What I Would Do Mock Draft

r1terrell23 · Feb 9, 2016

Are we certain Broncos players actually like Fox? I mean they won a SB and got better without him and with Peyton being awful. I also heard on the score this morning Fox didn't let Von Miller go to the SB a few years ago and Miller was upset with that.

If we do land that FA class I think we have a shot at the playoffs next year if we keep Forte/Bennett and White is actually solid. As far as the draft we need to take the player who has the best chance to get to the Hall of Fame regardless of position. Meaning we shouldn't pass up on an elite talent because we like a fit or something. May have to take Jaylon under this premise.

NCChiFan · Feb 9, 2016

Well, if you have the ability to devine hall of fame players out of collage your in the wrong profession. At 11, I want a starting caliber player. I do agree with you though, best player is who you take with the holes this team has.

Tall Glass Of Jeffery · Feb 9, 2016

As for the draft, I'm not a Lynch guy...and for the rest of the draft I like the Nicholas pick but that's about it. Not my favorite draft of yours. The FA would be awesome...just don't know they could pull all that off

JoJoBoxer · Feb 9, 2016

gallagher said:
Well I am not a big fan of Lynch, but I am a big fan of sitting quarterbacks with potential and letting them work their way into the starting role. And this offseason plan would greatly improve our OL and DL. Solid plan all around

Seeing that you (Windy) are drafting a big QB with a gun who can run but needs time to develop, what do you think of the following changes to your draft:

1: pick up Jaylon Smith at 11 to be the heir-apparent to Urlacher as our (potential) next great LBer.
2: draft Cardale Jones in the 3rd. He is also a big QB with a gun who can run who needs time to develop, and you only risk a 3rd rounder to develop him.

As an aside, taking a good game from both Paxton Lynch and Cardale Jones to compare them (I chose Paxton Lynch versus Ole Miss 2015 because one of the ESPN "gurus" mentioned how great he was in that game).

[video=youtube;Yb1FjaNRgRw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb1FjaNRgRw[/video]
Paxton Lynch
1. Most of his passes are less than 10 yards. Lots of screens.
2. #3 Miller looked really good after the catch. Over 100 yards receiving with probably 30 of them on his YAC effort.
3. Accuracy drops a lot after 10 yards
4. His runs were not very successful. Someone hits him and he goes down. Looks like he averaged 2 yards per run.
5. He played better starting around the 1 minute mark of the 1st half.
6. Nice 31 yard TD pass at 11:30 mark of 3rd qtr.

Cardale portion to follow because I can't have 2 videos.

JoJoBoxer · Feb 9, 2016

JoJoBoxer said:
Seeing that you (Windy) are drafting a big QB with a gun who can run but needs time to develop, what do you think of the following changes to your draft:

1: pick up Jaylon Smith at 11 to be the heir-apparent to Urlacher as our (potential) next great LBer.
2: draft Cardale Jones in the 3rd. He is also a big QB with a gun who can run who needs time to develop, and you only risk a 3rd rounder to develop him.

As an aside, taking a good game from both Paxton Lynch and Cardale Jones to compare them (I chose Paxton Lynch versus Ole Miss 2015 because one of the ESPN "gurus" mentioned how great he was in that game).

Paxton Lynch
1. Most of his passes are less than 10 yards. Lots of screens.
2. #3 Miller looked really good after the catch. Over 100 yards receiving with probably 30 of them on his YAC effort.
3. Accuracy drops a lot after 10 yards
4. His runs were not very successful. Someone hits him and he goes down. Looks like he averaged 2 yards per run.
5. He played better starting around the 1 minute mark of the 1st half.
6. Nice 31 yard TD pass at 11:30 mark of 3rd qtr.

Cardale portion to follow because I can't have 2 videos.

[video=youtube;Ps8Pel9Dp9A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps8Pel9Dp9A[/video]
Cardale Jones
1. Cardale knows how to run, has some moves, and he runs angry (start of video + 3:03 + 4:27). And he can jump over the safety (1:10).
2. Nice 40 yard pass (1:32).
3. He is not a dink and dunker. Throwing accurate 15+ yard passes regularly (2:02 to 2:17) + an 11 yarder right before 2:02.
4. 47 yard TD (3:45)

From these videos (please add your own - they might show a completely different picture), Cardale uses the whole field much better than Lynch (not a predominant dink and dunker). He also runs much better than Lynch.

