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Related: About this forumBears 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.
rsdsharp
(10,099 posts)ProfessorGAC
(69,745 posts)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)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)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)Unless there is someone truly exceptional. One player is not going to fill 11 holes.
LetMyPeopleVote
(154,202 posts)True Dough
(20,141 posts)now has the Bears shopping around that #1 pick...
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)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.
True Dough
(20,141 posts)And WR D.J. Moore, among others, is on his way to Chicago.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35830753/bears-trading-no-1-overall-pick-panthers-haul-includes-wr-dj-moore-sources-say
ProfessorGAC
(69,745 posts)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)Defensive tackle Darnell Wright from Tennessee!