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1st round, No. 8 overall — CB Josh Jackson, Iowa (6-0 3/8, 196)
2nd round, No. 7 (No. 39 overall) — WR Christian Kirk, Texas A&M (5-10, 201)
4th round, No. 5 (No. 105 overall) — WR Justin Watson, Penn (6-2 5/8, 213)
4th round, No. 15 (No. 115 overall) — EDGE Hercules Mata’afa, Washington State (6-1, 254)
5th round, No. 8 (No. 145 overall) — RB Justin Jackson, Northwestern (6-0, 199)
6th round, No. 7 (No. 181 overall) — OT Brandon Parker, North Carolina A&T (6-7, 314)
7th round, No. 6 (No. 224 overall) — TE Durham Smythe, Notre Dame (6-5, 257)
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Nope.

Kirk is a good pick, and I like Hercules - but the rest of this leaves me wanting.
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First two are fine. The rest are meh.
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wab wrote:First two are fine. The rest are meh.
Oh, there's nothing wrong with Brandon Parker, though I suspect Round 6 is at least one round too late for him.

But Watson, Justin Jackson, and Durham Smythe are all overvalued here (not to mention a whole lot of homerism with Jackson and Smythe), and I don't know where Mata’afa plays — he can't line up at DT like he was in college and likely can't play OLB.
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Yeah, I don't have a problem with Parker. I think he's a decent RT prospect, but they need a guard before a RT. That's my complaint.

I like Smythe, but they don't need to spend a pick on a TE.

Two WR's? Are we assuming the Bears are just going to ignore FA?

No need to waste a pick on a RB this year either.

Hercules is a weird tweener that doesn't seem to be a great fit inside or outside.
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It doesn't take into consideration any sort of moves in free agency.

Also, I'm far less convinced than you about not spending a pick on a RB. I'm willing to bet a nickel they do.
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thunderspirit wrote:
wab wrote:First two are fine. The rest are meh.
Oh, there's nothing wrong with Brandon Parker, though I suspect Round 6 is at least one round too late for him.

But Watson, Justin Jackson, and Durham Smythe are all overvalued here (not to mention a whole lot of homerism with Jackson and Smythe), and I don't know where Mata’afa plays — he can't line up at DT like he was in college and likely can't play OLB.
Mata'afa intrigues me to no end, but yeah, can he play OLB? I'm sure he'd be fine at DE in our 4 man d line sub packages...

If the kid did last till the 4th round, I'd probably be calling for his name anyway. It's a good problem to figure out, having a quick, leverage using guy who is damn hard to block. He'd be a good guy to bring in after Hicks has been beating on a RT all game and have him just slip bye for a nice sack in a key moment.
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I wouldn’t be thrilled with Hercules as our offseason upgrade at edge.
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Adipost wrote:I wouldn’t be thrilled with Hercules as our offseason upgrade at edge.

I don't think anyone would be all that thrilled if a 4th rounder was our only investment in EDGE - regardless of the 4th rounders name.

I expect they will have to do something in FA regardless of what they plan on doing in the draft.
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