Update: Kendall Wright signs w/ Vikings

Mikefive · Mon Mar 26, 2018 8:50 am

The Marshall Plan wrote:Retaining Wright isn't a big deal. We have our #1 and #2 now. I'm hoping somebody like Kirk is sitting there in round 2 and we take him. Between that, Meredith and Inman, we're covered.

With our OLB and OG situations, you want us to spend a high R2 pick on a WR??? You have to be kidding. If it were me, I'd take almost any other position besides WR in R2.

Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:13 am

Unless the Bears lose Meredith, they probably shouldn't take a WR until the 6th round, if at all.

There. is. only. one. ball. people.

Hematite · Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:46 am

With the injury situation for at least half of our WR corps, I'd be much more comfortable with 1 WR prospect out of this draft. In the mid to late rounds, I just find myself looking at Anthony Miller/Marcel Ateman most times. Who do you like in the 6th if Pace went that way?

mmmc_35 · Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:54 am

wab wrote:Unless the Bears lose Meredith, they probably shouldn't take a WR until the 6th round, if at all.

There. is. only. one. ball. people.

While true I disagree with premise. I firmly believe that if a draft is strong in a certain area a team should look to capitalize on targets whom slip through.

You know the 2nd and 3rd round WR group is pretty dang good. If a guy is sitting there in the 4th you take him. I think a GM would be smart to takethe strong areas in the draft and use it to collect talent.

Pace doesn't seem to think that way a whole lot. Last year in a defensive heavy draft he angered me a lot.

Mon Mar 26, 2018 10:00 am

Hematite wrote:With the injury situation for at least half of our WR corps, I'd be much more comfortable with 1 WR prospect out of this draft. In the mid to late rounds, I just find myself looking at Anthony Miller/Marcel Ateman most times. Who do you like in the 6th if Pace went that way?

I like Cedrick Wilson, DaeSean Hamilton, Korey Robertson, Keke Coutee, and Deon Cain in the later rounds.

But the Bears need a pass rusher, a guard, a DE, and maybe even a CB or ILB before a WR this year. Assuming that they are able to keep (want to keep) Meredith.

The Marshall Plan · Mon Mar 26, 2018 5:03 pm

Mikefive wrote:
The Marshall Plan wrote:Retaining Wright isn't a big deal. We have our #1 and #2 now. I'm hoping somebody like Kirk is sitting there in round 2 and we take him. Between that, Meredith and Inman, we're covered.
With our OLB and OG situations, you want us to spend a high R2 pick on a WR??? You have to be kidding. If it were me, I'd take almost any other position besides WR in R2.

I'm serious. Day 1 needs to be BPA. I think somebody like Kirk fits that role. If it's somebody else it's somebody else, but right now I'm thinking Kirk and after the shit show last year with the WR position I'd be happy if we drafted him.

With AR15s ACL you just never know. There's also a good chance Kevin White gets hurt again.

OL can be addressed in later rounds and if we wind up taking Nelson at 8 there's no need in round 2. I don't believe in drafting a position for the sake of drafting a position on day 1. You can miss a lot of talent that way.

Rusty Trombagent · Fri Mar 30, 2018 3:27 pm

Kendall signed with the Vikes today.

Fri Mar 30, 2018 3:37 pm

That’s a good pickup for them.

Bad Flanders · Fri Mar 30, 2018 4:13 pm

yeah, bummer, I was hoping they'd keep him on. I get his limitations but it's also a one in the hand is worth two in the bush sort of thing too... the guy was on the field and managing to make plays for a lot games with "better" receivers sitting on the sidelines out of their pads.

Oh well. Not worth worrying about too much obviously. Lets hope that Fuller and Prince got a lot of practice against him and know all his tells.

Richie · Fri Mar 30, 2018 4:46 pm

This would piss me off a lot more if we never made the Gabriel signing.

The Marshall Plan · Fri Mar 30, 2018 5:36 pm

Shrug.

Draft a WR in round 2 unless somebody more talented at a different position drops.

Moriarty · Fri Mar 30, 2018 7:21 pm

Richie wrote:This would piss me off a lot more if we never made the Gabriel signing.

Gabriel's better than nothing (or Gentry), but I'm very underwhelmed by that addition.

southdakbearfan · Fri Mar 30, 2018 10:11 pm

Moriarty wrote:
Richie wrote:This would piss me off a lot more if we never made the Gabriel signing.
Gabriel's better than nothing (or Gentry), but I'm very underwhelmed by that addition.

I think he is a little bit more than you give him credit for.