Early Winners for the 2008 NFL Draft

With three games remaining on the season and exact positioning for draft day still in doubt, Rivals.com contributer Frank Coyle from draftinsiders.com has already made his first draft day predications. He makes the following observations for the Chicago Bears. “1st Round, 11th Pick: Matt Ryan...

Last year there was Matt Ryan, and so the Atlantic Coast Conference could say they had a top notch quarterback among its players. But now, with Ryan in the NFL trying to fix the mess called the Atlanta Falcons, this season the ACC doesn't have a star QB to show off to the rest of the college world. And that is why for North Carolina this could be a great year.

Why would I say that Matt Ryan is better than Tom Brady? Well, according to the AP, the Falcons QB just sigend a 6 year, 72 million dollar contract.

The Atlanta Falcons lost to the New Orleans Saints in a game that was well played and actually pretty well officiated as well.A I respect Drew Brees and I still think he is a really good QB and he did what I hoped he wouldn't, he beat Matt Ryan. The Falcons have a very well balanced [...]

The Carolina Panthers are serious about moving up in the draft to take Matt Ryan, says ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas. The Panthers, who used fifty different QBs last year including elderly Vinny Testaverde, are reportedly hoping Ryan gets past the Falcons at #3, in which case they would make a strong pus...

The wait is finally over. All the speculation of what the Eagles are going to do on Draft Day can go out the window along with all the mock drafts. ***GO TO the link for the rest of the updates. 3:27 pm *Raiders take McFadden. Knowing who the top four picks were going to be ahead of time has made this pretty boring. That being said, the Raiders did...

Virginia Tech QB Sean Glennon threw three touchdown passes and Tech's defense stopped Matt Ryan as the sixth-ranked Hokies beat No. 12 Boston College 30-16 in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. This was the Hokies (11-2) fifth consecutive victory and their first win in two trips to the...

Almost halfway through the season, with only Brien and Jeremy putting up above .500 marks on the season:Brien (20-15):Not a good showing for me last week, but if the Jets had pulled the game out in OT and if the Bucs had scored 1 more point, I'd be singing a different tune. Sheridan has the Dallas-Tampa Bay game off the board, but other sites have it as Dallas -2. If you can...

The issue regarding high rookie salaries has been a buzz around many of the professional leagues this summer. The NFL and NBA had their drafts recently with veteran players watching the rookies take home some big checks. ESPN NFL analyst Chris Mortensen claims that the managers are the ones complaining yet they are the ones that are to blame. They have the power to write the checks...

There is a poll on the PhinPhanatic website on who the Dolphins should draft with the number one pick in the NFL Draft. Should they take a great player at their biggest need (LT, Jake Long)? What about drafting the best defensive player to make their improving defense even better (DE, Chris Long)? Do you think they should just draft the franchise quarterback and roll with him (QB, Matt Ryan)?

Here is how the best hair in draft analysis currently has the top 25 prospects ranked: *Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas (6-foot-1, 208) Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU (6-2, 292) Jake Long, OT, Michigan (6-6, 320) Chris Long, DE, Virginia (6-4, 282) Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC (6-1, 297) Matt Ryan, QB, B...

New England is thankful for: Its new MVP, Dustin Pedroia Manny being Manny somewhere else The fact that at least Tom Brady has a really hot girlfriend, Gisele Bundchen Atlanta is thankful for: The fact that they don't have to put up with Michael Vick's bullshit anymore Matt Ryan's love of dogs Brian McCann not being a fat tub of goo anymore New [...]

Another regular season down the drain. Some are rejoicing the extension of their teams' lives by one more week, such as Philly fans, who had everything fall into place through their trifecta of success (beating Dallas and watching Chicago and Tampa lose). Others cried foul, such as New England's faithful, who watched their team secure an 11-5 record, yet be denied a playoff...

Here are the pick so far: Miami: DE Chris Long St. Louis: DE Vernon Gholston Atlanta: OT Jake Long Oakland: RB B Darren McFadden (very controversial pick) Kansas City: DT Sedrick Ellis NY Jets: DT Glenn Dorsey New England: CB Leodis McKelvin Baltimore: QB Matt Ryan Cincinnati: LB Kei...

1. Chris Long, DE, Miami Dolphins 2. Jake Long, OT, St. Louis Rams 3. Glenn Dorsey, DT, Atlanta Falcons 4. Darren McFadden, RB, Oakland Raiders 5. Ryan Clady, OT, Kansas City Chiefs 6. Vernon Gholston, LB, New York Jets 7. Leodis McKelvin, CB, New England Patriots 8. Matt Ryan, QB, Baltimore Ravens ...