I cannot believe Branch has fallen this far. He has to be the most surprising fall this year. Someone is going to get a steal this late in the draft. He would be great in the Bears rotation.
Only 4 picks before the Bears, then another 5 before their 2nd pick. It is looking more and more like the Bears will get 2 out of this group, which would be sweet.
11 picks until the Bears, some names still on the board:
Brady Quinn - QB
Dwayne Bowe - WR
Alan Branch - DT
Greg Olsen - TE
Robert Meachem - WR
Joe Staley - OT
Anthony Spencer - DE
Ben Grubbs - OG
Jon Beason - LB
Paul Posluszny - LB
Cleveland is probably 2-3 years away from competing, so they might as well lock in some cornerstone picks like Thomas.
Unless someone trades up, I think he is a lock for Miami, which would be a steal for them.
I just posted the final update for the Mock Draft Summary Thread.
Here is a summary of the most picked:
Player - Jon Beason - LB - Miami (26%)
Position - Linebacker - 38%
School - Miami - 36%
2003 and 2004 were not too shabby either:
2003
1 Rex Grossman
2 Charles Tillman
3 Lance Briggs
4 Todd Johnson
4 Ian Scott
2004
1 Tommie Harris
2 Tank Johnson
3 Bernard Berrian
4 Nathan Vasher
4 Leon Joe
Thank god it is not a Bear (minus Lance Briggs).
So the next questions are:
1. What week will he get hurt?
2. What type of injury?
3. How long will he be out?
1. Week 3 in NO (dome)
2. ACL or Hamstring due to the turf
3. Out the rest of the season