Chicago Fire: 2010 SuperDraft Recap

Sorry it came kind of late, but here it is:

The Chicago Fire 2010 SuperDraft recap.

On Thursday, January 14, the MLS SuperDraft took place and with a lot of good news for the Chicago Fire.

Chicago held the 13th overall pick and weren't expecting what happened.

1st Round (13th):  Corben Bone

Corben Bone was, by most pundits, a top 5-pick but five midfielders were taken before Bone. Still Corben Bone landed on the perfect situation, he ended up in a team that just fell short of playing for the championship and surely will be a contender this year.

While for Chicago, it was like a gift sent from the soccer gods. Coben was an outstanding college player (2009 Hermann Trophy finalist, two-time NSCAA All-America First Team, Two-time First Team All-ACC and 2009 ACC Offensive Player of the Year.) and will fill the hole that Cuauhtemoc Blanco left.

2nd Round (26th): Kwame Watson

Kwame (another player who was predicted to be gone before the second-round even started) was chosen to add more depth the defense of the team but some people say he may take awhile to develop.

We'll just have to sit back and see how things go from here.

2nd Round (29th): Drew Yates

Yates really blossomed his senior year with terrific play but there were still some questions if he could play the whole 90 minutes on the next level.                                He's labeled as an attacking midfielder but I think he could help the defense a bit more with the Fire.   

3rd Round (45th): Steven Kinney

Steven Kinney was the first-ever player out of Elon to get drafted and it was thanks to a strong performance in the Combine.

Kinney is a smart player and will be a nice backup.

4rd Round (51th): Sean Johnson  

Sean was one of only two goalkeepers that were chosen in this year's Draft.

There were some rumors he might jump the pond and play in England but nothing happened so he was drafted to learn under Jon Busch. He is a project pick so I don't expect him to have any kind of impact this season.

Final Notes:

With a new coach (Carlos de los Cobos) the team needed some young players that he could mold to his liking. And with the players taken on this year's SuperDraft I think he got what he needed.