NFL Mocks » Texas Tech http://nflmocks.com Covering the 2012 NFL draft, Mock Draft Database, Scouting Reports, and Fantasy Football Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:48:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 NFL Draft Player Interview: Brian Duncan, Texas Tech http://nflmocks.com/2011/02/01/nfl-draft-player-interview-brian-duncan-texas-tech/ http://nflmocks.com/2011/02/01/nfl-draft-player-interview-brian-duncan-texas-tech/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:00:10 +0000 joshd http://nflmocks.com/?p=7502 NFL Mocks is proud to bring you our latest feature, Player Interviews.  The staff at NFL Mocks has been working hard to establish many different relationships and thanks to agreements with Ignition APG, D1 Sports, OTG Sports Management and St. Vincent Sports Performance we are able to bring you a closer look at the NFL Draft.  Over the next several weeks you will be seeing a lot of different player interviews and we want to thank the players for taking time out of their day to answer some questions.  Hopefully these interviews will let you get a good feel for [...]

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]]> NFL Mocks is proud to bring you our latest feature, Player Interviews.  The staff at NFL Mocks has been working hard to establish many different relationships and thanks to agreements with Ignition APG, D1 Sports, OTG Sports Management and St. Vincent Sports Performance we are able to bring you a closer look at the NFL Draft.  Over the next several weeks you will be seeing a lot of different player interviews and we want to thank the players for taking time out of their day to answer some questions.  Hopefully these interviews will let you get a good feel for the different personalities of each prospect.

This interview was provided by Brian Duncan from Texas Tech. Brian is currently working on all aspects of his game at Ignition in hopes of improving his draft stock.  We want to wish Brian good luck as the NFL Draft approaches.

Question: What has been your most memorable College Football experience?

Answer:  Defeating Texas and becoming the#2 team in the nation. They beat Texas at home so they got to have their fans rush the field and Brian got to direct the band.

Question: Who was the best player you faced during your College Football Career?

Answer: Robert Griffin III, QB at Baylor. Tough to contain and he could beat you too many ways. Can’t underestimate him.

Question: What part of your game do you feel you have improved the most during your college career?

Answer: Speed and his overall instincts. He got to learn from a lot of great coaches and can see the big picture and work within the scheme.

Question: To succeed at anything in life you need to have something that drives you, what is it that drives you to succeed?

Answer: His love for his family, his faith, and love for the game are what drive him to succeed.

Continue reading the rest of the interview after the jump!

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]]> http://nflmocks.com/2011/02/01/nfl-draft-player-interview-brian-duncan-texas-tech/feed/ 0 50 Best Draft Picks From Small/Unknown Schools http://nflmocks.com/2010/11/07/50-best-draft-picks-from-smallunknown-schools/ http://nflmocks.com/2010/11/07/50-best-draft-picks-from-smallunknown-schools/#comments Sun, 07 Nov 2010 12:00:13 +0000 jeremyh http://nflmocks.com/?p=5982 One big, if not the biggest, pet peeves of mine is when fans or anybody sees their team draft a player from, let’s say San Diego State, and they cry out loud like they just saw “Two Girls, One Cup” or got a picture text from Brett Favre. They’re the same people who think the only good players come from the SEC, Texas, or California schools. It’s easy to make general judgments like that, especially if you’re a casual fan. If that’s the case, I have nothing against you. You don’t know any better. But in some places, where football [...]

50 Best Draft Picks From Small/Unknown Schools - NFL Mocks - NFL Mocks - Covering the 2012 NFL draft, Mock Draft Database, Scouting Reports, and Fantasy Football

]]> One big, if not the biggest, pet peeves of mine is when fans or anybody sees their team draft a player from, let’s say San Diego State, and they cry out loud like they just saw “Two Girls, One Cup” or got a picture text from Brett Favre. They’re the same people who think the only good players come from the SEC, Texas, or California schools. It’s easy to make general judgments like that, especially if you’re a casual fan. If that’s the case, I have nothing against you. You don’t know any better. But in some places, where football is life (quite a few SEC and Big 12 places out there), people have trouble seeing past all the “great” wide receivers and quarterbacks from Florida or “future MVP quarterbacks” from Texas Tech. Pet peeve number two: huge stats in college don’t equal a good NFL prospect. I’m not saying everyone who follows and loves the SEC or Big 12 is like this, but in seeing so many comments on football websites, a lot of peoples’ love for their team gets in the way of seeing how a player stacks up as an NFL prospect.

Now, I’m not saying that the big/popular schools don’t produce a lot of NFL talent because they absolutely do. I’m just trying to let it be known that scouting departments, for the most part, do their homework on the entire country, not just the ACC, Big 10/12, SEC, and Pac 10, although that is where a ton of the talent comes from.

In order to prove to you that smaller and unknown schools produce big-time talent, I’ve compiled a list of very good players, some legendary, that I’ve seen in my lifetime that came from those types of schools. I went back in the NFL Draft’s history and went through every team’s draft since 1987, the year I was born. I came up with 89 players who could be considered for my list. In addition to those players, I probably missed quite a few more players since I only started seriously following football in 1996 when I was nine years old.

The list is in alphabetical order, NOT ranked in order of greatness (I just know if there are any comments on this, it’ll be from some guy criticizing me because Jared Allen is first). Some players on the list are young and have quite a few years left, so I put their age to show that even though they may only have one Pro Bowl selection, they still have years left to get more accolades. Kurt Warner is not on the list because he was undrafted out of Northern Iowa. Check out the list after the jump. … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://nflmocks.com/2010/11/07/50-best-draft-picks-from-smallunknown-schools/feed/ 5 GameDay! Week 3 http://nflmocks.com/2010/09/18/gameday-week-3/ http://nflmocks.com/2010/09/18/gameday-week-3/#comments Sat, 18 Sep 2010 07:42:37 +0000 joshd http://nflmocks.com/?p=5280 We have waited all week for Saturday, and now it is finally here! Conference battles are starting up and there are still a few great out of conference match-ups to keep you one with your couch.  GameDay is going to be a weekly article that includes … [visit site to read more]

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]]> We have waited all week for Saturday, and now it is finally here! Conference battles are starting up and there are still a few great out of conference match-ups to keep you one with your couch.  GameDay is going to be a weekly article that includes … [visit site to read more]

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