jason

I sure hope you're wrong and they don't plan on moving Long to LT. I really don't like that move. He's a potential HOF OG. They shouldn't mess with that. Also, this is the kind of scenario you end up with when drafting too heavily towards BPA. There are four guys (Long, Slausson, Grasu, Whitehair) who can start for three positions, and there is one guy (Leno) who can start at LT.

Oh, I noticed. In fact, I hoped he was being thought of as a LT. I said it after he was drafted. The video, however, is from someone in the Bears organization - scouting director? - and they said he is not playing OT. He's definitely playing OG or C. I don't feel great about a competition between Leno and an UDFA. Smells a little like Webb/Omiyale.

Guys I wish they'd grab: Vernon Adams, QB, Oregon - A QB who had intangibles. Leader. Kyle Friend, C, Temple - Three time team captain, weight room monster, bull in a china shop Eric Striker, LB, Oklahoma - Too much playmaking ability to go undrafted. Jeremy Cash, SS, Duke - Huge hitter, great in run support, drops bombs.

Just watched a video where they said Whitehair was definitely playing inside at OG. Maybe C. I'm not sure about this pick now. Is he a Slausson replacement? Is he a Grassu replacement? Doesn't matter the scenario, there is one problem remaining... No LT to push Leno. Leno may end up being the worst starting position player on the team this year, and that's not something you want in your LT.

HAHAHA! Correct. Braverman is shifty. I remember that game vs. OSU and I came away thinking, "Who the hell is this guy?" He juked OSU players all over the field.

ABSOLUTELY. The 7th round is where you take risks. That's a minimal risk and high reward pick. Better than a guy with 7th round skill who won't make the squad anyway.

NFL.com grades have been pretty damn consistent with the spot players are being drafted. It makes me feel good to think Pace is finding value. Below are the averages of all picks, and the value of the Chicago pick(s). The ones that are highlighted are the highest rated pick in the respective round. Other than the 4th round, the Bears are easily above the average. RD 1: AVG-6.27, CHI-6.5 RD 2: AVG-5.86, CHI-6.1 RD 3: AVG-5.53, CHI-6 RD 4: AVG-5.42, CHI-5.1, 5.2, 5.4 (AVG-5.23) RD 5: AVG-5.29, CHI-6.1 RD 6: AVG-5.22 (through 15 picks), CHI-5.5

6th round: DHC from W&M. Based on the talk of versatility, this one isn't a huge shock. Converted CB as a S.

You may be right in terms of trends, but Scooby is highly underrated. That guy was the best defensive player in ALL of college in 2014.

Jerrell Adams one pick before the Bears. That hurts if they were targeting TE.

If Bush is thought of as a FS, I wouldn't mind seeing one of the next picks used on a SS. Cash and Kearse are both still available. Either would be very nice.

I didn't even want a RB, and I'm cool with this pick. Great value, way later than he should have gone, and he's a good complement of power to the guys currently on staff.

Interesting how this draft is playing out. Do we even need another S or LB at this point?

You got me excited with that comparison!! I really like Hall this late.

Interesting. I mean, his youtube highlight is nicknamed "The Hitman". I view him more of a guy who can hit but has trouble in coverage at times.

Deon Bush - Solid S pick. Not my favorite, but it's a need. He's definitely not a FS, so he's the presumptive SS of the future.

Need is debatable I guess, because I don't think RB is a need. I don't really want to see a RB. The need a SS much more, still have a question at LT, still need a solid CB, and could use another rotational 5T DE.

That's a sound strategy in my opinion. Better than picking an OLineman in the 7th, starting him for years, and letting him kill your QB.

Like I said, he's targeting players specifically. I don't know where Nick Kwiatkoski was projected by the Bears - saw him from 4th to 7th in various mocks - but he's a guy I've liked for a while. He's a ball player. I don't know the Bears need an ILB since they just signed two, but I think he's a good player. Would rather have had Scooby though.

Trade up? Again, it looks like Pace is targeting specific players and moving up/down based upon whether or not he can get them.

The Lions scare me the most. Aside from being the Lions, they've made some solid picks. Decker is nasty. Robinson has the potential to be nasty. Glasgow is nasty. And now they draft Killebrew, a SS who delivers the biggest hits in the draft.

Bolded...I hope not. We saw that at RT he was not nearly as effective as he was at RG. He's a stud RG, a potential HOFer. He's an average RT. And LT is traditionally harder than RT. I really hope Whitehair is going to be given a shot at LT. He played very well there. All the short arm/long arm stuff is somewhat overrated in my opinion. If a guy with X length arms hits at full extension, and a guy with X+2" length arms hits with a little bent elbow, it ends up being a wash. It also has to do with hip lowering, body angle, thrust, and a variety of other body angles that make blockers good or bad.

My dream fourth round, in no order: -Dak Prescott -Jayron Kearse -Scooby Wright

I'm hoping he plays LT. I like him there more than I like him at OG.

But why? I'm a professed OL lover, and I would not do that. Clark makes more sense since Long officially got moved back to OG.