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Private workouts with the #Bills today:

QB Ryan Nassib
G/C Zack Chibane
WR Alec Lemon
WR Marcus Sales
TE David Stevens
 
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I was all in on him during the season after seeing him play a few times. Very disruptive player.
 

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New PFT mock has us taking Xavier Rhodes...LOL.
 

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Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 16m
After AZ, OAK and BUF each made QB moves last week, one NFL GM predicted "these quarterbacks in this draft are going to fall like logs."
 

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They very well could. look for a run on QB's late in the 1st and early part of the 2nd round. I'm hoping they're wrong though so that pushes better players to us at 18.
 

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This is probably the least studied of a draft I've been since I started coming on message boards.
 

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This is a pretty boring draft. There will be guys that break out...maybe Jordan or Floyd, etc, are big time...but there is not a sexy QB, RB, WR, DE in this draft. Last year was pretty epic with the QBs and Blackmon and Richardson.
 

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Cleveland Browns hosting USC's Matt Barkley, Alabama's Dee Milliner and Florida's Sharrif Floyd today and Tuesday

By Mary Kay Cabot, The Plain Dealer
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on April 08, 2013 at 11:24 AM, updated April 08, 2013 at 11:40 AM

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Former USC quarterback Matt Barkley, Florida defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd, Brigham Young linebacker Ziggy Ansah and Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner are among the big-name draft prospects visiting the Browns today and Tuesday, league sources have told The Plain Dealer.

Also visiting today is former Oregon offensive lineman Kyle Long, the son of Hall of Fame defensive end Howie Long and brother of Rams former No. 2 overall pick Chris Long.

Barkley is one of many top quarterback prospects the Browns have scouted thoroughly in anticipation of the draft, April 25-27th. They've also privately worked out West Virginia's Geno Smith, Florida State's E.J. Manuel and Syracuse's Ryan Nassib.

Barkley tweeted this morning that he's headed for visits with the Browns, who have the No. 6 overall pick, and the Bills, who have the No. 8 pick.

Browns offensive coordinator Norv Turner also attended Barkley's Pro Day at USC and said he came away impressed. Former NFL quarterback Chris Weinke, who has helped Barkley and Smith prepare for the NFL Combine and their Pro Days at the IMG Academy in Florida, predicts that Barkley will be the first quarterback taken in the draft.

Barkley, who is coming off a shoulder injury, thinks that's just how it should be.

"I think there’s always something to prove,'' he said at the NFL Combine in February. "I think you’re always looking for ways to better yourself. At this point in my career, there’s definitely things I can improve on. There’s always something to improve. It seems right now that I’m kind of working my way up as opposed to already being on the top, which is a position – I’ve been in both cases before. There’s always something to prove, and I’m out to prove something.''

Milliner, the premier cornerback in the draft, is a top candidate for the Browns at No. 6. The Browns are in need of a cornerback to pair with former first-rounder Joe Haden, and Milliner fits the bill. He's visiting the Lions today and will arrive in Cleveland tonight for his visit Tuesday with the Browns.

Milliner underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum March 12, but is expected to be full-go for training camp. At the Combine, he blazed a 4.31 in the 40. Last season, he recorded 54 tackles, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and two interceptions.

Ansah is one of the most intriguing prospects in the draft. Raised in Africa, he's relatively new to football, but has shot up draft boards with his raw talent and ferocious pass-rush ability.

Floyd, one of the top defensive tackles in the draft, has the versatility to play any position along the defensive line, and is being looked at by teams that run both a 3-4 and 4-3. He possesses tremendous size and speed, and promises to be an elite NFL tackle.

Long played only one year at Oregon after overcoming a substance-abuse problem, but is projected by some as a second-round pick, and has incredible upside. He can play guard, tackle and is learning how to snap. The five are among 30 players the Browns are bringing to Berea for predraft visits.

The prospects aren't permitted to work out, but can meet with club officials and undergo physicals.
 

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Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 3m
Two QBs scheduled to attend draft are Geno Smith and EJ Manuel. At least one more could decide to come, but so far only two QB commitments.
 

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RT @ttwentyman: Detroit #Lions hosted former Alabama guard Chance Warmack and cornerback Dee Milliner for pre-draft visits today

Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora 1h
Maryland WR Kevin Dorsey, off a strong pro day performance, will visit the Packers this week
 

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D. Orlando Ledbetter ‏@AJCFalcons 2h
Texas A&M LB Sean Porter is drawing attention from both 4-3 and 3-4 teams. He has had private workouts w Chiefs, #Falcons, Cowboys & Pats.
 

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Interesting prospect, feel like he's flown under the radar a little, at least on this board.
 

