Friday, April 29, 2022

Draft Musings

For a look with assistant Coach Duane Brooks at what happens when NFL scouts visit Dartmouth and a few thoughts on the NFL hopes of safety Niko Mermigas and defensive lineman Seth Walter, check out last night's BGA Premium practice report HERE.

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All-Time Dartmouth NFL Draft Picks By Year




Rd

Pick

Team

2004

RB

Casey Cramer

7

228

Tampa Bay

1998

LB

Zack Walz

6

158

Arizona

1978

DE

Gregg Robinson

6

142

New York Jets

1976

LB

Reggie Williams

3

82

Cincinnati

1976

WR

Tom Fleming

17

464

Cleveland

1971

DB

Willie Bogan

8

207

Baltimore

1968

DB

Gordon Rule

11

299

Green Bay

1963

LB

Don McKinnon

11

153

New York Giants

1954

E

Dave McLaughlin

11

129

Philadelphia

1953

T

George Rambour

17

195

Baltimore

1950

E

Tom Rowe

5

56

Pittsburgh

1950

B

Hal Fitkin

5

57

Detroit

1950

B

Bill Dey

12

145

Baltimore

1950

B

Herb Carey

15

196

Philadelphia

1949

B

Joe Sullivan

4

32

Detroit

1949

T

Jon Jenkins

9

91

Philadelphia

1949

E

Dale Armstrong

12

121

Philadelphia

1948

B

Fran O'Brien

22

199

Boston

1947

G

Art Young

27

249

Pittsburgh

1946

G

Don Alverez

18

162

Boston

1946

B

Ed Grygiel*

25

237

Philadelphia

1946

G

Carl McKinnon

29

272

Boston

1945

B

Don Kasprzak*

10

91

Boston

1945

E

John Monahan

13

122

Pittsburgh

1945

T

Jim Landrigan*

19

188

Pittsburgh

1944

G

Roger Antaya

16

164

Boston

1944

T

Nick Daukas

28

294

Philadelphia

1939

HB

Bob MacLeod

1

5

Brooklyn

 

All-Time Dartmouth Picks By Round




Rd

Pick

Team

1939

HB

Bob MacLeod

1

5

Brooklyn

1976

LB

Reggie Williams

3

82

Cincinnati

1949

B

Joe Sullivan

4

32

Detroit

1950

E

Tom Rowe

5

56

Pittsburgh

1950

B

Hal Fitkin

5

57

Detroit

1978

DE

Gregg Robinson

6

142

New York Jets

1998

LB

Zack Walz

6

158

Arizona

2004

RB

Casey Cramer

7

228

Tampa Bay

1971

DB

Willie Bogan

8

207

Baltimore

1949

T

Jon Jenkins

9

91

Philadelphia

1945

B

Don Kasprzak*

10

91

Boston

1954

E

Dave McLaughlin

11

129

Philadelphia

1963

LB

Don McKinnon

11

153

New York Giants

1968

DB

Gordon Rule

11

299

Green Bay

1949

E

Dale Armstrong

12

121

Philadelphia

1950

B

Bill Dey

12

145

Baltimore

1945

E

John Monahan

13

122

Pittsburgh

1950

B

Herb Carey

15

196

Philadelphia

1944

G

Roger Antaya

16

164

Boston

1953

T

George Rambour

17

195

Baltimore

1976

WR

Tom Fleming

17

464

Cleveland

1946

G

Don Alverez

18

162

Boston

1945

T

Jim Landrigan*

19

188

Pittsburgh

1948

B

Fran O'Brien

22

199

Boston

1946

B

Ed Grygiel*

25

237

Philadelphia

1947

G

Art Young

27

249

Pittsburgh

1944

T

Nick Daukas

28

294

Philadelphia

1946

G

Carl McKinnon

29

272

Boston

* WWII military team members
                             Source: Pro Football Reference



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A throw-away line in a story in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review informs us of something that should not be a surprise regarding this year's Manning Passing Academy (LINK):

Only (St. Francis quarterback Justin) Sliwoski and Dartmouth’s Nick Howard were invitees from NCAA Football Championship Subdivision schools.

Howard follows in the recent footsteps of former teammates Derek Kyler and Jared Gerbino in attending the famed camp. 

Green Alert Take: Howard's selection is not a surprise because Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens is a co-director of the Manning Passing Academy.

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Headline on a story in The Dartmouth: Inside the Hash Marks: A Symbol of Victory; Dartmouth long snapper Josh Greene ’23 reflects on the significance of his 2021 Ivy League Football Championship ring. (LINK)

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EXTRA POINT
With beautiful long-range views from all sides of our house, I have no fewer than three pairs of binoculars sitting on window sills at the ready. There's one pair downstairs, one pair in the BGA World Headquarters office facing southeast, and another pair in the bathroom if you can believe it, ready to check out the view from the back of the house.

That may all see a little excessive, but when the sun is just right and there's a glare briefly lighting up something on a faraway ridge, it's fun to try to try to find out what is causing it before the angle changes and it fades from view. It's neat to get a close-up look at a hawk riding thermals over our field out front before it flies away, and to scan the ridge atop 4,802-foot Mount Moosilauke on a crisp, clear day. 

When that bird you can't identify lands for a few seconds on a tree out back it's not necessarily going to hang around until you can run and find a pair of binoculars so that pair in the bathroom is handy. This morning it was a cedar waxwing munching on berries that never fell last winter. Last week it was an American kestrel perched atop a fir tree scanning for his latest meal. What will it be next? If the binox aren't close at hand we may never know ;-)