Tom, Raimann or Tolbert would be good. I don't know how Poles has rated players, but IMO OL and WR are the biggest needs. As fans, we tend to be more to the emotional side of drafting. It seems like they are staying with BPA and will have adjust accordingly later.
I was surprised at the Cole Strange pic, but not Tyler Smith. Smith has tremendous upside. I was really hoping he would fall to us. His interview on GMFB was awesome. You can really tell he's got some Steve McMichael in his brain.
I'm good with all of it. I'm tired of the Bears getting close and having the window slammed shut for one reason or another. It's time to build that rock solid foundation from the ground up. Whoever may be used up in three years is on the block.
Quinn is a huge commodity as far as trade bait is concerned, Monty not so much. Quinn gets to the QB, which makes everyone else's job easier on defense. Monty is a good RB, but there's nothing special about him that changes games. If you project Monty's worth to when this team will be viable again, it's better to get younger legs if you can fetch a good draft pick for him.
I don't like the concept of drafting an LT prospect late in the draft to develop. If you like an LT prospect early, get him. At a minimum, he should be able to be a key back up, starting OG or late season starter.
We are in a place to give a guy a year to develop. We are playing this year to build the base and develop Fields. We can sign serviceable players, post draft, to fill the gap until next year. My personal mindset is to draft BPA for where we are headed as a team. There are scenarios where stashing a guy is best.
Sorry, I didn't mean to imply the article was old. Some websites update as buzz around a player happens. Most of the main sites have Watson and Smith going in the first and the trend has slowly moved that way. The main draft sites update frequently, while the independent guys may have old data.
Anyway, I love this stuff. Playing armchair GM and coach warms all of the old football injuries and keeps me in the game.
Is it possible their data used was old? For the sake of it being accurate, I'd trade with Cleveland at 50 and 64 for 39. That gives us 48, 50, 64 and 71. With those picks I take Smith, Moore, Leaf and Pierce.