[CBFF] Draft

[Ryan Dietzenbach]

You kinda covered it there, Vic.  ;-)

I did see he had 65 catches for 990 yards with 12 TDs last year.

RD

On 4/7/07, Victor Waldron <victor19 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Does anyone know anything about Dwayne Bowe (LSU)? The Scouts Inc. guy
> who does their mock draft has him in our spot at #31.
>
> Here's what's written about him at ESPN:
> Dwayne Bowe
> WR | (6'2", 222, 4.5) | LSU
>
> Scouts Grade: 93
>
> Strengths: Possesses outstanding size and adequate speed for a bigger
> receiver. He is a fluid and smooth athlete. Shows a high ceiling for
> development and continues to improve with more experience. He is
> learning to use his wide wingspan to his advantage as a route-runner.
> He has long arms and big hands. A potential weapon on jump-balls, fade
> routes, red zone, etc. His hands are extremely strong and he shows the
> ability to take the ball away from defenders in the air. He does a
> good job of catching the ball over his head. He possesses excellent
> body control and balance for a bigger receiver. He lacks ideal initial
> burst or acceleration after the catch, but he's a shifty and physical
> runner that will make the first defender miss and carry the second
> defender a few yards before going down. Gives a good effort as a
> blocker and should continue to improve in this area with better
> technique. Certainly big and strong enough to become an effective
> stalk blocker in the NFL.
>
> Weaknesses: Continues to improve with experience but a bit of a
> late-bloomer who did not play football in high school until his junior
> year. Lacks ideal recognition skills. Does a below average job of
> finding soft spots in zone coverage. Rounds off too many of his routes
> and must learn to get in and out of his breaks without gearing down as
> much. He has a tendency to lose focus on occasion and will drop some
> "catchable" passes. Possesses adequate speed for his size but lacks
> elite speed to consistently get over the top of NFL defensive backs
> one-on-one. He has had some minor durability issues throughout his
> collegiate career.
>
> Overall: Bowe played in all 13 games for LSU as a true freshman in
> 2003 as the team's fourth wide receiver and made nine catches for 106
> yards. In 2004, Bowe played in all 12 games and had 10 starts. He
> finished the year with 39 receptions for 597 yards (15.3 average) and
> five touchdowns. Bowe missed the 2005 opener against ASU with an ankle
> injury and then played in the remaining 12 games, making nine starts.
> He led the Tigers in receptions (41), receiving yards (710), and
> touchdown catches (nine), while averaging 17.3 yards per receptions.
>
> Bowe is one of the most naturally gifted wide receiver prospects in
> this class. He still has room to improve in terms of his route running
> and recognition skills, but Bowe is a late-bloomer who continues to
> make noticeable strides with more playing experience. He projects as a
> good No. 2 receiver in the NFL and he should come off the 2007 draft
> board no later than the second round.
>
>
> On 4/5/07, azbearfan34 at cox.net <azbearfan34 at cox.net> wrote:
> > What about Meacham?  I only know that he is like 6-2 210 and runs in the
> 4.3's.  anyone else have more on him?
> >
> > I like either Olsen or possibly best DT/OL available at least if they
> stay put.
> >
> > Nat
> > ---- mactbone <mactbone0 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > So, any guesses on what the Bears are going to do?
> > >
> > > I'm not sure, but I saw a mock draft where they take Dwayne Jarrett. I
> would really hate it if the Bears took any reciever other than Calvin
> Johnson. No other reciever could help the team right away.
> > >
> > > There's an article (
> http://www.footballoutsiders.com/2007/04/04/ramblings/nfl-draft/5047/)
> with a chart that shows some different drafting trends over the past five
> years. I was surprised to see that the Bears had drafted so many WRs (7) and
> so few OL (4).
> > > -Chris
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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