Ryan Lownes and I took to Twitter to discuss 10 bold NFL Draft predictions. Here’s are the tweets, along with some video cutups of the prospects we discussed.

1.) The #Eagles, with a new HC, bypass OL/DL talent in the 1st Rd, instead they bring a new franchise QB into the fold. #NFLDraftPredictions

— Ryan Lownes (@ryanlownes) December 7, 2012

2) Fresno State’s Phillip Thomas will be the first safety off the board, and will be a top 20 pick. #NFLDraftPredictions

— Eric Stoner (@ECStoner) December 7, 2012

3.) #Missouri DT Sheldon Richardson will set the NFL Combine ablaze. Sub 4.8 40 and jaw-dropping agility in drills. #NFLDraftPredictions

— Ryan Lownes (@ryanlownes) December 7, 2012

4. UCLA LB Anthony Barr will return to for his SR year. SR DL Datone Jones will be taken in the top 40 picks. #NFLDraftPredictions

— Eric Keep Reading…

It’s up at Rotoworld. Different types of inside linebacker who both figure to be highly coveted come April.

Arthur Brown (younger brother of Eagles running back Bryce Brown) arrived at the University of Miami as one of the most heralded recruits in the country. He played outside linebacker for the Hurricanes’ scout team during his first year, but wasn’t comfortable there. In the last few weeks of the season, former Canes head coach Randy Shannon decided to move Brown from the outside to the middle, where it seemed the light clicked on – with Shannon noting the parallels of development between Brown and Shannon’s former pupil, Ray Lewis. However, a move to the middle wasn’t enough to help Brown crack Miami’s starting lineup at linebacker. After his sophomore season, he transferred to Kansas State (Brown is from Wichita, KS), and has since been one of the most destructive defensive forces Keep Reading…

Eric Stoner

Twitter: @ECStoner

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Tyler Wilson – QB – Arkansas

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Star Loutulelei – DT – Utah

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Bjoern Werner – DE – Florida State

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Barkevious Mingo – DE – LSU

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Sheldon Richardson – DT – Missouri

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Luke Joeckel – OT – Texas A&M

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Geno Smith – QB – West Virginia

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Jake Matthews – OT – Texas A&M

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Dion Jordan – OLB – Oregon

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Damontre Moore – DE – Texas A&M

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Eric Fisher – OT – Central Michigan

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Jonathan Banks – CB – Mississippi State

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Manti Te’o – MLB – Notre Dame

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Jarvis Jones – OLB – Georgia

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Phillip Thomas – S – Fresno Keep Reading…

It’s up, over at Rotoworld.

Playing for undermanned Miami of Ohio, Zac Dysert‘s career has gone without much fanfare or notice. A four year year starter and three year captain for the Redhawks, Dysert will end his career by breaking virtually all of the school passing records set by former Miami quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

From what I’ve seen of Dysert so far, I feel comfortable saying that he’s got the best blend in this class of physical talent, throwing talent, and refined quarterback skills (the functional application of those talents). He’s very far along mechanically. His offense isn’t particularly sophisticated, but it does ask him to do a bunch of different things, and he’s getting a lot of work running West Coast Offense principles. He works under center and in the shotgun. There’s a good mix of drop back and rollout passes.

For a four year starter, Keep Reading…

It’s up over at Rotoworld NFL Draft

The System There’s nothing that I can write about the Air Raid offense that Chris Brown of SmartFootball.com hasn’t already covered in a more thorough and insightful fashion than I could ever hope to.  I’ll link to his work on the WVU offense at the end of the article, but I found this passage to be particularly illuminating regarding quarterbacks and offensive systems:

“An unfair but unsurprising label for Smith, given Holgorsen’s history, is that he’s a ‘system quarterback.’ … The most common concern about system quarterbacks is that college productivity doesn’t translate to pro success, but for Smith, the plays he’s running, albeit in a spread offense, are essentially NFL ones. The running game is based on the inside and outside zone, the passing plays are found in every NFL team’s playbook in one form or another, and, this season Keep Reading…