#31 - Chicago - Levi Brown OT Penn St.
Let me first start by saying that I firmly believe that the Bears will be trading this pick. Either coupled with Lance Briggs to get a higher pick or for something else to drop lower. Having the 37th pick as well really allows JA a lot of flexibility. I wouldn't mind seeing if we could pry D-Jax from Seattle, as they have no first round pick. Just a thought.
Having said that, I was looking at the available players left for this pick. Should we go need or best available? The answer seems obvious. In this draft, one top player has slid al the way down the draft and that guy is Levi Brown. Many people have him listed as the #2 OT in this year's draft and I'm quite certain he'll be a mid-first rounder at worst. But since he's here, he'll drop no further. The Bears have a very good offensive line, but Tait and Miller are no spring chickens. (side note: It makes me sick that they are both under 34 years of age and are considered old. FWIW) Sure we have needs other than this but this guy is too good to pass up. I considered Ben Grubbs, but I think Brown is rated much higher. I also considered defense as well. I looked over WCG's pick of Lawrence Timmons. He might be pretty good, but again, doesn't project as high as Brown. And lastly, I was thinking safety, but there was a run on them in the first round (4 already off the board) and I would never take the 5th of anything in the first round. Hell, I don't like the 4th guy at one position in the first round.
So, with the 31st pick in this year's draft, the Chicago Bears select:
Levi Brown OT Penn St.
Drafter- Chad
On the clock- Indianapolis Colts (BBS)
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Pick | Team | Player | Pos. | College | Drafter | |
1 | Oakland Raiders | JaMarcus Russell | QB | LSU | bears fan louie | |
2 | Detroit Lions | Joe Thomas | OT | Wisconsin | South Side Irish | |
3 | Cleveland Browns | Calvin Johnson | WR | Georgia Tech | elagoalie11 | |
4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Gaines Adams | DE | Clemson | NoisewaterMD | |
5 | Arizona Cardinals | Alan Branch | DT | Michigan | Chad | |
6 | Washington Redskins | Jamaal Anderson | DE | Arkansas | Skin Patrol | |
7 | Minnesota Vikings | Brady Quinn | QB | Notre Dame | IrishGush | |
8 | Atlanta Falcons | LaRon Landry | S | LSU | Coach Owens | |
9 | Miami Dolphins | Amobi Okoye | DT | Louisville | McRipper | |
10 | Houston Texans | Adrian Peterson | RB | Oklahoma | Scruffy Lefty | |
11 | San Francisco 49ers | Patrick Willis | LB | Ole Miss | RME JICO | |
12 | Buffalo Bills | Paul Posluszny | LB | Penn St. | Brian G | |
13 | St. Louis Rams | Adam Carriker | DE | Nebraska | tyger1147 | |
14 | Carolina Panthers | Greg Olsen | TE | Miami | RME JICO | |
15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Leon Hall | CB | Michigan | shawngoldman | |
16 | Green Bay Packers | Marshawn Lynch | RB | California | chad | |
17 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Reggie Nelson | S | Florida | River City Rage | |
18 | Cincinnati Bengals | Brandon Meriweather | S | Miami | elagoalie11 | |
19 | Tennessee Titans | Robert Meachem | WR | Tennessee | quartz77277 | |
20 | New York Giants | Darrelle Revis | CB | Pittsburgh | Coach Owens7 | |
21 | Denver Broncos | Ted Ginn Jr. | WR | Ohio State | Devin47 | |
22 | Dallas Cowboys | Jarvis Moss | DE | Florida | IrishGush | |
23 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dwayne Bowe | WR | LSU | tomas21 | |
24 | New England Patriots | Michael Griffin | S | Texas | tyger1147 | |
25 | New York Jets | Zach Miller | TE | Arizona State | DTK | |
26 | Philadelphia Eagles | Aaron Ross | CB | Texas | SouthernSlam | |
27 | New Orleans Saints | Chris Houston | CB | Arkansas | tomas21 | |
28 | New England Patriots | Jon Beason | LB | Miami | tyger1147 | |
29 | Baltimore Ravens | Justin Blalock | T | Texas | jrm78 | |
30 | San Diego Chargers | Dwayne Jarrett | WR | USC | Electrogasm | |
31 | Chicago Bears | Levi Brown | T | Penn St. | chad |