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Jason La Canfora ‏@JasonLaCanfora 1h
Chance Warmack had very impressive visit with Lions. Not out of the question at all Detroit looks at the guard with that 5th overall pick
 
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They need defensive players in the worst way, but imagine upgrading from Stephen Peterman to Chance Warmack. Talk about an upgrade.
 

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They need defensive players in the worst way, but imagine upgrading from Stephen Peterman to Chance Warmack. Talk about an upgrade.
With Backus retiring and Cherilus leaving I think they go tackle. I think you are forgetting about Bill Nagy...they are set at G.
 

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The Lay of the Land

by Colin Lindsay
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April 8, 2013



Looking for a little clarity on how the 2013 draft is evolving. You’ve probably come to the wrong place! Indeed, the more one tries to figure it out, the less one feels one knows. There is, for example, no consensus #1 prospect like Andrew Luck or Cam Newton the past couple of drafts. Kansas City still looks prepared to take Texas A&M OT Luke Joeckel with this year’s top pick, although its hardly a lock; however, it also appears that other teams would take different players if they had the #1 selection. As well, even with just 17 days to go until the actual draft, there still appears to be a significant amount of movement on draft boards around the league that may very well continue right up until draft day.

Who’s hot: Arguably the hottest player in the 2013 draft class looks to be Oregon DE/LB Dion Jordan. Until recently, NFL teams weren’t quite sure the 6-6, 248-pound former Duck was a 4-3 DE or a 3-4 edge rusher, but it appears that most of the team’s with top picks in this year’s opening round have concluded he has elite potential as either. There are still concerns about a bad shoulder and the fact that Jordan was never super productive Oregon, but it appears he has joined the top row of prospects for this year’s draft which also likely includes Joeckel, Central Michigan OT Eric Fisher and Florida DT Sharrif Floyd. At the same time, one continues to hear that just about every team in the league thinks that West Virginia WR Tavon Austin is the most dynamic playmaker in this year’s draft. Because he isn’t very big at barely 5-9, 174, Austin isn’t a lock to go in this year’s top 10 picks, but the sense is that teams with picks 6 through 10 are definitely giving him a long look.

At the same time, it appears that blue/red chip pot could be shrinking as the draft approaches. In particular, it is very possible that WRs Cordarelle Patterson of Tennessee and Cal’s Keenan Allen, along with CBs Xavier Rhodes of Florida State and Washington’s Desmond Trufant, who have all been considered mid-first round type prospects could be slipping. Patterson, for example, has uncommon physical skills, but isn’t a polished route-runner or receiver, while Allen, who was never a burner to begin with, will only try and work out for pro teams later this week after missing the combine and his pro day while rehabbing from a knee injury. Meanwhile, Rhodes has impressive size, but may be strictly limited to press coverage schemes as he isn’t all that quick or agile. For his part, scouts love Trufant’s feisty attitude and terrific recovery speed, but was way too inconsistent on tape last fall. The bottom is hardly going to fall out on any one of these guys, however, no one should be surprised if one or all slip into the bottom third of this year’s opening round.

The jury is also still deliberating about Florida State DE Bjoern Werner. A top 5 prospect heading into the combine, Werner’s status appears to have been in something of a free fall after he tested poorly in Indianapolis, especially given that he lacks ideal size and length for a prototype NFL DE. Bottom line is that Werner could be a real wild card on April 25th who could go literally go anywhere from just outside the top 10 to deep into the opening round. There are also some very curious vibes regarding Alabama OG Chance Warmack, who a lot of analysts have rated one of the top prospects period this year. However, Warmack isn’t getting much love from teams with top 10 picks this year. Indeed, while the rest of players considered to be top 10 prospects have been crisscrossing the country dropping in on teams with early selections, the only invites Warmack has apparently received to date are from Dallas and the Giants who pick 18th and 19th respectively this April. Of course, the danger for a guy like Warmack has always been that OG just isn’t a valued first-round position; plus he’s just not that athletic; indeed, we aren’t sure if anyone who runs a 5.5 40 can be a top 10 prospect just on principle. Time will tell.

At the same time, just about every year, a player or two not on the first-round radar pops up in the middle of the opening round. Last year, for example, DEs Bruce Irvin and Shea McClellin, neither of who was considered to be more than a fringe first-round candidate, were selected 15th and 19th overall respectively last April by Seattle and Chicago. Of course, NFL teams don’t make their picks off the consensus draft-guru grades, but use their own value board. And there’s just no accounting for taste! Guys not generally considered to be first-round characters this year, but who could pop up in the middle part include Florida State Menelik Watson, arguably the next best LT prospect this year after the big three of Joeckel, Fisher and Johnson, Boise State CB Jamar Taylor, Tennessee WR Justin Hunter and Florida State DE Tank Carradine.
 
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