With the 11th pick, the Tennessee Titans select, Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M.

 

Titans fans have taken to calling Locker "Mr. Glass." That's not good. Barr is another possibility, especially because his connections to the coaching staff, but Manziel is potentially one of those game-changers that can't be passed on. At the very least he reinvigorates a franchise that is somewhat stagnant.

 

The NY Giants (Adam) are on the clock.

For somebody that states he doesnt follow other teams, you seem to be on top of your picks.

Since Dallas is now Bears-west we can use our past history under Lovie to get an idea what Dallas will do. When Lovie arrived he wanted two things: 3-technique DT and a DE. During the course of his tenure the need for a DE was high enough that we traded twice to get one: Ogunleye and Gaines Adams.

 

In Dallas they just gave big $$$ to Henry Melton. Drafting another DT in Donald who is also a bit deficient on stopping the run makes little sense. Are you really going to line up Melton and Donald all game long on 1st down? Drafting someone like Jernigan who can handle the NT position does. But since Jerry Jones said goodbye to their best Dline player in Ware they have zero at DE. Unless you think Jeremy Mincey is that DE stud they need to make the scheme work. I don't see it.

 

DT has better depth than DE in the draft, especially when you consider the type of player the Cowboys need to put next to Melton. I see the Cowboys taking the 2nd best DE in the draft in Kony Ealy and then DT in the 2nd Rd.

I agree, they need to many players to load up on one position.

I'd like it but it's wayyyyy too unrealistic. Donald isn't gonna make it out the top 15, and Latimers draft stock has skyrocketed into 2-3 round consideration.

 

I also of course think Bostic should get another crack at MLB so I'm not a huge fan of the Borland pick either...At least if the past is any indication I think our MLBs need to be solid in coverage and that's Borlands down fall, so I don't think he'll be an every down LB.....I guess I could live with Briggs-Borland-Bostic with Bostic staying on the field in passing situations.

Mocks are just unrealistic dreaming, there never even close to being accurate, but there fun.

I'd love it. But unless Mike Ditka is the GM, ain't no way San Fran gives up a 1,2,3,4 to move up 16 spots.

If you go by the trade valve chart, it would take a 2nd,3rd, and 4th to equal the valve of the 14th pick

With the 5th pick, the Oakland Raiders select Jake Matthews, LT, Texas A&M.

 

After the shock of the Sammy Watkins pick, the Raiders look to replace Jared Veldheer. The Saffold fiasco was embarrassing, and Penn is not the answer. Passing on a QB was tough, but QBs are somewhat deep and this is a win-now move for a coaching staff and front office that signed a veteran QB, a potential #1 WR, and needs to show improvement this year to keep their jobs.

 

Atlanta (stinger) is on the clock.

Its a no brainer, protect Ryan- and that is Greg Robinson/OT

 

Its the leaders turn-Adam

Yeah, but are either of them any damn good? More importantly, if you are that desperate for a quarterback, are you really that happy just taking the best QB available? You see Carr, Bridgewater and say, "meh . . . we'll take whomever is available and hopefully he pans out."

There is a question mark on every QB in this draft, I aint wasting a #4 on possible busts

This was off of NFL mock drafts-and here we go

 

1st round-traded with SF and get 30th,2nd,3rd,and 4th(I actually believe this will happen)

our first pick is Donald/DT-seems unrealistic that he drops to 30th, but hell, Im game

2nd-a Bucannon/S - a potential starter his first year.

2nd-b Borland/MLB- absolutely a need for our team.-toughtackler,high motor

3rd-a Breeland/CB-tough, long, with a attitude

3rd-b Fuergson/DT- a nose tackle prospect-DL is now completely rebuilt

4th-a Hampton/CB- good STs player his first year with room to grow

4th-b Sims/RB- now we start with O backup depth

5th Latimer/WR - a big WR ---why not stock up

6th Savage/QB- a new victim for our guru QB whisperer

6th Jensen/TE- we now have filled every position of need

 

HE SHOOTS-HE SCORES

 

I take this draft in a heartbeat.

