#7 Matthew Meza QB. +12/+3. Now 48/74

#84 Daniel Duarte TE 0/-24. Now looking for a job... 6th round pick

#12 Neil Humphrey WR +22/+6. Now 61/83 Nice pick up at 3-3

#73 Joshua Burns LT 0/-11. 7th round pick, might be looking for work too

#69 Jeffrey Cueto RG +21/0. Now 67/91 just how you expect a 1st rounder to be

#50 Howard Finney DT +8/-1. A little disappointed in #3 overall, but my inability to hire a
DL coach isn’t his fault. 46/88

Overall a good camp and draft I must say, at least no busts in the first few rounds.

No news is good news out of Providence where the Islanders had eight rookies all emerge from training camp in the range of +3 to -2. The minus outweighed the plus slightly as the average player result was -0.125...basically I got what I paid for in the draft.

#89 Robert Johnson TE R 5th round
+5/+6
34/72
#61 Heath Cruz DT R 7th round
+14/+5
40/66
#51 Christopher Howell RDE R 6th round
+7/+9
33/58
#72 Ryan Brown RDE R 7th round
+7/0
32/56
#98 Steve Ramos MLB R 6th round
3/-9
30/47
#46 James Edwards CB R 1st round
+19/+2
60/86

1.18 #30 CB Jon Warr
Vol: 4 +10/-3 Now 43/80
Disappointing, but still a starter.

2.17 #35 SS Christopher Hartman
Vol: 78 +12/+3 Now 47/76
Very nice. My FS is one of the few good players I have.

3.16 #25 CB Bruce Carter
Vol: 50 +9/-6 Now 44/61
Big bust. Fast but not much else. I may move him to DE depending on how things work out.

4.4 #82 WR Scott Butler
Vol: 12 +8/0 Now 42/68
A depth piece with limited upside. I need speed, and he's it.

4.12 #27 FB Earl Davis
Vol: 88 +8/+8 Now 42/73
Might be too slow, but he's a supreme blocker. I need a good FB to make my system work.

4.13 #50 WLB George Gomez
Vol: 22 +11/0 Now 52/71
Kinda sad that he will play for me.

4.14 #20 RB James Grimes
Vol: 48 +6/+4 Now 41/76
It sure is nice to have this taken care of.

4.19 #58 SLB Barry Teel
Vol: 60 +7/-3 Now 47/62
Once again, it is sad that he will play for me.

5.19 #69 DT Daniel Petit
Vol: 82 +6/-6 Now 47/59
A very sad bust, and probably a throwaway. We'll see how it goes.

6.17 #40 FB Eric Jenkins
Vol: 34 +3/0 Now 34/61
I drafted him as insurance for Davis. It doesn't look like I'll need him.

All in all, it didn't make my dreams come true, but it wasn't too bad. I had some nice booms but some bad busts as well.

The Punishers needed to get younger at almost every position...my RBs in particular, both are 10 year vets...so we drafted 2 RBs, hoping at least one would hit, but unfortunately they both busted.

#1 Julian Porter DT 16/2 Always nice when the 1st rounder improves.

#2 Jimmy Hernandez WLB 3/-2 Not too devastating, could still develop into a starter.

#3 Raymond Walker RB 3/-4 Still has some good numbers in key ratings.

#4 Lawrence Lamberth RB 6/-5 Could still be a backup, see how preseason develops.

#5 Jason Granderson LDE 12/3 Could turn out to be an effective starter. Happy with this pick.

#6 David Mares WLB 6/3 Slow, but could be a solid backup, wait and see project

#7 Tyrone Bonilla WLB 3/-10 Rolled the dice....came up snake eyes. Cut.

First, Wolveraider love the team name change and the helmet...very cool

Training camp was overall a success for the Champion Blizzard.

1.32
FS Robert Kirklin 17/4 61/83 vol 62
nice boom for 1st rounder who will start replacing my aging safety

2.2
RT Clarence Lively 12/-5 48/76 vol 46
He busted but will still make the team as young depth who will eventually play everywhere but C

2.32
LG Michael Brown 6/3 46/84 vol 94
nice little boom for my second 2nd rounder who will takeover starting at LG soon

5.12
DT Samuel Cockerman 9/2 39/71 vol 82
Slight boom for a 5th round flyer pick. Should make the team as DT4 as I release or trade an aging vet.

5.32
MLB Carl Heck 3/4 27/69 vol 66
Slight boom for a 5th rounder LB who will probaly make the team as some depth/ST

6.32
K Jamie Cantwell 5/-4 48/82 vol 26
disappointing bust for low vol kicker. Will be cut because he isnt close to my aging starter but I need a replacement soon....just wont be this year

7.32
WLB Martin Willis 3/-1 40/61 vol 38
Mr irrelevant busted slightly but he needed a massive boom to even sniff the roster.

2 starters and 3 depth players with 2 cuts. I will take that every single draft

The New Gangsters

Vic Mackey RDE (Pick 2.24) (+16/+1) The former Strike Team leader will hopefully strike down opposing QB's.

Avon Barksdale SS (Pick 3.24) (+17/+10) Jackpot! Barksdale goes from slingin crack in the Baltimore projects to a future stud SS in the XFL.

Ellstin Limehouse C (Pick 4.24) (+5/-5) From the show Justified, Limehouse seems ticketed to return to his farm in Kentucky unless stuff happens in camp.

Stringer Bell WLB (Pick 5.24) (+4/+4) Another Baltimore crack slinger though he didn't boom quite like Barksdale. Bell needs to work on tackling and run defense but man, can he cover receivers.

Christoher Moltisanti MLB (Pick 6.24) (+7/+1) The former Sopranos cast member and DT gained a lot of weight since filming wrapped but has already lost 15 lbs I believe as he transitions to LB. The Gangsters LB room will be quite crowded for awhile but we're hoping the extra competition brings out the best in everyone.

Marsellus Wallace DT (Pick 7.24) (+7/-9) Wallace will find himself out of work after he partied the whole training camp. This ain't Pulp Fiction buddy, you have to work hard to make millions in football.

Yay! I finally got a kicker to sign.