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Peter King‏ @SI_PeterKing 5h5 hours ago Just finished writing why the Bears didn’t overpay for Trubisky for MMQB. I’m sure there will be widespread agreement. Interesting, can't wait to see what Peter King says about the move.

For those that haven't seen it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKd0KgcS8VA

I wonder why Cohen wasn't in your dream draft, you nailed that one?

Rotoworld: Chicago Bears 1 (2). North Carolina QB Mitchell Trubisky 2 (45). Ashland TE Adam Shaheen 4 (112). Alabama S Eddie Jackson 4 (119). North Carolina A&T RB Tarik Cohen 5 (147). Kutztown OG Jordan Morgan Overview: The Bears’ extremely ill-advised, desperation-driven one-spot climb for Trubisky cost them pick Nos. 67, 111, and a 2018 third-rounder. At UNC, Trubisky spent two years backing up Marquise Williams, who couldn’t beat out “Joe Callahan” as a Packers camp arm last year. In round two, Chicago dropped from No. 36 to 45 to add Nos. 119, 197, and a 2018 fourth-rounder. They wasted No. 45 on D-2 Frankenstein lookalike Shaheen. Ballhawking safety Jackson was my favorite Bears pick, although Jackson enters the NFL with significant injury concerns, and moving up for him cost Chicago the No. 197 pick in exchange for just a five-spot climb. Fellow fourth-rounder Cohen is a fun guy to watch, but he has almost no chance to make an NFL offensive impact at 5-foot-7, 179. Remember Garrett Wolfe? 60% of the Bears’ draft came from sub-Division-1 schools. Ultimately, the class will pay off if Trubisky turns into a franchise quarterback. Yet there is absolutely no way 13 college starts provide enough evidence to suggest Trubisky is a good-probability bet. It’s more likely that this was the worst draft in the entire league. Grade: F

and retained our original picks

Chicago Bears: F Grade Goals Entering the 2017 NFL Draft: The Bears spent a ton of money on Mike Glennon, so why would they spend a first-round on a pedestrian quarterback prospect? Glennon is not the answer, but neither is Mitchell Trubisky or Deshaun Watson. Chicago has to add talent to its secondary, receiving corps and offensive tackle group. 2017 NFL Draft Accomplishments: This section is misleading because it says "2017 NFL Draft Accomplishments." The Bears didn't accomplish anything outside of setting their franchise back five years. I can't believe how bad Chicago's draft was. Of the five picks the team made, three earned Millen grades. I can't say this for certain, but I'm almost confident that it's the highest percentage (60%) of Millen grades I've given to one team for any draft class. Thus, Chicago may have obtained the worst prospective NFL Draft class of all time. The disaster began early when the Bears allowed the 49ers to con them into trading up to No. 2. They then made the mistake that numerous incompetent teams have made over the years, as they reached for a middling quarterback prospect over a superior talent. This has always backfired. Take a look at some examples from this decade alone: - The Jaguars picked Blaine Gabbert over J.J. Watt - The Titans picked Jake Locker over J.J. Watt and Tyron Smith - The Vikings picked Christian Ponder over Robert Quinn - The Dolphins picked Ryan Tannehill over Luke Kuechly - The Bills picked E.J. Manuel over Tyler Eifert - The Jaguars picked Blake Bortles over Khalil Mack There are many more examples of this, so shame on the Bears for not learning from the mistakes that incompetent front offices have made over the years. The rest of Chicago's picks were lackluster, save for the Eddie Jackson selection. What's worse is that the Bears failed to take care of their goals. They didn't pick up a tackle; they failed to find a receiver; and outside of Jackson, they didn't address the secondary, particularly the problematic cornerback position. At any rate, I've said enough. This is the easiest "F" team grade I've ever given. I'm not even naming it a Millen. It's that bad. ------------------ I don't know what qualifies them more than anyone else but saying our draft is the worst one ever is pretty harsh and ridiculous.

He failed a physical, so he has medical issues. If those aren't too serious, then that would be a nice add to the DLine.

He is also 27.

One other thing to consider is we still have cap space left, so there is potential for some more wheeling and dealing. Eddie Royal is an easy cut at $5 mil cap savings and there are some other players they could move (Houston, Miller, etc) for more space.

I don't think they are going to mess with Whitehair after how successful he was at Center. If anyone, it would be Long who is taller and has longer arms.

With the draft complete, using our original picks, what would've been your dream draft knowing who was picked where? Only rule is you must select a player that would've been available at our slot and in the same round. Here would be mine: #3 - Solomon Thomas, DL (SF trades #2 to someone else, Thomas available at 3 since he is there, I take him) #36 - Sidney Jones, CB (wanted Cam Robinson, considered Baker and Jones, and ultimately went with a CB) #67 - Antonio Garcia, OT (the 3rd round looked much different than I expected, could've went several directions here) #111 - Eddie Jackson, S (I actually like this pick here, good job Pace, you got one right) #117 - Josh Reynolds, WR (I thought we could've used another WR as insurance) #147 - Jordan Leggett, TE (with the Sims signing, a TE later makes sense) #221 - Zane Gonzalez, K (best Kicker in the draft, still available in the 7th)

