Jerry Angelo has said that they will always look at defensive lineman. So to prove his point they went out and drafted one with their first pick (68th). The Bears selected Jarron Gilbert 6′-5″ 288 lbs from San Jose St. He was listed as a DT but Angelo has already said that with his versatility, [...]
Archive for April, 2009
An AFC Breakdown of the First Day of the Draft
AFC East: Miami Dolphins: 25. Vontae Davis, CB, Illinois 44. Pat White, QB, West Virginia -traded no. 56 for no. 61 and no. 165 61. Sean Smith, CB, Utah Analysis: Clearly Bill Parcells and Tony Sparano were concerned with their secondary going into the draft. Davis was great value in at number 25, as some [...]
A Strange Draft Day for the Dolphins
Happy with Davis but not so sure about White Being from the UK I followed the draft up to the 44th pick online last night, with the assistance of Brant Houghton and his live draft blog. I must confess I got pretty obsessive about Rey Maualuga as it became clear that he might fall to [...]
As a Browns Fan – Please wake me up from this Nightmare
The Browns got what they wanted, the Kansas City Chiefs selected Tyson Jackson, and Aaron Curry was still on the board after the 3rd pick came and gone Curry was still on the board, but the Seahawks decided to take the Linebacker out of Wake Forest. The Browns were finally on the Clock and months [...]
Steelers Select D-Lineman “Ziggy” Hood w/ Final 1st Round Pick
The Steelers couldn’t take Alex Mack (Cleveland), and they didn’t go corner. Instead, they took the shot at #32 to address the defensive line as they selected Evander “Ziggy” Hood from Missouri. Hood is 6-2, and goes about 300 pounds. The Steelers wanted to address the O-line and secondary, and the D-line was another area [...]
Vikings Add WR Percy Harvin w/ 22nd Pick
The Vikings have selected Percy Harvin with the twenty second pick in the 2009 draft. My initial reaction is that they missed big time on this one. He’s a risk worth taking, but not with a guy like Michael Oher still on the board. Hopefully Harvin will be be the playmaker everyone projects him as, [...]
Browns Make Mack Their Man w/ 21st Pick After Three Trades
It took awhile, but the Browns finally took a player, as they selected the Cal center Alex Mack with the 21st overall pick. The pick came after the Browns traded with the Jets (5th pick), Tampa Bay (17th pick), and Philly (19th pick) before they finally took Mack. Here’s the lowdown on Mack from Draft [...]
Eagles Grab Wide Out Jeremy Maclin with 19th Pick
The Eagles made a move with everyone’s friend today, the Cleveland Browns, in order to move up to take wide out Jeremy Maclin to help out their passing game. The Missouri wide out can come in from day one and help out a wide out core that could use more help. Here’s the lowdown on [...]

April 26th, 2009
Sujeet Patel
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