Non-QB Draft Thread

I'm dubious about Bowers. Remember when Pitt was going to change NFL OFFs when he came out and the Falcons took him? The promised TEs to me are fool's gold. I'd pass on Bowers at 9. Don't know how low he would have to drop for me to draft him.

Poles has talked about "blue (chip) players" several times.  The Bears need more of them.  Teams that go on deep runs and win SBs tend to have a bunch of them.  

More and more I am convinced Bears need to stay at #9 and take a 2nd (after Caleb) blue-chip-player in this draft.  You would only get an extra 3rd by trading down to the teens any way.  It would take a big move down to the 20s to get a 2nd.  And this draft is widely viewed as talent-rich up top but very thin.  It's been called "a 3-round draft" because so many underclassmen stayed in school another year.  

So, if indeed 4 QBs go early as seems likely, Bears are sitting pretty and virtually assured of having either Odunze, the #1 LT, or the #1 Edge fall right into their lap.  

It all comes down to whether Poles feels there are more blue-chip players out there than that.  Otherwise, just stay at #9 and take your guy.

I know. But what if Poles thinks there are blue players further down that he has identified? He might try and be the smartest guy in the room and trade down, get more picks and still get his diamond in the rough. I hope he just takes his pick at none but all we can do is wait and see