2007 NFL Draft

[Ravens0587]

I don't know how this will be taken on this board but I wanted to talk a little about the 2007 NFL draft.

I know we have a huge game against the colts but today a few people declared,and this is our future.

As of today...
1. Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma
2. Marshawn Lynch, California
3. Kenny Irons, Auburn
4. Michael Bush, Louisville
5. Darius Walker

are all in the draft. I don't know about you guys but I don't think words could be used to describe how i would feel If we got Michael Bush.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd-JTfu27Zw

the first few minutes are of him. He is anywhere from 240-260 and as you can see in hte video has great hands, he cathes well out of the backfield

[UKRavenStockers]

That is if Michael Bush enters the draft. He's pretty much guaranteed to get a medical redshirt and will be able to return to Louisville if he wants to.

That said with Petrino now gone from Louisville and a fair few recruits decommiting on the Cardinals (including Matt Simms, Chris' little brother) it'll be interesting to see which way Bush leans.

[Ravens0587]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2725263



Louisville running back Michael Bush announced Tuesday he will enter the NFL draft instead of returning to the Cardinals.

"I loved my time here at U of L, but I think it's time for me to move on," Bush told reporters.

Bush said he's heard from NFL personnel that he could go sometime between the first and third rounds. He is planning to spend the next few months rehabbing the leg in Arizona in hopes of being able to run for NFL scouts prior to April's draft.

"If I can't run in March, maybe I fall to the third," Bush said. "That is a chance I am willing to take."

Here is a list... but it doesnt include Peterson or walker who will make thee announcement later today.



Players deciding to leave school
Player School Pos. Year
Jamaal Anderson Arkansas DE Jr.
Jon Beason Miami LB Jr.
Alan Branch Michigan DT Jr.
Michael Bush Louisville RB Jr.
C.J. Gaddis Clemson CB Jr.
Chris Houston Arkansas CB Jr.
Dwayne Jarrett USC WR Jr.
Calvin Johnson Georgia Tech WR Jr.
Charles Johnson Georgia DE Jr.
Rory Johnson Mississippi LB Jr.
Marshawn Lynch California RB Jr.
Robert Meachem Tennessee WR Jr.
Zach Miller Arizona State TE Jr.
Greg Olsen Miami TE Jr.
Darrelle Revis Pittsburgh CB Jr.
Sidney Rice South Carolina WR Soph.
JaMarcus Russell LSU QB Jr.
Luke Smith-Anderson Idaho TE Jr.
Lawrence Timmons Florida St. TE Jr.
Danny Ware Georgia RB Jr.
Eric Wright UNLV DB Jr.

[UKRavenStockers]

Probably a smart decision by Bush there then and Louisville's window at the top may be very short if they get any more recruits decommit. Steve Kragthorpe has got a very tough task to keep them up the top of the Big East with Rich Rod staying at WVU.

Turning to the Ravens, of the five you list Peterson and Lynch will have gone by our pick and I wouldn't rate Darius Walker that highly in all honesty, I'd say he's a borderline day one/day two pick.

Antonio Pittman has been forced into the draft by the uber talented Chris Wells and will be a solid back that could be picked up at the tail end of round 2 or round 3. Another name to look out for that could rise and rise as we get into the scouting season is Germaine Race of Pittsburg State, he has all the tools you look for in a running back.

[Ravens0587]

You can't forget about danny ware either