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NFL Draft coming into focus

The NFL Scouting Combine is over, stopwatches have been temporarily put away and football fans will soon be focused on what figures to be quite an interesting draft late next month.Here's an early look at how the first round of the draft, scheduled from April 26-28, may materialize:1. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS: Andrew Luck, QB, StanfordThere won't be any drama surrounding the No. 1 pick in the draft because the Colts have not hidden the fact Luck is their guy. Years from now, the interesting thing to track will be whether the Colts made the right decision. Surprisingly, quarterbacks have gone 1-2 in the draft only four times since the AFL-NFL merger, and never have both teams wound up completely happy with their selections. The most recent 1-2 QB draft was in 1999, when the Cleveland Browns picked Tim Couch (ouch) prior to the Philadelphia Eagles taking Donovan McNabb. In 1998, the Colts correctly picked Peyton Manning, while the San Diego Chargers followed with epic bust Ryan Leaf. In 1993, ...

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