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No one would ever do this, but considering what you are looking for in the draft is big time difference makers, what about a strategy of compiling as many picks as you can grabbing a ton of boom or bust guys? Just get the physical freaks figuring that the light has to come on for some of them and if you even if you hit on 2 great players, 1-2 decent players, and a bunch of busts, that's about as good as you'll do in a normal draft: So let's say you are the Bears and you trade down to middle of the first and grab an extra 2nd and maybe a 4th and 6th along the way: 1) Patrick Mahomes, QB, Texas Tech - The one QB who you think, "if everything he fixes his flaws, with his physical gifts, he's a top 5 QB." 2) Obi Melifonwu, S, UConn - May not be there, but he's the physical freak of the safeties this year. 2) Evan Engram, TE, Mississippi - He's small for a TE, but 4.42 40 is still unheard of. 3) Roderick Johnson, OT, Florida State - All the physical tools to be a dominant T, but needs technique work and has consistency/focus issues. 4) Tanoh Kpassagnon, DE, Villanova - 6'7" 300 is perfect 5T size and broad jumped 10'8". 4) Tyus Bowser, LB, Houston - Another small school guy with perfect NFL measurables. Best 3-cone among LBs. 4) Isaac Asisata, G, Utah - Top bench press at the combine. 5) Robert Davis, WR, Georgia State - Has the height, weight, and speed of a #1 WR (Mack Hollins from UNC would also qualify). 6) Speedy Noil, WR, Texas A&M - A character nightmare, but a dangerous return man/slot receiver with 4.4 speed and a 43" vertical at 5'11". 7) Brian Allen, CB, Utah - Very raw CB who is 6'3" 215 and ran a 4.48 40. Part of me likes this draft. The other part sees something Al Davis would have loved.

I would and I would take a QB (especially since the premise of your questions is a run on QBs), unless Jonathan Allen's medical concerns drop him down, in which case I can see an argument for him. Otherwise, you take whoever you like most between Kizer and Mahomes, Then you have plenty of 2/3/4 quality picks to address your other needs.

Would be fine with me.

The only QB on the roster besides Glennon is Conner ashes, who has played in one NFL game and is coming off a major injury. Let's not pretend this is anything other than what it is: competition. I would think (hope) this doesn't change the draft strategy one bit.

If they use signing Mark Sanchez as a reason not to draft a QB in the first three rounds, everyone should be fired immediately following round three of the draft.

He's perfectly competent and a good "last resort" to have in the bench because he can contribute in special teams. He's not a speed demon exactly, but he has good vision on returns and gets more than he should. I don't see any reason to draft a RB.

I would be mostly OK with this except for Boulware, who seems like a waste of a pick at a position we are pretty set at. There's guys like this every year who are "just a player", I don't see any need for him this year. I would prefer a big outside WR project since I'm not sold on any of the WRs on our roster. Someone from the Josh Reynolds/Kenny Golladay/Mack Hollins/Jalen Robinette camp.

If he makes the team something has gone horribly wrong.

I've been watching some Mahomes games and I have to say - he terrifies me. He definitely has the best arm talent in the draft. Some of the throws he makes are unreal. But his mechanics are frequently awful. Throws off his back foot. Backpedaling from pressure. Throwing with both feet off the ground. Blind throws. The Jay Cuyler comparisons are concerning and completely warranted, except that Cutler was more pro-ready because he came from an offense much more similar to an NFL offense. You watch the receivers in the Texas Tech and they are frequently wide open. There's a 5% chance Mahomes is Aaron Rodgers 2.0, but there's so much work to do with him and so many ways it can go wrong.v

I don't think this is true, at least not yet. I saw it thrown out as s possibility by one of the Bears writers this week, but it was more like a "depending on how the draft goes and how the roster is shaking out, this could be done," if something more official has been announced, I didn't see it.

I had proposed this elsewhere as a Browns trade down: Trade #3 to Browns for #12, #33, #108 (4th round), #187 (6th round) and a future 3rd. The other one I could see is the Jets moving up from #6 to #3 to by packaging #6 and #39 (total of 2110 pts) to jump ahead of the Jaguars and get Fournette. They need a jolt and have two third round picks which might mitigate the loss of their 2nd round pick.

I find myself torn between two trains of thought here. On one hand, I think Pace wants to give Glennon every chance to be a successful starting QB and this team's franchise QB. But Pace knows this team needs a franchise QB to be a good team, and the later you draft a QB, the less likely you are to land one of those. So I wonder if he might take his favorite QB at #3 (I assume that's Watson) to give himself two chances at finding a solution at the position they desperately need to solve, knowing Glennon is on a pretty reasonable contract going forward.

Nice. Updating my avatar in tribute.

