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I dont think (maybe false hope) this has anything to do with White. He's like an old pool table in the basement you just haven't gotten rid of because it's more a pain to move it up the stairs than the extra space is worth. That should be the attitude anyways. If they draft Nelson at 8, its exactly what I stated.

Were you the one who thought it had to be at 8 though lol? no I'm the one who wanted it 1st day. but i forgot that the NFL doesn't draft 2nd round on 1st day anymore, so I would have been fine in rd 2. dick nuh uh, you said if they drafted Nelson at 8 that meant they were comfortable with White at WR. And dont call me a dick.

Were you the one who thought it had to be at 8 though lol?

The one rumor I heard was moving up for Hughes. Ridley/Miller makes more sense.

next year's 2nd and a 4th this year I dont love it.

Size and injury concerns worry me.

Whats really weird is that there are 6 picks, but only 4 teams in front of the Bears today. Intuatively that feels like it could inflate the trade up market as there are less potential sellers early on.

Depending who is there for the WR or G though, a trade down for depth might be more appealing.

They expect him to be insanely good if they picked him at #8. I'm also guessing that Fangio understands the value of inside linebackers in his defense. The Fangio aspect is definitely a big positive, if anybody can make the most of Smith it's Vic. With WR/OL/DB/EDGE all a need right here, I get the trade down motivation but I think I'd rather they get one of the guys at the top of this round. I felt my list was stalling at around 4, so its perhaps a 50/50 proposition if there is a guy who is definitely worth grabbing vs possibly reading down for value.

Some possibilities... Will Hernandez Josh Jackson Harold Landry Isaiah Oliver Courtland Sutton All would make sense for need and/or value. Bears are up 7- if those 5 were all gone, I'd be okay with a trade down for sure.

huh, they don't exactly have much in the way in capital.

I don't actually have any idea how good these players will be but defense is dumb and pointless. the offensive options are supposed to he pretty similar between this spot and 39. LB isn't quite a premium position is my bigger issue, though if he really is the next Keuchley then it can be.

Nah you gotta get your top QB.

Vontae Mack no matter what

Would at least be better than Allen who has been mocked there a ton.

PFF did their mock and have the Bears going Landry, with Chubb still on the board, no less. That was a "what would I do" mock and not a prediction though. My top choice of guys I think will be there is Nelson, Landry, Edmunds in that order. PFF, Voch Lombardi, and Brett Kollmann convinced me on Landry. Lombardi made an interesting Von Miller comparison just based on size and combine performance. Kollmann (the guy who called Eddie Jackson in the first round last year) mocked Landry to the Bears as well. Lombardi called him the best pass rusher in the draft. If they do draft Landry, check out the two Lombardi vids. He does a great job showing how Landry sets guys up and uses nuance to beat them. He also seems to stand up very well at the point of attack for a guy his size. Good at disengaging from the tackle, great bend and explosiveness. For those who are into combine performance, he did way better than Von Miller in 3 cone. I’m more into the tape though. Lombardi focused a bunch on the Clemson tape where he was consistently whooping both their tackles. I haven’t really looked at Chubb to compare but I’m glad that there seems to be at least one quality edge rusher that will be available at the Bears pick. As usual, I really don’t want a trade down. Hoping they target a guy and take him where they are. Good to hear others are high on Landry, not just PFF. A lot of the consensus online seems to be Chibb as the head above heels leader. If there is a top 10ish edge guy there, that's hard to pass up. Kolloman is also very high on Isaiah Oliver (calling him the best CB in the draft), and he has been linked to Bears. He's kinda who I had in mind when I say the Bears could shock on a guy that everyone will say could go lower. There have been some Ward-Bears rumors too though, so who knows.

PFF did their mock and have the Bears going Landry, with Chubb still on the board, no less. That was a "what would I do" mock and not a prediction though.

Obviously the Pace sample size is still pretty small, but he talks about conviction way too much to have me convinced a trade down will happen. Maybe if the QB board gets crazy and it's just a steal, but they did at least recoup a 4th already so they have a "full" 7 pick draft... not like they are looking at a 4 man draft class. And unless a real strong guy drops to 39 like when Goldman fell, Pace has a history of recouping picks in Rd 2.

I feel like a big surprise in store for the Bears tonight. I dont think they'll trade down, and I think they're gonna take someone that most believe they could have still had in a trade down scenario. Also, every draft day, this should be required reading https://www.theringer.com/2016/7/20/16043548/even-in-fiction-the-browns-cant-get-it-right-da822577b30e Let's see if the Browns eff it up or not.

Javy knows Lindors name and he definitely doesn't know the names of lessor players, so they're at worst equals. I'll stay on team Javy for life though. Still trying to convince my wife Javy is a good name for our first child.

I actually wouldn't read too much into that but if I was gonna read into it; Barkley Chubb Nelson Ward Smith Edmund's Davenport Fitzpatrick So going as low as 12 could still guarantee you one of those guys, most likely.

Sneaky easy Strength of Schedule for Bears this year? https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-way-everybody-measures-nfl-schedule-strength-its-wrong/

I thought Forte already did his.

Yea, it's new news. Pro: improved OL depth Con: depleted DL depth

Hell yea.