The Green Bay Packers had a present handed to them in the 1st round of the 2007 NFL draft and they decided to look a gift horse in the mouth. Instead, they took Justin Harrell, DT, from Tennessee.

So, what’s this gift I speak of? Well, if you followed the draft, you knew that Cleveland passed on Brady Quinn with their selection, which was 3rd overall—they took Joe Thomas, OT, Wisconsin.

After the Miami Dolphins passed on Quinn with their selection—9th overall—the Cleveland Browns hit the phones. They wanted Quinn and they were willing to pay—big time—for him. And that’s where the Packers and their big mistake comes in.

With the 9th overall selection in the 2007 NFL Draft, the Miami Dolphins select . . .

You could hear boos the second the Dolphins’ first pick—number nine overall—was announced. With almost all the college players available, the Dolphins took Ted Ginn Jr., WR, from Ohio State.

Was a player who’s best contribution might be as a return man worth the #9 pick in the 2007 NFL draft, especially for a team with other needs?

Yesterday was bittersweet for Brady Quinn. I heard many pre-draft interviews with him and Quinn thought he was going to be a top 1-3 selection. I never thought so, but you have to give the guy credit for confidence.

It was painful watching team after team pass up on Quinn and then seeing the depression set in. When Miami passed on Quinn with the 9th overall pick, I was a little shocked. It’s not like they have a solidified QB situation in Miami.

But, in the end, all things were made right when the Cleveland Browns, Quinn’s childhood team, traded up and selected Brady Quinn 22nd overall.

The first exciting day of the NFL draft is over. They got in three rounds in just over 11 hours. Here are the NFL selections for the first round in the 2007 NFL draft.

There were definitely some surprises and some questionable selections. As expected, the Oakland Raiders picked a QB as the #1 overall selection and they took the QB (JaMarcus Russell from Louisiana State) that most NFL draft gurus predicted.