With this being Combine week, I thought it appropriate to see in what order the top prospects are ranked and how they rated individually according to NFL.com’s rating system. Before we get to the Combine participants, I thought it important to understand just how the NFL’s rating system breaks down in terms of the numbers assessed. These are the numbers and how they translate.

RARE/ELITE

9.0: Immediate starter; rare prospect w/rare physical attributes; instantly one of the best in read more

Greetings from the padded cell and welcome to the “silly season”, where all kinds of information and misinformation finds its way to the electronic media. Let’s set the ground rules for this first mock. Firstly, we cannot assume free agents sign with their new teams, particularly at the QB position. Because of that, this mock will be top heavy at QB. Things will work themselves out in the process of time, but not yet. Secondly, trades are not allowed. With that said, let’s read more

As many of you already know, the Kansas City Chiefs have traded veteran quarterback Alex Smith to the Washington Redskins for a third round draft pick and cornerback Kendall Fuller. With the trade, Smith also signed a four year contract extension worth $94 million . . . $71 million of which is guaranteed, so I don’t think he’ll be going anywhere else anytime soon.

So where does that leave our beloved Brownies in their search for a veteran starting quarterback? In a nutshell, it leaves read more