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They select Gurley and he tears and ACL walking to the podium, all hell breaks loose.

Me too, but now I have seen a couple of mocks with Gurley or Gordon at #7. That was a surprise to me.

The draft is truly a chess match against 31 other opponents, and we have the 7th move. I see the draft strategy more as a value draft than BPA or need-based. The team's big board will determine the value of each player, and the slot we draft will determine which one of those players is BPA at the time. What the team will have to figure out as the draft is occurring is which order of players will maximize the value of the draft for us. Using the draft trade value chart, they can apply a value to each player on their big board, and then add up those values to see if they exceed our draft slot values. Using that technique, you can actually compare mock drafts to determine the better draft. Also, I have to assume the big board is already constructed with some type of need built in (so no board is truly unfiltered BPA). They have to go down each player one by one and say I would take this guy over this guy, and so on and so forth. After the first pick you have to weigh the previous picks into your decisions (so BPA is technically gone at this point). Otherwise you have the potential of drafting 7 LBs. So if you take Shelton for example, now all other DT's, even though they are higher on your big board more than likely won't be selected unless the value of that player is so much higher than the slot you are picking. Just for fun, I will "score" some of the recent mocks on this board.

I never considered Gordon or Gurley at #7, and don't think I would like it with all the other holes. However, I can see the reasoning: Forte is nearing the end of his career, has had a lot of touches over the last few years, has a decent cap hit, and really wasn't overly explosive last year. Considering all of that, it is still hard for me to see RB before the 4th with us having Forte, Carey, and Rodgers on the roster. Unless Forte was traded for a pick. Also, Fox has always seemed like an RB by committee type guy.

Over 24 hours since last pick..... With the 82nd pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans select: Rob Havenstein, OT, Wisconsin The San Diego Chargers (ASHKUM BEAR) are now on the clock......

The Bears should pay to have Jenn Sterger as the sideline reporter, that would be epic.

To me the schedule starts out brutal. We get a Week 7 Bye, which is a little early for me but better than Week 6. We face 5 winning teams in the first 6 games before the bye, so even 3-3 would be a huge success. The middle of the schedule is a little milder with 3 games vs winning teams and 2 against sub .500 teams. Then we finish the season with 3 out of 5 at home and only 1 game against a winning team (Week 17 at home, vs DET). We could really make a playoff push even if we went into those last 5 games at 5-6 or 6-5. Only 2 primetime games this year. Bears Regular Season Schedule (All times Eastern) Week 1: Sunday, Sep. 13, Green Bay, 1:00 PM (Screw GB) Week 2: Sunday, Sep. 20, Arizona, 1:00 PM (Acho sacks QB TBD) Week 3: Sunday, Sep. 27, at Seattle, 4:25 PM (the ex-Kellen Davis Bowl) Week 4: Sunday, Oct. 4, Oakland, 1:00 PM (Houston returns to pre-2014 form against his old mates) Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 11, at Kansas City, 1:00 PM (Gafford long snaps us to victory) Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 18, at Detroit, 1:00 PM (Suh-less Lions are now kittens) Week 7: BYE Week 8: Sunday, Nov. 1, Minnesota, 1:00 PM (we take a Ducasse on the Vikes) Week 9: Monday, Nov. 9, at San Diego, 8:30 PM (Eddie Royal Bowl 1.0) Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 15, at St. Louis, 1:00 PM (Long vs Long, our Long wins) Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 22, Denver, 1:00 PM (Fox/Gase/Montgomery Reunion) Week 12: Thursday, Nov. 26, at Green Bay, 8:30 PM (Punch Favre in the nuts on Turkey Day, pic provided by Jenn Sterger) Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 6, San Francisco, 1:00 PM (Fangio Reunion - Tomasula already fired by now, McDonald assaults Kaepernick legally) Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 13, Washington, 1:00 PM (Jenkins sacks RGIII if he is not already injured) Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 20, at Minnesota, 1:00 PM (we lay a 2nd Ducasse on the Vikes) Week 16: Sunday, Dec. 27, at Tampa Bay, 1:00 PM (Lovie Bowl 2.0, Mason Foster sacks everyone) Week 17: Sunday, Jan. 3, Detroit, 1:00 PM (No Bush for Detroit)

With the 81st pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills select: Bryce Petty, QB, Baylor Buffalo has a couple of options here but were shocked to see Petty fall all the way to #81. Some mock drafts had Petty going to the Bills in the 2nd and almost all had him off the board at this point. The Houston Texans (scs787) are now on the clock...

