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 Inside the Draft
Posted: Tuesday March 23, 1999 06:17 PM By Peter King
Talk at last week's NFL meetings centered, predictably, on quarterback prospects. The Browns, who have the No. 1 pick, appear to have narrowed their choice to Kentucky's Tim Couch or Oregon's Akili Smith , while the Eagles, who select second, are zeroing in on Donovan McNabb of Syracuse ... Rams coach Dick Vermeil , repeating a sentiment expressed around the league, says he wouldn't be shocked if his team had the opportunity to take Texas running back Ricky Williams with the sixth pick. If Williams slides that far, St. Louis would debate the choice between the Heisman winner and Miami running back Edgerrin James ... In 1991, when he was the Cowboys' coach, Jimmy Johnson sent a dogged scout to North Carolina for a week to investigate prospect Eric Swann , looking for a reason not to draft the defensive tackle who had played semipro but not college football. The scout didn't find one, but the Cardinals snapped up Swann with the sixth pick. Now in Miami, Johnson is intrigued by running back Cecil Collins , whose six-game college career at LSU and McNeese State was cut short by an injury and off-field incidents. "We're spending more resources investigating Collins than we did with Swann," says Johnson ... Rising: Ohio State wideout David Boston , LSU defensive lineman Anthony McFarland . Falling: Georgia tackle Matt Stinchcomb , Ohio State linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer . Issue date: March 29, 1999
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