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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......

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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......

The Panthers select Jay Ajayi/RB/ Boise, try to get back to a power running game with a new healthy RB

 

Adam your up

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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.....

Denver continues to rebuild the offensive line and takes Donovan Smith/OT/Penn State

 

Dallas Cowboys are up

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Denver continues to rebuild the offensive line and takes Donovan Smith/OT/Penn State Dallas Cowboys are up

 

With the 60th pick in the 2015 draft, the Dallas Cowboys select: Michael Bennett DT Ohio St.

 

Mongo is on the clock with the Indianapolis Colts...

 

 

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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.......

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With the 64th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the New England Death Star select: Doran Grant, CB, Ohio St

 

Could play CB or S in the NFL and Patriots value versatility.

 

 

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Stinger226) are on the clock...

Lovies empire selects Cedric Ogbuehi OT Texas A&M

 

Jason and the titans are up

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With their 3rd pick the Raiders select Grady Jarret DT, Clemson.

 

Raiders need help rushing the passer, and looking at the top 3 DL on the board, it looks like Grady is the best pass rusher of the 3.

 

 

The Redskins are on the clock. (Adam)

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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...

 

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The late second round run on CBs was unfortunate because I felt the CB depth would be perfect for early third round. In the end, however, everything worked out perfectly for the Bears.

 

In the third round, the Bears select Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, CB, Oregon.

 

Obviously his health can't be known on this board, but if the Bears did due diligence, IEO would be a huge steal at this point. Third round pick used on a first round talent CB. Several other CBs with lesser ability going before this point makes it even better - makes it feel like the Bears are getting over on other teams. Huge upside with this pick.

 

Kikaha was considered as a rush OLB, but eventually passed on.

 

 

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The late second round run on CBs was unfortunate because I felt the CB depth would be perfect for early third round. In the end, however, everything worked out perfectly for the Bears.

 

In the third round, the Bears select Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, CB, Oregon.

 

Obviously his health can't be known on this board, but if the Bears did due diligence, IEO would be a huge steal at this point. Third round pick used on a first round talent CB. Several other CBs with lesser ability going before this point makes it even better - makes it feel like the Bears are getting over on other teams. Huge upside with this pick.

 

Kikaha was considered as a rush OLB, but eventually passed on.

 

Meh. Interesting pick considering of all the "Can we agree" drafts you made up, not one of them had a CB taken.

 

After they gave Ball starter money I kinda figure we pass on CB early. Add in that Fangios CBs in tended to be fairly big, I think the 5'9" Ifo probably isn't a pick we see the Bears actually make. Esp with the equally small Jennings still under contract.

 

I probably would have went with Paul Dawson or Danielle Hunter as an OLB.

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I probably would have went with Paul Dawson or Danielle Hunter as an OLB.

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.

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Meh. Interesting pick considering of all the "Can we agree" drafts you made up, not one of them had a CB taken.

 

After they gave Ball starter money I kinda figure we pass on CB early. Add in that Fangios CBs in tended to be fairly big, I think the 5'9" Ifo probably isn't a pick we see the Bears actually make. Esp with the equally small Jennings still under contract.

 

I probably would have went with Paul Dawson or Danielle Hunter as an OLB.

 

 

I'm trying not to pick what I want. Instead, I'm trying to pick based on BPA...which is what most think the Bears will/should do. I'm also considering the multitude of OLBs on this team - I just don't think the Bears will pick one unless it's a crazy value.

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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.

 

 

I labored over the idea of FS at this point, but felt the depth was there and would yield a player in the fourth or later. The FS talent in this draft isn't great, and it's difficult to decipher 3rd-5th rd talent.

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I'm trying not to pick what I want. Instead, I'm trying to pick based on BPA...which is what most think the Bears will/should do. I'm also considering the multitude of OLBs on this team - I just don't think the Bears will pick one unless it's a crazy value.

IF your actually picking BPA, then wouldnt you have picked Armstead instead of Cann in the second? He was far and away rated higher at that point of the draft?

 

GBND had Armstead ranked 19th and Cann rated 50 th BPA.

Draftcountdown had Armstead 20th and Cann rated 47th.

 

In the third round I would have taken Mario Edwards Jr. instead, they both are rated about the same in most draft boards but with only 2 DEs on the roster for now, it would seem more of a reasonable pick than a 5'9" CB of which we have 8 signed as of this time.

In us signing Ball, a 6'1" CB, I think we are looking for more physical CBs and shy away from smaller ones to fit Fangio's' scheme on defense.

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IF your actually picking BPA, then wouldnt you have picked Armstead instead of Cann in the second? He was far and away rated higher at that point of the draft?

 

GBND had Armstead ranked 19th and Cann rated 50 th BPA.

Draftcountdown had Armstead 20th and Cann rated 47th.

 

In the third round I would have taken Mario Edwards Jr. instead, they both are rated about the same in most draft boards but with only 2 DEs on the roster for now, it would seem more of a reasonable pick than a 5'9" CB of which we have 8 signed as of this time.

In us signing Ball, a 6'1" CB, I think we are looking for more physical CBs and shy away from smaller ones to fit Fangio's' scheme on defense.

 

As many have discussed before, BPA is actually "BPA". If it were true BPA, as in from a top 100 list, then teams would draft players that have no real purpose on the roster. For instance, if Mariota falls to the Colts - we know he won't, but let's just say it happens - then BPA says they draft Mariota. That would be stupid. Considering the Bears' absolute mess at DE (Allen, Bass, Houston, Jenkins, Lane, McDonald, Merrell, Washington, Young), and the Bears simply can't have DE as a high priority. [bTW - I highlighted the guys who actually can play]. Meanwhile, CBs on the roster (Ball, Fuller, Hurst, Jennings, Louis-Jean, McManis, Mitchell) are really just roster fodder after the two starters.

 

Regarding the specific players...

 

Armstead and Edwards are tweeners, uncertainties at this point. Some have them listed as a DT (Armstead: GBND, Walter), others a DE (Both: Draftcountdown, Edwards: Walter), sometimes as both positions (Edwards: Walter), and most usually mention their potential as either a 3-4 DE, a 3-4 OLB, or a 5 Technique DT/DE. That's not something that looks super exciting to me. Additionally, Edwards has 8 sacks in three years. That sucks, and his motor has been questioned (Walter). Armstead's 2.5 sacks are just as underwhelming, he couldn't produce a sack against some truly bad opponents, and absolutely disappeared in the title game.

 

Cann, meanwhile, is the undisputed #1 OG in the class. Consider also the players the Bears have on the OL, Long's rumored move to OT, the aforementioned DEs on the roster, and OG has to be a higher priority. Same goes for CB, even if I agree with you on IEO's height concerns. With his immense talent, his first round grade before injury, and the "BPA" philosophy in mind, IEO made more sense as a lock-down nickel DB than a tweener DE who can't get to the QB. You may be right about the Ball signing and fits on a Fangio defense, but I view Ball as nothing more than filler, a journeyman who has versatility but minimal ability.

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I know you dislike PFF, but in 2013 Ball was a top 20 CB. Bears gave him 3M. If they gave him 3M to be filler then shame on them.

 

I also think they like Louis-Jean and Hurst after giving both extensions.

 

Lastly, I don't think Jennings should be playing outside, so with him on the roster we have our nickel-back. A 6 foot Fuller, a 5'8" Jennings, and a 5'9" Ike as your 3 CBs just doesn't sound like something Fangio would put out there based on his time in SF.

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