Mocking the Mocks: Who They Think The Chicago Bears Will Take
by Steven Schweickert on Feb 11, 2012 3:00 PM CST
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PrintWe're bringing you a special weekend edition of Mocking the Mocks because this one doesn't result in a wide receiver being taken, and it's not offensive tackle Mike Adams. Russ Lande of the Sporting News unleashed his first mock draft upon the digital firmament, and the player he has the Chicago Bears taking at #19 caught me off guard.
So who did they take that got this reaction out of me? Well, hit the jump...
OT Riley Reiff, Iowa. Now an offensive tackle doesn't sound like an awful pick in the first round - the team could definitely use a left tackle to bookend Gabe Carimi. Here's what they had to say about Reiff...
Even when Jay Cutler was healthy, the offense struggled with consistency because the line could not provide consistent pass protection. They gamble on Reiff, who is viewed as overrated by many draft analysts.
So the Bears would look to upgrade pass protection with Reiff. But let's look at some scouting reports on the Iowa tackle...
First up from FFToolbox.
Like many other Big 10 prospects that have come before him, Reiff really excels at run blocking and bringing an intense, ferocious attitude each and every snap.
Reiff has to prove from now until the draft that he can be a left tackle. There are concerns about his footwork and lateral quickness. If teams feel he can only play on the right, he'll fall rapidly down draft boards.
Wait, didn't we already draft Gabe Carimi last year? Anyway, a second scouting report (one that is a bit more detailed and sounds more like a left tackle) on him...
Reiff is technically solid in pass protection, using his natural foot quickness and lateral agility to mirror speed rushers on the edge. He has nice length and uses his arms to his advantage to gain leverage on defenders, although he does overextend at times causing a loss of balance. Reiff seems only average when anchoring against bull rushers, but at the same time he does a nice job of recovering and fighting for position even when pushed off balance.
Everything I've seen has him as a top 10-15 pick (including SBNation's own site Mocking the Draft having him at 6 to the Rams), so being able to pick him up at 19 (and the fourth and final offensive tackle off the board in the first behind Kalil, Martin and Adams) sounds like either a steal or a pipe dream. What do you guys think?
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He's a liability in pass blocking.
The big ten is a notorious run first conference so a lot of the lineman that come out of there are run blocking lineman. We already took a strong run blocker in carimi last year, we really don’t need to take carimi 2.0 this year.
by lopey986 on Feb 11, 2012 3:08 PM CST via mobile reply actions
The B1G also has had a plethora of excellent pass rushers in the last few years
JJ Watt, Alex Kerrigan, Adrian Clayborn, Cameron Heyward, and those are just he guys drafted last year.
I personally think Reiff is a top 20 prospect, but not top 5. Still, he’d make an outstanding bookend with Carimi and offer Jay a level of protection he hasn’t had since Denver.
He's the type of player that will be very solid over his career
but will never be considered a top 5 LT
He’s probably better suited as a RT in the NFL, however he does have better LT prospects than Carimi did last year. With the rise of Mike Adams, i could definitely see Reiff being the odd man out because of the fact he ISN’T a guaranteed LT in most systems.
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With the 19th pick I don't expect a top 5 LT.
Not to be a liability is all I really want from the LT position, but to me that’d be easily worth a 1st round pick.
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Don't need another RT
Give me Floyd. I think the Bears can give Webb some help now with Martz gone.
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by propheteer on Feb 11, 2012 3:27 PM CST via iPhone app reply actions
I saw something saying that Floyd might have a better 40 time than everyone is expecting too
Instead of in the 4.5’s he could be in the 4.4’s
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If he runs in the 4.4 range he just ran himself out of Chicago cause theres ....
…. no way he’ll make it to 19 .
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by MidWayMonster54 on Feb 11, 2012 4:41 PM CST up reply actions
Doubtful .......
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by MidWayMonster54 on Feb 11, 2012 4:48 PM CST up reply actions
Floyd was picked 7th in this mock draft.
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We don't need a first rounder than can't pass block ....
….. because our 7th rounder is doin that just fine . If Oline is what the picks gonna be go with someone else or trade down and snatch up some more picks .
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by MidWayMonster54 on Feb 11, 2012 3:58 PM CST reply actions
Being an Iowa fan, I would be happy if we can get Reiff.
During the 2 seasons he started, it was like watching Bulaga 2.0 out there. Im not sure if I can say he’ll be an elite guy in the NFL but he definitely has some upside. Plus, mean streak is true. Proper coaching on feetwork and he’ll be just fine.
Bulaga is playing RT is he not?
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Ummm there thinkin of movin him to the left side .....
