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I noticed that we didn't have a new thread for the upcoming season, so I decided to make it with the draft beginning next week and the schedules being announced today.

Regular Season Schedule: http://www.nfl.com/schedules/2012

NFL Draft: http://www.nfl.com/draft/2012/tracke...bs:dt-by-round

Round 1
1(1) Colts - Andrew Luck - QB - Stanford
2(2) Redskins (From Rams) - Robert Griffin III - QB - Baylor
3(3) Browns (From Vikings) - Trent Richardson - RB - Alabama
4(4) Vikings (From Browns) - Matt Kalil - OT - USC
5(5) Jaguars (From Buccaneers) - Justin Blackmon - WR - Oklahoma State
6(6) Dallas (From Rams, From Redskins) - Morris Claiborne - CB - LSU
7(7) Buccaneers (From Jaguars) - Mark Barron - S - Alabama
8(8) Dolphins - Ryan Tannehill - QB - Texas A&M
9(9) Panthers - Luke Kuechly - LB - Boston College
10(10) Bills - Stephon Gilmore - CB - South Carolina
11(11) Chiefs - Dontari Poe - DT - Memphis
12(12) Eagles (From Seahawks) - Fletcher Cox - DT - Mississippi State
13(13) Cardinals - Michael Floyd - WR - Notre Dame
14(14) Rams (From Cowboys) - Michael Brockers - DT - LSU
15(15) Seattle (From Eagles) - Bruce Irvin - DE - West Virginia
16(16) Jets - Quinton Coples - DE - UNC
17(17) Bengals (From Raiders) - Dre Kirkpatrick - CB - Alabama
18(18) Chargers - Melvin Ingram - DE - South Carolina
19(19) Bears - Shea McClellin - LB - Boise State
20(20) Titans - Kendall Wright - WR - Baylor
21(21) Patriots (From Bengals) - Chandler Jones - DE - Syracuse
22(22) Browns (From Falcons) - Brandon Weeden - QB - Oklahoma State
23(23) Lions - Riley Reiff - OT - Iowa
24(24) Steelers - David DeCastro - OG - Stanford
25(25) Patriots (From Broncos) - Dont'a Hightower - LB - Alabama
26(26) Texans - Whitney Mercilus - DE - Illinois
27(27) Cincinnati (From Patriots, From Saints) - Kevin Zeitler - OG - Wisconsin
28(28) Packers - Nick Perry - DE - USC
29(29) Vikings (From Ravens) - Harrison Smith - S - Notre Dame
30(30) 49ers - A.J. Jenkins - WR - Illinois
31(31) Buccaneers (From Broncos, From Patriots) - Doug Martin - RB - Boise State
32(32) Giants - David Wilson - RB - Virginia Tech

Round 2
1(33) Rams - Brian Quick - WR - Appalachian State
2(34) Colts - Coby Fleener - TE - Stanford
3(35) Ravens (From Vikings) - Courtney Upshaw - LB - Alabama
4(36) Broncos (From Buccaneers) - Derek Wolfe - DT - Cincinnati
5(37) Browns - Mitchell Schwartz - OT - California
6(38) Jaguars - Andre Branch - DE - Clemson
7(39) Rams (From Redskins) - Janoris Jenkins - CB - North Alabama
8(40) Panthers - Amini Silatolu - OT - Midwestern State
9(41) Bills - Cordy Glenn - OT - Georgia
10(42) Dolphins - Johnathan Martin - OT - Stanford
11(43) Jets (From Seahawks) - Stephen Hill - WR - Georgia Tech
12(44) Chiefs - Jeff Allen - OT - Illinois
13(45) Bears (From Rams, From Cowboys) - Alshon Jeffery - WR - South Carolina
14(46) Eagles - Mychal Kendricks - LB - California
15(47) Seahawks (From Jets) - Bobby Wagner - LB - Utah State
16(48) Patriots (From Raiders) - Tavon Wilson - S - Illinois
17(49) Chargers - Kendall Reyes - DT - Connecticut
18(50) Rams (From Bears) - Isaiah Pead - RB - Cincinnati
19(51) Packers (From Eagles, From Cardinals) - Jerel Worthy - DT - Michigan State
20(52) Titans - Zach Brown - LB - UNC
21(53) Bengals - Devon Still - DT - Penn State
22(54) Lions - Ryan Broyles - WR - Oklahoma
23(55) Falcons - Peter Konz - C - Wisconsin
24(56) Steelers - Mike Adams - OT - Ohio State
25(57) Broncos - Brock Oswiler - QB - Arizona State
26(58) Buccaneers (From Texans) - Lavonte David - LB - Nebraska
27(59) Eagles (From Packers) - Vinny Curry - DE - Marshall
28(60) Ravens - Kelechi Osemele - OT - Iowa State
29(61) 49ers - LaMichael James - RB - Oregon
30(62) Packers (From Patriots) - Casey Hayward - DB - Vanderbilt
31(63) Giants - Rueben Randle - WR - LSU

Round 3
1(64) Colts - Dwayne Allen - TE - Clemson
2(65) Rams - Trumaine Johnson - CB - Montana
3(66) Vikings - Josh Robinson - CB - Central Florida
4(67) Broncos (From Browns) - Ronnie Hillman - RB - San Diego State
5(68) Texans (From Buccaneers) - DeVier Posey - WR - Ohio State
6(69) Bills (From Redskins) - T.J. Graham - WR - NC State
7(70) Jaguars - Bryan Anger - P - California
8(71) Redskins (From Bills) - Josh Leribeus - OG - SMU
9(72) Dolphins - Olivier Vernon - DE - Miami
10(73) Chargers (From Dolphins, From Panthers, From Bears) - Brandon Taylor - S - LSU
11(74) Chiefs - Donald Stephenson - OT - Oklahoma
12(75) Seahawks - Russell Wilson - QB - Wisconsin
13(76) Texans (From Eagles) - Brandon Brooks - OG - Miami OH
14(77) Jets - Demario Davis - LB - Arkansas State
15(78) Dolphins (From Chargers) - Michael Egnew - TE - Missouri
16(79) Bears - Brandon Hardin - S - Oregon State
17(80) Cardinals - Jamell Fleming - CB - Oklahoma
18(81) Cowboys - Tyrone Crawford - DE - Boise State
19(82) Titans - Mike Martin - DT - Michigan
20(83) Bengals - Mohamed Sanu - WR - Rutgers
21(84) Ravens (From Falcons) - Bernard Pierce - RB - Temple
22(85) Lions - Dwight Bentley - CB - Louisiana-Lafayette
23(86) Steelers - Sean Spence - LB - Miami
24(87) Browns (From Broncos) - John Hughes - DT - Cincinnati
25(88) Eagles (From Texans) - Nick Foles - QB - Arizona
26(89) Saints - Akiem Hicks - DT - Regina
27(90) Patriots (From Packers) - Jake Bequette - DE - Arkansas
28(91) Falcons (From Ravens) - Lamar Holmes - OT - Southern Miss
29(92) Colts (From 49ers) - T.Y. Hilton - WR - Florida International
30(93) Bengals (From Patriots) - Brandon Thompson - DT - Clemson
31(94) Giants -Jayron Hosley - CB - Virginia Tech
32(95) Raiders (Compensatory selection) - Tony Bergstrom - OT - Utah

Figured I'd have to get it on the first page this year.Go pack.

Ravens are playing the NFC East, hallelujah!

And with the fourth pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns have been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs.

I was looking at the schedules last night and was surprised to see that they're already analyzing schedules to guess records and Cleveland's mentioned to go 0-16 when the draft hasn't even happened yet. I looked again just now and the analysis has completely changed to just saying that it's a tough schedule and they're underdogs for every game on there.

Bears have 3 Monday Night Football games and 5 prime time games total this season. Lots of spotlights for Cutler and Marshall to show what they do.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-sh...U30NB1MiBDubYF

Interesting news about the draft:

ESPN and the NFL Network won't show players taking phone calls in the green room in an attempt to keep suspense for the announcement of picks at next week's NFL draft.

Good.

Bears have 3 Monday Night Football games and 5 prime time games total this season. Lots of spotlights for Cutler and Marshall to show what they do.

Cry and have mental breakdowns?

Originally Posted by perdition(troy Cry and have mental breakdowns?

This.

Broncos have 5 prime time games, 4 before the week 7 bye. (The 5th is a Thursday Night game against DA RADAHS).

It's the Manning effect.

Originally Posted by FriskyTanuki I was looking at the schedules last night and was surprised to see that they're already analyzing schedules to guess records and Cleveland's mentioned to go 0-16 when the draft hasn't even happened yet. I looked again just now and the analysis has completely changed to just saying that it's a tough schedule and they're underdogs for every game on there.

I read the WFNY blog where they mentioned the team could realistically be 0-13 by the time they get to their first probable win. While I don't think that's going to happen, the sheer fact that it's being considered does not bode well for the Browns. Looking at the schedule, there's only two games where I say "okay, they've got a good shot there" (at Indy and Washington at home) - everything else looks pretty rough on paper.

