My take on Bears Draft

by allhailmark on Jan 21, 2006 10:58 AM CST

TE is the biggest hole on the team. Clark is no #1 and is a band-aid of a solution.
Take a pass catcher and give Rex a bail out option over the middle.

The only other #1 worthy pick is a CB. Personally, I think the CB's haven't played that great overall. Not to take anything away from Vasher, he catches anything around him, but a lot of his picks came on badly thrown balls, a credit to the pass rush. Tillman can be great, but mixes it with a gambling style that gives up lots of deep balls.

My breakdown of team needs follows:

Unit by Unit -
DL - Set (no picks)
LB - Backup would help (3rd or 4th rounder)
CB - Backup/Upgrade (2nd round/1st round)
S - Backup (3rd rd or later)

RB - Set (no picks)
WR - Most interesting argument, with Moose a lock and Bradley & Berrian emerging as solid 2/3 receivers, Currie getting healthy for the slot receiver job and Gage/Berlin a fine #5 receiver -A #3/4 Reciever in the draft would be okay, but more likely to be a solid #2 Free Agency Pickup. This really could be a good, deep receiving corps next year (except Moose...zing!).
TE - Most glaring need, (1st rounder). Clark would be a great Red Zone threat as the 2nd TE in the formation.
OL - Backup/Depth would be nice. I like the move to extend Garza as a #1/2G&#2C. Keep Terrence Metcalf as insurance for old and achy Ruben Brown, a solid OT would be good because whenever Tait or Miller goes down with a big injury things could get ugly with only St. Clair in the wings (I won't bother acknowledging Q. Mitchell and his 4 year deal).
QB - Set? Sort of. We have 3 and they'll all be back next year (Sorry, Kittner)

KR/PR - Berrian has done well as PR, but I wouldn't mind having someone else take those blind hits. While we're at it, find someone who's a #1 KR and PR and use Berrian only if necessary.
K/P - Gould is fine, Maynard was fine (sort of), but who knows what golden leg wonder is out there?

My guess at the draft:
Rd 1: TE
Rd 2: CB with solid return skills
Rd 3: OT
Rd 4: S
Rd 5: K/P/WR
Rd 6: LB
Rd 7: CB

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Although, I

have not problem with your choices, the whole idea of signing Randel El has just been sounding better and better. If that does happen, it will change things a little bit. Less of a need of return skills and maybe shoots down needing to draft a wide receiver.

by Adam T on Jan 21, 2006 1:18 PM CST reply actions