Official 2007 Live Draft Thread

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I don't know how good these experts are if they think a guy he is injured and out basically the whole 2006 season is the 3rd best in college football. You would think that there would be many players ahead of him because he didn't really play and had a serious injury. Also, it appears that he hasn't even played a full season in college football. So because he is a 1st rounder and now in the NFL he will be healthy and never miss a game and be a monster?

WOW...and you think me saying he was a 3rd round pick was wrong?

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Provided he stays healthy I think he becomes the type of great DT we need. Of course, my good pals Hacker and Pschorr may have something to do with this gut feeling.

[BallHawk]

Is Stanton still on the board? A lot of people picked him to be a dark horse.

He was picked in the early 2nd by the Lions.

[Guiness]

Then there aren't very many healthy good DT's this year I am guessing.

Merlin's back! Are ya stinkin' drunk mate? :P

[Bretsky]

Garrett Wolf to the Bears

[BallHawk]

That was a nice story on Rouse on youtube. Thompson sure seems to bring in guys who are gratefull to be there and hard workers. It's nice. Oh yeah, they're tough football players too.

I'm glad that TT is taking high character guys with a good head on their shoulders. Talent only gets you so far.

Talent only gets you so far??? I'd say character only gets you so far. Talent is by far more important. (otherwise why would everyone be clamoring for Moss)

At best, Oakland will get a 4th for Moss. He may be released. I wouldn't call that clamoring.

Have they said what the Raiders gave NE for the pick yet?

Their 7th round pick this year and their 3rd round pick next year.

[Merlin]

Is Stanton still on the board? A lot of people picked him to be a dark horse.

He was picked in the early 2nd by the Lions.

I feel for him. I was hoping he would go late 2nd and be a viable backup to a good veteran QB. Now his career is over .

[Lurker64]

The experts are going to be wrong, wrong, wrong on Branch. He will thrive in the desert.

The "experts" thought Branch was going to be a blue chip prospect. NFL GMs did not, since every single NFL team passed on him. So if the experts are wrong, then he'll do poorly. Which I would expect, since if you're a big fat guy, it seems like it would be harder play in hot conditions.

[Partial]

Garrett Wolf to the Bears

Waste of a pick for him. He isn't going to return over Hester. Probably too small for their power running.

[ahaha]

So, the Raiders got a third round pick from New England, but it wasn't for Moss?

[Merlin]

Then there aren't very many healthy good DT's this year I am guessing.

Merlin's back! Are ya stinkin' drunk mate? :P

No, I went and took apart my riding mower and ordered the parts my kids broke. I figured if I went and got plowed that I would regret it since I am old .

[Lurker64]

Garrett Wolf to the Bears

Waste of a pick for him. He isn't going to return over Hester. Probably too small for their power running.

Are both Pittman and Bush still on the board?

[Charles Woodson]

Garrett Wolf to the Bears

yea thought that was an interesting pick

[BallHawk]

Garrett Wolf to the Bears

Waste of a pick for him. He isn't going to return over Hester. Probably too small for their power running.

Are both Pittman and Bush still on the board?

Yes.

[chain_gang]

Day 2 I'd like to see Green Bay take a OT, one I really like is out of N. Illinois, Doug Free. He's a little Tall 6'7" 318, has room to add 10-15 lbs, and not lose any mobility. Can cut and pull, good quickness for a lineman. I think he'd be a good one to develop, if we got him in the fourth or 5th. I thought he'd be long gone by now. He'd be a good insurance policy, in case one of our tackles got injured.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2007/free_doug

[The Leaper]

My thoughts on the first day.

I'm not sold on the Harrell pick. I think he looks to be a solid talent...but he plays the EXACT SAME POSITION as Pickett, who is a reasonably young guy who is coming off a very solid season. He is not a pocket collapsing DT...so are we going to switch our defense now to having two huge run cloggers in the middle? I suppose that could make sense to some extent with the huge money we've tied up in Hawk and Barnett...who need some size in front of them to take advantage of their speed from sideline to sideline. I would have preferred Willis or Nelson at this spot based on who was remaining on the board.

I am sold on the Jackson pick. Between Pittman and Jackson, I think Jackson is the better fit for Green Bay. While I actually like Pittman a little better, IMO he is very similar to Morency...who I also like. Jackson will be a more powerful runner who can become a threat in short yardage situations. I think the duo of Morency and Jackson has a chance to be very effective in Green Bay.

Jones at WR was a sleeper pick who represents good value...but this is NOT the kind of guy who is going to solve our offensive woes. To me, he is the eventual replacement for Driver in 2-3 years. The guy reminds me a lot of Driver...great heart, fearless over the middle, quickness in short spurts to create separation.

I also like the Rouse pick. Athletically, the guy is a beast. He's big...he's pretty fast for his size. He has reasonable intelligence. In the third round, he's a reasonable pick at safety in terms of providing immediate depth in case some of our questions there do not pan out.

Right now...I give Thompson a B- on the first day. He's filled some holes in a couple areas, but he hasn't filled the massive lack of playmakers on offense outside of Driver. Thompson HAS to feel that he has an inside track on grabbing Randy Moss for a reasonable value...otherwise, I would think he more aggressively goes for a receiver in the 2nd round.

In hindsight, losing to the Bears in the final week would've helped this team a lot going forward. An additional 3-5 spots really could've helped us in this draft.