Terry McCormick covers the numerous stand-out 4-3 DE prospects at the Senior Bowl, including North Carolina's Quinton Coples, Alabama's Courtney Upshaw and South Carolina's Melvin Ingram.

Keith Bulluck tells Jim Wyatt that he's moving on from football, ending his stellar 11-year NFL career. Bulluck was the cornerstone of some great defenses here in Nashville between 2001 (when he took over as a starter) and 2009. Before playing his final year out of position in New York, Bulluck tallied 1,265 tackles and 19 interceptions. It's rare to find an NFL star as funny and level-headed as Bulluck always was, and I can't wait to see his name added to the Titans Ring of Honor.

Jim Wyatt looks at which Titans make the most money, which Titans played way above their pay grade and which Titans were overpaid. The next time someone tries to say we're too defensively oriented, just point out that the top 5 highest paid Titans all play of offense.

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So there has been a lot of buzz on Twitter this morning from someone with the Cleveland Browns saying they are not sold on Robert Griffin III and will not be selecting him with the 4th pick. I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that you cannot believe anything you hear from now until the draft. Anything that is out there is out there for a reason.

There is really no way of knowing if the Browns are sold on him or not. Maybe they don't really like him, or maybe they are just trying to discourage teams from trading in front of them to get him on draft day.

One thing is for certain in this draft, the Indianapolis Colts will take Andrew Luck with the 1st pick. There is not anyone, besides Jeff Fisher, who knows what will happen after that. Almost every piece of information that is leaked to the media will have some type of agenda. That is all for now. Carry on with your Friday.

With just the Super Bowl left to play and no coaches of great importance to replace, let's face it, this gets to be a fairly boring time to be a fan of a team that isn't the Giants or Patriots. What can I say, sometimes, the imagination just runs wild and you start internalizing things and before you know it, you're talking about some serious acquisitions after preaching patience and conservatism for the large part of two seasons now. Well, that's just the nature of the beast, sometimes we go a little crazy.

Perhaps some sexier options than last time await you after the jump.

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When Iowa Hawkeyes Wide Receiver, Marvin McNutt switched from quarterback entering his sophomore year, it may have been the best decision he had ever made. That season he had 34 receptions for 674 yards and 8 touchdown passes, including a huge one as time expired against Michigan State, seen here. I had made the road-trip for this game and it was pure awesomeness!

Anyways, McNutt built off his first season as a wide receiver with a good junior and outstanding senior season. His stats are as follows:

Junior Year: 53 rec, 861 yds, 8 TD's

Senior Year: 82 rec, 1315 yds, 12 TD's

The yardage and touchdown totals he racked up during his time at Iowa were both school records seen here. I was at that game too.

McNutt has been straight up balling in senior bowl practices, here's what Profootballscout had to say:

Marvin McNutt's stock rose considerably after Tuesday's practice as he showed off his versatility as a wide receiver. McNutt showed an ability to get off the line and beat press coverage as well as run precise routes. His big, strong hands effortlessly plucked nearly every throw out of the air and he was quick enough to juke opposing cornerbacks.

I would love nothing more for Marvin to be drafted by the Titans but I am no longer so sure he will last until the 3rd round, if the Titans do see him as a good fit, they may have to get crafty on draft day if they want him. In my opinion, he would be a great addition to this team as he is a human highlight reel.

Brandon Boykin is another guy that has been having a good week at the Senior Bowl. He won't be a first round pick, but is a guy that has a chance to develop into a good corner. He could be a good option for the Titans in the second round when they are looking for someone to come in and compete for the nickel spot.

Here is what the guys at NE Patriots draft had to say about his work from yesterday:

Brandon Boykin, CB out of Georgia has had a great week down here. He’s been a poor man’s Janoris Jenkins. He gets really physical at the line of scrimmage and has really excelled against some of the bigger WRs down here like Dwight Jones and Jeff Fuller.

Wes Bunting also had good things to say about Boykin:

Boykin was again physical off the line today, smooth when asked to re-direct and much more balanced breaking down and closing on the football. He was really able to do a number on North Carolina WR Dwight Jones off the line, re-routing him out of a play before breaking up the pass.

Boykin is also a dynamic kick returner. It would be nice to bring someone in to compete with Marc Mariani for that spot. I know Mariani was very good in his rookie season, but I would love to see the Titans have someone back there who could create something instead of someone who can only use what is provided by his blockers.

You can see an interview with him from NE Patriots draft at the Senior Bowl after the jump.

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Here are some good reads from around the internet on Wednesday's action at the Senior Bowl:

• Wes Bunting said that Alfonzo Dennard had his best day of practice yet. Everything that I am reading on Dennard tells me that he is a big, physical corner, but he has trouble covering receivers deep. That doesn't sound like a guy that is worthy of a first round pick.
• Bunting calls Janoris Jenkins a complete corner in his notes from the South practice. I know Jenkins has the character issues, but he is going to be a really good NFL corner. He would be a much better option at #20 than Dennard.
• As Trevor already knows, Courtney Upshaw is the best player at the Senior Bowl. It is too bad that he will not be available at 20. You can read more about Upshaw in Mocking the Draft's scouting report here.
• Alfie Crow also had some good things to say about Jenkins.
• Mike Tanier has some observations from a couple of battles between Quinton Coples and Cordy Glenn. It sounds like they were pretty evenly matched, which you would expect from two guys who should be first round picks.

The Titans' secondary was the strength of the defense in 2011. Jason McCourty has come on as a really solid corner. None of us thought that was possible when he was getting torched by Tom Brady and company in the snow in New England a couple of years ago, but he is a quality starter in the NFL now.

Cortland Finnegan had a bounce back year in 2011. He did not play that well in 2010 after he was threatened with a suspension because of all of his after the whistle antics. I was worried that he would not be able to play well without that edge, but he did in 2011. It is unfortunate that he will probably not be with the team in 2012, but someone is going to overpay for him.

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