The microscopic view of this year’s crop of college football talent began at the NFL Combine on Thursday afternoon at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. Prospective draft picks will be measured, tested, interviewed, poked, and prodded extensively over the next few days; all in an effort to help NFL teams match their own needs to … Read more
What has the world of journalism come to when sensationalism has become the norm, and integrity has become optional? As a Canadian, I sit in horror as our Canadian media do their best imitations of their American counterparts, ESPN. For those of you not paying attention – that means running stories with nothing but conjecture … Read more
THN will be filling in the ‘Team Needs’ page for the draft section through February. In the interest of accuracy, THN has enlisted the help of some of it’s friends from the Fan 2 Fan Alliance to ensure that the needs’ are accurate. The Browns current team needs were provided by DawgBones.com. Cleveland Browns 2005 … Read more
In what has become one of the most embarassing soap operas in NFL history, Art Monk was again denied access to the Hall of Fame. The astoundingly ‘astute’ panel of selectees snubbed the former Redskin wide receiver for the third straight year. Monk’s non-inclusion to Canton has become a bone of contention for many Redskin … Read more
THN will be filling in the ‘Team Needs’ page for the draft section through February. In the interest of accuracy, THN has enlisted the help of some of it’s friends from the Fan 2 Fan Alliance to ensure that the needs’ are accurate. The Eagles current team needs were provided by E W McKenna of … Read more
With the conclusion of the Championship games last Sunday, all but two of the 2006 Draft selection slots are known. Carolina’s bid for a Super Bowl ended with their loss to Seattle and they end up with the 27th selection overall as the final team eliminated the playoffs that finished with an 11-5 record. Jacksonville … Read more
Jesse Lumsden may not be a household name to American football fans, but he is to most Canadian football fans. Lumsden earned the Hec Creighton Award as Canada’s top collegiate football player for the 2004 season. He broke CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport) league records for the McMaster Marauders in both yards and touchdowns with 1,816 … Read more
Despite interviewing for the Oakland Raiders head-coaching job, Al Saunders is coming to the Washington Redskins as an assistant head coach and offensive co-ordinator. His addition to the Redskins’ coaching staff should not be much of a surprise. Dan Snyder has been exploiting the ability to gain an edge with a phenomenal coaching staff since … Read more
The National Football League released the names of 48 underclassmen who have been granted special eligibility for the 2006 NFL Draft on April 29-30. It is a bumper crop of declarations. Reggie Bush and Vince Young highlight this year’s underclassmen, but Vernon Davis, Haloti Ngata and Mario Williams are potential top ten picks as well. … Read more
The following is an unofficial list of the players invited to the 2006 NFL Combine at the RCA Dome in February. The players are listed by position and then alphabetically. More great draft coverage will be coming your way soon from THN. Offensive Players Quarterbacks Brett Basanez, NorthwesternKellen Clemens, OregonBrodie Croyle, AlabamaJay Cutler, VanderbiltBruce Eugene, … Read more