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Draft Network again - based on the board, didn't feel like any RB's were worth taking in R3 or R4. I took Anderson in R5 and am praying his injury history is behind him with the new Bears training staff to get his body prepared. When healthy he's also a R1-R2 talent. Excellent receiver out of the backfield and has the juice to take it to the house from both the running game and passing game.

R3-87. Amani Hooker S, Iowa
R4-126. Bobby Evans OT, Oklahoma
R5-162. Rodney Anderson RB, Oklahoma
R7-222. Austin Bryant EDGE, Clemson
R7-238. Jimmy Moreland CB, James Madison

I don't know that I love the idea of the Bears taking an injury risk at a position where they need a rookie to take meaningful snaps, but other than that, I don't hate that draft.

IDK how likely this is, but this would be a solid draft for the Bears...

87: R3P23
RB MILES SANDERS
PENN ST.

126: R4P24
S CHAUNCEY GARDNER-JOHNSON
FLORIDA

162: R5P24
G BEN POWERS
OKLAHOMA

222: R7P8
K COLE TRACY
L.S.U.

238: R7P24
QB TARYN CHRISTION
SOUTH DAKOTA ST.

wab wrote:IDK how likely this is, but this would be a solid draft for the Bears...

87: R3P23
RB MILES SANDERS
PENN ST.

126: R4P24
S CHAUNCEY GARDNER-JOHNSON
FLORIDA

162: R5P24
G BEN POWERS
OKLAHOMA

222: R7P8
K COLE TRACY
L.S.U.

238: R7P24
QB TARYN CHRISTION
SOUTH DAKOTA ST.

I can dig that for sure. However, more than likely, I feel like the RB's the Bears are targeting are not going to be available (i.e. Sanders, Henderson) and the RB's that'll be left won't be worth the 87th pick, therefore I expect them to address either CB, S or TE with their first pick and take a RB later, like R4 or R5.

I have all kinds of doubts they're going to spend anything more than a Day 3 pick on RB.

Here's what I got this morning, using CBS Sports aggregate (no Draft Network board listed, alas).

87: R3P23
S AMANI HOOKER
IOWA

126: R4P24
OT TREY PIPKINS
SIOUX FALLS

162: R5P24
CB MICHAEL JACKSON
MIAMI (FLA.)

222: R7P8
RB ALEXANDER MATTISON
BOISE ST.

238: R7P24
G RYAN BATES
PENN ST.

I want to like Mattison, he's a really well rounded back, but he only had nine carries of 15 or more yards last season and that concerns me. He was better in 2017 though.

Just had a great draft for falling talent...(could have taken Conner McGovern in the 3rd if you prefer him over McCoy):
87: R3P23
C ERIK MCCOY
TEXAS A&M
126: R4P24
RB MILES SANDERS
PENN ST.
162: R5P24
WR DARIUS SLAYTON
AUBURN
222: R7P8
S SHELDRICK REDWINE
MIAMI (FLA.)
238: R7P24
EDGE JUSTIN HOLLINS
OREGON

Miles Sanders in the 4th round?? Seems highly unrealistic but I'd take that all day.

Sanders isn't going to carry a team...makes sense that he falls.

My favorite outcome yet

87: R3P23
WR DAVID SILLS V WVU

126: R4P24
EDGE PORTER GUSTIN USC

162: R5P24
OT OLI UDOH ELON

222: R7P8
CB JAMAL PETERS MISSISSIPPI STATE

238: R7P24
G ALEX BARS NOTRE DAME

Why would you spend a 3rd on a WR when the team is ostensibly deep at the position already?

Best player available. We are stacked so take best player available.

You sons of bitches...

R3-87 Miles Sanders RB Penn State
R4-126 Amani Hooker S Iowa
R5-162 Josh Oliver TE San Jose State
R7-222 Malik Carney EDGE North Carolina
R7-238 Mitch Hyatt OT Clemson

(I have no idea who my two 7th round picks are...)

G08 wrote:You sons of bitches...

R3-87 Miles Sanders RB Penn State
R4-126 Amani Hooker S Iowa
R5-162 Josh Oliver TE San Jose State
R7-222 Malik Carney EDGE North Carolina
R7-238 Mitch Hyatt OT Clemson

(I have no idea who my two 7th round picks are...)

Holy carp, I love this nearly every pick in this draft (I'm not even that high on Oliver, but as a 5th rounder he's good gamble).

I'm on the Mitch Hyatt bandwagon, FWIW.

Mitch Hyatt is going to be better than people are giving him credit for. His scouting report is similar to Leno... light, not big/strong enough but understand technique and how to play the position. Football IQ is high. He'd be a steal in R7.

Atkins&Rebel wrote:Sanders isn't going to carry a team...makes sense that he falls.

I don't see that happening to the 4th round. But you could be right.

G08 wrote:You sons of bitches...

R3-87 Miles Sanders RB Penn State
R4-126 Amani Hooker S Iowa
R5-162 Josh Oliver TE San Jose State
R7-222 Malik Carney EDGE North Carolina
R7-238 Mitch Hyatt OT Clemson

(I have no idea who my two 7th round picks are...)

The first 3 picks are extremely dreamy but highly unrealistic lol. Which draft board did you use?

DaSuperfan wrote:

G08 wrote:You sons of bitches...

