May 2, 20214 yr comment_184851 It is so weird seeing the media give Pace an A draft grade and praise his entire draft. This one feels different. Then getting Snowden as a UDFA is icing on the cake. I am still in shock but happy with how it turned out. The trade ups worried me but Pace made some great Day 3 picks to compensate. Report
May 2, 20214 yr comment_184853 I truly can’t remember the last time I came away this happy with a Bears draft all the way down the line. All the picks actually make sense. Report
May 2, 20214 yr comment_184856 I would have been happier with a WR like Seth Williams over the VT running back. Did not feel RB was a need. Report
May 2, 20214 yr comment_184860 This is the best first round draft pick the bears have made in my lifetime (at initial reaction). My bears memories start around 1990 - for context. Fields may bust - but this is the player with the most pure upside of any players bears have taken since than in my opinion. What the rest of the league was thinking ignoring the 2 years plus of tape and his pure physical talent - I literally have no idea. No knock on Lance (who has similar upside IMO) and Wilson (elite arm talent but we will see how he does against better talent) but even than...Falcons and Panthers and Broncos with their mediocre qbs passing on this kid - they will regret it. Fields is going to do it - I just know it. And you might say - didn’t I supper Mitch - sure I did. He had talent and I was all over bears drafting a qb when they did in that draft. I said they had to - I would have been fine with Mitch, Deshaun or Mahomes. But fields is a more explosive athlete and he has been highly touted his whole life. #2 prospect coming out of high school - handles the massive pressure at osu and crushed it in those 2 years at starter. Report
May 2, 20214 yr comment_184861 I agree! Between Angelo and Pace the Bears have made so many bad first round draft choices. Brian Urlacher has been one of the best first round picks in decades prior to Fields this year but there have been several very good defensive players chosen in the first round. TheBears have been very bad at picking offensive players in the first round. Here are the first round picks going back to 1990. 1990 6 Mark Carrier † S Southern California 1991 22 Stan Thomas OT Texas 1992 22 Alonzo Spellman DE Ohio State 1993 7 Curtis Conway WR Southern California 1994 11 John Thierry DE Alcorn State 1995 21 Rashaan Salaam HB Colorado 1996 13 Walt Harris† DB Mississippi State 1997 — No pick (traded to Seattle for Rick Mirer) [t] 1998 5 Curtis Enis HB Penn State 1999 12 Cade McNown QB UCLA 2000 9 Brian Urlacher ^ LB/S New Mexico 2001 8 David Terrell WR Michigan 2002 29 Marc Colombo OT Boston College 2003 14 Michael Haynes DE Penn State [v] 22 Rex Grossman QB Florida [v] 2004 14 Tommie Harris † DT Oklahoma 2005 4 Cedric Benson HB Texas 2006 — No pick (traded to Buffalo for later picks) [w] 2007 31 Greg Olsen† TE Miami 2008 14 Chris Williams OT Vanderbilt 2009 — No pick (traded to Denver for Jay Cutler) [x] 2010 — 2011 29 Gabe Carimi OT Wisconsin 2012 19 Shea McClellin DE Boise State 2013 20 Kyle Long † OT Oregon 2014 14 Kyle Fuller † CB Virginia Tech 2015 7 Kevin White WR West Virginia 2016 9 Leonard Floyd LB Georgia 2017 2 Mitchell Trubisky † QB North Carolina 2018 8 Roquan Smith LB Georgia 2019 — No pick (traded to Oakland for Khalil Mack) 2020 — 2021 11 Justin Fields QB Ohio State Just look as some of these guys picked in round 1 who were total busts! Cade McNown David Terrell Kevin White Share McClellin and certainly don’t forget about the Rick Mirer trade with Seattle back in 1997! Report
May 2, 20214 yr comment_184863 51 minutes ago, ParkerBear7 said: I would have been happier with a WR like Seth Williams over the VT running back. Did not feel RB was a need. I think he's here for the kick returner spot. As well as Newsome is a punt returner. This backups have to fill special teams needs. Report
May 2, 20214 yr comment_184864 1 hour ago, ParkerBear7 said: I would have been happier with a WR like Seth Williams over the VT running back. Did not feel RB was a need. Any move that ensures I never have to see Ryan Nall carry the ball in a regular season game is a plus for me. Report
May 2, 20214 yr Author comment_184866 Another thing to remember, the 49ers traded 3x first round picks and a 3rd for Lance. The Bears got Fields for 2x first rounders, a 4th and a 5th. The 49ers won't have another first rounder until 2024. Report
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