Well then with those 3 that makes 10 teams, and that's a lot more narrowed down than the 31 that watched him.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Johnny White Guy @ Jul 2 2006, 08:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Well then with those 3 that makes 10 teams, and that's a lot more narrowed down than the 31 that watched him.</div>Yeah, but we dont know WHO those 3 teams are....so for all we know it could still be any of those 31 teams interested in him.
All I'm saying is if your team isn't the San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, or the Chicago Bears, your odds of getting him have been lowered quite a bit, because 21 teams have been eliminated.
Why does it matter if Brooks has met with those teams? The Cowboys pick higher than the Bengals, Giants, and Bears and could select him before either of those 3 teams even get the chance. Just because a team hasn't sat down with a player doesn't mean they are not intersted in him. I think the Saints would be stupid if they didn't grab him in the 2nd. They have a huge hole at ILB and if they pick-up a talent like Brooks, they can shift there biggest need to CB.
Well, they've narrowed it down to 3 now: http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nflHere is some additional Ahmad Brooks info: http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl
Showing the most interest means very littleUnless a team is completely in love with the guy like the 49ers and Dolphins are they usually try to understate their interest in someone so that they can try and get him as late as possible. I still see a team coming out of left field to draft him.
Bengals took him.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2518193<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Bengals jumped in front of the 49ers and other teams to select Ahmad Brooks in the third round of the supplemental draft.Brooks was considered a first-round pick before having troubles at the University of Virginia. He suffered a knee injury last season and some off-field problems led him to being kicked off the football team.He was the only player taken among seven available in the supplemental draft. The other six became free agents when they were not chosen and may sign with any team.Brooks' weight ballooned to around 290 pounds before he started going on a diet and then started working out with trainer Chip Smith in Atlanta. For his workout for NFL teams in June, he was 260 pounds, and he had decent but not great times in the 40.In the past couple of weeks, Brooks started training with his former coach at Hargrave Military Academy. He lifted for two hours and did hard running drills for two hours.Brooks told his agent, Greg Williams, he was in the best shape of his life.It was interesting the Bengals would take him ahead of other teams such as the 49ers or Miami Dolphins. Character was an issue with Brooks, but it's a big theme of the Bengals' offseason. Bengals draft choices Frostee Rucker and A.J. Nicholson have had off-the-field incidents. Wide receiver Chris Henry, a third-round choice last year, has been arrested four times in the past year.To acquire Brooks, the Bengals gave up a third-round choice in the 2007 draft.</div>
Eh, this is an okay move. He'll probably start from Day 1 now with Odell Thurman being suspended the first 4 games, but I see him as a back-up now unless he shines and they start him over Odell even when he comes back. They could also be moving to a 3-4 in a year or two so watch for that.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JGleas @ Jul 14 2006, 03:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Eh, this is an okay move. He'll probably start from Day 1 now with Odell Thurman being suspended the first 4 games, but I see him as a back-up now unless he shines and they start him over Odell even when he comes back. They could also be moving to a 3-4 in a year or two so watch for that.</div>David Pollack is expected to start in Odell Thurman's place.
