JoeBucsFan.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Gil Brant, affectionately called “The Godfather” by his comrades at Sirius NFL Radio, took a call from a frustrated Bucs fan Wednesday who asked what the Bucs might do in next spring’s draft and what Brandt thought of rookie quarterback Josh Freeman. The caller hinted the Bucs may need a running back — which surprised Joe — [...]
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | yesterday
... line, and linebacker. (More later on the latter). As the eminence grise of drafts and anti-Kiper, Gil Brandt, pointed out this week, it didn't have many future superstars, but it was deep in good players. That's exactly how it looks after three-quarters of a season. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Realfootball365.com (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
... come.The NFL draft is far from an exact science. One of the best sources of draft information is Gil Brandt. Brandt was instrumental in the development of many of the practices used today in talent evaluation such as the use of 40 yard dash times. During his early draft days, Brandt has reported that some of his competitors would show up at the draft proceedings with a copy...
Blogging The Boys (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
... barely cracks a smile. "They look different," said former Cowboys personnel director Gil Brandt, "but they’re really the same." More VRR after the jump. Some notes on sacking Rodgers. -The only team to not sack Rodgers were the Browns , who must feel like the one kid at the party who didn’t get any beer -Roughly 1/3 of Green Bay’s sacks were result of...
JoeBucsFan.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... On Freeman, it sounds like the Packers are poring over Freeman’s college tapes, just like Gil Brandt suggested they would. “We definitely went back and looked at tapes and we cut down each pass he threw in the preseason,” McCarthy said. “We don’t have a whole lot to go on. We have to think of how [the Bucs] will use him. We’re focusing on the concept of their offense. “[The Bucs] have good...
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... now, that it would be down to more of an exact science," former Dallas Cowboys general manager Gil Brandt said. "But it's just not that way. The human element will always be there. Some things just can't be predicted.Brandt said he wasn't overly optimistic about any of this season's first-rounders - Matthew Stafford (Lions), Mark Sanchez (Jets) or Freeman - for a specific reason....
The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... competed on national television. "We didn't know who we were going to take either,'' says Gil Brandt, then the personnel director of the Dallas Cowboys. "I guess the draft started at noon and we didn't make our decision until maybe an hour before. It was Walter or Randy White and we went with longevity -- defensive linemen are supposed to last a lot longer than running backs.''...
The FanHouse - Clemson Football (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
... competed on national television. "We didn't know who we were going to take either,'' says Gil Brandt, then the personnel director of the Dallas Cowboys. "I guess the draft started at noon and we didn't make our decision until maybe an hour before. It was Walter or Randy White and we went with longevity -- defensive linemen are supposed to last a lot longer than running backs.''...