Who is throwing Watkins and Gordon the ball?

Im not sure but are all the QBs gone already?

 

Worked late- so I now make Watkins/WR my Brown pick. They have a decent defense they add Watkins to Gordon with a stud TE, offense will have the arrow pointing up.

 

Oakland and Jason are now on the clock......

Man, I think he's related. It was amazing to see him say Donald was the number one player in the draft...

Donald is the best pass rushing DT in the draft. His height gives him leverage with taller players. THE only problem I see with him is he wont be stout against the run. I have watched tons of tape on him, and he just doesnt hold up well with that aspect of the game. He is not my first choice, mainly because I dont think he will be there when we pick. Its like saying we should get Cloweny, unrealistic. Because of all the accolades afforded him, somebody will grab him before us. Thats why I am routing for Pryor, and would be happy with several at that spot. HaHa,Gilbert,and my secret wish Mosely. Mosely is one of the top players in this draft and would love if we ended up with him. He is going to be an impact player for who ever drafts him, and wouldnt mind routing for a stud MLB playing for the Bears.We have had a few at that position.

A couple INT as a rookie isn't a good year. The kid stinks, he's never anywhere near the ball regardless of who he's covering.

He was terrible last year, but since he is still on the team, I root for him to look like 2012 Conte, not great but not terrible.

Yep. He was actually a guy I was hoping we would sign two years ago. I was irritated that Washington signed him. Then we traded for Brandon Marshall and it became a moot point.

 

Which reminds me as we struggle to fill certain positions and we hope guys have break-out years, everything becomes easy once you get a legitimate top player.

Emery keeps throwing darts at the board and some of these fringe players are going to end up playing well and add a whole lot to the team. We need to start grabbing some RBs and add to that position.

But was he busting his ass BEFORE?! Apparently not.

 

And comparing him to a guy like Urlacher makes no sense because Urlacher was able to do amazing things with his body...regardless of outward appearance (not like he was fat). He was doing wha the needed to do to be extremely successful. If SMC did the same he'd get he same pass.

The picture isnt a good tell, he's a white guy. Hopefully he gets his shit together and goes out and succeeds, it helps the Bears be better. Like someone said , he is working harder to get where he needs to be. We have to give him credit for that.

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/bears/post...=espnapi_public

 

 

Well at least he is motivated.

great tagline

Here's an article that gives everybody something they want.

 

The BPA options at 14

http://nflmocks.com/2014/04/21/will-chicag...-nfl-draft-b-p/

If he's willing to take a backup position and knows his role I really wouldn't mind taking a flyer on him.

 

I think if you surround him with some actual talent like we have here in Chicago he could end up being a solid QB.

 

And with the Bears bringing back Jerrod Johnson, working out Boyd and Lynch, and then also last years talks of them running the pistol/read option plays, Pryor, at 6'6" with 4.32 speed he'd be a good fit to do just that.

 

What says you?

Every time someone is cut, (we should look at him) he aint worth it. A good body doesnt make you a good football player.

The Bears signed Josh Morgan a WR from Wash via SF

That "near disastrous" draft was done with the previous scouting department setup. Emery was hired relatively late prior to the draft and so he went in with the existing system and scouts. On top of that Phil effectively said at the time he was giving Lovie everything he "needed" to be successful. It is impossible to know how that impacted decisions like SMC but I don't think we can eliminate Lovie's influence in that decision, or really that whole draft. That doesn't excuse Emery from mistakes either, he had the final word. I still believe he did enough to support Lovie so that when he talked with the owners and Ted Philips he could justify why he wanted to move on and hire a new head coach.

 

The 2013 draft is when Phil had his system and scouts in place. I don't think that was bad at all as he came away with two starters for an Oline that really needed help. We still have to see what we get with Wilson at WR but there are reasons to be optimistic. Bostic didn't play well last year but I think he'll develop into a good player for us. Greene may end up as a good backup LB for us but that's not all bad for 4th RD pick. Washington may or may not make the team this year.

