If you love college football, and I've come around recently and let me tell ya, it's freakin' awesome, or you're just interested in seeing a pretty huge showcase of NFL talent, then get up early and join us for Field Gulls Prospect-athon.

10AM

ACC Championship: Boston College Vs. Virginia Tech

This is all about Golden Eagle defensive tackle B.J. Raji and Hokie guard Sergio Bender. Bender plays on the right, so the two might not matchup too, too much in this contest, but each are something to see and each are arguably the best prospects at their position. Render is a junior, but might make the jump because Va Tech is 8-4 and on the wrong side of rebuilding. Seattle needs a talent at both spots. When he's on, Raji is something to watch.

1PM

USC at UCLA

Mark Sanchez is a talented passer that moves well in the pocket, but will likely play out his four square at Hollywood U before declaring. Fili Moala is a top DT prospect, but was probably scratched from Ruskell's board after a Smarch 2008 resisting arrest charge. Nevertheless, give him a look, where there's top performing linebackers, there's an unsung tackle taking down blockers. Linebacker Kaluka Maiva might make a good gunner. And yes, Taylor Mays. UCLA doesn't offer much but a set of animated dummies for these kids to work out with.

SEC Championship: Alabama vs. Florida

The game I'll be watching. Should Andre Smith declare, he's a sure top ten pick. Alabama's offensive line is the heart of their offense and Smith their best player. Center Antoine Caldwell is a close second, but has character concerns. Free safety Rashad Johnson has eleven interceptions over the last two seasons, but has...wait on it...character concerns. If Strong Safety Justin Woodall declares, he'd make an interesting project, but after a just one season starting, Woodall would be better served maturing for another season. Terrence Cody has the kind of size and agility to be a Marcus Tubbs like presence in the middle, but the kind of injury concerns to be a Marcus Tubbs like presence in the operating room, too. Cody could make a defense or cripple a salary cap. Watch Cory Reamer, who's ultra-productive, quick and scrappy as hell, but whose size makes him a fringe prospect. I repeat, whose size makes him a fringe prospect. Reamer won't declare, but could be around in 2010.

Florida is equally talented, but younger and with fewer pro ready prospects. If you know college football, you know Tim Tebow. Tebow is a fullback with an arm. If I were a struggling franchise, I'd import Tebow and coach Urban Meyer as a package. It might not work, but attempting the spread option in the pros would be awfully fun to watch. Percy Harvin is as productive as his coach is creative and his prospects in the pros depends a lot on who drafts him. At his best, he could be Super Kevin Faulk. At his worst, he could be Reggie Bush between the tackles. Offensive tackle Phil Trautwein works well within Meyer's system, but grades poorly with scouts.

5PM

Big 12 Championship: Missouri vs. Oklahoma

Oh yeah.

Oklahoma:

QB Sam Bradford

WR Juaquin Iglesias

OT Phil Loadholt

OG Duke Robinson

S Nic Harris

Missouri:

QB Chase Daniel

WR Jeremy Maclin

S William Moore

DE Stryker Sulak

DT Ziggy Hood

It's the mother of all prospect games for Hawks fans and I'll be here with beer on.

We're not yet to the point where I can fill a show with caller interaction, but answering questions and responding to commentary is the goal of the Field Gulls podcast. So, with what looks like a busy day ahead of me, I wanted to open a thread for everyone to post their questions, comments and give me a foundation for tomorrow's podcast. That way I can research the answers today and tomorrow before posting a deluxe gameday edition of the podcast.

I'm shooting for an hour of solid Seahawks takes covering who needs to step up, who can sit pretty, who has their job on the line and who doesn't stand a chance.

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We didn’t get through community projections last season, so I want to start them early this season. It’ll take some wrangling to project non-skill positions. Instead, let’s start simple by projecting Julius Jones. Voting is open until next Friday. PAR, Success Rate and Catch % are explained here. I will hand record drops and blocking.

Rushing

Carries
Yards
Success Rate
PAR

Receiving

Catches
Yards
Catch %
Drops
PAR

Total

TDs
Fumbles
First Downs

Blocking

Good Blocks
Blown Blocks

My projections after the bump. Feel free to add any commentary you want.

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The football wing of SBN is once again running a mock draft. To the right there is the slightly askew graphic that corresponds with this event. So, uh...here's who's been picked so far.

#1 Miami Dolphins - Chris Long

#2 St. Louis Rams - Vernon Gholston

#3 Atlanta Falcons - Jake Long

#4 Oakland Raiders - Darren McFadden

#5 Kansas City Chiefs - Sedrick Ellis

#6 New York Jets - Glenn Dorsey

I don't know what else to add. They're posting about 3 picks a day. We'll revisit this in a few days when Seattle's pick is forthcoming and we have a better idea of who'll be available. At that time I'll open a discussion thread and you guys can decide who we want. It's your show, I'll butt out.

Actual content to follow. I'm starting tight end previews today.

I'm trying to organize community scouting like Tom Tango does but for the NFL draft, but can't find any decent polling software. My plan is to list the top 100 prospects or so and break their play into 6 basic abilities. So for a running back it might be: Inside Run, Outside Run, Receiving, Blocking, Break Away Ability and Health. For each people vote from very bad to bad to average to good to very good. I'm a big believer that a dedicated group of fans is just as able, more able in fact, to evaluate a player than a scout. Very Bad would be worth 0 points, Bad 2, Average 5, Good 7 and Very Good 10. Then I average all the responses and generate a profile. So 'Running Back A' might look like this:

Inside Run: 8.2
Outside Run: 6.7
Receiving: 5.4
Blocking: 9.2
Break Away Ability: 3.4
Health: 8.8

From that I'd make a player card for a few players that would look a bit like this.

Anyway, I'm sort of stuck at square one because I can't find any decent polling software. Any help with finding some would be super appreciated.

I'm trying to organize community scouting like Tom Tango does but for the NFL draft, but can't find any decent polling software. My plan is to list the top 100 prospects or so and break their play into 6 basic abilities. So for a running back it might be: Inside Run, Outside Run, Receiving, Blocking, Break Away Ability and Health. For each people vote from very bad to bad to average to good to very good. I'm a big believer that a dedicated group of fans is just as able, more able in fact, to evaluate a player than a scout. Very Bad would be worth 0 points, Bad 2, Average 5, Good 7 and Very Good 10. Then I average all the responses and generate a profile. So 'Running Back A' might look like this:

Inside Run: 8.2
Outside Run: 6.7
Receiving: 5.4
Blocking: 9.2
Break Away Ability: 3.4
Health: 8.8

From that I'd make a player card for a few players that would look a bit like this.

Anyway, I'm sort of stuck at square one because I can't find any decent polling software. Any help with finding some would be super appreciated.

Don't mind me, just testing something out.

Reciprocity may be the origin of all society--I think I learned that in an anthropology class at somepoint. I'm talking Seahawks over at KSTW.com, I don't get KSTW but do get the Portland equivalent, something I know only as the CW. It carried the few Mariners games I got to see this season, so that was pretty cool. Anyway, I'm talking Hawks with Joe Gura today sometime around 11. That's good for me and the site and all he asked for in return was a little hyping on my part. So go check it out, one hand washes the other--boy, I feel unclean just typing that.