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Keith Rivers Reports To Camp

Maybe Keith Rivers read Paul Schackman’s post.  Doubt it.  But Rivers did sign last night, leaving Derrick Harvey as the only first-round pick yet to sign with his team.  Ken Kremer may be waiting for market value, but the former University of Florida defensive-end is missing valuable snaps while holding out. Many have recently been […]

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Going Down a Winding River

With training camps now under way, there remains only two 1st round picks yet to sign deals: Jacksonville’s Derrick Harvey who went eighth, and Cincinnati’s Keith Rivers who went ninth. The Jaguars’ displeasure with the Harvey holdout has been made pretty apparent. Harvey’s representatives want money similar to what the 7th pick, Sedrick Ellis received. […]

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More Holdout Discussion

Following up on the excellent post made by Vinson Vadakara…if his pay scale were in place, the Jacksonville Jaguars would be a happier organization.  Former University of Florida sack machine, Derrick Harvey, continues his holdout because he apparently is not being offered the market value at his slot.  A slotting pay scale system would obviously […]

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Friday Wrap-Up

Shabbat Shalom: Friday Wrap-Up

Lots of football and basketball on the Shabbat dinner table this week.  You won’t be hearing much from me this weekend, as I am packing up for my move back to Gainesville for the 2nd year law school experience.  On Sunday, I will be making the trek back up to the #1 Party School in […]

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Schackman’s 2008 NFL Mock Draft (Final Version)

This is Mock Draft 4 of 4. The Grand Finale. To view Schackman’s last mock draft click here. 1. Miami Dolphins-Jake Long (OT- Michigan) Long is their guy. Which Long? We shall see. I am going to go with Jake in the week of the draft. The Fins have done some nice things with the […]

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Schackman’s 2008 NFL Mock Draft (Part 3)

This is Mock Draft 3 of 4. To view the previous mock draft click here. 1. Miami Dolphins-Chris Long (DE- Virginia) Long is their guy. Which Long is the real question, but I am going to go with Chris right now. He is a Parcells kind of guy, with a non-stop motor. But they could […]