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It’s time to look back on the 2007 NFL draft. What were the stories, who were the big winners and what were the bonehead moves.

Top stories
Brady Quinn is definitely a huge story in this draft. Up until a few weeks ago it was a 2 horse race for the top pick between Quinn and eventual number 1 pick JaMarcus Russell. As it turned out Quinn dropped all the way to 22 where the Cleveland Browns selected him.

Also a top story was the selection of Ted Ginn Jr. at the ninth pick by the Miami Dolphins. Of course every team could use the potentially game-changing Ginn. The question is, was this too high. He’s coming off a major ankle injury that will likely slow him down (at least at first). Receivers that were rated higher than Ginn (Meachem, Jarrett, Davis) weren’t selected until the late first round to mid second round. I think Ginn will probably be a pretty good receiver (think Joey Porter), but not at the 9th pick in the draft. They could have got more value.

Big winners
The Cleveland Browns have to be the biggest winners in the 2007 NFL draft. They landed the best offensive lineman, Joe Thomas (T from Wisconsin), and arguably the best quarterback, Brady Quinn. If that was all they did in the draft it would have been a wild success, but they also got depth at cornerback and defensive end. It won’t be next year, but a few years down the line the NFL will look back at this draft as when the Browns turned the corner.

Bonehead moves
Anyone trading to get Randy Moss is in my mind a bonehead move. This guy is a cancer to whatever team he is on. It will be interesting to see how long Bill Belichek and Tom Brady put up with Moss.

The Dolphins reaching for Ginn is also a bonehead move. I think that all of the teams, in need of a quarterback, that passed on Brady Quinn will be kicking themselves. I definitely don’t think that Quinn in the next Peyton Manning, but if he’s the next Tom Brady, there are going to be some teams that will have some ‘splaining to do.

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