Episode 5 | The 2007 NFL Draft

We are back with another episode of Bears Blunders just in time for the start of Chicago Bears training camp. This week we are looking back at the 2007 NFL Draft that was riddled with questionable picks but still provided a pair of Bears who went on to do bigger and better things away from the organization.

Dan Bazuin's brief—and head-scratching—tenure is examined, as well as the lofty expectations that were placed on linebacker Michael Okwo. Matt also discusses how Garrett Wolfe was ahead of his time and likely would have had a better NFL career during this era of football. The podcast also touches on Josh Beekman, Corey Graham, Trumaine McBride and Aaron Brant. 

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Quotes from Bazuin came from a pair of David Haugh pieces for the Chicago Tribune, here and here. 

A John 'Moon' Mullin article from the Chicago Sun-Times was referenced for a quote from Greg Gabriel here.

Quotes from Dave Toub regarding Garrett Wolfe came from the Leavenworth Times.

Audio snippets scame from the following YouTube videos:

Garrett Wolfe

Corey Graham

Trumaine McBride

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Royalty-free music was provided by Adobe Stock and MixKit.co. This episode was written, produced and hosted by Matt Eurich. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @MattEurich.