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Reefer Madness in Draft Class?
According to Don Banks of Sports Illustrated, there are as many as 10-11 prospects labeled as "first round talent" in next month's NFL Draft that are part of what is being called an "epidemic" of marijuana use. The increased number of prospects that have a history of pot use is being looked deeper...
2008 to 2009: Can the 49ers "momentum" carry over?
Over the weekend sam23 posted a FanShot about this Don Banks article predicting the 49ers will be one of six teams. It was also posted in a Golden Nugget, but I wanted to pull out what I thought was most intriguing about the article: The 49ers finished the season at 5-2 in their last seven...
San Francisco 49ers 2009 NFL Draft Grades: The national media's turn
Early yesterday we rolled out grades for the 49ers draft overall and by player. Naturally these are very arbitrary given that they have yet to don pads for the 49ers. They could do nothing, they could be superstars. However, it's practically required for a team blog to grade it's draft...
Kiper mocks, so it must be draft season
It's official. The annual NFL Draft frenzy has begun. That's because ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper has come out with his first 2009 mock draft. By the way, does anyone else find it ridiculous that Kiper's mock draft was the main story on the various Sports Center's all day, as well as on ESPN Radio's...
Quick Bytes: Monday Morning Media Maddness
Quick Bytes: The daily digest of everything you need to know about the Jacksonville Jaguars (and other things).This is a weird quick bytes. There is a bit of an absence of Jaguars news in the rest of the sports-news-o-sphere, but that doesn't mean there's nothing worth reading. Today's edition...
Combine and draft talk: tidbits and other things
There might be another star in the making from Troy University. Leodis McKelvin is a star cornerback with the attitude to back it up. Scouts are drooling. Will the Cowboys bite?There's a buzz surrounding Delaware QB Joe Flacco. Sporting News delves into how this Division I-AA QB's stock has risen...







