NFL Network and NFL.com Programming Notes (3/2 - 3/8)
Fifth Season of Path to the Draft Premieres Monday, March 7 at 6 p.m. ET
Highlights, Interviews and Analysis from 2011 NFL Scouting Combine Available on NFL.com
Top 10 & America's Game Episodes Highlight Saturday Programming Schedule
Path to the Draft Premieres Monday, March 7 at 6 p.m. ET
NFL Network's "Path to Primetime" 2011 NFL Draft coverage continues with the fifth season of Path to the Draft, which premieres Monday, March 7 at 6 p.m. ET, and runs right up to the 76th annual NFL DraftThursday, April 28 - Saturday, April 30.Path to the Draft airs Monday through Friday at 6 p.m. ET, providing news reports, one-on-one interviews, player rankings, exclusive mock drafts and analysis on if a prospect's stock is rising or falling.
NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock headlines Path to the Draft's extensive roster of analysts. Called "the gold standard of the glamour NFL evaluators" by Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch, Mayock brings a wealth of football knowledge and experience, as well as a keen eye for NFL talent to the set.
Additional analysts include NFL draft analyst Charles Davis, former NFL front office executive Michael Lombardi, former NFL player Brian Baldinger and former NFL general manager Charley Casserly. Paul Burmeister and Fran Charles rotate as hosts.
Path to the Draft also features Pro Day workouts of prospects such as Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton, Alabama's Mark Ingram, Julio Jones and Marcell Dareus and Missouri's Blaine Gabbert along with exclusive interviews with NFL head coaches, general managers and scouts to deliver the most updated information on the 2011 NFL Draft.
Through the use of exclusive coaching tape, Senior Bowl and NFL Scouting Combine workout footage, the Path to the Draft crew will focus on potential NFL prospects and provide insight into which players best suit each NFL team's needs.
Below are various video links of Mayock, Davis, Lombardi and Casserly from the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine:
Comparison between Alabama's Marcell Dareus and Auburn's Nick Fairley:Dareus vs. Fairley
Recap of Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones' impressive performance at the Combine: Julio Jones
Michael Lombardi and Charley Casserly discuss which quarterback prospects improved their draft stock at the Combine: QBs draft stock
List of notable Pro Days being covered on Path to the Draft:
Auburn: Tuesday, March 8
Alabama: Wednesday, March 9
Wisconsin: Wednesday, March 9
Missouri: Thursday, March 17
Washington: Wednesday, March 30
North Carolina: Thursday, March 31
For an updated list of the scheduled Pro Days for schools, please visit: Pro Days schedule
Dates will be added as schools make announcements.
Complete Coverage of 2011 NFL Scouting Combine Available on NFL.com
For highlights of the drills, prospect interviews and features, mock drafts and in-depth analysis from the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, please visit NFL.com. For six days, NFL.com provided unequaled access to the Scouting Combine, giving fans inside-access to the most comprehensive job interview in professional sports.
Below are video links of featured NFL Scouting Combine content available on NFL.com:
Analysts Mike Mayock and Charles Davis discuss the most impressive Combine performances: Most impressive Combine performances
On the field with LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson:Patrick Peterson
Analyst Steve Mariucci unveils his 2011 NFL mock draft: NFL mock draft
Oregon State defensive tackle Stephen Paea sets Combine-record for the bench press with 49 reps of 225 pounds: Paea bench presses
Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Cam Newton joins the NFL Total Access set: Cam Newton on set
Analyst Jim Mora's 2011 NFL mock draft: Mora's mock draft
Analyst Brian Billick reveals his 2011 NFL mock draft: Billick's mock draft
Saturday Programming Features Top 10 Shows and America's Game
On Saturday, March 5 beginning at 10:00 AM ET, count down intriguing topics in the world of football with nine episodes of Top 10. Below is a schedule and video links to the episodes that will be shown:
10:00 AM - NFL's Top 10: Worst Teams
11:00 AM - NFL's Top 10:Weather Games
12 NOON - NFL's Top 10: Team Turnarounds
1:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Most Feared Tacklers
2:00 PM - NFL's Top 10:Most Versatile
3:00 PM - NFL's Top 10:Things That Changed the Game
4:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Uniforms
5:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Jersey Numbers
6:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Revenge Games
Starting at 8:00 PM ET, re-live three recent Super Bowl-winning teams - New Orleans Saints (2009), Pittsburgh Steelers (2008) and New York Giants (2007) - on America's Game. Below is a schedule and select video links of the America's Game episodes on Saturday:
8:00 PM - America's Game: 2009 New Orleans Saints
Road to the playoffs
Journey to the Super Bowl
Fairytale ending
9:00 PM - America's Game: 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers
10:00 PM - America's Game: 2007 New York Giants
Quarterback **Eli Manning's** personality
Rich Eisen Sets Personal Best Time of 6.18 Seconds in 40-Yard Dash Wearing a Suit at NFL Scouting Combine
In what has become a must-see event, NFL Network's Rich Eisen set a personal best in the 40-yard dash with a time of 6.18 seconds. This marks the seventh time Eisen has run the 40-yard dash in a suit, improving on the time of 6.24 seconds that he ran in 2010.
