Bears should target one of the top free agent WR'a as well as draft one with their 1st or 2nd round pick. They also need help on the O-line and depending how things fall they may need to use their 1st pick there -tho I doubt the best OT in the draft will be there at #8.


They also need to at least look into trading back to add some picks due to Paces past blundering (trading away picks he most likely didn't need to).

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Landry certainly is, but I get why someone wouldn’t want him with the off the field stuff.

Robinson was until his injury. I can’t put 2016 on him when he led the NFL in targets that were uncatchable that year. He’s never relied on speed either so I wouldn’t think the acl tear would be any type of dealbreaker. He’s probably looking for a deal similar to Alshon’s one year prove it deal in philly. Inexcusable not to offer a player of his caliber a contract like that.

Watkins numbers aren’t great but he’s supposedly instrumental in guys like Woods and Cupp having the success they are this year. He’s also a perfect complement to Meredith.

I think all three would be significant upgrades and justify not having to take a WR in the first round.

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I'd be happy with Robinson or Watkins. Probably more Robinson.

But, I wouldn't feel comfortable saying "we got our guy and we can just take a flyer on a guy on day 2 or 3" and we're done.

They should probably do both. But, let's see how things shake out. Everything changes a hundred times from now until after the combine.

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Wims looked better than I expected.

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And the only person who benefitted from Pace not bothering to put together a pro-level WR corps was Pace. They don't know any more about (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky than they did the day they drafted him & he got an extension out of it. Only the Bears.

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"...no Hmong, go find some blacks"

UGA ILB Roquan Smith doesn't get attention from you?

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For those who are watching the game tonight.


I'm keeping an eye on:

Alabama
Calvin Ridley WR
Rashaan Evans, LB
Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB

Georgia
Deandre Baker, CB
Roquan Smith, LB

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I was shooting for lesser known and/or Bears need guys.

They aren’t drafting Smith.

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Nice sack by Smith- Bears!

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I love Smith. But the Bears aren’t drafting him.

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If they keep Fangio, they might go defense first. Treviathan, Floyd, and Smith could give the Bears a version of the Fangio's LB corps in SF

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They need 5 starters

Biggest needs are guard and tackle on O line, Long is finished, doubtful he's healthy again. Tight end, wide receiver and pass rush defensive end -OLB.

I know you guys love Floyd but he's too skinny to last 16 weeks, he looks like Kevin White in stature.

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Wonder what the list of Kareem Hunt/Tarik Cohen guys are available in the upcoming draft.

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It's supposed to be a good draft for RB with Barkley from PSU topping the list. I think he is no less than an equal in talent to Elliott and Gurley at the time they were drafted.

I love Penny from SDST.

Both of those Georgia RB will be in this draft. I think Chubb would be duplicative but Michel could be the guy

Here is cbs rankings. I don't entirely agree. My guy in that group is Kerryon Johnson from Auburn

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings/2018/RB

I prefer the Great Blue North rankings

https://gbnreport.com/2018-rb-ranking/

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Matt Miller has the Bears taking OT Connor Williams, Texas

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I think that would work but I have a bias against UT players being soft after their college experience

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UT players have been soft during their college days for about 5 years now.

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Connor Williams is not a 1st round pick. He's graded as a 2nd rounder. I don't know who this clown Matt Miller is.

This draft really sucks IMO..even with the crappy QB's at the top pushing other talent down.

You don't know who Matt Miller is?

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Who is she?

Matt Miller- regular guest on B&G for mostly NFL draft talk. Seems pretty knowledgeable; I would take Nelson instead.

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I think the first seven, in no particular order include:

Rosen
Darnold
Allen
Barkley
Fitzpatrick
Chubb

That leaves the Bears in the position to draft one of the ND lineman if they so choose. Eight seems like a decent spot if that is the primary need. I would not be surprised if Arden Key was added to the seven and the Bears could draft either of those ND OL.

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After the success of Kamara, Hunt, and McCaffrey I expect this to be the year of the reach RB. I expect another RB to go ahead of the Bears pick.

There’s also the O-lineman from Texas and Oklahoma. They could trade down and still get a very good player at a position of need.

I will trust Heistand on the evaluation of his linemen.

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I’d take those evaluations with a grain of salt.

Just trade down about 4-5 spots and draft Ridley.

I'm not in love with the idea of the Bears taking an O-lineman with this pick. Especially interior linemen. If they have the option to take a legit pass rusher or very good WR with the pick they should. They have to solve the issue of their QB having no one to throw to, and signing a guy in FA won't be enough to do that. You can draft good guards in later rounds while the value on other positions slips.


I think it would be a mistake to draft a guard here. Even if he's good.

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