Much like the NFL teams did, I had the chance to regroup over night in the hours after Day 2 of the draft ended. After checking over my notes for Day 3, here are a few thoughts to get the day started.

As far as teams that should be pleasantly surprised, I’d say the Bears were shocked to see Oregon State DT Stephen Paea sitting there for them at No. 53. Some analysts believed Chicago would draft Paea in the first round.

Michigan has hardly won any games in the last three years. And in this year’s NFL draft, hardly any Wolverines will be drafted, which is so strange for a school that has been a football factory in producing NFL stars