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ProfessorGAC

(69,745 posts)
Sun Jan 8, 2023, 04:53 PM Jan 2023

Bears Get #1 Pick

Best offensive player didn't play. Best defensive player has been out since game 14. Bears lost! Again.
Houston goes to Indianapolis and winds.
Because they had a tie, the Bears win the race to the bottom.
I predict they'll trade down because the roster has as many holes as Swiss cheese.

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Bears Get #1 Pick (Original Post) ProfessorGAC Jan 2023 OP
We're #32! We're #32! rsdsharp Jan 2023 #1
Woo-Hoo! ProfessorGAC Jan 2023 #3
Saw this prognostication the other day... True Dough Jan 2023 #2
They Definitely Need That ProfessorGAC Jan 2023 #4
Trading down would probably be smart CanonRay Jan 2023 #5
Houston Texans blew it LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2023 #6
The rumor mill True Dough Feb 2023 #7
Been Hearing That For Several Weeks Around Here ProfessorGAC Feb 2023 #8
The pick has been dealt to the Panthers True Dough Mar 2023 #9
Thanks ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #10
And there it is, Chicago's #1 pick with a zero after it! True Dough Apr 2023 #11

ProfessorGAC

(69,745 posts)
3. Woo-Hoo!
Sun Jan 8, 2023, 05:03 PM
Jan 2023

At least they were in the game in a lot of those losses.
But, they've got to do something big before Fields gets broken.

True Dough

(20,141 posts)
2. Saw this prognostication the other day...
Sun Jan 8, 2023, 05:01 PM
Jan 2023

Will Anderson, Edge: Alabama
The Chicago Bears need to address their pass-rushing needs and Will Anderson is ripe for the taking. The defense traded away Robert Quinn, and with a top-three selection Anderson can show off his arsenal against NFC North quarterbacks.

https://sports.yahoo.com/updated-first-round-projections-2023-143407219.html

ProfessorGAC

(69,745 posts)
4. They Definitely Need That
Sun Jan 8, 2023, 05:06 PM
Jan 2023

Plus O-Line upgrades in a big way.
Sanborn is good, and DBs could be OK if they don't have to continually cover for 5-6 seconds.
I think these 2 take precedence over a receiver, for next year anyway.

CanonRay

(14,842 posts)
5. Trading down would probably be smart
Sun Jan 8, 2023, 05:37 PM
Jan 2023

Unless there is someone truly exceptional. One player is not going to fill 11 holes.

True Dough

(20,141 posts)
7. The rumor mill
Mon Feb 27, 2023, 01:22 PM
Feb 2023

now has the Bears shopping around that #1 pick...


The Chicago Bears have been approached by multiple teams about trading the No. 1 pick in this year's NFL draft, and Chicago is said to be "leaning toward" moving the pick, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The Bears own the top pick in a year when anywhere from eight to 12 teams could be looking to make a switch at quarterback,

Since the AFL/NFL merger in 1967, the No. 1 pick has been traded 12 times before the start of the draft. It last happened in 2016, when the Los Angeles Rams moved from No. 15 to No. 1 two weeks before selecting quarterback Jared Goff out of Cal. It was only the second time in the past 22 years that the No. 1 pick changed hands before the draft (the Atlanta Falcons moved up from No. 2 to draft Michael Vick first overall in 2001).


https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35746091/sources-bears-leaning-moving-no-1-pick-nfl-draft

ProfessorGAC

(69,745 posts)
8. Been Hearing That For Several Weeks Around Here
Mon Feb 27, 2023, 02:20 PM
Feb 2023

The talk on sportsradio here for a while on the possible deals, with hosts & callers spitballing.
Given how disappointing the Bulls are & how bad the Blackhawks are, there wasn't a lot of enthusiasm for anything but Bears talk. There have been some proposals that seem plausible.
The one I don't really see is Houston trading up. They know the Bears aren't drafting a QB, and while other teams need a QB, there's no absolute can't miss prospect. The worst case is they get the 2nd quarterback taken.

ProfessorGAC

(69,745 posts)
10. Thanks
Fri Mar 10, 2023, 07:10 PM
Mar 2023

I was listening to FM music in the car instead of sportsradio today.
I had not heard anything about this, but I'm not surprised that they made such a deal.

True Dough

(20,141 posts)
11. And there it is, Chicago's #1 pick with a zero after it!
Thu Apr 27, 2023, 08:28 PM
Apr 2023

Defensive tackle Darnell Wright from Tennessee!

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