April 30, 20169 yr comment_157978 Big day today! Draft Picks: Round 4: picks #19 (117) #26 (124) #29 (127) Round 5: pick #11 (150) Round 6: picks #10 (185) & #31 (206) Round 7: pick #9 (230) I'm glad it's raining here in Central Illinois so I have the perfect excuse to waste the entire day following the draft! Report
April 30, 20169 yr comment_157979 Pace's BPA approach doesn't lend itself to prediction, but I'm thinking we see QB, RB, and DB in the 4th. Report
April 30, 20169 yr Author comment_157982 Pace's BPA approach doesn't lend itself to prediction, but I'm thinking we see QB, RB, and DB in the 4th. I was thinking the exact same thing. Round 4 would also be a good place to pick up a TE. Jerell Adams would be a nice get for the Bears. Report
April 30, 20169 yr comment_157983 I think our top needs are: CB, TE, S, QB and also looking for KR, HB, DL, WR in that order. Not saying we will pick exactly in that order tho. Report
April 30, 20169 yr comment_157984 I was thinking the exact same thing. Round 4 would also be a good place to pick up a TE. Jerell Adams would be a nice get for the Bears. What I would like to see today , however it shakes out Kevin Hogan/QB or Brandon Allen Deandre Houston-Carson/S or Killabrew Keneth Dixon,Paul Perkins, or Justin Howard-----------late round Tyler Ervin/RB Adams or Morgan/TE Mo Canady, LeShawn Sims or Deiondre Hall/CB Dean Lowdry, Quintin Jefferson/DL Pharoh Cooper,Jordon Payton/WR Scobby Wright or Ty Holmes/OLB Report
April 30, 20169 yr comment_157985 Bears do still have a hole at swing tackle. Maybe Kyle Murphy or Jerald Hawkins are considerations? Report
April 30, 20169 yr comment_157986 My dream fourth round, in no order: -Dak Prescott -Jayron Kearse -Scooby Wright Report
April 30, 20169 yr comment_157987 My dream fourth round, in no order: -Dak Prescott -Jayron Kearse -Scooby Wright PFF rated the top 5 second day picks and two were Bear picks. My dream fourth are Kevin Hogan Paul Perkins Jerrel Adams Report
April 30, 20169 yr comment_157988 I'm hoping for Zach Sanchez, Harlan Miller, or my personal favorite Jalen Mills(to play CB) Jarrel Adams Dak Prescott. As the 3 picks in the 4th. Call me crazy but I think Rolle has another year starting at S. Draft a S in the 5th to go along with Jones-Quarterly, have them learn under Rolle for a year then compete for the spot next year. Report
April 30, 20169 yr Author comment_157989 Bears do still have a hole at swing tackle. Maybe Kyle Murphy or Jerald Hawkins are considerations? Yeah, but we have a glut of guards. You feel like Slausson, Grasu, and Long are the starting interior o-lineman. Ted Larson is a starting caliber player and Ramirez is a really good back-up who can play multiple positions. Then we add Whitehair who Nolan Nawrocki listed as the 34th best player available in the draft. It really makes me wonder if we'll see Kyle Long at LT. Report
April 30, 20169 yr comment_157990 Yeah, but we have a glut of guards. You feel like Slausson, Grasu, and Long are the starting interior o-lineman. Ted Larson is a starting caliber player and Ramirez is a really good back-up who can play multiple positions. Then we add Whitehair who Nolan Nawrocki listed as the 34th best player available in the draft. It really makes me wonder if we'll see Kyle Long at LT. 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. Report
April 30, 20169 yr comment_157992 I'll take Dak Prescott, Harlen Miller, and Jerald Hawkins in the 4th. Report
April 30, 20169 yr comment_157996 Trade up? Again, it looks like Pace is targeting specific players and moving up/down based upon whether or not he can get them. Report
April 30, 20169 yr Author comment_157997 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. Agreed 100% about Kyle Long. As for Whitehair, it's not just the arms, it's the fact he's 6-3 3/4. That's prototypical guard height. Granted Leno is 6-3 but I'll bet he has much better arm length. Meanwhile, Bobbie Massie is 6-6, Kyle Long is 6-6, and Fabaluje is 6-6. Report
April 30, 20169 yr Author comment_157998 Agreed 100% about Kyle Long. As for Whitehair, it's not just the arms, it's the fact he's 6-3 3/4. That's prototypical guard height. Granted Leno is 6-3 but I'll bet he has much better arm length. Meanwhile, Bobbie Massie is 6-6, Kyle Long is 6-6, and Fabaluje is 6-6. Bears traded up to 15th in the 4th round Report
April 30, 20169 yr comment_158000 Traded up to 113 and selected Nick Kwiatkowski, LB. We traded up in the 4th for a 6th round pick to draft a guy projected in the 5th-6th? I am absolutely baffled by Pace's trades. The first move down in the 2nd was fine, but every other one seems like we are losing the deal. Report
April 30, 20169 yr comment_158002 Well then... I think we all kind of liked this guy. Hate to trade up for him though when I had bigger names I wanted. Report
April 30, 20169 yr comment_158003 I think he's a special teams guy. I also think we are assuming we are set at positions because were used to mediocrity. It may well be that this team needs competition at every position. Building depth, building a team long term. Same with the OG pick. Report
April 30, 20169 yr comment_158004 First blemish for Pace, IMO. I don't care how much you love a guy, why trade up for a non-need? Report
April 30, 20169 yr comment_158005 Well then... He is a tackling machine , projected inside, probably will be grooved to take Freeman place in two years. He is a very good player. they are adding good players, they dont care where they play. Had the fourth highest rating run draft grade for ILBers in all of college football Report
April 30, 20169 yr Author comment_158006 Traded up to 113 and selected Nick Kwiatkowski, LB. We traded up in the 4th for a 6th round pick to draft a guy projected in the 5th-6th? I am absolutely baffled by Pace's trades. The first move down in the 2nd was fine, but every other one seems like we are losing the deal. Which projection? Nolan Noawrocki had him listed as a 3-4th rounder and the #86 player overall. Based on that scale, getting #86 at #115 is good value. Well worth throwing in an extra 7th round pick. Report
April 30, 20169 yr comment_158008 First blemish for Pace, IMO. I don't care how much you love a guy, why trade up for a non-need? Who else we do have on at inside LB, down here you dont always draft for this year Report
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