Originally Posted by JJSP I read the WFNY blog where they mentioned the team could realistically be 0-13 by the time they get to their first probable win. While I don't think that's going to happen, the sheer fact that it's being considered does not bode well for the Browns. Looking at the schedule, there's only two games where I say "okay, they've got a good shot there" (at Indy and Washington at home) - everything else looks pretty rough on paper.

The team as it is right now could possibly do that because they didn't do anything big in free agency, but this is a week before the draft when they're going to fill a bunch of the holes that need to be filled. Nobody should be making a judgment on the quality of a team before the draft, especially not the NFL. Even then, this is basically the same team that was in winning distance of 15 out of their 16 games last season due to having a good defense that kept them in until the end. They really just need to fill in the holes on offense, add some more talent and depth on defense, and they will be a much more complete than the one that people are making judgments about at this very moment.

I've never seen such stupidity from analysts before.

http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/pos...-in-this-draft

This may be the only draft article I've read that suggests that the Browns pass on a QB with any of their high picks, which automatically makes it one of the better articles that I've read.

As a niner fan, I'm pretty scared of our schedule this year, I'll be realistic...we'll probably go about 11-5 this season but we'll for sure win our division.

I actually feel bad for Luck...I wish they would change the draft and make it more into a lottery. Of course the losers will have a bigger chance to get a high draft spot but I think it would be better if it was a lottery so "Suck for Luck" tactics won't work.

Originally Posted by Gannikus As a niner fan, I'm pretty scared of our schedule this year, I'll be realistic...we'll probably go about 11-5 this season but we'll for sure win our division. I actually feel bad for Luck...I wish they would change the draft and make it more into a lottery. Of course the losers will have a bigger chance to get a high draft spot but I think it would be better if it was a lottery so "Suck for Luck" tactics won't work.

Draft Lottery is one of things that the NBA did right in my opinion. Give a little less incentive for teams to tank a season by removing the 100% guarantee that they get the Can't Miss Prospect of their choosing.

There's no reason to change the draft since the NFL has parity, unlike the NBA where the same handful of teams win the vast majority of the titles. The lottery doesn't guarantee that the bad teams will get the good picks and a shot at the best players to help them rebound.

Sources: Saints' GM could eavesdrop on opposing team's coaches during home games

Originally Posted by jello44 Sources: Saints' GM could eavesdrop on opposing team's coaches during home games

If that's true, then man, that's really sleazy. Not that this stuff doesn't go on around the league, but that is REALLY low.

Originally Posted by jello44 Sources: Saints' GM could eavesdrop on opposing team's coaches during home games

So if the Patriots were punished that severely for filming the sideline from the incorrect location, what should the Saints get for BUGGING the other team's coaches? Thats mind blowing.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/veteran...kPvRP0o.Y5nYcB

Denver safety Brian Dawkins has retired, which will certainly make the secondary a priority for the draft along with WR.

Edit:http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?...nfl&id=7846415

Second-round pick turned Hall of Famer Dermontti Dawson looks to bring some good karma to the Pittsburgh Steelers when he announces their selection Friday at the NFL draft. For the second straight year, the league will have retired players announce the choices by their former teams in the second round. Dawson and former Saint Willie Roaf will both be inducted into the Hall of Fame this year. The group announced Monday includes four other Hall of Famers: the Lions' Barry Sanders, the Raiders' Willie Brown, the Cardinals' Roger Wehrli and the Dolphins' Dwight Stephenson. Washington, Oakland, New Orleans and Arizona do not have second-round selections, so their representatives will announce their third-round picks. The other players are Alge Crumpler (Falcons), Matt Stover (Ravens), Phil Hansen (Bills), Mike Rucker (Panthers), Otis Wilson (Bears), Isaac Curtis (Bengals), Gary Collins (Browns), Chad Hennings (Cowboys), Terrell Davis (Broncos), LeRoy Butler (Packers), Danny Clark (Texans), Marvin Harrison (Colts), Fred Taylor (Jaguars), Will Shields (Chiefs), Anthony Carter (Vikings), Troy Brown (Patriots), Michael Strahan (Giants), Wesley Walker (Jets), Brian Westbrook (Eagles), Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt (Rams), Courtney Hall (Chargers), Jesse Sapolu (49ers), Walter Jones (Seahawks), Dexter Jackson (Buccaneers), Eddie George (Titans), and Ken Harvey (Redskins).

It would've been interesting if the picks were big second/third round picks for these teams and not just any retired player.