Dennis Green's 2-Minute Drill: Chargers Draft Summary

Former NFL head coach Dennis Green provides his expertise on pro football for North County Sports Magazine. Green, who led the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals in the NFL, is another quality NCS Magazine contributor.

The San Diego Chargers had a solid 2007 NFL Draft with the emphasis on filling the crucial needs for this year’s team. There are two prevailing philosophies on selecting players for the future. Select the best player available on the board who your staff gave the best overall grade to. The other way is to select the best player at the position you need the most immediate help at.

In selecting wide receiver Craig Davis of LSU, the Chargers got an extremely fast player at a position that will help them with depth in the 2007 season. He is considered a big time talent, full of potential and should be ready to help right away.

The Chargers traded up to get safety Eric Weddle in the second round. He is a good hitter, with solid speed and is an extremely smart player.

Needing a linebacker, in the third round, the Chargers grabbed Anthony Waters with the 96th overall pick. He is from a Clemson University team with a reputation for big hitters. He was hurt all of last year and had a knee operation, other wise he would have been drafted in the 1st round.

Scott Chandler, a tight end from Iowa, was their 4th round pick. He is a good blocker and has good hands. When talking about speed, the 5th round pick has plenty of it. Wide receiver Legedu Naancee caught a lot of passes at Boise State and used his speed to make explosive plays.

With their last pick, the Chargers went to a need position again and selected a gem. Brandon Siler, a productive linebacker from the national champion University of Florida team.

I liked the San Diego Chargers draft picks overall. They were ready to handle all scenarios as they came up and as a result had success which should translate to playoffs and more this season.

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