You say the Rocky Steps in Philadelphia. I say a Draft Experience near Caesars Forum and the Linq. You say Lower Broadway in Nashville. I say the Las Vegas Strip.
Ed Graney
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Ed Graney came to the Review-Journal in May of 2006 as its lead sports columnist. He has covered all major sporting events, including Super Bowls to NBA championships to every Final Four since 1995. Graney also covered the Olympic Games in Beijing (2008) and London (2012). A graduate of San Diego State University, he is a five-time Nevada Sportswriter of the Year and past winner of Associated Press Sports Editors Top 10 for columns. He and wife Bonnie have two children, a son (Tristan) and daughter (Bridget).
While lots goes into determining NFL draft value, it still matters most how players ultimately perform.
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The only correct result would be the Golden Knights and Colorado Avalanche meeting in a second-round NHL playoff series to decide the West Division champion.
The Raiders have far too many other needs than to worry about dealing for one of the NFL draft’s elite quarterback prospects.
Seven years later, Jackie Robinson West acknowledged using ineligible players when defeating Mountain Ridge in the U.S. championship game of the Little League World Series.
The Browns and Raiders, franchises that host the next two NFL drafts, have been an afterthought for most of the last two decades.
Tom Cable has coached in the NFL since 2006 and now faces task of developing a line where three starters from last year have been traded.
The general manager of the Raiders seems to favor those with “lower-half power generators,” known to him as bubble buttts, who also have the versatility to play a joker position.
However culture will ultimately be defined under the second-year head coach Marcus Arroyo, fixing a major apathy problem among UNLV football fans is paramount.
Golden Knights goaltender Robin Lehner reminded us how isolation via COVID restrictions can be unhealthy, especially for those with mental health issues.
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Coaches have been free to leave for another job without penalty forever. Now players have the same right. So coaches need to quit complaining and embrace the new reality.
As much as Raiders players might care about health and safety, skipping in-person offseason workouts isn’t primarily a pandemic narrative.
The league informed all 32 teams that an employee who refuses to be vaccinated will be barred from interacting with players this coming season.