is favored without their starting quarterback teams have gone 4 - 12 ATS.

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I do believe the Jaguars will draft a quarterback next May, and would sure like to be present when that player, along with at least 11 others absent any pick - consolidating trades, dons a black and teal jersey for the first time.