 

At a minimum Emery has drafted two Pro Bowl players in back to back drafts. That's not all bad.

I totally believe Lovie had a great influence in that first draft, all that you said were spot on. Good GMs dont hit on all of there draft choices and then it goes into developing those players. After three years we will be able to make a good judgement on Emery, the first year ,not good, although a stud WR in the second goes along way and bringing in Marshall should also be included in that draft.

BPA, within reason. However, Emery hasn't seemed to gone along with what most would consider BPA, although all the talk after the draft is "this guy was at the top of our board." I'm really hoping the near-disasterous 2012 draft has taught him maybe not to trust his scouts so much, or whoever convinced him to reach for all those guys.

 

The more I look at this draft the weirder it is because I feel like there's only three logical choices for the 1st round pick: Donald, Clinton-Dix, and Pryor (and for the record, I would be fine with any of the three). In fact, besides maybe Fuller and Nix, those are the only projeted first round picks I've seen the Bears linked to (http://walterfootball.com/draft2014meetingsteams.php). And yet, McClellin and Long were both big suprises the last two years, so I keep trying to figure out if there's someone who could surprise this year. Bucannon? Hageman?

 

Bottom line, I want to see us fill the holes in this roster with value picks. Because the sad truth is, Kyle Long is the only one of Emery's reaches to pan out, and his other good draft picks (Jeffery, Mills, Paea to an extent) were picked at or behind where they were expected to be picked, whereas guys like Hardin, Conte, and McClellin looked like reaches when they were drafted and don't look to be changing that opinion anytime soon.

I think the surprise picks could be Hageman, Truitt, and Mosely. Mosely will be an all pro type and he's not my first choice, but absolutely would be a good addition to the team.

I could easily see a first round safety starting.

Absolutely. I think we go S in first round, but do not discount , if we trade back that could change. I think if he fell down in the first round, and Pryor and HaHa are gone, Mosely could be our surprise pick, and I wouldnt hate that.

You miscreants. Why did they have to move draft day?

Gives you more time to hibernate.

HHCD is considered a better fit in our alleged main scheme Cover 2 because of his coverage ability while Pryor is considered a heavy hitter and not as good in coverage.

Actually Pryor is a better fit, we ask our Ss to play up and back, more of a hybrid style and Pryor fits it better. I think they both will be good pros but think Pryor has more upside as a playmaker. I listed an article in the previous post and look who the author compares them too. I believe that to be true.

Pretty much this. Also, I've watched lots of Bama games since I'm in the area, and I believe he has elite FS range, angles, and intelligence.

Pryor is more of a playmaker.

 

HaHa- 10 PBUs-7 INTs 3 FFs in career. 100 Ts

 

Pryor-14 PBUs-7 INTs- 12 FFs in career. 218 Ts

 

HaHa is a better pass defender, but Pryor is not far behind.

 

Here is article which praises both but Pryor has more upside.

http://nflmocks.com/2014/04/20/chicago-bea...ha-clinton-dix/

 

Looking at the 2015 draft class, it looks like it could be a healthy one for CB. I don't see much size over 6'-1", so maybe we take a flyer on one of the bigger ones this year.

 

1- Ifo Ekpre-Olomu CB Oregon

 

2- PJ Williams CB FSU

 

3- Trae Williams CB MSU

 

4- Jalen Collins CB LSU

 

5- Alex Carter CB Stanford

Here is a current list of visits off of BearGoggles

http://beargoggleson.com/2014/04/19/chicag...20the%20Network

I will start randomizing the teams and managers tonight but will give it until 8pm to get more names; right now I have scs, Stinger, MadLith, and myself. 5-6 would be preferable, but we can go with us 4 having 8 teams each. At least we will get thru more rounds with less managers.

how ever you wish to do it, Im ok with