Fansides 2017 Mock

Teddy has this figured out. He made the Bears attorneys change the language to require that any person drafted by the Bears submit himself to being rodded up immediately upon signing of the contract. Teddy is not stupid. He is taking no more chances on broken or cracked bones. The Bears have him there as their braintrust for a reason.

Based on our last 10 years of 1st round ineptitude, I'd say the odds are high Pace will manage blow it again.

SI mock:

1. Browns
MYLES GARRETT, DE/OLB
TEXAS A&M
The debate is already raging, and it will continue on no matter where the Browns pick: Should they draft a quarterback early? Keep in mind that they also hold Philadelphia’s first-rounder (No. 24 here), plus an extra second-rounder via Tennessee. Do they have enough faith in a) Cody Kessler’s development, and/or b) their own ability to find another viable QB prospect later, to pass on a quarterback here? For now, I’m betting they do, and much of that has to do with what we’ve seen so far from Kessler, a hand-picked Hue Jackson player.

That, and the fact that Garrett is the best player in this draft class. Add him to Danny Shelton, Carl Nassib and Emmanuel Ogbah, and suddenly the Browns’ front seven is in business.

2. 49ers
DESHONE KIZER, QB
NOTRE DAME
Unlike in Cleveland, there is no real discussion to be had here. The 49ers have to find themselves a quarterback—ideally, one that can start from the get-go. The jury will stay out until 2017 on Kizer’s (or Deshaun Watson’s or any other rookie QB’s) ability to do that, but Kizer much of what it takes, including mobility and an arm to find tight windows downfield.

3. BEARS
DESHAUN WATSON, QB
CLEMSON
Here’s a partial list of the prospective 2017 free-agent QB class: Kirk Cousins, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Case Keenum, Brian Hoyer, Ryan Mallett, Geno Smith, Landry Jones. Anyone in there feeling like a game-changer for the Bears? The answer is “no,” which is why Chicago almost has to take a quarterback in Round 1. Watson’s athleticism is the main attraction, but for the mistakes he makes (too many of them) there is arm talent there that could be developed outside of Clemson’s QB-friendly system. Plus, no other quarterback in this class has played—or thrived—in the big-money moments Watson has faced repeatedly.

I'm going to need to see a lot more on all of the QB class before I decide who I like. So far I haven't been impressed with any of them. Wentz last last was about the only QB I've really liked in the last few years. I disliked both Mariota and Winston the year before but they have done better than I expected in the NFL.