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by MidWayMonster54 on Feb 12, 2012 10:23 PM CST up reply actions
If the Bears get Floyd, I'll bust a frickin' nut.
by The Old Mack From Way Back on Feb 11, 2012 5:34 PM CST reply actions
If he runs a good 40 time your nuts are safe ......
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by MidWayMonster54 on Feb 11, 2012 5:37 PM CST up reply actions
The Bears should also look at Jeffery from South Carolina if that's the case.
He could be the big, physical WR that they are looking for. Just no overrated OT’s again.
by The Old Mack From Way Back on Feb 11, 2012 5:59 PM CST up reply actions
Carimi isn't overrated.
Williams wouldn’t be overrated if Lovie had half a brain and didn’t switch his position every other week…
How is Lovie responsible for switching Williams' position?
He isn’t incharge of the offense
that’s on Tice and Martz
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Absolutely Agree
Hopefully he’s around at 19. If he is it’s a no brainier.
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This comparison is ridiculous
Mike Williams didn’t even play football the year before he was drafted
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Reiff won’t last past top 10
by jmo53 on Feb 11, 2012 10:20 PM CST via Android app reply actions
wrong
He will go in the 10-15 range
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The Bears defeinitely need a LT
Webb isn’t cutting it. I hope the team gets one in FA if not the draft.
the need for a LT
Is there and will be until the Bears decided that enough is enough but they will stay on the Cheap. In the first round as far as LT’s there are two the rest seem to be pretenders. Kail and Martin
Not Gonna Happen
Demetrius Bell, Jared Gaither or an injured Marcus McNeil?
Slim and none, and Slim’s out warming up the car.
by taketheunder on Feb 21, 2012 7:30 PM CST up reply actions
wouldn't mind
Taking him in the 2nd if still available but would probably shift to guard in the pros and be that effective run blocker on the inside
by beartopia on Feb 11, 2012 11:22 PM CST via mobile reply actions
I think good talent slips to #19.
But I don’t think it’ll be at Tackle. Too many teams picking before us are desperate for anything even resembling a legit 1st round LT. This year there are only four by my count and Reiff is one of them.
Reiff would be a great pick. A good Tackle is a good Tackle. That RT/LT/swing stuff with Reiff, Carimi and Webb would work itself out.
And there are still some other good players left in this mock. Devon Still, Courtney Upshaw, Mark Barron, Kendall Wright, David DeCastro, Whitney Mercilus and my personal favorite Zach Brown. The first 3 might not be perfect fits for the system but I think they’re all talented enough to be worth the pick.
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Talent come
in but the Bears need to ask themselves this? Which position are you willing to spend a first round pick on I hope its a OLB/DE
When it comes to drafting Defense in the 1st round...
I consider myself cheerleader #1. However, if either Reiff, Martin or Adams are available at #19 I think it’s a no-brainer.
A FA OT would be great, but I haven’t seen much at that position to get really excited about. And the Bears would probably have to overpay greatly to get an OT of any value. So yeah, I like Webb more than most people, but OT is a position I would definitely spend a 1st round pick on if one of those three are available.
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We need ot AND wr
One might have to be a free agent. And in free agency, a top notch receiver is easier to find than a decent LT. (Remember Orlando Pace?) But the logic could fail us by pick 19. By then, you have to ask who’s left on the board? I like Michael Floyd but the new mock drafts are right to have him gone before we can get him. I’m not sold on Reiff but hey—we don’t really know who those other teams will take; there could be a pass blocking LT still available. This is why mock drafts serve no purpose other than to help keep us focused on the NFL between Super Bowls and draft days!
He doesn’t anchor well ,is strength is questionable, sounds a lot like Chris Williams in 2008 been there, done that! OG/T Cordy Glenn I can work with.
If you want to talk Guards.
David DeCastro is still there in this mock draft. For this mock draft he would clearly be BPA. An OG of that caliber could seriously help solidify the rest of the line. I do like our interior O-Line. But this looks like a guy that could make the rest of this line look much better than it is. Then again, he is just a Guard…
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Absolutely. You take stars, regardless of position.
The tape I’ve seen on Decastro is nuts. He jumps off the screen. Athletic, physical, big. I’d say there are 5 surefire stars in this draft: Luck, Kalil, Blackmon, Trent Richardson, and Decastro. If you get the chance to take him you stick him at LG and have Chris Williams compete for LT.
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Yep.
BPA is DeCastro. I think you’d be able to make the argument that he could be the best O-Lineman on the Bears by the time the season starts. This would be a very solid, responsible and grown-up pick. But exciting it is not…
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by Bearsh!tt!n on Feb 13, 2012 12:18 AM CST up reply actions
hhmmm..
going to have to look at tape of his. Any spectacular highlights?
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by crackedcactus on Feb 15, 2012 8:34 PM CST up reply actions
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