Of course, he had a bad 2015, but that is the reason why he might be had in the 3rd round. He is not a plug and play QB, but neither is Lynch nor any other QB in this class.

Smokey Robinson · Feb 9, 2016

JoJoBoxer said:
[video=youtube;Ps8Pel9Dp9A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps8Pel9Dp9A[/video]
Cardale Jones
1. Cardale knows how to run, has some moves, and he runs angry (start of video + 3:03 + 4:27). And he can jump over the safety (1:10).
2. Nice 40 yard pass (1:32).
3. He is not a dink and dunker. Throwing accurate 15+ yard passes regularly (2:02 to 2:17) + an 11 yarder right before 2:02.
4. 47 yard TD (3:45)

From these videos (please add your own - they might show a completely different picture), Cardale uses the whole field much better than Lynch (not a predominant dink and dunker). He also runs much better than Lynch.

Of course, he had a bad 2015, but that is the reason why he might be had in the 3rd round. He is not a plug and play QB, but neither is Lynch nor any other QB in this class.

I like Cardale more than most and agree he is definitely worth a third and the upside is equal or greater to a lot of the guys being discussed. If the plan is to sit a qb behind Cutler to develop he should be considered.

Tall Glass Of Jeffery · Feb 9, 2016

I really like Cardale as an upside pick. I'd be down, but hopefully in the 4th or later.

hyatt151 · Feb 9, 2016

WindyCity said:
Release/Not Re-signed

TE Martellus Bennett [5.1 million]
OT Jermon Bushrod [4.3 million]
OG Vlad Ducasse
OG Patrick Omaneh
CB Alan Ball
CB Sherick McManis
LB Shea McClellin
WR Josh Bellamy

Re-Signed

WR Alshon Jeffery 5 years 65 million/32 guaranteed

-The Bears need him, the offense just sucks without him and while I wish he was healthier the Bears cannot afford to let any talent walk out the door right now. Jeffery will be tagged and a long term deal worked out before free agency.

TE Zach Miller 3 years 10.5 million/5 guaranteed

-With Bennett gone the Bears need to keep some options open at TE and Miller can play. His age and health limit the length of the deal, but he should be back in a prominent role on offense.

CB Tracy Porter 3 years 9 million/3 guaranteed

-He is being counted on to stay healthy and be a starting CB, the low guarantees protect against health and allow the Bears to move on to a replacement when that player is developed and ready.

DE Jarvis Jenkins 3 years 7 million/2 guaranteed

-Good rotational guy who played way too many snaps this season. He gets to move into the primary backup role and play sub package snaps.

OLB Sam Acho 2 years 4 million/2 guaranteed

-Great team guy, who can cover and play the run and with the re-emergence of Young and Houston he does not have to start and play pass rush downs. He is also a core special teams player and a guy who can captain those units. You will notice special teams got better when he played less defensive snaps.

DE Mitch Unrien 2 years 2 million/500k guaranteed

-The staff loves him and he grinds.

C Will Montgomery 1 year 1.5 million/500k guaranteed

-The Bears need a veteran option in case Grasu struggles. Montgomery gives them a guy who looked good before breaking his leg and is experienced at coming off the bench.

WR Deonte Thompson 1 year 650k

-Should have every opportunity to be the long term KR/PR and a speed option in the offensive sub packages.

Free Agents

LB Danny Trevathan [Denver] 5 years 35 million/17.5 guaranteed

The Bears desperatly need an ILB that can come in and stabilize the position. They need someone who can cover and with the athletic ability to make a couple of plays. Trevathan has the athletic ability and the instincts to make the plays the Bears didn't make last season. Trevathan is good in coverage, which should help to stop the biggest area of weakness for the Bears as they were abused by backs and TEs in the passing game. Trevathan gives the Bears a legitimate ILB and allows them to work and develop the other spot where they have some interesting young options and can add a draft pick.

NT Damon Harrison [NY Jets] 4 years 20 million/8 guaranteed

The Bears should pursue Malik Jackson, but landing him and Trevathan could be tricky. My fall back is Harrison. Harrison is an elite run defender, in fact he is the highest ranked NT in the NFL at stopping the run. This does 2 things for the Bears that I think are very important. 1. The Bears sucked against the run, and if you cannot stop the run in the NFL you are sunk. Just watch how Denver's DL stops the run and then the rest of the defense just tees off on the QB. Harrison can almost single handily make a team 1 dimensional. 2. It allows the Bears to move Goldman to DE and to save him for pass rush situations. Goldman is the Bears best interior pass rusher and I do not need him worn out and tired from absorbing run down double teams over and over again.

