Dr Z

What a swell fellow.

The Vikings had Teddy and Johnny football ranked evenly but both were a stretch with the 8th pick. Teddy confesses that he didn't want to be drafted by the Browns. While not as intriguing as an owner changing a teams pick for a first round QB at the last minute, here is some more intrigue. The Browns took the Steelers guy they were targeting at 15, and the Steelers took the Cowboys pick that they were targeting at 16. A little off topic...How Accurate are NFL Mock drafts. I have read people complain about Bleacher Report, but it sure seems like their NFL draft lead writer seems to have an idea of what's going on.

The NFL is not forcing people to wear Sam's jersey. Apparently lots of people are paying money because they want to wear the jersey. His popularity has little to do with his draft position. I'm not seeing the hubbub. You can create just about any name on a team jersey. Just not Ron Mexico. Tons of people bought Tim Couch jerseys, now that is the real travesty.

Tony Grossi reports that one team wanted to take Teddy Bridgewater, but something changed their mind, and they went with Johnny football. Hard to make this stuff up, they should make a movie about it. I can't remember, does art imitating life, or life imitating art? "A source told me that the card prepared to be given to Commissioner Roger Goodell for the official announcement in Radio City Music Hall originally had Bridgewater’s name on it. Then with 10 seconds to go, a new card replaced it with the name of Johnny Manziel, as a result of owner Jimmy Haslam’s order." --Tony Grossi

Put me down as thinking it won't be as big of a deal as some think. If he's one of the best 53 in camp, he'll make the team, if not, he won't. Plain and simple. From the very little highlights I have seen of him, he seems to struggle in coverage. GP1 is right, he can make the team playing good special teams. He seems like he is a good tackler, good pass rusher, and has good instincts. Might get to see him in sub packages. I'm rooting for him.

Word is, there are tons of orders for the Sam jersey right now. While a good story, I'm not sure the Desir jersey would sell so good (right now). Most decisions made by the NFL have to do with the money, this is no different. @RattoCSN: “Give them 15 minutes. The NFL can hear a dollar bill hitting a down pillow.” A native of Haiti, the 23-year-old Desir came to the United States at age four. He didn't start playing football until his freshman year in high school. After a strong senior season at Division II Lindenwood, Desir appeared in the East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl.

BTSC does a nice job of explaining the potential of Dri in Haley's offense. Just as the writer, I worry about his durability. Everybody knows about his 40 time, but I remember at the combine he put up some impressive benching numbers, so the dude is "strong." Stronger than Carlos Hyde! I was impressed with his route running skills despite a bum ankle in the game he played against the Zips last year.

Elton writes why the Mac's reputation is a football dominate league.

Your welcome, I have been saying the same thing as your story reads, James makes sense, in Youngstown. It's a great place for him.

Looks like some Steeler fans nailed the Dri Archer pick back in March. Will be interesting if he is healthy, and how Haley uses him. The Steelers are going to try out the "super hero" returning kicks. The Steelers didn't stop with one Mac player, they also drafted UMass TE Rob Blanchflower. Trent Baalke Scouted Ward at MAC Title Game Keith Wenning gets drafted by the Ravens while Jordan Lynch doesn't get drafted, but signs with Bears. This super scout was more impressed by Wenning back when everybody was on the Lynch bandwagon last year. Jonathan Newsom was selected by the Colts. Willie Snead signs with the Browns. This is a good spot for him IMO. I liked him a lot when the Zips played him. He was consistently open all day. The Mac had eight players selected. Another 21 players signed as free agents with teams..so far. Make that 22 including the Zips Pughsley to the Dallas Cowboys.

Eguins posted those times on Tuesday. That's just James being James. He'll find a lot of "donors" in Youngstown, I'm sure he'll do well, until he doesn't. Time to move on.

MAC football, alive and well, two first rounders this year. Is Dri next? 5. Oakland Raiders: Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo 30. San Francisco 49ers: Jimmie Ward, S, Northern Illinois With the ratings, I would guess May draft is here to stay. More time, means more evaluation. That might result in more Mac picks.

The national comments start to role in. Some ZN members guessed the tone.

Who on ZN "wished" for Dr Scarborough? More than a handful? More ZN members were posting that Tressel was "a done deal."

Six other people nailed the poll, congratulations.

What was the bet? Time to pay up.

Glazer says no Johnny Football in the Factory of Sadness. It may surprise you who has the biggest hands of the three supposed top picks. Manziel – 5’11 and ¾, 207 with 9 7/8 handsBridgewater – 6’2 1/8, 214 with 9 ¼ handsBortles – 6’5, 232 with 9 3/8 hands AJ McCarron and Keith Wenning have bigger hands than all three, and will get drafted after them. I still like Wenning in a west coast offense. Incase you were wondering, more than a dozen teams played some form of a "west coast" offense last season. Guess what Kyle Shanahan runs?

Odd soundtrack for a football highlight video. I like what I see though.

WFMJ 21 is a television station in Youngstown. For anyone that really cares: LIVE STREAM - 21 News will provide a live stream of the public forum for the Youngstown State University presidential finalists. The second candidate will be Gary Miller, chancellor of the University of North Carolina Wilmington. The forum is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.

Huggins admitted he had chances to be an NBA head coach, noting his best opportunity came with Miami in 1996. It meant more money and he was tempted, but he had a change of heart after speaking with Nick Van Exel, an NBA player at the time and a former guard on the 1992 Cincinnati team he guided to the Final Four."He said, 'You'll never have a chance to develop the relationships you had with us at Cincinnati, you'll never have a chance to have the influence you had with us, and you'll never get a chance to help people like you helped us,'" Huggins shared. "I thought about it and he was right." Pretty cool stuff.

Since "Stay tuned for some big news out of the Akron Football Program!" come from @TerryBowden, wouldn't you think the "big news" would come from the same place?

Probably adding a video replay guy? Local would be Tressel, I think his Colts resume speaks for itself.

Interesting read by Bob McGinn of the Journal Sentinel. Still, Manziel barely won a Journal Sentinel poll of 17 personnel people with national orientation asking each to name the five best players. A first-place vote was worth five points, a second was worth four and so on. Here were the first-place votes: Manziel, eight; Blake Bortles, four; Teddy Bridgewater and Derek Carr, two; and Zach Mettenberger, one.Here were the point totals: Manziel, 68; Bortles, 61; Carr, 49; Bridgewater, 41; Jimmy Garappolo, 16; Mettenberger, six; A.J. McCarron and Aaron Murray, five; Tom Savage, three; and Logan Thomas, one."People think these guys are going to be saviors," one scout said. "The Manziels, the Bortles, the Bridgewaters, the Carrs, they're not franchise quarterbacks. They're just starters, at best. "The Andrew Lucks don't come along but once every 10 years." I don't expect the Browns to take a QB with either of their first round picks. I like Wenning in the 5th.

Rachel tweeted she got cut and is ready to move on.

Can we figure out how to get Illinois on the schedule ASAP? While warming up for the Orange and Blue Spring Football Game this year: