Rome Odunze scheduled to meet with Bears

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You're right, I have flipped on this.  I would want WR first.  But if the cupboard is empty then I would be open to taking an elite DL guy.  We should be a much better team this year which translates to lower part of the 1st round pick for the next several years (at least I think that's what's going to happen).  This is one reason why I don't want to trade down that #9 pick this year.  We won't get a sniff of a pick that high again for a long long time.  So I figure we'd better get the best blue chip player we possibly can - don't even THINK about dealing it away.  Get a stud.  Get one of those elite WRs in this draft, or get a blue chip DL guy.  I'd be fine with an All-Pro level elite LT too.  That would be a cornerstone building block for the OL for the next decade or so.  That's not a slam on Brax, but just accepting that Braxton Jones' ceiling is not going to be anywhere as high as Alt.  And I value the LT position enough to go with a young future All Pro there.  Brax is never going to be THAT guy.

Do the math. If Vikings trade up #11 for McCarthy, only 3 QBs go ahead of the Bears. That leaves 5 spots for 3WRs, Alt, and whatever “blue” edge guy you want (Turner?) are ALL gone before #9. Is the next DL on your big board better than Powers-Johnson? Really? I see him as a perineal Pro Bowl center and Bates as a backup.  Plus, you get another pick in the second round for a good WR. To me, that’s better than drafting your #2 DL on your big board. As you used to say, that can wait til next year’s draft or FA. This is the “max QB support” year.

I really want a stud 3T but not sure anyone in this draft is a #9 pick