Robert has spent more than two decades covering sports in El Paso and the Southwest Region, including 13 years at 600AM ESPN/El Paso. The former host of "Crunchtime" and co-host of "Sportstalk" with Steve Kaplowitz, Robert also co-hosted KROD's NFL Draft Party. He has spent time as the sideline reporter for UTEP Miner football games and covered sports for KTSM and KVIA. Author and publisher of the 1994 and 1995 Pro Football Draft Preview, Robert became obsessed with the player personnel development side of the NFL in the late 80's and has followed the draft since 1987.
Robert Garcia
Garrett Gilbert – Path To The NFL Draft
As the NFL Draft approached all of the intrigue surrounding it revolved mainly around the quarterback position. Johnny Manziel, Teddy Bridgewater and Blake Bortles garnered all of the attention and rightfully so, but there were other names too, like former Texas and SMU product Garrett Gilbert...
Oh, What A Wonderful NFL Draft It Was!
If you missed this weekend’s NFL Draft, what were you thinking? This year’s draft had more drama, twists, turns and emotion than a TV novela! I’ve followed the draft since 1985 and have witnessed the slides of quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers, Brady Quinn, and Tim Tebow along with Thurman Thomas’s epic ho…
NFL Draft – Day One Winners And Losers
NFL Draft day number one is in the books and it is very easy to say that if you had multiple picks in the first round, you did very well. Cleveland, St. Louis and Minnesota all made trades and maneuvered their way into what can be called successful day one drafts...
Team 600’s 2014 Mock Draft – Which Players Will Go First
The NFL Draft is finally, FINALLY here and the trade rumors are swirling. Here’s the latest information and MIS-information regarding the top ten picks. In Houston, the phone lines are open and the Texans are taking to offers. St. Louis needs another offensive tackle and I’m not buying the rhetoric,…
Final – Top 40 NFL Draft Prospects
The 2014 NFL Draft is a day away and after evaluating and reevaluating the top prospects, it’s time to put a final stamp on my Top 40 prospect list.
The late risers include: Pittsburgh defensive tackle Arnold Donald, LSU wide receiver Odell Beckham, Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr, Virginia Tech …
The late risers include: Pittsburgh defensive tackle Arnold Donald, LSU wide receiver Odell Beckham, Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr, Virginia Tech …
Leigh Steinberg: The Super Agent – Part Two
In Part Two of my conversation with Leigh Steinberg we discuss what led to his downward spiral as he fell from the top of the sports world. At one point, according to several sports publications, Steinberg had been rated as the 16th Most Powerful Person in sports and sixth in the NFL...
Leigh Steinberg: The Super Agent – Part One
There’s Leigh Steinberg, super-agent. He’s to the right of Kevin Costner but unlike Tom Cruise’s line in the movie Jerry Maguire (loosely based on Steinberg); he is the agent you know about. He’s the agent the whole world of sports and entertainment knows about...
Failed Drug Tests at Combine Measure Stupidity More Accurately Than Drug Use
It’s that time of year again, Draft Week, when the list of collegiate players who failed their drug tests at the NFL Combine is released. To understand the level of ignorance of players who fail tests, you have to consider that the NFL announces when the combine is going to be held months befo…
NFL Draft – A Look At The Quarterbacks
With the NFL Draft less than a week away (seriously it seems like it has been a freaking millennium just to get there this year), it’s time to dive into the rhetoric that we hear coming from NFL circles. There is no better place to start than at the quarterback position
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See Ya Mike! Perspective From A Lakers Fan
BREAKING: Mike D'Antoni has resigned as Head Coach of the Lakers. http://t.co/YiiFWA6jl7 . pic.twitter.com/dC0OuHcO5K
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) May 1, 2014
As a life-long, die-hard Lakers fan this article will be a bit skewed but I will try to be as objective as possible. I h...
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) May 1, 2014
As a life-long, die-hard Lakers fan this article will be a bit skewed but I will try to be as objective as possible. I h...