1. Jonathan Allen, DE, Bama - (drafted 17th, a slight reach considering where he ended up) - Medical concerns dropped him 2. Ryan Ramcyzk, OT, Wisconsin - (drafted 32nd, would not be available at our pick) - we drafted OL - Jordan Morgan 3. Obi Melifonwu, FS, UConn - (drafted in the 2nd, would not be available at our pick) - we drafted S - Eddie Jackson 4. Jordan Leggett, TE, Clemson - (drafted in the 5th round, a slight reach since he went in the next round) - we drafted TE - Adam Shaheen 4. Rasul Douglas, CB, West Virginia - (drafted in the 3rd, would not be available at our pick) - Didn't need a CB with Prince and Cooper 5. Chad Kelly, QB, OleMiss - (drafted as Mr. Irrelevant, you reached by over 100 picks) - we drafted QB - Mitchell Trubisky 7. Kenny Golladay, WR, Northern Illinois - (drafted in the 3rd, would not be available at our pick) - we drafted RB - Cohen instead So 4 of your picks would not have been there when we selected, Allen went 14 picks later than our pick, Leggett wasn't drafted until the 5th, and Kelly was drafted 100 picks later.

Yeah, my bad, reading UDFA stuff about Stevenson (and dreaming). Compton? Watch the Super Bowl, he came in and played great on the biggest stage.

Here are our offseason acquisitions so far: QB - (from Cutler/Hoyer/Barkley): Mike Glennon Mitchell Trubisky Mark Sanchez Now with Trubisky on the roster, it will be interesting to see how long Glennon lasts as a starter. At this point, I don't know if we are actually better. Trubisky gives us the most hope. RB - Benny Cunningham Tarik Cohen A true FB and a Scatback. Some crazy diversity if you look at Howard, Langford, Cunningham, and Cohen. WR - Markus Wheaton Kendall Wright Reuben Randle Not a single WR draft pick, so we are banking on a healthy White with Meredith to go with Wheaton and Wright. On paper, this still has to be one of the worst WR corps in the NFL. White has to become a legit #1 in his 3rd year. TE - Dions Sims Adam Shaheen We overpaid for Sims, which is still odd to me. Shaheen has potential, so if Miller can stay healthy, we have a better TE corps than last year. OL - Tom Compton Jordan Morgan Seems like we are hoping on health for this group, and improvement from Massie and Leno. Slightly better because Compton is a stud swing tackle. DL - John Jenkins Not much done on the line and we have no new LB's, so the front-7 is basically unchanged. CB - Prince Amukamara Marcus Cooper With the cutting of Porter, and the addition of these two, CB's have improved exponentially since last year. I think Cooper is going to be one of those stealthy impact acquisitions. S - Quintin Demps Eddie Jackson Demps is a lock for one spot, and I can see Jackson pushing for playing time. The secondary is definitely better than last year.

who made huge holes for Dalvin Cook to run thru.

An odd trend to Pace's picks over the last 3 years only 4 picks west of Chicago and only one technically "West" out of 20 picks: (Whitehair) Kansas State, (Hall) Northern Iowa, (Fabuluje) Texas Christian, and (Grasu) Oregon Is this a scout thing?

UDFA's so far: 1. Rashaad Coward, NT, ODU 2. Dieugot Joseph, OL, FIU 3. Tanner Gentry, WR, WYU 4. Freddie Stevenson, FB, FSU 5. Franko House, TE, Ball St. 6. Joel Bouagnon, RB, NIU 7. Mitchell Kursh, OL, JMU 8. Jhajuan Seales, WR, OK ST 9. Andy Phillips, K, Utah 10. Desean Smith, TE, LSU

UDFA's so far: 1. Rashaad Coward, NT, ODU 2. Dieugot Joseph, OL, FIU 3. Tanner Gentry, WR, WYU 4. Freddie Stevenson, FB, FSU 5. Franko House, TE, Ball St. 6. Joel Bouagnon, RB, NIU 7. Mitchell Kursh, OL, JMU 8. Jhajuan Seales, WR, OK ST 9. Andy Phillips, K, Utah 10. Desean Smith, TE, LSU Mark Spelman (OL) signed to a rookie tryout

UDFA's so far: 1. Rashaad Coward, NT, ODU 2. Dieugot Joseph, OL, FIU 3. Tanner Gentry, WR, WYU 4. Freddie Stevenson, FB, FSU

I don't know how much the draft changed my opinion until I see how many of these players make an impact this year.

and our picks actually helped others get better players at lower picks. If you look at our original picks and do a little revisionist draft, it is hard to see how this was the best draft outcome.

and counter to his first two drafts, either Pace is a genius and everyone else is wrong, or he is no longer the GM in 2018. Based on the skill added to CLE, SF, and JAX, we are probably the worst team on paper right now. That doesn't mean anything until September but man it is tough right now.

I am OK with it, but with the info on these players today, it is hard to outsmart others. Looks like a boom or bust draft. Swinging for the fences. Might as well, it's not like we can get much worse.

With the No. 147 pick, the #Bears draft OL Jordan Morgan from D-II Kutztown. They coached him at the Senior Bowl. Draft trend, mainly small schools and sleeper picks. We will see how it works out.. It really feels like Pace tried to outsmart everyone else with some questionable trades and sleeper picks. We will see how these all turn out. Not what I expected.

Bears take Sproles 2.0 at #119.