[CBFF] Draft

[Ross McCoy]

I don't want a receiver in the first round unless his name is Calvin Johnson.
The Bears will pick Joe Staley, OT, Central Michigan. How can they not
pick him with that name? That and as I have said multiple times before,
the offensive line will suddenly become horrid if we have an injury. Who
trusts St. Clair to play LOT for us? I remember playing St. Loius a few
years ago (when he was on their team) and the guy was just a turnstile 
ushering in our rushers. With Miller (34) and Tait (32) being near the end
of their careers bringing in a viable replacement needs to be up there in
priority and has a better chance of making an impact than one of the WR
which have a much higher bust probability and we already have several
adequate ones on the team (Berrian, Bradley, Davis, Muhammed, Currie (??)).
I agree we probably need to pick up another reciever before the season
starts, but you have almost the same likelyhood of hitting in the 4th or 5th
round as getting someone at the end of the first.

Ross

Ryan Dietzenbach (ryandietzenbach at gmail.com) writes:
> 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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