Thursday, April 28, 2011

NFL Draft 2011 Round 1 #14 St. Louis Rams DE Robert Quinn Cam Newton and Other Mysteries DEFENSIVE ENDS draft pick rankings defensive ends cornerbacks Linked by past misdeeds UNC trio out to rebound in the Neither Ban Nor Tumor Can Stop Top Prospect Mighty April 22 Gack Sports 49ers Mock If not Peterson then Fantasy Portal Greg Little / visit Ravens Julio Jones P.M. Cleveland Browns links are latest projected picks Rumors Considering Mark Ingram at No. 14 Seahawk Nations 12th Man Blog showed ‘rare elite’ skills for end ran a 4.57 T.J. Yates has big day Rubber Red Band Trailer The Fifth Down Could Be Pick Jay Carney replacing Gibbs | Michael Tomasky Second

NFL.com says- Quinn did not play a down in 2010, but he has the potential to be a premier pass rusher at the next level. He has an excellent first step and the burst to consistently get around the edge. He is a relentless pass rusher that will only improve once he develops an array [...] An NFL Draft with more questions than usual about teams and the players they're choosing. Plus: Comparing Goodell to Selig; the kid from Towson who saved the Spurs; and more. THE BEST Robert Quinn, North Carolina Size: 6-4, 265. 40 time: 4.58. Projected round: 1 Mayock: "He's just 20 years old and didn't play last season. I'm concerned because he's a 1-year wonder. But he had a huge year in '09. He's an athletic freak. He can bend. He can dip. He can accelerate and turn the corner. He's a natural edge-rusher DEFENSIVE ENDS 1. Robert Quinn, North Carolina: 6-4, 265 speed 4.58 rating 54, projected round: 1 2. Da'Quan Bowers, Clemson: 6-3, 280, speed 4.75, rating 54, projected round: 1 Marvin Austin, Greg Little and Robert Quinn have a lot in common unfortunately, too much. They were highly coveted high school recruits who ... Normally, when a college player has health concerns or disciplinary issues, his NFL stock goes down. This year, though, teams are clamoring to draft Robert Quinn — a kid with a tumor in his head who was suspended from college football for life. Mrs. Mighty Mom Quinn and family enjoyed celebrating her birthday last Saturday at Chadwicks at the Station in Rockville Centre (special thank to manager Robert DeMattia for putting up with the Quinn clan). Many stories were exchanged, including this doozy: Reno Borelli breaks down the first seven rounds of the draft. Robert Quinn could be the pass rusher the 49ers need. OWINGS MILLS -- University of North Carolina defensive endRobert Quinn and wide receiver Greg Little visited the BaltimoreRavens on Thursday. ESPN draft gurus split over who the Browns will take with the No. 6 pick. Mel Kiper says WR Julio Jones; Todd McShay says DE Robert Quinn. Read more Julio Jones news AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis A couple of days ago, we speculated the chance of the Washington Redskins looking to grab running back Mark Ingram at the tenth pick of the NFL Draft. However, our mock draft says otherwise, as we picked Robert Quinn to be drafted by Washington instead. But don't count out Ingram being drafted earlier than 15 by ... If there are any questions about where North Carolina DE Robert Quinn projects in the upcoming NFL Draft, NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock doesn’tContinue Reading » North Carolina defensive end Robert Quinn solidified his upper first-round draft status with a blazing 4.57 time in the 40-yard dash at the Tar Heels' Pro Day workout. The 6-foot-4, 265-pounder also bench pressed 225 pounds 24 times and registered a 10-5 broad jump. Quinn ran a 4.62 at the NFL scouting combine. Writer-director Quentin Dupieux's multi-genre film comes to theaters April 1 and is already playing On Demand. [...] An unlikely candidate to be the No. 1 pick may emerge at the combine. Robert Quinn missed the 2010 season for accepting benefits from an agent, and he overcame a brain tumor in high school. Listen to Howard Fineman gush about Jay Carney, currently Joe Biden's press aide and soon to be the new Robert Gibbs: > Gibbs was one of the first hires by the original proto-campaign, and was with the presidential entourage from the start. In the early days, he played Sancho Panza to Axelrod's Don Quixote. He was best at deflecting news, rather than creating it. The Obama story was so compelling that the main goal of his campaign in 2007 and '08 was to not screw it up. > > Carney has proven that he can excel at that same cautious game, but he can play it at a deeper, more confident level, given his long history in the mainstream media (he was at Time for nearly 20 years, including three as D.C. Bureau Chief). He has handled Vice President Joe Biden's account well, prevented the gaffe-prone veep from gaffery. He also managed to help Biden get some good publicity, including a laudatory New York Times Magazine story that portrayed the vice president as a powerful, behind-the-scenes player. Carney is a card-carrying and evidently venerated member of The Village, as it's sometimes called: the true A-list of ... Quentin Dupieux's killer tire movie to open in theaters April 1st. [...]
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