Lots of positions have been addressed, but very few problems have been solved, IMO. I'm interested to see how other people think we should attack the draft, besides of course a BPA approach, but here's what I think I would do: **Trade #3 to Browns for #12, #33, #108 (4th round), #187 (6th round) and a future 3rd. The Browns are trying to recreate the Cowboys - they've spent the offseason beefing up their O-line, now they need their Zeke, but have to get ahead of the Jaguars and Jets to get Fournette, so they do. 1) OJ Howard, TE, Alabama - Given Glennon the help he needs part 1. I balk at this a bit because I know this is a deep TE draft, but he's obviously the best guy and maybe the best in a few years. 2) JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, USC - Given Glenn the help he needs part 2. I'm not sold on the receiving corps - lots of ifs and maybes. Smith-Schuster is my current draft crush - I love his tape and he's only 20 years old. 2) Marcus Williams, S, Utah - We added Demps, but I still don't think we have another startable safety on the roster. I would add the playmaking Williams, start him with Demps, and make Amos/Bush battle it out for third safety. Jones-Quartay is cut. 3) Davis Webb, QB, Cal - I think this is where the Bears get their QB of the future. It might be Peterman, depending on how they liked him at the Senior Bowl, but I like Webb's size and arm strength more, plus he's a nice copy of Glennon, so they can both operate out of the same offense. 4) Damontre Kazee, CB, San Diego State - The Bears have lots of big corners, but need some more completion inside, Kazee's got a lot of ints and has a little Nathan Vasher in him, I think. 4) Dan Skipper, OT, Arkansas - Even after adding Tom Compton, need more OT competition. Skipper might be too big (6'9"), but there's not a lot of OT prospects in this draft who might be able to handle LT, but he's one of them. 4) Jaleel Johnson, DE, Iowa - Competition for Unrein/Bullard at DE and might even be able to play a little inside. 5) Ejuan Price, LB, Pitt - Undersized edge rusher that maybe Fangio can find a role for. Need more pressure on the QB 6) Stevie Tu-Ikolovatu, NT, USC - Need a legit NT for depth behind Goldman. 7) Zane Gonzalez, K, Arizona State - I was not impressed by Connor Barth last year and I doubt the Bears were either. Thoughts? What do others want to see in the draft?

No, because you have zero proven commodities: - White has 19 receptions in two years in the league and have never caught a touchdown. - Meredith is a second year undrafted free agent who needs to step up. - Wright is three years removed from a productive season, which looks more like an aberration than the norm. - Wheaton is coming off a year when he was injured all year and looks like just a slot option. - Randle is a complete enigma. - Bellamy is the classic guy who is OK to have at the end of your bench, but you always want to upgrade. I still think you have a target a big outside receiver in the draft early to push those other guys and/or guard against injury.

Except for the whole 3-13 thing.

I'll take the second guy, because, for a CB, those numbers are most likely reflective of the number of times that player was targeted - higher tackles/PD can mean QBs aren't throwing at the other guy because he's better.

The lack of DL in FA may say more about how the staff feels about Bullard than their draft plans. He was seen as a steal and looked great in the preseason. They may be hoping for a big step forward from him.

I'm calling Davis Webb in the 3rd round now. Pace talked today about Glennon checking all the boxes, which included height, arm strength, accuracy, and ability to quickly process. Webb seems fairly comparable, so you don't have to change the offense at all when he's in there.

Kind of hilarious that it appears to happen during the Bears' press conference.

Zero interceptions last year. Should fit right in.

My quick thoughts (and I'm not usually a negative poster): - Glennon - As I've written elsewhere, I'm OK with the Glennon signing given that he's the only guy available that could work out to be a legit starting QB, but it's hard for me to get past the fact that, by all indications, the Bears paid at least $4 million more than the next highest bidder. It sounds like the deal is pretty well structured as far as getting out of the deal after a year or two, so I guess that helps. Still doesn't change your need for a QB in the draft. - Demps - An upgrade just because our safeties are so bad, but I'm not super excited about this. We seem to be paying for a career year by an older player (he had 6 ints last year but just 1 the previous year). Why not give the same deal to DJ Swearinger, who is much younger and may be coming into his own? I get the need for leadership, but we have Trevathan as a leader of the defense. Plus, why aren't any of these guys we drafted developing into leaders if we feel the need to bring one in? I hope it's not Rolle 2.0, but it looks like it from here. Still doesn't change your need for S in the draft. - Wheaton - This is the kind of guy I have wanted us to get in recent years, but it's mitigated by the loss of Jeffery and, unless we somehow get Pryor, an overall step back at WR. You have to put your new QB in a position to succeed, and it's hard for me to believe that a starting three of Meredith, White, Wheaton does that (notwithstanding the inability of two of those guys to stay healthy). Still doesn't change your need for WR in the draft (and it has undoubtedly increased overall). - Sims - Why are we paying $6 million a year for a blocking TE ahead of the best TE draft in a long time? Is he worth paying $6 million a year over what you could get in this draft in the fourth/fifth round? I understand that he has some upside, but we now have three mediocre TEs in Miller, Sims, and Brown. So (say it with me) this still doesn't change your need for TE in the draft. So, we've made four signings, none of which crosses off a position from what you need going into the draft. You lost out on the RT you targeted and all the top flight CBs, so you still have a big hole at CB, so that's still a draft need and I don't think anyone you could get left in FA changes that. When your first day of Free Agency solves no problems, creates new ones, doesn't shift your draft needs at all, and doesn't demonstrate a clear direction for the franchise, you get an F.

Honestly, if I'm Pace at this point, I just try for a bunch of young low floor/high ceiling guys and hope enough of them break right that you show improvement. - Go all-in on Terrelle Pryor - Sign on OT coming off an injury that could potentially upgrade your T spot like Kelvin Beachum. - Throw a 2-year deal at Morris Claiborne or Logan Ryan.

I see Matt McGloin was just released. Are we sure Mike Glennon is better than McGloin?

I'm starting to (kind of) come around on the Glennon strategy, or at least I think I get it, even if I don't yet really like it. We know you are nowhere in this league without a quality starting QB. We know neither Cutler or Hoyer are quality starting QBs at this point. Glennon is the one QB available you can make an argument could still prove to be a quality starting QB. If the Bears overpay for Glennon and draft a QB, they are giving themselves two shots instead of one a solving the problem they need to solve to be good. That seems worth a slight overpay for Glennon.