jason

But if that analyst has Deshaun Watson as the number three QB and 22 on the big board, I have a little less faith in his player rating system.

I agree. Been thinking it for a few weeks now. The difference between round two and round three guys this year seems minimal.

That law is obviously not written with pro athletes in mind. Pure greed. It is ridiculous to hold that against the Bears.

I don't know how their algorithm works, but I'm guessing if you pick a player of great value you don't get as much points as a player of good value at the position they deem your "need." Sorry, but it keeps listing ILB high, and that's way down the list. Your score is: 10477 (GRADE: B+) Ridiculous Your Picks: Round 1 Pick 9 (CINN): Mitch Trubisky, QB, North Carolina (A+) - Franchise QB after trading back. Round 1 Pick 18 (TENN): Marlon Humphrey, CB, Alabama (A-) - 6'1" shutdown corner. Round 2 Pick 4: Taco Charlton, DE, Michigan (A-) - Explosive 5T with room to grow. Round 2 Pick 19 (DEN): Taylor Moton, OT/OG, Western Michigan (A-) - Super strong. He's the RT of the future. Round 2 Pick 25 (HOU): David Njoku, TE, Miami (Fla.) (A+) - Elite athlete, high jump champ, great redzone target. Round 3 Pick 3: Obi Melifonwu, SS, Connecticut (A-) - A 6'4" safety with great range and size. Stud. Round 3 Pick 9 (CINN): Dion Dawkins, OG, Temple (A-) - Monster in waiting. Can play G or T. Round 3 Pick 32 (N.E.): Zay Jones, WR, East Carolina (A+) - Starts immediately. Likely becomes the #1 target. Round 4 Pick 10: Kevin King, CB, Washington (A) - A 6'3" CB who can potentially play FS. I want to know WTF an A+ draft looks like.

I hate it.

HA! You had to try to do that poorly. With the third pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select, "David Wojkowski, linebacker, from Eastern Louisiana State University."

He seems like an intriguing prospect, but the age doesn't seem to be in this front office's wheel house.

No way he's getting picked at #3 now. http://bearswire.usatoday.com/2017/02/01/p...hernia-surgery/ A shoulder AND a hernia? This close to being drafted? Nope. Not at #3. Not after Kevin White.

That would be AMAZING. Derek Rivers is an interesting wild card. I also like squeezing in Zane Gonzalez at the end of the draft.

He is talented enough to play all three. But he's more suited for DE.

Without trades, that would be one of my favorite drafts possible. Garrett would transform the D, and make the need for secondary just a bit less. Meanwhile, Cam Robinson would protect one edge better than either starter, and he'd be protecting a franchise QB in Mahomes who would quickly learn that Zay Jones catches everything, and Jake Butt would be a steal in the late fourth. Keep the mocks coming! I love this site!

HAHAHA! Great job! Three firsts next year would be absurd. And Kizer mid 2nd?! BWAAAHAHAHA!!

If you like the draft, mock drafts, and tons of crazy trade down scenarios, then first-pick.com is the site for you. I've just touched on the tip of the iceberg, and this is what I came away with after multiple trades: 1.9 - Jamal Adams, S, LSU 2.7 - Cam Robinson, OT, Bama 2.21 - Adoree Jackson, CB, USC 2.27 - Evan Engram, TE, Miss 3.6 - Antonio Garcia, OT, Troy 3.9 - Dalvin Tomlinson, DE, Bama 3.14 - Zay Jones, WR, ECU 3.36 - Kevin King, CB, Wash 4.4 - Tanoh Kpassagnon, DE, Nova 4.10 - Davis Webb, QB, Cal 5.11 - Ryan Switzer, WR, UNC 6.10 - Chad Kelly, QB, Miss 7.2 - Ben Boulware, ILB, Clem I know that's ridiculous, but I just wanted to point out what can be done on the site. No money required. Pretty fun. The best part is, at the end of the draft your draft gets a score. Mine, somehow, got a C and 9191 points (whatever that means). I'm sorry, but you'd have to fit me for diapers if that draft happens, because I'd shit myself. Graded C? LOL. I'm guessing it's because I didn't address QB early enough.

I can get behind the positions for the most part, but I don't like the names a lot. Walker doesn't fit the 3-4 DE well. Kaaya is not very good. Langley is not impressive, and getting a small school DB feels like a Lovie move.

If he drops like a rock and he's there near the end of the 1st, you trade up and get him. There is no maybe to it. And to pass on him in the 2nd (maybe?) is a fireable offense for a GM. That would be crazy.

If the Bears avoid injury history, I could totally see them passing on Allen.

