Wednesday, April 9, 2008

1st Round

Lets take a deeper look at the first round for the Bears in this NFL draft. 

For the Bears offense if the priority, and more specifically Offensive Line. There are several OT's and OG's that could help us out this year. 

Photo of Ryan Clady
Ryan Clady OT Boise State: There is a small chance he will be available when the Bears pick but lets take a look at him just for fun. Clady is looked at as the second best OT in the draft behind Michigan's Jake Long. Clady Measures in at 6'6 311 and ran a 40 of 5.18. He helped the Broncos offense with only 6 penalties all year and allowed only 3.5 sacks, he is going to be a monster on any team that selects him.


Photo of Branden Albert
Brandon Albert OG/OT Auburn: The best Guard in the Draft could be available to us at 14, if he is the Bears should not hesitate to take Albert. He comes in at 6'7 315 and ran a 5.17 40. Albert can play both Guard and Tackle and not to mention very well he only allowed 5.5 sacks last year and not to mention his offense threw the ball a total of 428 times last year. Albert is a great run and pass blocker and would fir the Bears perfectly that is if hes still around.

Photo of Jeff Otah
Jeff Otah OT Pitt: A fantastic run blocker Otah can create holes for anyone. At a gigantic 6'6 340 he easily pushes defenders to the ground. Otah benched 225 29 times at the combine. He was also was a huge part in Pitt's very productive offense as they averaged 319.5 yards a game. On 811 offensive snaps he only allowed 8.5 sacks. Sadly the carolina panthers are very interested in our friend here and could very possibly take time with #13.

Photo of Chris Williams
Chris Williams OT Vanderbilt: The 5th best offensive line man will be available to the Bears at #14. Williams comes in about the same size as everyone else at 6'6 315 and ran a 5.15 40. Williams in all 836 offensive snaps only allowed 1 quarterback sack.  Although I would not mind taking Williams in the first I would think that any of the linemen I named above would be a better fit in Chicago. 


Photo of Gosder Cherilus
Gosder Cherilus OT Boston College: Most likely we trade down to acquire Cherilus, but Jerry Angelo does have a tendency to reach for players to likes, and JA is in love with Cherilus. He weighs in at 314 lbs and is a huge 6'7 he excels in pass blocking but he is not useless in the run game. Last season he gave up only 5.5 sacks and only 7 penalties we could most likely trade to the 20's to acquire him.

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