CB Sean Smith[Kansas City] 3 years 24 million/14 guaranteed

Tracy Porter and Kyle Fuller were a very nice and mediocre story in 2015, but neither is going to consistently shut down an elite WR and Porter cannot be trusted to stay healthy. Smith will come at less of an investment than guys like Jenkins and Johnson, and he provides a similar press man skill set. Smith at 6'3" 215lbs is a huge long CB that can match up with the bigger WRs and bully speed guys.

OG Alex Boone [San Francisco] 3 years 21 million/12 guaranteed

Boone is an upper echelon RG with the versatility to play OT if needed. Boone can step in at RG an immediately give the Bears a huge upgrade over what they had last season. At 6'8" 310lbs. Boone has the size and length to be difference maker in the run game and in the pass game.

TE Dwayne Allen [Indianapolis] 4 years 14 million/4 guaranteed

The Bears need an option at TE in case Miller gets hurt, and while Allen has battled injuries himself he is a complete TE that can catch and block and he could thrive with more reps than he got in Indy. Allen has also lined up at FB and could fill multiple roles on the offense.

S David Bruton [Denver] 3 years 9 million/3 guaranteed

Bruton provides depth at SS in case Rolle is injured again or is actually declining. He brings size [6'2" 210lbs], experience, and special teams ability to the Bears. Bruton at a minimum will give the Bears special teams a captain.

Draft

I used Matt Miller's mock draft to determine who was available with each pick.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...t-millers-post-super-bowl-predictions/page/2

1[11] QB Paxton Lynch [Memphis] 6'7" 245lbs.

Jay Cutler played pretty well in 2015, this pick is not about right now. This is a pick is focused on the future of the most important position in football in Chicago. Chicago has struggled to get anything more than adequate play from the QB position and they need to start looking for someone who can be more than that. Lynch has every physical tool in spades, he is huge, has a big arm, and on top of it he can run. What Lynch need is coaching and experience in an NFL system, those are both things that the Bears can get him. Lynch can be developed for a year before he competes with Cutler. Imagine having 2 talented QBs pushing each other to play, imagine having options at the QB position, imagine having a player who may develop into more than the 13th best starter in the NFL.

I know the Bears need defense, but by the time the defense is good enough to carry the Bears to a Superbowl, like Denver, Cutler will more than likely be done playing in the NFL.

2[41] DE Kenny Clark [UCLA] 6'3" 310lbs.

The Bears can take advantage of the incredible DL depth in this draft by waiting till the 2nd round, where they should be drafting a 1st round grade and a player who can be expected to play a lot early in 2016. Clark is a long armed powerful player that can come in and immediately help against the run. Clark physically bullied Pac 12 OLmen and has very similar tape to Eddie Goldman from last season. Clark notched 6 sacks this season and is starting to show development as a pass rusher. He uses his powerful upper body with a nice slap rip move and a push pull to disengage on his way to the QB. Clark should start immediately.

3[72] LB Deion Jones [LSU] 6'1" 220lbs.

Deion Jones is too small right now to be a full time starter, but he can pair with John Timu to provide the Bears with a complete LB while he develops physically. Jones can run and cover like a safety, he can match up on slot WRs and TEs. In this plan he will play the obvious passing downs and sub packages, while Timu plays the base defense and the obvious run downs. This allows both young players to play to their strengths while they develop and the Bears see what they have. Jones can easily carry 235lbs, but he needs time to do so.

4. OG Kyle Murphy [Stanford] 6'6" 310lbs.

Murphy played OT at Stanford, but his Senior Bowl performance makes me think that he may be better suited at OG. Murphy is big, physical, and well coached. His feet are not great and he is more of a mauler than a dancer. The Bears can develop Murphy at RG and RT and use him as a back up in 2016. Murphy should fit with the hard working culture of the OL and has starting potential. You can never have too many big, versatile OLmen.

5. CB/S Sean Davis [Maryland] 6'1" 200lbs.

The Bears need to continue to add to the secondary. The front 7 is clearly the focus of the offseason, but they need better options coming off the bench than McManis etc. Davis is a big CB, that will move to FS. He has good size, range, and he fits the physical profile of what the Bears seem to be looking for. Davis can cut his teeth on special teams and work at safety with Donatel.

