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Lol. And he's a 24 year old project.. Good god.

I should just not ever watch the Bears pick in the 1st round anymore, because 90% of the time, it's a bad pick. Now Atlanta trades up in the draft... Jesus Christ Emery. You had Eiffert, Ogletree, Brown, Te'o, Floyd and you went with another developmental project?!

Long didn't belong in the 1st round, period.

They could have easily traded back to get this kid in the 2nd round.

What a horrendous pick. This guy was a late 2nd rounder. Emery's draft picks have been highly questionable.

I really don't want Floyd, but if he's there, I bet that's who the Bears take.. DT doesn't really do anything for me.

Both guards gone before the 11th pick. You won't see that again anytime soon. No Quarterbacks taken in the top 10 either. This is a weird ass draft.

How does that make you soft? Weak? Yes. His style of play suggests that he's anything but soft. He's all over the field, hitting quarterbacks, forcing fumbles, making plays.. He'll play nickel and return kicks, and if I had to make a bet, I would bet on him being really good at both.

Again.. If he can get past the drug issues (which is a major if) I have no reason to believe he won't be an extremely successful player at the NFL level. His return skills will allow him to make an instant impact to whichever team takes a chance on him. I don't see him as a soft player at all.

I am expecting 3/4 of us will be upset by the end of Saturday. All I'm asking is for Emery not to freak up the 1st round pick this year. Just don't be stupid with it. I want an impact player that can start right away. No more Shea McClellin's.

Another tweet from Rap. God I hope either Minnesota jumps ahead of us to take him or Phil Emery is doing on hell of a job at creating a smokescreen.

I'm actually not a fan of either of our safeties, so I could see why they'd be listed as questionable. That said, I'm also sick and tired of drafting a safety every year, so unless we're getting Kenny Vacarro or some bonafide stud, like Mark Barron was last year, then it doesn't make sense. I don't want anymore Brandon Hardin's in the 3rd round.

^^ I saw that and my first thought was: "I hope Minnesota jumps ahead of us to take him."

I think he just might be. I might be crazy in thinking that, but everytime I saw this kid play at LSU he was making stuff happen. He has a knack for making big plays. I really believe if he can stay away from his drug problem, he'll be a star.

Damn, I see Jon Gruden has Tyrann Mathieu and Tavon Austin as the two best defensive/offensive players in this draft. My thoughts exactly.

I liked it better when it was just a two day event. Waking up Saturday mornings and watching the draft all day was the best.

One guy that I kind of hope the Bears take a chance on is Marcus Lattimore. Great kid. I'm rooting like heck for him to succeed. He deserves it after what he's been through.

Seems like Taylor is a prototypical cover 2 corner. Someone who's physical and athletic enough to retreat and react. This would be a very surprising pick to me if we take him at 20, and not in a trade down situation.

It seems like every year, right before the draft, is when teams start sending out smokescreens to either boost the value of a player or diminish it. When I see somebody's stock change pretty dramatically for no apparent reason, a couple of nights before the draft, I have to pause. It'd be great if Ogletree fell to the 2nd round where we could snatch him up, but it would shock the hell out of me.

Ogletree's stock falling right before the draft?? I smell smokescreens.

Did the Bears have a private workout with Shea McClellin before they drafted him? I can't recall. I'm wondering if this is a smokescreen as well.

Didn't see this posted anywhere. Thoughts?

These guys aren't signing up to be chemical engineers, they are here to play football. You don't have to be a smart person to be good at playing football. "A 2009 study by Brian D. Lyons, Brian J. Hoffman, and John W. Michel found that Wonderlic scores failed to positively and significantly predict future NFL performance for any position." That is a snippet from Wikipedia, but the fact of the matter is you really don't even need the studies to know that it's true. I'm clear on what the test is suppose to cover. I'm still not sure about how any of that relates to what you do on the field.

Not to get too off track here but I read a tweet from Chris Mortenson about the Bills locking in on drafting Ryan Nassib at #8. He's the one quarterback that I'd be okay with the Bears taking a chance on. He's got a cannon of an arm.

I can see the change in vascularity. Veins sticking out a little bit more. Definitely added some tattoos over the offseason as well. Maybe a minor difference in arms size. Glad to see him take his training seriously. Hope it continues.