Chicago Bears with big trades mock draft version one
Chicago Bears and colts trade
Colts receive #133
Bears receive #169, #236, future sixth
Did you think I wouldn't make another trade? If you follow me, you know I had many trade-up scenarios for Ryan Pace. Pace believed in athletic gods and wanted to make sure he acquired every chance he could. Poles is the opposite (I think). It has only been one draft, but he already traded away the number one overall selection. I can almost promise you that Pace wouldn't have done that. Poles has put a lot of value into football players over puer athletes. That is not a bad thing or always the case, but the more football players a guy can bring in, the more they can hit. Athletes must be taught, and football players must advance to the next level of competition. Those seem to be the two general situations.
#136 Sam Laporta, TE
Next five drafted:
Jeremy Banks, LB
Cameron Mitchell, CB
Tanner McCalister, Saf
Cedric Gray, LB
Owen Pappoe, LB
The Chicago Bears brought in Robert Tonyan from the Packers. That will not stop them from adding somebody in the draft. Cole Kmet has been fine, but he is a traditional "Y" tight end. If you watch the Packers, they are obsessed with "U" tight ends. It just is what it is; blocking tight ends are nice, but these offensive coordinators want the guys who can open quickly up the seam and over the middle. Laprta should fall in the draft because he is more one-dimensional. Snap the ball and look for him. Try not to mistake him for a contested catcher. He isn't Kmet; he is more like Trey Burton with more size.
#148 Trey Palmer, WR
Next five drafted:
Tyjae Spears, RB
Tank Bigsby, RB
Emil Ekiyor Jr, IOL
Ali Gaye, Edge
Stetson Bennett IV, QB
I sure did double dip at the receiver position. The Chicago Bears acquired D.J. Moore, and I love it. Keep going; rely on something other than Darnell Mooney and Chase Claypool. Both receivers are out of contract next season. Best case scenario is they both turn into players the Bears want to keep. Planning is key. If one or both get hurt, or heaven forbid, Moore gets hurt, having younger options is a solid security blanket. Plamer is a younger Veluse Jones who shouldn't fumble and has some returner experience. Again, safety comes first.