6. OT/OG Brandon Shell [South Carolina] 6'5" 326lbs.

More OL options not named Ducasse and Omaneh, that not only provide depth, but a realistic expectation that they could develop beyond career backups. Shell played OT in college and may be able to stick at RT, but he may be best being developed at RG. Shell has long arms and incredible size and has the physical tools that Dave Magazou can work with.

6. OLB Dadi Nicolas [Virginia Tech] 6'3" 235lbs.

The raw tools are here to have a pretty dynamic pass rusher, but there is a ton of coaching that needs to happen. Nicholad does not need to play anytime soon, he can be a long term project for Fangio and if he does not figure it out, nothing was really risked.

6. CB James Bradbery [Samford] 6'1" 209lbs.

Ideal size and athletic ability, but simply needs a ton of work and experience to be an NFL DB. Luckily the Bears have a pretty good DB coach and some time. In 2016 Bradbery should be a core special teams member, upgrading the size and speed on that unit.

7. LB Blake Martinez [Stanford] 6'2" 245lbs.

There may be some athletic limitations, but Martinez is a hard nosed, physical, leader who will more than likely out play his draft position. He has experience in the defense which is also a plus as the Bears look for better options at ILB.

Depth Chart

QB: Cutler, Lynch
RB: Langford, Carey, Rodgers, Perry
WR: Jeffery, White, Royal, Wilson, Meredith, Thompson
TE: Miller, Allen, Lee
LT: Leno
LG: Slauson, Shell
C: Grasu, Montgomery
RG: Boone, Murphy
RT: Long, Fabajule

RE: Goldman, Ferguson, Gaston
NT: Harrison, Sutton
LE: Clark, Jenkins, Unrien
OLB: Young, Acho, Nicholas
ILB: Trevathan, Anderson, Martinez
ILB: Timu/D. Jones, C. Jones
OLB: McPhee, Houston
CB: Smith, Fuller, Porter, Callahan, Bradbery, Hurst
FS: Amos, Davis
SS: Bruton/Rolle, Jones-Quartey

1st and foremost, I appreciate your posts, agreeable or not!! No way, Pace forks out that kind of FA cash!! While I see the direction you are aiming at draftwise, I hate it!!! I'd wait till round 2, and take Cook, before even thinking of using 11 on Lynch!!

hyatt151 · Feb 9, 2016

I also have no problem with keeping Bellamy around at an end of the bench option!! It's not like he's going to screw us cap wise.

JoJoBoxer · Feb 9, 2016

Tall Glass Of Jeffery said:
I really like Cardale as an upside pick. I'd be down, but hopefully in the 4th or later.

But if he has so much upside, he is worth at least a third.

mecha · Feb 9, 2016

haven't like 20 of these been posted in the past month?

wishing doesn't make it so.

FirstTimer · Feb 9, 2016

Lynch has the most upside of any QB in this class. I like the pick.

alexbear1 · Feb 9, 2016

Thanks Windy.

I like the majority of cuts and re-signs. Differences are as follows: -

Keep Bennett - if this is a mock draft about what I'd do. It's a contract year for him so he'll probably play out of his skin.
Cut Rolle - He's most likely past it and carries no cap hit. George Iloki is a clear upgrade.

Re-sign Marc Mariani. I think he played well in the slot. Unfortunately cutting Royal is too expensive. So in this case if continues his injury issues I have Mariani as additional competition and/or cover in the slot.

For now I'd resign Acho but am not completely sold on the idea. I'd probably wait to see how the new OLB draft picks Ngakoue and Nicolas work out or maybe Lerentee McCray from Denver?

Any thoughts on cutting Gould and signing the kicker from Denver - Brandon McManus?

In FA I like the signings of Danny Trevathan (ILB), Damon Harrison (NT) and Sean Smith (CB). I'd also go after George Iloki (SS) and Jeff Allen (RG). Keeping Bennett and signing Iloki would mean no need for Dwayne Allen or Daniel Bruton.

If we're using the Matt Miller mock draft from your link then I'd draft the following: -

Jaylon Smith (ILB), Jason Spriggs (OT), Spencer Drango (OL), Adolphus Washington (DE), Yannick Ngakoue (OLB), Cardale Jones (QB), Tyler Johnstone (T),
Dadi Nicolas (OLB), Blake Martinez (ILB)

* For the record I don't think Washington falls to the 4th or Jones to the 6th but we're using a specific mock draft.

