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MLB: Award & World Series PREDICTIONS!!!

MLB Predictions & Forecast: A Month Too Late???

What do you know, it’s MLB time! No matter where or when “opening day, night, or afternoon” was…baseball is back! While most of us don’t really care about the national pastime until post-NBA Draft time, there are plenty of fans who are still salivating for their team to be playing in late-October (now more than ever for far too many).

Who else would you trust to preview what the season will look like come late October???

Without further adieu, let’s roll!

Okay, we know we’re a bit late; however, the hangover from March Madness (what a ride!) left us putting this material on the back-burner.

If anything, it makes our work all the more skeptical.

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2008 NFL Draft: Final Review & GRADES

2008 NFL Draft: Final Review

The 2008 NFL Draft is over. There were some highs and lows, as with any draft. However, the theme that I would give this draft is the "Draft for Need" strategy. There weren't as many Best Player Available (BPA) picks as with past drafts. The "Draft for Need" strategy is exactly why we saw a run on offensive linemen in the first round as teams began to panic. Overall, while most teams helped themselves, we saw some add as many as 4 potential starters to their teams.

FINAL NFL Mock Draft 2008: 1st & 2nd Rounds (TRADES!!!)

2008 NFL Mock Draft: 1st 2 ROUNDS 

Finally, the draft is upon us. This is my final attempt at a mock draft for the 2008 NFL Draft. Compared to my previous mock, I stuck with Jake Long only to find out shortly after starting that Long got locked up by the Dolphins. With 62 other picks to make, let's get rolling and see how "on the money" or how far off I am. Can't wait for this weekend!!!

A note on the trades: The trade values are based on the latest list on PFT. I tried to stay within 25 points to the favor of the team that wasn't as inclined to move. There will probably be more trades than this, but I tried to keep to trades that made sense with available players and team needs.

NFL Draft: Positional Rankings [Top 10 for EVERY position]

2008 NFL Draft: Positional Rankings 2.0

Compared to my last positional ranking, I must say that I have impressed myself with the level of consistency. I remember last year when doing positional rankings, some positions looked very different between gaps. I also removed kickers and punters, as I don't really care for those positions in the draft, unless there is a prospect like Ray Guy. As always, please leave comments. Let me know if you agree or disagree. Let me know which players you feel I might have left off, and who you feel has no business on these lists. Enjoy!

2008 NFL Draft: Mock Draft [Trades Galore!!!]

2008 NFL Draft: Mock Draft 3.0

As opposed to my previous drafts, this time I'm incorporating some trades. Trades are listed below. As you will also see, I went with a #1 pick that I don't exactly agree with, but thought I would mix it up a little. Hope you enjoy, and as alway, please leave comments. Tell me what you liked, tell me what you didn't like.

TRADES:

• Raiders trade #4 overall to the Patriots for #7 and #62 overall
• Jets send #6 overall to the Cowboys for #22, #28 and #92 overall
• Saints trade #10 overall to the Bucs for #20, #52 and #153 overall
• Saints trade #20 overall to the Jaguars for #26 and #89 overall
• Redskins trade #21 and #154 overall to the Seahawks for #25 and #86 overall
• The Chiefs ship the #35 pick overall to the Redskins for the #51 and #84 overall picks