tom brocaw

A comparison of past first round QB ratings to Matt Ryan...

06:41 PM ET 03.18

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Matt Ryan.Top QB prospect?In analyzing the upcoming draft, teams must not only draft for need, but also understand what salary requirements each player will have. Which leads me to my point: is Matt Ryan a top QB prospect (or the top prospect of a weak class) and if he is, is he worth the estimated 60 million dollar salary (as compared to Jamarcus Russell last year).Rather than using subjective criteria such as leadership, or personality I will use a statisitical comparison to past QB's taken in the first round.QB Rating (pick #) (as found on ESPN)Alex Smith (#1) -…

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Josh Hancock's family blaims everyone for his death

03:46 PM ET 05.24

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Its good to see people are once again taking responsible for their own actions in this country.Then again why would we when lawyers can earn us a hefty paycheck for whatever stupidity causes us injury or suffering.I have seen a lawsuit by a theif injuring himself in a break-in attempt, by people who have burned thermselves on coffee, to people blaming their obesity on McDonald's.For me, enough is enough!Josh Hancock, a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, died when his vehicle struck a tow truck at high speeds. It was later learned he had a blood alcohol content of twice the…

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Dolphins deserve credit

10:29 AM ET 05.01

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I feel that the Dolphins will be the true winners of this draft. Although so called experts might think it was foolish to pass on Brady Quinn, if you really examine the facts its simple why they did.To select Brady Quinn 9th in the draft would have meant signing to a 40 to 50 million dollar contract, look at Matt Leinart last year. What the Dolphins saw was an overrated quaterback who hadn't separated himself from other quarterbacks available in the second round. Having a high first round quaterback flop is an absolute team killer because of the money invested in him,…

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