Looking at the draft class, there are many available options for the Bears to pursue this year. The problem, of course, is the other 4-5 needs that supersede the WR issues. While Cam Meredith had a good season, it's not the first time Chicago has seen a promising WR do virtually nothing (i.e. Marquess Wilson, Royal, Bellamy, Aromashodu, Iglesias, Lloyd, Gage, Bradley, etc.). Well, sometimes those guys do something after leaving Chicago, but that's a different issue. If Braverman was the answer at slot, he likely would have seen more of the field when the WRs were dropping every third pass. Meanwhile, Kevin White is still a complete unknown. A wild card. Can he be trusted to be a starting WR? Do the Bears really have a choice? The Bears have a very real possibility of walking into the 2017 season with only Cam Meredith as a viable, if yet unproven, WR on their roster. That's terrifying. It would virtually guarantee stunted offensive development of any rookie signal caller. Resign Alshon, and at least one WR (slot) is needed. Don't resign Alshon, and at least two WRs (slot & his replacement) are needed. Luckily for the Bears, this draft class of WRs is deep. After the Senior Bowl, one would think stock in Zay Jones would be sky-rocketing. He looked pretty unguardable. For some reason, however, he's plugged into the 4th round range on most boards/mocks. Similarly, Ryan Switzer must be wondering what he has to do to get some love. He catches nearly everything, and what he lacks in size and breakaway speed, he makes up for in shiftiness. He could shake most NFL safeties in a phone booth. He's a perfect complementary, slot WR. He's an underneath option that doesn't look all that fast, but is and is Check out some of the pub Switzer got from the Senior Bowl. Maybe it wouldn't be such a bad idea for the Bears to invest a little into WR this year?

That's what kind of interesting about this draft. The opinions are so divisive. And that's on virtually every possible player with the exception of Myles Garrett. I happen to think Jonathan Allen could be a crazy disruptive force for the Bears. With Hicks and Goldman on the DL, and an explosive OLB on his outside shoulder, Allen is virtually guaranteed a one-on-one situation on the majority of snaps. I think he wins that battle most of the time. He also has the ability to stretch plays out, extending laterally for sweeps. I agree about the Watson thoughts. I don't want a QB in RD1. My want list is Garrett, Allen, Hooker, in that order. If the Bears were trying to make a big move, however, Watson has been pretty damn amazing against the best level of competition possible over the last two years. Two straight championship games. Both against what amounts to a NFL defense with 11 rookies. And he exploded in both games. I could see the argument for why he'd be difficult to pass up.

I'm not sure what to make of that stat. It's misleading at best. Any of the following is possible: 1. A team was horrible, and the rookies just walked into the starting positions. 2. Incredible draft. 3. Injured starters left openings for rookies. 4. Strategic personnel decision put a rookie into the starting spot over a vet. 5. Personnel decision was made to start rookie to... 5A. Get rookies snaps for the future (e.g. Starting a lesser rookie QB because it's good for development) 5B. Put pressure on underperforming veteran (e.g. The Jamarcus Webb at OT move) 5C. See if a player's talents translate elsewhere (e.g. The Devin Hester at WR move) 6. A team makes a habit of rotating in rookies more often because they believe it's better overall for the team. I'm sure there are a bunch of other possibilities, but that's just off the top of my head. For the Bears, it's mostly a combination of 1-3.

Hell, Davis Webb from Cal impressed me today. I'd like him in the 4th if not he 3rd. I'd like that waaaaay more than Garappolo.

I thought Zay Jones was very impressive. Played himself into the 2nd round.

I hate any offseason plan that involves Jimmy Garappalo.

10000% agree. Not only did it set the franchise back in terms of wasted picks, it ruined a potential franchise QB to the point that all potential contact terrified him enough he absolutely dismissed mechanics.

Short memory my friend. Kyle Long was moved to a more difficult position because the team saw how he absolutely dominated at OG. They thought, "Let's see how damn good he really is." Cody Whitehair was moved to C because Grasu got injured and the Bears just picked up this fancy new rookie who projected well at all interior OL positions, and even mentioned it in interviews. Whitehair literally said he could/would play C. As for Williams... Short version: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/2010092...orts/309299883/ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08...imi-camp-battle http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08...t-soldier-field http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08...-webb-mike-tice 2008 - Started out injured, never started as a result. 2009 - Moved to RT to accomodate Pace, when Pace sucked Williams got moved into LT, where he did OK. 2010 - Started at LT, injured hammy, Tice inexplicably moved him to LG after injury. Tice chooses Omifail at LT and Jamarcus freaking Webb at RT (because he chipped Tice's tooth on a blocking sled). 2011 - Starts at LG while Webb gets gifted the LT spot, which is crazy because Carimi was drafted as a RT because Webb sucked so bad at RT. Yeah, because LT is so much easier. Carimi to IR. Bears try out a collection of bums for various OL positions. Cutler is on roller skates nearly the entire season. Going into the 2012 season, just about everyone agrees that Webb sucked/sucks, and shouldn't be the guy going forward. 2012 - Williams moved among three positions, not given direction by Tice, straight up misled by Tice, legitimately does better than Webb in the preseason, and never gets a fair shake because the OL sucks so bad otherwise that his versatility could be used as a bandaid in multiple locations. Meanwhile, oh, big surprise, Webb's still horrible. So bad in fact, the Bears have to triple team Jared Allen (remember that embarrassment?) Cutler publicly yells at him and bumps him on the sideline (remember that ridiculousness?).

Fighting words. I absolutely didn't want McClellin.