Says former Cowboys RB Tony Dorsett of current Cowboys RB Marion Barber, “What he needs to learn in this business are more tricks to the trade.  Slip, slide.  Run out of bounds.  He takes some blows.  It’s not conducive to a long career.”

Bills V.P. of college scouting Tom Modrak thinks there are quality tight ends in this draft, just not first-round quality.

The Dolphins waived S Cameron Worrell after he failed a physical.

Georgia Tech P Durant Brooks looks like the best special teams player in the draft.

The Rams’ owners say they’re not leaving St. Louis.

G David Baas will likely miss all of the 49ers’ training camp with a torn pectoral muscle.

Says Seahawks V.P. of player personnel Ruston Webster of all the film people in his position watch, “It does get to be a little bit of overkill.”

Says Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio, “I never want to approach it like ‘we’re one guy away, if we could just get this one guy . . .’  That’s a desperate approach, and I just don’t believe in that.”

Saints coach Sean Payton thinks it’s too early to evaluate the team’s two draft classes since he’s been coach.

The Raiders are open to trading down.

Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt says if the team drafts an offensive lineman, they’ll bring him along slowly.

The Broncos’ draft focus seems to be on three offensive linemen:  Ryan Clady, Chris Williams and Branden Albert.

Says former Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil of the team’s mindset after drafting first-round bust Ryan Sims, “We thought we solved the problems for many years ahead.”

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The Panthers describe their draft board as “horizontal”, with players ranked together in clumps of three to five and multiple positions included.

Says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell of speeding up the draft, “By shortening the rounds, it gave us the ability to move it later in the day, which made it more convenient for a large part of the country, particularly the West Coast.”

Colts DE Dwight Freeney says there’s “no question” he’ll be ready to play by the start of the season.

Says former Patriots LB Roman Phifer of putting a young player at inside linebacker in Bill Belichick’s 3-4 defense, “It’s a gamble with a college kid, especially if you’re talking about a high draft pick.”

Tennessee LB Jerod Mayo has talked to the Jets about playing inside linebacker.

The Giants’ front office says the team needs more production out of LB Gerris Wilkinson.

The Eagles don’t think they need to draft a cornerback.

Redskins QB Jason Campbell told Oklahoma WR Malcolm Kelly he’d like for them to be teammates.

Bears LB Brian Urlacher showed up to the team’s facilities — but only to pick up an award, not to work out.

Asked where he’ll play this year, Boston College QB Matt Ryan said, “Your guess is probably as good as mine.”

The Lions like Florida DE Derrick Harvey but think they’d have to trade up to get him.

Could Illinois RB Rashard Mendenhall go to the Bengals at No. 9?

The top cornerbacks in this year’s draft come from schools that rarely produce first-round picks.

Falcons coach Mike Smith thinks it’s a deep draft for defensive linemen.

Says Browns LT Joe Thomas of last year’s draft day, “I caught two brown trout and a king salmon, and I got picked by the Browns.  It was 70 degrees and sunny.  It was a great day.”

The Packers expect the good cornerbacks to be gone by the time their first-round pick comes up.

Says Vikings director of college scouting Scott Studwell of not having first- and third-round picks,”We’re not disappointed about losing the picks because we don’t feel like we lost them.  We traded them for a great player.”

The Steelers need to get better at finding talent on the second day of the draft.