jason

HA! Yes, he died in my scenario. As others have mentioned. I forgot all about him because he's on IR. He actually seemed to be doing OK before injury. No wonder since he's the only OL pick in the last four years selected before the fifth round. Philosophy of my scenario remains the same, and I definitely disagree with the notion that any of the other random names have played well enough to ignore drafting better players in higher rounds. To me Mustipher is like a midget (normal Bears OL play) saying he'd love to be 4'11" (Mustipher). When you're used to seeing midgets, 4'11" is pretty tall. Ignoring OL is the primary reason why the Bears have been mediocre at best for 2+ decades. I'd like to see them make it the #1 priority, and watch the skill players benefit as a result, before I die.

1. Fire Pace and Nagy. Bring in someone old-school who values team-building via the trenches, who likes play-action passes, who loathes RPOs, and who wants perfect simplicity over imperfect, 30-page playbooks full of inconsistent fancy shit. 2. Move Whitehair back to Center where he belongs. 3. Draft OL-heavy (Serious about the picks): Round 1: For the love of God, trade down and accumulate picks. Round 2: Alex Leatherwood, OT, Alabama Round 2: Deonte Brown, G, Alabama Round 3: Warren Jackson, WR, Colorado State - Randy Moss vibes Round 4: Mac Jones, QB, Alabama Round 4: BPA D Round 5: OG (I wouldn't mind Tommy Kraemer, G, Notre Dame) Round 6: BPA D Starting OL (Yes, I'm serious about the picks): LT - Alex Leatherwood LG - Deonte Brown C - Cody Whitehair RG - Whoever wins RT - Germain Ifedi That should be a damn good start to things.

It's been that way for two decades. Only legit OL the Bears have had in the last 20 years was the SB year. But most fans will still call for the Bears to draft a QB, and then another WR, and replace Montgomery. And then question anyone who says the Bears front office is wrong for drafting the skill players without an OL to carry the weight. **shrug**

Hence the disdain for the simpletons running the organization who, year after year, can't see the forest (Deshaun Watson) for the trees (Mitch Trubisky).

Ditto. I wasn’t expecting a WR at all.

Looks like he has to learn 7 of 9. He’s got fade and post, but that looks about it.

Agree. With that many, there will be pressure. They all know the Bears won’t pickup more than one. Whoever handles the pressure the best is likely to do the best, and better suited for gameday.

You’re right about the trade value, but trade volume is important as well. The Bears lost a pick. They already had limited picks. Since none of the picks are guaranteed, especially the later the round, it makes sense to have as many bullets in the gun as possible.

And you’re a dipshit crybaby who runs to moderators when things don’t go your way. I could tell you the sun is hot and you’d find issue because 10 years ago I removed an obviously political post that was against the rules. (Ironic: I agreed with the politics of it.) The facts are that Howard didn’t fit perfectly, but he was a very good RB. The front office created a hole where there previously wasn’t one. Which forced their own hands into drafting a RB, one that Pace obviously loved so much he basically promised Montgomery it was going to happen beforehand.

I’m barely over an hour from Nashville and didn’t even want to go or watch. I watched Avengers Endgame instead. He’s a shifty player and he will make some great runs, but it won’t be enough to make up for how it all went down.

I hate it. It’s a bad move. And I don’t care what anyone says. The Bears had a similar RB, who was proven, but dumped him for pennies on the dollar. And probably because the management already knew who they wanted. So they purposely made a hole where there wasn’t one, and then filled it...maybe. That’s like having a sturdy wooden boat and punching a hole in it, watching water pour in, all just because you wanted to prove the patch kit you liked could do a better job. AND they had to trade up to get him. This front office becomes enamored with specific players and gets nervous, which causes the trading up. It occurs far too much.

I’m saying we know what those dudes are. It’s a weak spot. If a 3-4DE is there with good value, it should be getting more focus than positions like OLB and TE, where starters are much better.

The comparisons don’t work. Goldman is a different position with different responsibility, and RRH is also subpar. Why I feel comfortable saying this is the fact that neither RRH nor Nichols ever really stepped up and/or surprised last year. At best they were the DE equivalent of QB game managers.

Just say no to miles sanders. First, he will cost too much. Second, he’s from Penn State. That lesson has been learned already.

If Nichols is inked in as the starter, that’s a problem. He is definitely below average. Meanwhile, everyone seems to think OLB is a high priority, despite having the best one in maybe the entire NFL, and a first rounder with massive potential on the other side. That just doesn’t make much sense. Put someone better in Nichols’s spot, and everyone benefits.

The question is valid. Opposite of Hicks is a void with minimal production and average promise. I think 3-4DE is more of a need than OLB. Nobody even really knows who the starter is there for 2019. I’d love to see Jerry Tillery slip because of off-field concerns. He could be great in the role.

Why in the world would any coach give Cohen LESS carries than he had last year?

Given the propensity to reach on small school projects, that should scare everyone a good bit.

Fair enough, guys. I’m just not of the belief that the front office would get rid of a very good player if they didn’t feel like they had a guaranteed plan to replace him already established. That leaves the RBs on roster, or something much scarier: a rookie they love already and will unnecessarily reach to get in a draft with minimal picks.

You realize 25 more carries would be less than 2 more carries a game, right? That’s so minimal it’s negligible. It’s absurdly minuscule over the course of the season. Of course he could handle 25 more carries in a season. Will literally less than 2 more carries a game really burn him out? It seems highly improbable to me. The decisiveness is the only valid point.

Tarik Cohen got 99 carries last year to Jordan Howard's 250. The split figures to change a bit since Cohen is incumbent and Howard is gone. So let's call it 125/225. Mike Davis got 112 carries in a 3-way rotation in Seattle last year. There's nearly no doubt at all he can carry more of the load. Additionally, for the coaching staff to dump Howard and pick up Davis, they had to feel pretty comfortable about his fit in the system and his ability to replace Howard for the most part. If there are roughly 225 carries to spread around, then Davis figures to get north of 150 of those carries. I'd guess 175-ish. Which leaves 50 carries or so. That doesn't sound like a big need. Furthermore, it sounds like a great way to spread the love, depending on game situation, to backups like Nall, or Mizelle, or whoever. Say no to drafting a RB this year, unless it's a massive upside pick like Bryce Love in the 5th or something like that.

I don't like the idea of drafting a TE, because I agree that it means we're basically dumping Shaheen...who several on this board thought was a massive reach at best. Why be in a rush when Burton is such a stud? If anything, Burton's presence means the Bears can slow play Shaheen's development, which has been incredibly slow considering his draft position.

How do we need a TE? With Burton and Shaheen, all the Bears really need in a 3rd TE is a glorified OT.

Hell, I didn't even know. It's nice to have a guy in place who actually has a few more hits than misses. For several years we could have randomly thrown darts and done better at the draft than Bears leadership.

I want to choke Hoge for this mock. Atrocious. A RB in the 3rd is stupid. I don't see why this is a trend.