New to this year's run was the introduction of the UA E39, an Under Armour compression shirt fitted with electronic sensors that track the body's natural motion and biometric signals, which are then sent to a tiny device on the front of the shirt. Eisen was equipped with the UA E39, generating 2.0 G-forces during his run. Or, as Mike Mayock astutely points out, "20 percent of the G-forces generated by] **[Prince Amukamara."**
NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders believes that Eisen would beat "the lead guy from every network" in the 40-yard dash. But it was analyst Charles Davis who put out the following challenge:
* "Throwing it out there now: you want a piece of Rich Eisen next year, you want some of this? [The] lead guy from every network, you meet us here [at the Combine]. Right here next year. [In a] suit, we'll give you the shoes. Rich Eisen, he will take you on and he will take you out."*
To see Eisen's 40-yard dash, as well as how he fared compared to some of the notable prospects from the Scouting Combine, please click here.
THIS WEEK ON NFL.COM
Thursday, March 3
CHAT: * Steve Wyche* (12 NOON ET)
CHAT: * Bucky Brooks* (2:00 PM ET)
Friday, March 4
CHAT: Vic Carucci (12 NOON ET)
DAY-BY-DAY PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE (all times listed are ET)
Thursday, March 3
12 NOON - Super Bowl XXXI:Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots
12:30 PM - Super Bowl XXXII:Denver Broncos vs. Green Bay Packers
1:00 PM - Super Bowl XXXIII:Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons
1:30 PM - Super Bowl XXXIV:St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee Titans
2:00 PM - Super Bowl XXXV:Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants
2:30 PM - Super Bowl XXXVI:New England Patriots vs. St. Louis Rams
3:00 PM - Super Bowl XXXVII:Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Oakland Raiders
3:30 PM - Super Bowl XXXVIII:New England Patriots vs. Carolina Panthers
4:00 PM - Super Bowl XXXIX:New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles
4:30 PM - Super Bowl XL:Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Seattle Seahawks
5:00 PM - Super Bowl XLI:Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears
5:30 PM - Super Bowl XLII:New York Giants vs. New England Patriots
6:00 PM - Super Bowl XLIII:Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals
6:30 PM - Super Bowl XLIV:New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts
7:00 PM - NFL Total Access
10:00 PM - NFL Total Access
Friday, March 4
7:00 PM - NFL Total Access
8:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Revenge Games
9:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Uniforms
10:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Jersey Numbers
11:00 PM -* NFL Total Access*
Saturday, March 5
10:00 AM - NFL's Top 10: Worst Teams
11:00 AM - NFL's Top 10: Weather Games
12 NOON - NFL's Top 10: Team Turnarounds
1:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Most Feared Tacklers
2:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Most Versatile
3:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Things That Changed the Game
4:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Uniforms
5:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Jersey Numbers
6:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Revenge Games
7:00 PM - NFL Total Access
8:00 PM - America's Game: 2009 New Orleans Saints
9:00 PM -* America's Game: 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers
10:00 PM - America's Game: 2007 New York Giants
11:00 PM - NFL Total Access*
Sunday, March 6
10:00 AM - NFL's Top 10: Teams That Didn't Win the Super Bowl
11:00 AM -* NFL's Top 10:Super Bowls
12 NOON - Sound FX: Brett Favre
12:30 PM - NFL Replay:Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears - Week 1, 2010
1:45 PM - NFL Replay:Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins - Week 1, 2010
3:00 PM - NFL Replay:San Diego Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs - Week 1, 2010
4:15 PM - NFL Replay:Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles - Week 1, 2010
5:30 PM - Sound FX: Week 1, 2010
6:00 PM - NFL's Top 10: Controversial Calls
7:00 PM - NFL Total AccessNew England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts - 2006 AFC Championship Game
9:30 PM - NFL's Greatest Games:Oakland Raiders vs. New England Patriots - 2001 AFC Divisional Game
11:00 PM - NFL Total Access*
Monday, March 7
6:00 AM - Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL: 2004
7:00 AM - Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL: 2005
8:00 AM - Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL: 2006, Part 1
9:00 AM - Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL: 2006, Part 2
10:00 AM - Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL: 2009, Part 1
11:00 AM - Hey Rookie: Welcome to the NFL : 2009, Part 2
12 NOON -* Sound FX: Brett Favre
12:30 PM - NFL Replay:Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears - Week 1, 2010
1:45 PM - NFL Replay:Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins - Week 1, 2010
3:00 PM - NFL Replay:San Diego Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs - Week 1, 2010
4:15 PM - NFL Replay:Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles - Week 1, 2010
5:30 PM - Sound FX: Week 1, 2010
6:00 PM - Path to the Draft* - PREMIERE
7:00 PM - NFL Total Access
8:00 PM - Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players: #100-91
9:00 PM - Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players: #90-81
10:00 PM -* Path to the Draft
11:00 PM - NFL Total Access*
Tuesday, March 8
11:00 AM - Path to the Draft
12 NOON - Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players: #100-91
1:00 PM -* Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players: #90-81
2:00 PM - Path to the Draft
3:00 PM - Super Bowl I:Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
3:30 PM - Super Bowl II:Green Bay Packers vs. Oakland Raiders
4:00 PM - Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players: #100-91
5:00 PM - Top 100:NFL's Greatest Players: #90-81
6:00 PM - Path to the Draft
7:00 PM - NFL Total Access
8:00 PM - Sound FX: Week 3, 2010
8:30 PM - Sound FX: Week 4, 2010
9:00 PM - NFL Films Presents: The Ray Lewis Coaching Tree
9:30 PM - NFL Films Presents: Living the Dream
10:00 PM - Path to the Draft
11:00 PM - NFL Total Access*