2009 NFL Draft Thread

[minnesotacubsfan]

is this guy tall? he better be

Six foot, 185.

 

he ran a sub 4.4 at the combine.

 

its a good 5th rd pick, but a stud OG would have been nice

 

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Edited April 26, 2009 by minnesotacubsfan

[tfarks]

I'm not gonna complain. Too much good has happened. The Bears are going after WR's here after ignoring the position for so long. I imagine some of those lineman will be left in 14 picks.

[rawaction]

Don't sleep on Knox. He's a pretty good talent. 4.28 at the combine. Still shoulda gone OL here, but there are still some guys on the board with another pick 13 away. Why JA refuses to take OL early unless he has to is beyond me.

[burnt out cubbie fan]

too many good OL left to make that pick there, IMO.

That may be the reason they drafted him. They felt they could wait until the next pick to get a OL.

[Butterscup1679666578]

too many good OL left to make that pick there, IMO.

That may be the reason they drafted him. They felt they could wait until the next pick to get a OL.

 

much like last round, if one of the studs falls to us i'll be fine with this pick. he sounds like hester but with more reliable hands.

[Vanilla Ice]

This better be Robinson or Freeman. Hopefully Freeman

[Guest]

Don't sleep on Knox. He's a pretty good talent. 4.28 at the combine. Still shoulda gone OL here, but there are still some guys on the board with another pick 13 away. Why JA refuses to take OL early unless he has to is beyond me.

 

Anyone know what's up with Meredith. He's sliding hard. If he or Robinson is still available when we pick next, I guess Angelo scores again.

[Magnetic Curses]

too many good OL left to make that pick there, IMO.

That may be the reason they drafted him. They felt they could wait until the next pick to get a OL.

 

i think this guy may be instantly the fastest player in bears history, ahead of hester.

 

like i said, i like xavier fulton, a lot. he's a tackle, but he's a guy that they can slide in there at LT, eventually and not have to move williams.

[Guest]

too many good OL left to make that pick there, IMO.

That may be the reason they drafted him. They felt they could wait until the next pick to get a OL.

 

i think this guy may be instantly the fastest player in bears history, ahead of hester.

 

like i said, i like xavier fulton, a lot. he's a tackle, but he's a guy that they can slide in there at LT, eventually and not have to move williams.

Willie Gault

[Magnetic Curses]

i'm starting to like jaws.

[rawaction]

Whoever said the Bears zero in on a few schools and draft from there may be on to something. Seems like the last 5 years, they've only scouted Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, Texas, and schools with unter 10K enrollment.

[burnt out cubbie fan]

Well, Kiper really liked him. I am not sure if that's a positive or not but there you go.

 

Oh and I thought airese curry was from ACU but it was danielle manning.

[Magnetic Curses]

too many good OL left to make that pick there, IMO.

That may be the reason they drafted him. They felt they could wait until the next pick to get a OL.

 

i think this guy may be instantly the fastest player in bears history, ahead of hester.

 

like i said, i like xavier fulton, a lot. he's a tackle, but he's a guy that they can slide in there at LT, eventually and not have to move williams.

Willie Gault

 

i don't know. maybe comparitively, but people have gotten faster since gault played. besides, gault was a decent receiver.

[tfarks]

I'm just excited that we can draft WR early and later on in the draft and actually have some hope for them.

[rawaction]

Don't sleep on Knox. He's a pretty good talent. 4.28 at the combine. Still shoulda gone OL here, but there are still some guys on the board with another pick 13 away. Why JA refuses to take OL early unless he has to is beyond me.

 

Anyone know what's up with Meredith. He's sliding hard. If he or Robinson is still available when we pick next, I guess Angelo scores again.

 

I don't know but he'd be a great pick. Fits in with the Bears recent OL moves to get bigger. He profiles as a OG, but is OT size.

[burnt out cubbie fan]

I'm just excited that we can draft WR early and later on in the draft and actually have some hope for them.

lol, I was excited that ESPN actually had a highlight reel and breakdown ready for when Knox got drafted.

[Magnetic Curses]

have i mentioned how much i like the gilbert pick?

[burnt out cubbie fan]

yes.

[minnesotacubsfan]

have i mentioned how much i like the gilbert pick?

[Magnetic Curses]

i'm just surprised how far he fell, he's a first day talent.

[Guest]

No linemen picked since we picked last. None of Kiper's best available are getting picked lately.

[tfarks]

No linemen picked since we picked last. None of Kiper's best available are getting picked lately.

 

I read somewhere that Robinson has weight/work ethic issues.

[burnt out cubbie fan]

No linemen picked since we picked last. None of Kiper's best available are getting picked lately.

 

I read somewhere that Robinson has weight/work ethic issues.

From his bio at nfl.com

 

"Robinson enrolled at Oklahoma in 2005. He was the line's "sixth man" as a true freshman, appearing in 10 games as a reserve offensive guard, but also saw action at left offensive tackle earlier in that season. Weight issues (played at 360 pounds, but was as much as 380) were the reason keeping him on the bench that year, but an intense 2006 offseason training program saw him arrive for fall camp 30 pounds lighter."

 

He's at 329 now.

[Guest]

No linemen picked since we picked last. None of Kiper's best available are getting picked lately.

 

I read somewhere that Robinson has weight/work ethic issues.

 

I just want linemen, period. We have a QB to protect for the next 10 years.

[Magnetic Curses]

seriously, i take fulton if he's there with our pick.