ASHKUM BEAR

If the Bears can trade down and down again...they can have a heck of a draft. RG, OT, speed WR, speed RB, QB, TE, CB, SS, OLB Your score is: 38429 (GRADE: A-) Your Picks: Round 2 Pick 20 (LAR): Ben Bredeson, OG, Michigan (A-) Round 2 Pick 30 (G.B.): Prince Tega Wanogho, OT, Auburn (A) Round 3 Pick 20 (LAR): Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame (A+) Round 3 Pick 28 (BALT): Anthony Gordon, QB, Washington State (A+) Round 3 Pick 30 (G.B.): Brycen Hopkins, TE, Purdue (A+) Round 4 Pick 20 (LAR): Jabari Zuniga, DE/OLB, Florida (A+) Round 4 Pick 30 (G.B.): TJ Carter, CB, Memphis (A+) Round 5 Pick 17: Jordan Fuller, FS/SS, Ohio State (A+) Round 6 Pick 17: Anthony McFarland, RB, Maryland (A+) Round 6 Pick 21: Joe Gaziano, DE/OLB, Northwestern (A+) Round 7 Pick 12: McTelvin Agim, DT, Arkansas (A+) Round 7 Pick 19: David Dowell, FS/SS, Michigan State (A+)

I think Foles will be fine with it because its purpose is mainly to read the LB to see if he bites to crash the run or sits to cover the flat. Foles also is good at throwing the ball on the spot on deep passes and can throw left which MT couldn't. Now for having a running QB, Foles won't be good at that, but if the QB can hit the WRs or throw them open, the running part won't matter. Trubisky will need to evolve to win the job. He now has pressure to push him. I'm hoping he can.

I woukd love Ruiz and our oline coach is familiar with him. 3 interior OL with flexibility and smarts to play C would be a nice asset.

I am sure we will see that, hoping at least. Just thought I'd get some names out there for round 2 to get familiar with.

The Bears definately need someone young with talent to grab hold of at ot. I think Ifedi ends up replacing Massie and he gets cut after this season. His cap hit will be 3.9, but savings are 5.4. That should free up some cap to re-sign Ifedi. Lenos cap hit will be 5.1 with a savings at 6.2. So he might also be a cap casualty after the season also. The pressure will be on to earn your stay. Hope it lights a fire. CB could use talent, Fuller in 2021 becomes a 20 million dollar man. Seems like a lot, he better elevate.

Not much draft talk like usual. I enjoy it, so wanted to inject some back in. Delpit, Dugger or Chinn are big possibilities. Seen some beat writers saying the Bears can find a good SS mid-draft like Amos, but they would have a hard time passing any of those up if available. Since they bolstered more at the CB position, I feel S is a position they may grab early. OT is also one I think they need now. I don't see them cutting Leno or Massie this year, but if the dead space is less next year, it could happen then. Use that money to re-sign Ifedi if he works out and then you also have the drafted player with one year experience to take the other OT. Between Cowerd, Ifedi, Barr, and draftee, you should fill RG this year too

Little bored this Saturday playing mock drafts and reading. My question is what two players or positions do you think will be best for the Bears going into 2020 and beyond to draft in Round 2 if we cannot trade back? My two with some luck: OT- Austin Jackson OT USC - there seem to be a decent amount in this draft, one could fall? I could live with a Prince Tego-Whanago also OLB- Terrell Lewis OLB ALA- also a player I see late RD1 early Rd 2. We did sign Quinn, but rotation and freshness keeps the pressure on. If he is available, the Bears need another body. Let's see what two players could boosts our chances.

Nice signing, 1 year deal, so not a whole lot invested. He makes a good swing OT for this season but doesn't fill the long term desire to get replacements for Massie or Leno. Haven't looked, but if he steps into the starting role, I wonder if they can re-sign him and cut one of those two after this season? If the cap works, we may have a player getting into his prime to cover R or L T. If he plays well and gets too expensive, then that gets us another decent comp pick. Draft is looking more like a SS now and maybe QB.. Dugger and Eason?

I agree that they should grab a reliable vet swing tackle and also draft one high enough with hopes to compete right away. With the 2 extra roster positions, they better have a good 3rd QB and use the other on an extra OL. That is why I would not rule them out from selecting a QB first if one of the top 4 or 5 guys is available. Reason being is this year is a battle of who stays, Mitch or Nick. We have our QB 1&2 this season, but the following year QB will be a need again. If Nick wins, you want a young talent in the pipeline. If Mitch wins, you want cheap talent behind him that keeps the pressure to be good on. Rd2a- QB Love/Eason. Rd2b- OT A Jackson, I Wilson, P Tego-Wanogho

Maybe bring back Ted Larsen to back up G/C and draft a OT, let him compete at RG year 1. Bars, rookie battling and Larsen there just in case.

If he spends anymore big, do so along the oline.

Decent pickup who could benefit from our DLine if he earns the starting spot. He had the talent to be drafted rd1 and even started, hope a new team rejuvenates him.

Graham is 33, a little past the age of effectiveness. We hope he can get back to 50 rec, 550 yds and 8 TDs? Those stats would put him in the middle of the pack. If he can do that while also influencing Horsted, Shaheen, Holtz and most likely another pick, maybe we can get a solid contributor to step in his shoes.

What did New Orleans do different with Jimmy Graham that Sea and GB didn't? Not saying we find lightning in a bottle, but maybe how Nagy wants to use the TE fits Graham more so than Ebron or Walker etc. Also, sure he cost more up front, but we may get back a draft pick by taking him over those others. Signing Ebron would negate a comp pick. Probably not worth the extra millions, but it holds some value. Just searching for reason is all

Wonder if that is why they went Graham and maybe they had to bid higher because other teams wanted to save compensation value.

I think they should draft one still. Nagy has said TE is almost as complicated as QB in his scheme. It might take a good year just to learn.

Not sure what everyone was expecting, but this is what I suspected. A veteran backup on a short term contract. I didn't want a high priced QB coming in and Jay Cutlering the team again. If Trubisky doesn't elevate, then we have a player in Foles that should be able to step in and give the team a little more than Daniel's. After next season the team can focus on a long term solution with a 1st round pick. Foles and Quinn are decent additions. Graham worries me, but who knows. He might flourish in this scheme.

I agree an OT has to be one of those 2nds. The other could go WR, SS, CB. Sign another FA at one of those positions, then we are getting close to using a high pick on QB? Having two extra roster positions would wisely be used on keeping another decent QB on tab.

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Pace took his guy, he had conviction on. Wonder what that conviction is he sees that can get more out of Jimmy G that Erin couldn't.

I think you want a tweener FS/SS and a good FS these days. Then a tweenen LB/S for all these packages teams throw out.

It is just speculation because he had a tweet that said he feels better now knowing DT is back. Nothing official

Speculation out there that HaHa Clintin Dix was signed before Trevathan by his tweet.

I didn't expect DT to return. He has had some injury bumps lately, so the price must have been right. He does keep the chemistry intact which and balls when in the field, all pluses. Sad Iggy hasn't turn out, hoped for a Roquan twin but maybe he'll take a step. Also, RRH was tendered so he has a good chance of also returning.