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September 9th, 2011 at 3:32 PM
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coldnjl
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Success of the 2007 UM NFL Draft class

In a word...DAMN!!!

 

 

From Adam Schefter
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/page/10spot-11week1/nfl-always-2011-promises-surprise
 

4. Former Wolverines strike it rich:Take pride, Lloyd Carr: No draft class in college history has produced the type of contracts that Michigan's Class of 2007 has.

 

This summer alone, former first-round pick Leon Hall signed a four-year, $39 million extension with the Bengals; former second-round pick LaMarr Woodleysigned a six-year, $61.5 million extension with the Steelers; former second-round pick David Harris signed a four-year, $36 million extension with the Jets; former second-round pick Alan Branch signed a two-year, $9 million deal with the Seahawks; and former fifth-round pickSteve Breaston signed a five-year, $20 million deal with the Chiefs.

All together, Michigan's draft class of 2007 earned $165.5 million worth of contracts this summer.

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September 9th, 2011 at 3:33 PM
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coldnjl
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I think we will head back to

I think we will head back to those days where we send a few guys a year to the NFL, specifically via the first three rounds!

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September 9th, 2011 at 3:38 PM
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JimLahey
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I think we have a few guys

I think we have a few guys who will get drafted and go on to have NFL careers right now. But IMO, our next top 10 pick and NFL stud will be Taylor Lewan. If he puts on a few more pounds and curbs his penalties, he looks like a perfect NFL LT.

I've decided to lay off the food for a while, and go on the booze.

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September 9th, 2011 at 3:45 PM
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justingoblue
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Hasn't there been a lot of

Hasn't there been a lot of talk about MM getting up there in the draft as well? He has the crazy measurables. I'll admit that I don't know where center's are taken, but Molk has been consistantly talked about as a top three center as well.

"We bring you to Michigan to take care of Michigan; your job is to protect that block M."
-Carol Hutchins

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September 9th, 2011 at 4:02 PM
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scooterf
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Molk is considered by some to

Molk is considered by some to be the top center (or awfully close to it) in next year's draft... However, centers are not usually taken in the 1st round unless they are a unique talent. I think he has legit 2nd-round potential. 

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September 9th, 2011 at 6:38 PM
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Zone Left
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Unfortunately, Martin is

Unfortunately, Martin is missing about 40lbs on his measureables. The NFL seems to want space-eaters so badly that they'll look over a guy who's in the Warren Sapp slasher/disrupter mold.

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September 9th, 2011 at 6:45 PM
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justingoblue
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I didn't realize he was that

I didn't realize he was that undersized for the NFL. I'd bet anything that there won't be more than one or two people out performing him at the combine, though.

"We bring you to Michigan to take care of Michigan; your job is to protect that block M."
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September 9th, 2011 at 7:22 PM
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WolvinLA2
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He's not that undersized,

He's not that undersized, he's over 300 lbs and has very little bad weight. 

For comparison:

MGoBlue Roster:  Mike Martin - 6'2" 304lb

Lions Roster: Ndamukong Suh - 6'4" 307lb, Nick Fairley - 6'3" 291lb.  

Martin is a 4th year senior, and is at the age where putting on a few pounds a year is still realistic.  He's not undersized.

@DustinTS

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September 9th, 2011 at 8:04 PM
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Zone Left
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Yeah, but he hasn't had their

Yeah, but he hasn't had their level of production yet. If he has a Senior year like Fairley, he'll be a really high pick. JustinGoBlue is right, he'll be a workout warrior at the combine, but unless he has excellent production this year, he'll probably be relegated to the late 2nd/early 3rd round. That's still really awesome, but not top-10 level like Suh and Fairley.

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September 9th, 2011 at 6:36 PM
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Zone Left
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Yeah, Lewan just seems like a

Yeah, Lewan just seems like a star, doesn't he? I don't know that I'd rather have any left tackle out there over him right now, given that he has two more years in school. He just looks awesome out there.

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September 9th, 2011 at 3:40 PM
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Brings back the fond memories

Brings back the fond memories of the 06 defense. Couldn't have asked for a better, more exciting crew to watch every Saturday. Can't wait for Greg to get us back to those days

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September 9th, 2011 at 9:36 PM
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You can have '06.

You do remember what happened against Ohio and USC, right?

It's time to make some new memories.  Michigan was extremely fortunate to get Greg Mattison to come back.  Hopefully, he will combine the strengths of the "old days" with the ability to defend the spread, and the ability to defend Ohio and USC.

If that happens, there could be a BCS Championship game in near future.

 

 

 

 

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September 9th, 2011 at 4:32 PM
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Prescott Burgess is not happy with this news.

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September 9th, 2011 at 4:35 PM
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And there's a left tackle in

And there's a left tackle in the next class that got a nice contract as well.

@DustinTS

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September 9th, 2011 at 5:23 PM
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One Armed Bandit
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Schefter

Does have that mini-UM helmet in his office. So it's nice for him to represent either in print or on TV.

"Hoke, you're my best friend," - Miss Daisy.

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September 9th, 2011 at 6:52 PM
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he is also an alum

he is also an alum

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September 9th, 2011 at 8:05 PM
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coldnjl
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and hence he is my favorite

and hence he is my favorite analyst...he is also great at what he does too

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September 9th, 2011 at 7:12 PM
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How did we lose to USC?

In hindsight, I don't think there is a more disappointing outcome I can think of than seeing Ron English take a team full of NFL stars and get outsmarted by Lane Kiffin.

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September 11th, 2011 at 1:37 AM
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MileHighWolverine
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that game was so fucking

that game was so fucking painful.  I drove all the back from Pasadena to Colorado trying to figure out what the hell happened.  Didn't help hearing the USC players saying the KNEW what was coming because we were so predictable.

 

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September 9th, 2011 at 7:52 PM
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not bad

Hope a chunk of that dough finds its way over to the children's Mott hospital

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