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04-28-2008, 05:41 PM
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Five Iowa State players were signed by NFL teams through free agency after the two-day draft ended Sunday night – receiver Todd Blythe by New Orleans, quarterback Bret Meyer by Washington, linebacker Jon Banks by Buffalo, tight end Ben Barkema by Cleveland and long snapper Matt Purivs by Chicago.
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04-28-2008, 05:46 PM
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Ahh you just beat me to it. Mods...want to merge? | |
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04-28-2008, 05:52 PM
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So Banks and Bowen are both in Buffalo. | |
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04-28-2008, 05:53 PM
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Meyer's gonna be going up against Brennan. | |
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04-28-2008, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by CTAClone  Meyer's gonna be going up against Brennan. I actually like Meyer's chances vs. Brennan.
Unfortunately I doubt either will make the team. | 
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04-28-2008, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by tim_redd I actually like Meyer's chances vs. Brennan. No way; a healthy Colt is out of Bret's league.
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04-28-2008, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Tpups21 Five Iowa State players were signed by NFL teams through free agency after the two-day draft ended Sunday night – receiver Todd Blythe by New Orleans, quarterback Bret Meyer by Washington, linebacker Jon Banks by Buffalo, tight end Ben Barkema by Cleveland and long snapper Matt Purivs by Chicago. Players signing free agent contracts have no guarantees of making the team. Very unlikely that all of them will make it, but not sure why that's funny... Best of luck to all of them!
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04-28-2008, 06:16 PM
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I am pumped to see Banks picked up. I think he was very underrated as an athletic linebacker. | |
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04-28-2008, 06:48 PM
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I think Barkema has a chance. He was good at catching the football when we actually threw to him. I remember him making some pretty athletic plays. Obviously, he would most likely be used for blocking, but he may surprise some people with his hands. | |
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04-28-2008, 07:00 PM
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looks like the redskins are some what excited about BM Washington Redskins Quarterback Bret Meyer joins the Redskins as one of five QBs on the off-season roster. He is expected to compete with rookie draft pick Colt Brennan and first-year player Sam Hollenbach for a backup job. He completed 233-of-382 passes for nine touchdowns and 13 interceptions as a senior at Iowa State.
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Iowa State: Anyone who's a true college basketball fan needs to see a game at Hilton Coliseum. Nice is in the DNA of Iowans and the fans here are particularly gracious -- even when the home team loses but gives a great effort, they are appreciative.
ESPN.com picked Hilton Coliseum as the "Hot Arena" in the Big 12...coaches in the league noted that, "regardless of talent, the Cyclones have a home court like no other." | |
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04-28-2008, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by cmoore_23 BM should be somewhat comfortable with his new team colors...
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04-28-2008, 07:25 PM
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jon banks and blythe could make their teams
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04-28-2008, 08:33 PM
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Having Banks and Bowen together is great. I also like having Barkema and Rubin together on the same team too. Congrats to all the guys.
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04-28-2008, 08:44 PM
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I think that Barkema is too small for a tight end and too slow for an H back. I could definitely see him in the AFL | |
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