The Official 2007-08 NFL Draft Thread

[Metz]

Ha. That's awesome. He can definitely chuck it and is pretty mobile. Doubt he makes the team though.

 

will have to see if we sign a veteran in FA ... i do not know what veteran QB wants to be #3 on the Depth Chart behind Grossman and Orton, hah.

 

who knows though, Romo was an undrafted FA and just sat as the #3 for a while even behind the likes of Drew Henson(the two sport pro baseball/football .. howd that go?). Maybe Hill is just another that somehow can mature to the NFL fast. Probably not, but it would be sweet.

[Metz]

Bears got an A for draft at Foxsports.com

 

From the eyes of Mel Kiper --

 

Chicago Bears: GRADE: B

Chris Williams is the left tackle the Bears need from pass-protection standpoint, and he'll start as a rookie. Matt Forte is a hard-nosed running back. He's not flashy but is elusive. I like what the Bears did on Day 2, starting with Vanderbilt WR Earl Bennett, who reminds me of Hines Ward. Arkansas DT Marcus Harrison lasted until the third round because of some off-the-field concerns, and Nebraska's Zack Bowman is a big corner who was once projected as a first-round pick, before he suffered injuries to both knees. LSU safety Craig Steltz -- who reminds me of former Bear Doug Plank -- will be a solid special teams player and could push for a starting job. With his height, Arkansas WR Marcus Monk could be a red zone threat and he qualifies as a very good seventh-round pick. He looked like second-rounder after his junior year, and ran a 4.42 in the 40-yard dash, which is excellen for a 6-foot-4, 220 pound receiver. Tight end Kellen Davis has tremendous athletic ability but he needs to be more consistent.

[Metz]

Patriots
LB - Vince Redd - Liberty
P - Mike Dragosavich - NDSU
DE - Chris Norwell - Illinois

Bucs
DB - Jonathan Hefney - U. Tennessee
DT - Tywain Myles - Tarleton St.

Broncos
WR - Anthony Alridge - Houston
OT - Mitch Erickson - South Dakota State

Browns
DE - Xavier Mitchell - U. Tennessee
QB - Craig Hormann - Columbia
RB - Tony Temple - Missouri
CB - Darnell Terrell - Missouri
WR - Lance Leggett - Miami (Fla.)

Chargers
OL - Tyler Luellen - Missouri
FB - Mike Tolbert - Coastal Carolina

Chiefs
LB - Steve Octavien - Nebraska
K - Connor Barth - North Carolina
QB - Ricky Santos - New Hampshire

Cowboys
DE - Marcus Dixon - Hampton
WR - Danny Amendola - Texas Tech

Jets
RB - Danny Woodhead - Chadron State

Falcons
LB - Brandon Miller - Georgia
P - Jimmie Kaylor - Colorado State

Giants
OL - Digger Bujnoch - Cincinnati
DL - Wallace Gilberry - Alabama
S - Nehemiah Warrick - Michigan State

49ers
LB - Gary Guyton - Georgia Tech
WR - Cameron Colvin - Oregon
LB - Ezra Butler - Nevada
WR - Robert Jordan - California

Packers
TE - Michael Peterson - NW Missouri St.
LB - Danny Lansanah - UConn
RB - Kregg Lumpkin - Georgia
WR - Taj Smith - Syracuse
P - Ken Debauche - Wisconsin
LS - J.J. Jansen - Notre Dame

Bears
WR - Curtis Hamilton - Western Kentucky
QB - Nick Hill - Southern Illinois

Bills
QB - Luke Drone - Illinois State

Vikings
LB - J Leman - Illinois
S - Husain Abdulla - WSU
DE - Martail Burnett - Utah
DT - Leger Douzable - UCF
S - Marcus Griffin - Texas
K - Steven Hauschka - NC St.
LB - Erin Henderson - Maryland
WR - Nate Jones - Texas
CB - Travis Key - MSU
C - Tim Mattran - Stanford
T - Drew Radovich - USC
WR - Darius Reynaud - WVU
CB - Brandon Sumrall - Southern Miss
CB - Marcus Walker - Oklahoma
QB - Kyle Wright - Miami
RB - Albert Young - Iowa

Jaguars
QB - Paul Smith - Tulsa
TE - Chris Brown - U. Tennessee
C - Drew Miller - Florida
WR - Adam Bishop - Nevada
DE - Alex Boston - Florida State
WR - Rudy Burgess - Arizona State
FB - Anthony Catrone - Maine
WR - Clyde Edwards - Grambling State
CB - Isaiah Gardner - Maryland
CB - Michael Grant - Arkansas
WR - Jeron Harvey - Houston
DT - Theo Horrocks - Vanderbilt
LB - Lamar Myles - Louisville
CB - Brian Witherspoon - Stillman

Saints
QB - T.C. Ostrander - Stanford
S - Rocky Schwartz - Houston

Seahawks
S - Jamar Adams - Michigan
CB - Donovan Alexander - North Dakota
WR - Travis Brown - New Mexico
OG - Dustin Dickinson - Houston
WR - Michael Bumpus - Washington State
LB - Matt Castelo - San Jose State
CB - DeMichael Dizer - Grambling St.
LB - David Hawthrone - TCU
S - Kelin Johnson - Georgia
WR - Anthony Russo - Washington
OT - William Robinson - SDSU
S - Eric Wicks - WVU

