The Path Is Back

"The Path To The Draft" made it's 2015 debut on NFL Network last night. There's an episode every single day of the week up to the NFL Draft. That seems a bit excessive seeing as there's only about 200 days until the draft. Actually, there's 64. It's great to see that "The Path" is back.. There's always draft stuff to discuss.

"Path To The Draft" has been an offseason staple on NFL Network since 2007. Andrew Sicilliano kicked off this season as host. He does a fine job. It didn't take long for his partners to bring out a "short" joke. Those partners, Charles Davis and Daniel Jeremiah, offer their draft and prospect expertise. Davis has worked as a football analyst for the past decade. He played defensive back for Tennessee in the 1980s. He signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 1987. Jeremiah worked several seasons as a scout with the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, and Philadelphia Eagles. He played quarterback for Appalachian St, in the late 1990s. I've enjoyed their draft thoughts since they started giving them. Those are the main studio characters. 

NFL Network's draft guru is Mike Mayock. He offers content for "Path..." in the form of field reports from dozens of Pro Days at colleges all over the country. He will spend nearly every moment of the next 50 days on the road or in the air. It's an exhausting schedule. Some of the best bits from the show are Mayock's updates from these Pro Days. His summary of Teddy Bridgewater's throwing at the last year's Louisville Pro Day may have gifted the quarterback to the Minnesota Vikings. Mayock is the best. For providing the Vikings with a quarterback and his football prospect expertise. 

There are a whole host of draft analysts that make appearances on "Path To The Draft." Former Washington Redskins and Houston Texans general manager Charlie Casserly provides a very unique perspective. He started awkwardly when he first joined NFL Network but he's hit his stride. He's a character. Curtis Conway is one of the more recent additions. As a former top pick in the draft he's been in the shoes of the prospects that we are all discussing. He provides nice insight despite attending USC and playing for the Chicago Bears. Ha! Brian Baldinger, Brian Billick, and Bucky Brooks also make frequent appearances. Brooks is another former NFL player and scout. It's a terrific group.

It's great to see the return of "Path To The Draft." I look forward to each episode as each episode brings us another day close to the 2015 NFL Draft.