I am super hyped, haven't felt like this for a draft in as long as I can remember.
I am in Denver for a business trip this week and basically told my company that I am leaving the event at 5pm in order to make it back to the hotel with some beers in hand in time for the draft.
Someone brought up a good point, the Bears don't want to announce anything or sign him (technically they could sign him to his contract before the draft) because what if he gets in a bad car accident or something legal comes up that would make the Bears pass on him. So it makes sense to wait until the actual draft to make the selection.
About 9 hours to go......
What they do at 9 is dependent on pretty much every pick from 2-8. It would be amazing if ATL got docked their 1st rounder for tampering with Cousins, which could move the Bears to #8. No team would benefit more from an ATL docked pick than the Bears. 9 to 8 would be the biggest draft value bump (equivalent of a late 4th rounder).