Bosco’s Toal enters 10th season as Head Coach

Head Coach Greg Toal

2008 marks the 10th season of Greg Toal’s tenure as the head coach of Don Bosco Prep Ironmen. In the previous nine seasons Coach Toal has compiled an astounding record of 95 wins and only 9 losses. The Ironmen have played in eight of the last nine state championships games, winning four [...]

Role of the Backup QB

By Gus Ornstein

I spent the majority of my professional career as a back up QB and found it to be one of the most difficult positions to be in each and every week. If you are the starter you know exactly how to prepare and you have a routine each week because you know that [...]

Vernon Davis Off Season Conditioning

Everyone has seen San Francisco 49er TE Vernon Davis on those Underarmour commercials looking completely jacked out of his mind, but what does it take for him to look that way? We were fortunate enough to spend some time with Vernon and he took us through what he does in the off season to maintain [...]

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New NFL Draft System

The “New Draft System” 

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By Tom Marino 
scout.com Lead NFL Analyst
Posted Jun 4, 2008

Former pro scout Tom Marino believes it’s time to change the way the way collegiate players enter the NFL, beginning with the NFL Scouting Combine through the six weeks following the NFL Draft. Learn more about his “New Draft System” and why [...]

THE REAL WINNERS: NFL 2008

I was all set to write the typical next day NFL draft story – who won and who lost. If you’re looking for that, you can check out Mel Kiper, Jr. at ESPN. It’s like you’re back in high school – Mel grades everyone from F to A.
What happened was I took a [...]

NFL DRAFT 2008 – DAY ONE

It’s Saturday afternoon and it’s me and ESPN. No Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY. It’s football time and the place is rocking with Jets and Giants fans.
So the time for mock drafts has come and gone. Rip’em up. Jake Long did indeed get picked by the [...]

MOCK ME – BUT DRAFT ME. NFL 2008

To mix a sports metaphor here’s where the rubber meets the road. If you’re like me, you know the clock is running. Tomorrow’s the day. The 2008 NFL Draft.
Haven’t you been checking the mock drafts, hoping to figure out who’s picking the players you’ve watched in college. Trying to get [...]

SUPER BOWL NOT ENOUGH

You know professional football is in the air when the sports pages are writing about potential problems with the great Giant tight end, Jeremy Shockey. This year is no different, although the stakes seemed to have heightened.
Now it’s no longer about whether or not Shockey’s decision to train in Florida will prevent the normal [...]

RECRUITING IN A MYSPACE WORLD

If you’ve been watching the extraordinary TV show, “Friday Night Lights,” you have some insights into the very complicated process of recruitment.
“Friday Night Lights” bring the world of small town Texas high school football alive. It’s worth watching no matter who you are, but if love sports, or if you have kids in or [...]