No Mendenhall In The First

them either stay where they are or move down a few slots and grab Jonathan Stewart.  I think he is a better every down back and his character is a lot better than the questionable character of McFadden.  So what I am saying is that I would rather see them gain an extra pick and still get a top five back in this years draft rather than losing a pick to get a the top back in the draft with questionable character and if you get McFadden in the city of Chicago there's no telling how stupid he will get.  Obviously I think Mendenhall is a great choice as well, but I would still rather see the bears get an extra pick out of the deal and still get Stewart, because you know that if Mendenhall is still on the board after 14 then either detroit or arizona will grab him at 15 or 16.  My only concern is that if that happens then detroit gets mendenhall and arizona may turn around and grab stewart at 16, but then again stewart's stock might drop a little bit because of that surgery, so who knows.  That's the beauty of the draft is the guessing.

...Mendenhall is going to be a special pro.  I honestly think he has the highest floor and second highest ceiling to McFadden.  Mendenhall the most explosive between the tackles runner in the draft.     I also feel very strongly that he the most complete back in the draft.  He has virtually no wear and he's completely healthy.  I can definitely see some similarities to Benson.  Mendenhall has similar size and can run over people.  That's where it ends though.  Benson's speed, hands, blocking, and character are all inferior, to say the least.

For the record, I don't bleed orange and blue. I went to Western.  There are experts/scouts/etc. that believe Mendenhall is the best back in this draft.  Right now, I agree.  I actually feel like he's roughly a half-round better of a prospect than McFadden, mostly based on their floors in terms of potential.

of never moving up in the first round for a reportedly bad character guy. There are so many draft needs this may clearly be the year to move down and amass more picks. Stewart's injured toe didnt stop him from having an incredible Combine showing and impressively demonstrates his ability to play through injury. Offensive Tackle is so high up on the needs list there is little chance they do not select an OT with #14, if they keep it.

I still think Beekman will be one of our starters and before everyone says "why didnt he start last year", well Im saying for the same reason running backs and quarterbacks sit the first year or so, just to get experience before theyre thrown in the pile. But I think Id be happiest if we traded down, got an extra pick out of it, and that way we can still address all needs w/ the first 3 rounds. QB, WR, RB, OL, DT, and maybe even a safety.  But who knows how JA works, his  ideas are a mystery, we'll never guess what he will do until draft day.