Draft Thoughts

by bs1220 on Feb 29, 2008 7:23 PM CST

I would love to take Mendenhall. I really think he's gonna be solid. However, we have more pressing needs at QB and offensive line. If we're going to take Mendenhall, we clearly have to be making some sort of move to get a QB or an offensive lineman outside the draft. Henne, Flacco, and Brohm will not drop to the third nor will the OT that we need.

Mendenhall is the sexy name, but he's not the most pressing need. I imagine the Bears will draft someone like Forte in the 3rd rather than be a player in the FA market.

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Best available athlete

If Mendenhall drops to 14 I say we have to take him.

Orange and Blue Moses.

by Chad @ Windy City Gridiron on Feb 29, 2008 7:57 PM CST reply actions

i think

"orange and blue moses" should be your new signature

I am like your Dan Aykroyd and biglow would be Jane, the ignorant slut. -Chad

by thecoolest on Feb 29, 2008 8:16 PM CST up reply actions

it will be...

if Mendenhall goes to Chicago or Denver.

by Chad @ Windy City Gridiron on Feb 29, 2008 8:38 PM CST up reply actions

royalties

If you make "orange and blue moses" your signature I will expect some sort of compensation

-leopoldjones

by leopoldjones on Mar 1, 2008 6:58 PM CST up reply actions

i will give you a cut

of every dollar i make off that phrase.

by Chad @ Windy City Gridiron on Mar 1, 2008 7:39 PM CST up reply actions

sweet

-leopoldjones

by leopoldjones on Mar 1, 2008 7:40 PM CST up reply actions

We have two 3rd rounders

so we have the ammo to move back into the second if say they wanted Flacco and an oline guy like Albert.

by Adam T on Feb 29, 2008 8:19 PM CST reply actions

i say...

one of our 3rds and our second for the first or second pick in the 2nd round. Get flacco.

by Chad @ Windy City Gridiron on Feb 29, 2008 8:48 PM CST up reply actions

We're still short

Our first is spent on Mendenhall.
Our Second is used on Flacco/Oline.

We're still short a quality qb or o-line prospect. This means we need to get one in free agency. RB is more of a luxury/need that can be filled in the third.

by bs1220 on Feb 29, 2008 9:38 PM CST reply actions

Mendenhall may be nice but. . .

If that rumor of bringing in Michael Turner is true, then chances are that we'll probably take Malcolm Kelly (if he's available) or Limas Sweed. Especially if we don't get a deal done with Bryant Johnson.

by The Wisdom Cube on Feb 29, 2008 10:15 PM CST reply actions

I wouldn't hold

nothing on Johnson yet. We don't overpay and our QB situation is questionable and we are still holding out hopes that Berrian might come back. So don't count that one yet.

by Adam T on Feb 29, 2008 11:05 PM CST up reply actions

Lineman

If we sign Maurice Williams, I say draft Mendenhall.

by bs1220 on Mar 1, 2008 1:25 PM CST reply actions

OT/QB/RB

I say:

pick an OT
Pick a Flacco or Henne
pick an RB.

I think the Line and the chance ot get a QB of the future are more important than the RB at this point.

-$uchM@N!

by suchman on Mar 2, 2008 3:06 PM CST reply actions

I am hoping...

Mendenhall is available at 14, it'd give the Bears a great opportunity to move back and pick up another 2nd or 3rd round pick. I think he's going to be a good player, but too many teams have proved that you can get quality RBs later and cheaper. Besides you need a good o-line before you can do anything and we still are missing 2 starters.

They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. *That's* the *Chicago* way!

by 2ndcitydiehard on Mar 2, 2008 4:55 PM CST reply actions

i would love for them

to select mendenahall or kelly if either r there, and if not, take chris williams or ryan clady to shore up the o-line. Then, using the 2 and the 3's we could conceivably get back in the end of the 1st or the 2nd should brohm slip or flacco be available. Thats gotta be the plan

by jberms on Mar 3, 2008 3:24 PM CST reply actions