Bear Goggles On » outland trophy http://beargoggleson.com A Chicago Bears Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Fri, 24 May 2013 06:29:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Mock Draft – Andre Smith? http://beargoggleson.com/2009/03/28/mock-draft-andre-smith/ http://beargoggleson.com/2009/03/28/mock-draft-andre-smith/#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:06:31 +0000 Boomer http://beargoggleson.com/?p=1482 I was participating in a Fansided Network Mock Draft today and had to make a tough decision.  I don’t want to steal my own thunder with whom I selected, but Alabama OT Andre Smith, once thought to be a possibility as the #1 overall selection, was sitting there at #18 when I had my Jerry [...]

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]]> andre-smithI was participating in a Fansided Network Mock Draft today and had to make a tough decision.  I don’t want to steal my own thunder with whom I selected, but Alabama OT Andre Smith, once thought to be a possibility as the #1 overall selection, was sitting there at #18 when I had my Jerry Angelo hat on.  I called my long-time guy Louie and asked, “Do I dare?”  He responded with a resounding “HELL NO!  He’s a fatter, lazier Stan Thomas!”  Here’s the scarier question:  what if this happens in real life (as opposed to fake life) and Andre Smith is there for the Bears in the first round?  What should they do?

For those not in fully in the know, let me give you some background on Smith.  He was an absolute beast of a left tackle at Alabama.  He used his massive 6’4″ 330 pound frame to maul his opponents as easily as he mauled through the Old Country Buffet .  The number of his collegiate awards and honors (15 according to Wikipedia) nearly equals his Wonderlic score (17 for those taking my the Wonderlic here).  Most notably he was awarded the 2008 Outland Trophy, honoring the best lineman in college football.  That puts him in the company of Orlando Pace, Jonathan Ogden and Joe Thomas; not too shabby.

Things started to go off the rails for Smith on December 29, 2008 when he was suspended for Alabama’s Sugar Bowl game for allegedly being in contact with an agent other than his own.  The Tide were upset by the Utah Utes 30-17.  Matters worsened for Smith when he essentially blew off the NFL Scouting Combine, showing up out of shape and declaring that he wouldn’t work out.  At one point, he was declared “missing” when he left without properly informing his group leader. (more…)

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