Steelers
WR - Micah Rucker - Eastern Illinois
C - Doug Legursky - Marshall
K - Julian Rauch - Appalachian State

Cardinals
QB - Anthony Morelli - Penn State
OT - Hercules Satele - Hawaii
OT - Thaddeus Coleman - Mississippi Valley State
DT - Keilen Dykes - West Virginia
LB - Ali Highsmith - LSU

Raiders
TE - Chris Wagner - South Dakota State
LB - Shane Simmons - Western Washington
RB - Louis Rankin - Washington

Rams
FB - Brandon McAnderson - Kansas
OG - Stephen Sene - Liberty

Ravens
LB - Jameel McClain - Syracuse
QB - Brad Roach - Catawba
DL - Lorenzo Williams - Missouri
TE - Scott Kuhn - Louisville
CB - Isaiah Wiggins - Illinois State

Redskins
OG - Kerry Brown - Appalachian State
OT - Shannon Boatman - Florida State
OT - Devin Clark - Florida State

Dolphins
WR - Davone Bess - Hawaii
LB - Kelly Poppinga - BYU
QB - Jayson Foster - Georgia Southern

Texans
WR - Ryan Grice-Mullen - Hawaii
LB - Ben Moffit - South Florida

Titans
WR - Jason Rivers - Hawaii
OL - Eric Scott - Kentucky
RB - Omar Cuff - Delaware

Eagles
OT - Franklin Dunbar - MTSU

Colts
DT - Don Davis - UCONN
WR - Samuel Giguère - CFL
DE - Curtis Johnson - Clark Atlanta

[farmteam]

No one signed Tim Bugg yet? That's surprising, he's supposed to be the best LS available.

[Metz]

No one signed Tim Bugg yet? That's surprising, he's supposed to be the best LS available.

 

theres more then likely been more signings ... I believe what i posted was from primetime(around 8) if i saw the time right ... who knows

[SoxFan1]

If anyone here's about the 2 undrafted Grand Valley guys, OT/G Brandon Barnes and LB Anthony Adams, let me know.

[kjshoe04]

Bills signed Luke Drone from Illinois State

I heard some talk of him possibly being drafted/signed. Personally, I don't get it. I've watched him during his college career, he really doesn't have that good of an arm, is pretty accurate, but sometimes makes some bad decisions. The reason that he dropped off so much from his SO/JR years to his SR season is due to Laurent Robinson(WR-ATL) leaving, who in 1AA football only needed the ball in his general vicinity to make the catch.

[kjshoe04]

Oh, but good for Luke!

[EvilJester99]

I seen lastnight on the news that the Bears signed some kicker named Longest as well.

[Chisoxfn]

I really loved that draft. Angelo did a tremendous job going with need picks early on and than getting agressive and taking some nice looking athletes (with the plethora of picks they had, he had a little leverage to get a little riskier in the latter rounds and hopefully it will pay off).

 

Bowman could turn into a stellar pick if he can get healthy. He's got great size and speed for a CB. Kellen Davis is a tremendous athlete too. I don't know how the Bears plan on using him, but to get an athlete like that when they did, I tip my cap (he is one of the late round picks in the entire draft who has the raw abilities to be an impact type of pick...albeit the odds are obviously stacked against him).

 

I wonder if the Bears try him out on the edge as opposed to TE (although having him develop and eventually replace Clark wouldn't be a bad idea either). He isn't the blocker Gilmore was, but with time he can be a very good blocker as well as a legitimate receiving target as well.

[RockRaines]

I really like the late round picks that the Bears got, and as a homer I love the Kirk Barton pick. He was an all big ten tackle and played on some very good running offenses, I think he can step in right away if Tait was hurt.

[thedoctor]

I really like the late round picks that the Bears got, and as a homer I love the Kirk Barton pick. He was an all big ten tackle and played on some very good running offenses, I think he can step in right away if Tait was hurt.

 

agree. he was projected as a fourth-rounder last year and fourth- or fifth-rounder this year before getting hurt and missing all of the workouts. i thought he, harrison, steltz, and bowman were really good value picks.

[Metz]

The Bears have also signed Caleb Hanie, QB out of Colorado State. Glad they signed him he was Kipers best QB at the end of the draft. So the Bears now have Grossman, Orton, Hill, Hanie ... lets get crazy. I do like Hanie though that would be sweet if he turns into something.

[lord chas]

I seen lastnight on the news that the Bears signed some kicker named Longest as well.

Longest has a great leg and can hit those 50+ yarders that the Bears dont even bother to attempt with Gould. Hopefully he can improve his accuracy and catch on somewhere

[lostfan]

I really liked this Bears draft, I had some pretty low expectations of Angelo to draft offense and I would've turned in my fan card had he not done the right thing and drafted one of those blue chip tackles with #14. But he went in with a plan, and his plan seemed to work. My only real problems with it were him not taking a G much earlier, and trading out of the 6th instead of taking a flyer on Woodson to see if he amounts to anything in a couple of years. I am not concerned on him passing on Brohm and Henne in favor of Forte. There were multiple needs to be filled and he couldn't fill them all on the first day.