He had the 17th and 27th best QBR in the nation the last two years (he played).

With the 77th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Cleveland Browns select: Paul Dawson, LB, TCU The New Orleans Saints (Stinger226) are now on the clock...

With the 74th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the New York Giants select Danielle Hunter, DE, LSU The New Orleans Saints (Stinger226) are now on the clock...

24+ hours since last pick, autopicked. With the 72nd pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the St. Louis Rams select: Hau'oli Kikaha, OLB, Washington The Atlanta Falcons (Stinger226) are now on the clock...

I wouldn't consider any of the QB's in this year's draft as "Going Big". They all have a lot of question marks, and we can't afford to make a mistake on our first round pick this year. You go BPA, and if either fell to us, I still don't think either would be BPA. Look at the last 10 years of QB's drafted in the top 10: Alex Smith Vince Young Matt Leinart Jamarcus Russell Matt Ryan Matthew Stafford Mark Sanchez Sam Bradford Cam Newton Jake Locker Blaine Gabbert Andrew Luck Robert Griffin Ryan Tannehill Blake Bortles Way more mistakes in there than hits. I will pass on Mariota and Winston.

I actually thought this was the perfect spot for a Safety with Prewitt, Campbell, Randall, and Tartt all there. Dawson, Mauldin, and Kikaha would be options too. Regardless, this bodes well for the Bears because it looks like we have will have a bunch of options at #71.

With the 69th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Washington Redskins select - Devin Funchess, WR, Michigan With the 70th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the New York Jets select - T.J. Yeldon, RB, Alabama The Chicago Bears (jason) are now on the clock...

I don't think either QB will get past #6, but even so, I really don't want either of them. We just can't afford to use a 1st round pick on a QB. I would rather have Petty and allow him to get a year behind Cutler.

Over 24 hours since last pick, to keep this thing moving, we will go with: With the 63rd pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks select: Ali Marpet, OG, Hobart With the loss of Unger and Carpenter, the need to protect Wilson, and open holes for Beastmode, they have to go O-Line. Marpet has a ton of upside. The New England Patriots (Boston Boxer) are now on the clock to complete the 2nd round.......

If we stay at #7, I think WR (Cooper, White), OLB (Fowler, Beasley), OL (Scherff), CB (Waynes), DT (Shelton) and possibly S (Collins) are all in play.

With the 58th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens select - Carl Davis, DT, Iowa The Denver Broncos (Stinger226) are now on the clock.....

I actually think Tennessee is more likely to move down and get some extra picks (stay in top 10) and still get a stud and an extra pick or two.

With the 55th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Arizona Cardinals select - Eric Rowe, CB, Utah With the 56th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, Pittsburgh Steelers select - Nate Orchard, OLB/DE, Utah The Carolina Panthers (Stinger226) are now on the clock......

Stinger, no worries, not to much trouble at this pace. It would be interesting to see how accurate we end up being. Last year we only got 1 pick completely correct (yay me). Mongo is still on the clock....

Jason, It is amazing how many combinations you can come up with that are realistic. At this point I just want to see Safety, WR, and OL drafted early, and then use the remaining picks to improve at DL, ILB, and CB. I don't think we need another RB with Forte, Rodgers, and Carey on the roster. I would rather pick one in the first 3 rounds next year. I would also do the same with QB, and possibly take one in the first round next year.

I would've went with Williams in the 1st. Total fail.

With the 50th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills select: Denzel Perryman, ILB, Miami (Fla.) With the 51st pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans select: Stephone Anthony, ILB, Clemson The Philadelphia Eagles (Stinger226) are on the clock....