Depth Chart

QB: Cutler, Jones, Fales
RB: Langford, Carey, Rodgers,
WR: Jeffery, White, Royal, Wilson, Meredith, Mariani,Thompson
TE: Bennett, Miller, Lee
LT: Leno, Spriggs
LG: Slauson,
C: Grasu, Montgomery
RG: Allen, Drango
RT: Long, Fabuluje, Johnstone

RE: Goldman, Ferguson, Gaston
NT: Harrison, Sutton
LE: Washington, Jenkins, Unrien
OLB: Young, Acho, Nicholas
ILB: Trevathan, Anderson, Martinez
ILB: Smith, Timu
OLB: McPhee, Houston, Ngakoue
CB: Smith, Fuller, Porter, Callahan, Hurst
FS: Amos, Prosinski
SS: Iloki, Jones-Quartey

54 on my depth chart above which doesn't include Gould or O'Donnell. I'd most likely make room by sticking Johnstone, Martinez and Ngakoue or Nicolas on the PS.

The above provides upgrades almost everywhere and way better depth. I'd imagine it's slightly more expensive in FA as well admittedly but not by a huge amount. Bennett costs more than Allen but the saving would be covered by on the difference between Boone and Allen (I think Boone would be more expensive). Iloki would clearly cost more than Bruton but it could be stretched out a bit more.

SlickWilly · Feb 9, 2016

WindyCity said:
From all reports Martellus Bennett is not going to be a Bear. I am not advocating it, only reflecting what is going to happen and trying to plan accordingly.

Yes but you said in the title this is what you would do. So why the hell would you release Bennett??????

CuttyDoesIt6 · Feb 9, 2016

If their going to take someone who they plan on not playing in 2016, I'd rather take Jaylon Smith than Lynch.

1ke · Feb 9, 2016

How many of these you gonna make this off-season?

This one was more bad than good. Bad were the cuts and the draft. Good were the FAs.

Sent from my Nexus 5X

FirstTimer · Feb 9, 2016

SlickWilly said:
Yes but you said in the title this is what you would do. So why the hell would you release Bennett??????

What-I-Would-Do-Mock-Draft

He's telling you how he would draft based on assumed(probable) cuts/moves.

Tall Glass Of Jeffery · Feb 9, 2016

JoJoBoxer said:
But if he has so much upside, he is worth at least a third.

I'm not saying I wouldn't take him there, just hoping he falls further is all

rawdawg · Feb 10, 2016

FirstTimer said:
What-I-Would-Do-Mock-Draft

He's telling you how he would draft based on assumed(probable) cuts/moves.

There's no reason to assume Bennett will be cut. It would be a dumb move in reality or mock. Therefore, I don't think it's very probable that Bennett gets cut at all. Again, Marshall had a new deal with a ton of money. He was more of a negative in the locker room. Bennett is a FA after the year and was pretty quiet during the year. Completely different situations, and they didn't even cut Marshall.

The Hawk · Feb 10, 2016

My mock daft for 2016 addresses what I consider what I consider the three major weak spots on the teams, namely offensive line, linebackers, and special teams. Of course, some of those needs could be addressed in free agency but that is just another bunch of speculation: Therefore:

Round 1: Ronnie Stanley (OT) Notre Dame -- Plug in starter at left tackle. Leave Long at right tackle with Leno as a back-up at tackle or guard.

Round 2: Darron Lee (ILB) Ohio State -- Bear ILBs are terrible. This guy could shine in Fangio's defense and is a lot cheaper than getting someone in free agency.

Round 3: Scooby Wright (LB) Arizona -- Helluva motor and doesn't give up ever.

Round 4: Kyle Murphy (G/T) Stanford -- Played tackle at Stanford but I project him as an NFL guard. Well coached at Stanford.

Round 5: Kevin Hogan (QB) Stanford -- Stock is rising on the draft boards so they might have to trade into the 4th to get him. Big, Strong, and pretty mobile. Good arm strength.

Round 6. Blake Martinez (LB/S) Stanford -- Love this guy. Could be a monster on ST and as a potential safety/LB. Again, might have to trade up to get him.

Round 6: Devin Fuller (WR/KR) UCLA -- AN option as a KR/WR and as a coverage guy on Special teams.

Round 6: Joel Heath (DE) Michigan State -- Tall and strong. Decent pass rusher and potential guy also on kick block team.

Round 7: Daryl Worley (CB) West Virginia -- Special teams coverage guy and back-up corner.

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