ivers 8212 two with likely Hall of Fame credentials 8212 will be available. If nothing else, it8217s a deep group of options for teams with voids to fill, a group that will only get larger when player movement is allowed andother veterans are released.When asked during his weekly live chat about which veteran receiver among Plaxico Burress, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco who could very well stick with the Bengals has the most tooffer, NFL.com8217s Vic Carucci made a somewhat surprising pick.8220I would go with Burress, provided he is in the right setting,8221 Carucci wrote.8221And that setting is Philadelphia. He would make a nice redzone target and be a good complement to their speed receivers. The Eagles8217 coaching staff also has demonstrated it knows how to handle a reclamation project see Vick, Michael. Also, I think Vick can be a positive influence on Burress.8221Carucci8217s stance is that Burress holds value to the Eagles as a compliment to DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin and Brent Celek, because the offense wouldn8217t rely on his production but could take advantage of his skill set.8220I think there8217s always room for a player that can help you get better in your area of strength 8212 which, for the Eagles, is their passing game. I don8217t think it8217s a matter of Burress taking away from Jackson or Maclin, but rather complementing them because what he brings is different from what they bring. I think, in addition to Celek, Michael Vick would like another big, strong target that goes over the middle or runs the post pattern near the end zone.8221Based purely on pedigree, Jeff Saturday might be the last player you8217d expect to appear on NFL Network8217s 8220The Top 100 Players of 20118243 series.An undrafted rookie out of North Carolina, Saturday was signed and quickly cut loose by the Baltimore Ravens before quietly catching on with the Indianapolis Colts in 1999.The rest is history. Saturday has been with the Colts ever since, becoming one of the game8217s elite centers, not
cond on the NFL top 100 greatest players is Jim Brown. The legendary running back was drafted sixth overall in 1957. Two Hall of Famers went before him in that draft Paul Hornung first overall and Len Dawson fifth. Dawson and John Brodie were the two quarterbacks that went in the top five that year. Will we see the same with Cam Newton and Blaine Gabbert in two more daysElliot HarrisonDepending on whose opinion you listen to, draft prospect Mark Ingram is either sliding right out of the first round or is underrated because running backs are being devalued in the 2011 NFL Draft. Or both.There are indeed quite a few opinions on Ingram. Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk, also an NFL Network analyst, continued his predraft support of Ingram during a look at the draft8217s running back prospects by saying the former Alabama runner is NFLready.8220When you start to look at a guy like Ingram, you ask what he8217s going to bring to the league,8221 Faulk said.8221I believe he8217s a threedown back, something we don8217t see a lot of in the NFL today.8221Faulk believes Ingramis worthy of being picked inthe first half of thefirst round on Thursday night. That8217s not far off fromMike Mayock8217s projection that Ingram will bethe 19th overall pick by the Giants.If you haven heard it yet, youe bound to catch it at some point this weekend. Someone, whether it a draft analyst, host, or just the burly guy drinking a PBR next to you at the sports bar, will wonder aloud why a team would take a tight end in the first round. Many fans argue that not only is it not a sexy pick, but the use a club gets out of the tight end position doesn warrant the high price of a firstround pick.Not to play devil advocate, but if you look at the tight ends taken in the first round over the last six years, it a veritable who who of good players Heath Miller 2005, Vernon Davis 2006, Marcedes Lewis 2006, Greg Olsen 2007, Dustin Keller 2008, Brandon Pettigrew 2009, and one of last year better rookies, Jermaine Gresham. Going a step furth