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For what round? Rinehart was a late-4th projection who I thought the Bears could snag with their #110.

Cincy getting Caldwell at 97 is a steal.

Schuening is our last hope at OG. Big drop off after him.

Damn, Washington got Rinehart from N. Iowa. Big time OG sleeper.

You said if Doucet and Caldwell are gone that we pick Bennett. They both were available, so they picked Bennett over those two. Not very hard to just pick a group of WRs. See:

JA always has a couple of questionable picks, so Harrison looks like one of them. With all the players to choose from you pick him? Its not a horrible pick, but it seemed like there were better options on the board at the time.

Yeah, would've rather had Doucet, but will have to see how this plays out. Also, SD gave up a 2nd in 2009 and a 5th this year for Jacob Hester. Talk about a reach. So essentially they valued him as a mid-2nd pick.

3rd Round Hopefuls: Early Doucet, Andre Caldwell, Earl Bennett at WR Roy Schuening at OG 4th Round Hopefuls: Chad Rinehart at OG Josh Johnson at QB I would be happy with 2 out of these 5 for the next 3 picks. It seems like JA will always throw a sleeper in there.

You can plug the OG that the Bears draft in the 3rd into that lineup.

It seems that RB was at the top of their board compared to WR or OL. With the addition of Booker and Lloyd, and the return of Bradley, Hester, and Davis. The Bears probably felt that RB was a greater need. Also, it seems like there is more value in the 3rd for WR than the 2nd. I would rather have Doucet or Caldwell in the 3rd than some of the WRs that went in the 2nd. Also, Forte would've been long gone by pick 70.

You have a great shot at being 4 for 4 with your predictions. I could see the Bears going WR (Doucet) and OG in the 3rd.

Too bad 40 is retired.

How about Schuening and Doucet. Try to get Johnson with 110 in the 4th.

Cherilus was taken 17th, Baker 21st, Brown 26th, and Rachal 39th. Some of those were projected in the 3rd round. So with those off the board, the Bears filled what they felt was their 2nd biggest need with Forte. Forte was the 6th RB taken. At 44, the options were 10th OL, 6th RB, 6th WR, or 3rd QB. Obviously they felt that filling the RB need was the best value at that pick.

I've also seen him listed as a FB. Him and Benson may provide that 1-2 punch that they missed without TJ.

I think people get wrapped around the axle about these player rankings. Forte was rated between the 6th - 10th best RB, and he was the 6th RB taken. Ray Rice and Kevin Smith were available, but Forte was faster and has no character issues. They obviously were not targeting Brohm or Henne. I'm sure once Flacco was gone, they changed their focus. Also looks like their will still be some value WRs available in the 3rd.

Forte videos:

The Bears must have felt that Forte would not be there at 70, while others on their board would be. I can see them going WR at 70 with Doucet.

I think the best thing to do is wait and see on this pick. I don't necessarily like the pick, but it is not terrible either.

There are a ton of RBs that fit that profile. LT played for TCU. Westbroook, Villanova - 3rd round. Willie Parker, undrafted. Brandon Jacobs, SIU, 4th round

It does look bad in Firefox (which is all I use). I thought IE was the browser that was not compliant with WC3 standards?

Only 2, which will make the 3rd round uber interesting tomorrow with a night for teams to re-evaluate their boards.

At least he would put a fire under Benson's ass.

Great time to move up with one of those 3rds and snag Brohm.

Draft notes on Tomlinson: