Flashback: Bears 2005 Draft Rewind

Posted by Russ Loede on May 8th, 2008 filed in Bear Insight, Draft, Features, Inside The Bears, Opinions, Your Turn

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Let’s See How The Bears ‘05 Draft Would Look If We Had A Chance For A Do Over!

Knowing That It Takes About 3 Years To Grade A Draft & Rate The Players Whether It Be A “Boom” Or “Bust” Pick - Here’s The 2005 Bears Draft “Redux”: (From Author) - I know, I know… Training Camp can’t get here fast enough! Now that we’ve had some perspective on the 2005 draft and how those players have panned out, if you could do it all over again, who would you draft this time around?

Review - Original Picks:

Round 1 (#4) - RB Cedric Benson
Round 2 (#39) - WR Mark Bradley
Round 3 (#70) - TRADED to Miami along with WR Marty Booker for DE Adewale Ogunleye
Round 4 (#106) - QB Kyle Orton
Round 5 (#140) - WR Airese Currie
Round 6 (#181) - S Chris Harris
Round 7 (#220) - LB Rod Wilson

Muntz - Author’s 2005 Re-Do:

Round 1 (#4) - LB Shawne Merriman
Round 2 (#39) - LB Lofa Tatupu
Round 3 (#70) - TRADE
Round 4 (#106) - RB Marion Barber
Round 5 (#140) - DE Trent Cole
Round 6 (#181) - QB Derek Anderson
Round 7 (#220) - LB Rod Wilson

Site Editor Russ Loede’s ‘05 Changes:

Round 1 (#4) - OT Jamaal Brown (2nd Choice: LB DeMarcus Ware)

Round 2 (#39) - LB Kirk Morrison (2nd Choice: RB Frank Gore)

Round 4 (#106) - S Kerry Rhodes (Other Options: RB’s Marion Barber/Brandon Jacobs)

Round 5 (#140) - DE Trent Cole

Round 6 (#181) - QB Derek Anderson

Round 7 (#220) - DT Jay Ratliff (2nd Choice: OG Scott Mruczkowski)

Notable Names/Honorable Mentions: 1st Round: OG Logan Mankins & LB Thomas Davis. 2nd Round: OT Michael Roos, DE Justin Tuck, WR Vincent Jackson.