R3-87 Miles Sanders RB Penn State
R4-126 Amani Hooker S Iowa
R5-162 Josh Oliver TE San Jose State
R7-222 Malik Carney EDGE North Carolina
R7-238 Mitch Hyatt OT Clemson

(I have no idea who my two 7th round picks are...)

The first 3 picks are extremely dreamy but highly unrealistic lol. Which draft board did you use?

VERY unrealistic lol.

I used the same setup as you did:

- Draft Board: Bleacher Report - Matt Miller
- Team Needs: Fanspeak
- Difficulty Level: Difficult

wab wrote:Mitch Hyatt is going to be better than people are giving him credit for. His scouting report is similar to Leno... light, not big/strong enough but understand technique and how to play the position. Football IQ is high. He'd be a steal in R7.

QFMFT.

thunderspirit wrote:

wab wrote:Mitch Hyatt is going to be better than people are giving him credit for. His scouting report is similar to Leno... light, not big/strong enough but understand technique and how to play the position. Football IQ is high. He'd be a steal in R7.

QFMFT.

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G08 wrote:

thunderspirit wrote:

wab wrote:Mitch Hyatt is going to be better than people are giving him credit for. His scouting report is similar to Leno... light, not big/strong enough but understand technique and how to play the position. Football IQ is high. He'd be a steal in R7.

QFMFT.

Queer females may fornicate transvestites?

Off to google I go.

QFT = quoted for truth.

Y'all can guess the MF.

G08 wrote:

DaSuperfan wrote:

G08 wrote:You sons of bitches...

R3-87 Miles Sanders RB Penn State
R4-126 Amani Hooker S Iowa
R5-162 Josh Oliver TE San Jose State
R7-222 Malik Carney EDGE North Carolina
R7-238 Mitch Hyatt OT Clemson

(I have no idea who my two 7th round picks are...)

The first 3 picks are extremely dreamy but highly unrealistic lol. Which draft board did you use?

VERY unrealistic lol.

I used the same setup as you did:

- Draft Board: Bleacher Report - Matt Miller
- Team Needs: Fanspeak
- Difficulty Level: Difficult

Gotcha. I've recently been using The Draft Network as the UI is much nicer: https://thedraftnetwork.com/mock-draft-machine" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Although, they don't have as many draft boards to choose from, it's a nice change of pace. Maybe give that one a shot as well.

87 Dru Samia, IOL Oklahoma
126 Devin Singletary RB FAU
162 Mark Fields, CB Clemson
222 Oli Udoh, OT Elon
238 Austin Bryant, EDGE Clemson

Just did another on Draft Network.

R3-87. Darrell Henderson RB, Memphis
R4-126. Miles Boykin WR, Notre Dame
R5-162. Mike Edwards S, Kentucky
R7-222. Clayton Thorson QB, Northwestern
R7-238. Austin Bryant EDGE, Clemson

Henderson was a no brainer in R3. In R4 decided to go outside the box and take Boykin and think we can turn him into a pretty good U TE in Nagy's offense and could replace Burton after the 2020 season. Edwards was great value in R5 - I like his skill set a lot for such a late pick. Thorson was a value pick in R7 and could be a nice developmental QB to stash on the roster.

I'm classifying this one under "TMP Had Too Much Caffeine This Morning", but the results look really fun and I am proud:

87: R3P23
RB MILES SANDERS
PENN STATE

(Sanders is MY GUY in this draft. We get him I'm happy.)

126: R4P24
RB DEVIN SINGLETARY
FLORIDA ATLANTIC

(Yes I took two RBs with the first two picks. We have a RB problem I say we fix the RB problem. With these two guys and Cohen we could easily have the best RB group in the NFL. Get me some two back sets with Sanders and then Singletary or Cohen as the second and oh wow the possibilities.)

162: R5P24
TE KENDALL BLANTON
MISSOURI

(A nice big target that can also block. Huge help in the red zone.)

The remainder of the draft I went BPA and with a preference to the OL.

222: R7P8
G NATE HERBIG
STANFORD

238: R7P24
C NICK LINDER
INDIANA

Updated today using The Draft Network:

87. Josh Oliver TE, San Jose State
126. Justice Hill RB, Oklahoma State
162. Sheldrick Redwine S, Miami
222. Mitch Hyatt OT, Clemson
238. Montre Hartage CB, Northwestern

Henderson and Sanders were off the board, so I took the best TE available. I could have taken Montgomery or Harris in R4 but chose Justice Hill over them due to his athleticism and speed.

DaSuperfan wrote:Updated today using The Draft Network:

87. Josh Oliver TE, San Jose State
126. Justice Hill RB, Oklahoma State
162. Sheldrick Redwine S, Miami
222. Mitch Hyatt OT, Clemson
238. Montre Hartage CB, Northwestern

Henderson and Sanders were off the board, so I took the best TE available. I could have taken Montgomery or Harris in R4 but chose Justice Hill over them due to his athleticism and speed.

Solid draft.

wab wrote:

DaSuperfan wrote:Updated today using The Draft Network:

87. Josh Oliver TE, San Jose State
126. Justice Hill RB, Oklahoma State
162. Sheldrick Redwine S, Miami
222. Mitch Hyatt OT, Clemson
238. Montre Hartage CB, Northwestern

Henderson and Sanders were off the board, so I took the best TE available. I could have taken Montgomery or Harris in R4 but chose Justice Hill over them due to his athleticism and speed.

Solid draft.

Thanks man! I can't wait to see how it all unfolds the next 48 hours.