Thread: Post First Wave Mock Offseason [Trade Down]

Re-signings

LB Brian Urlacher
DT Nate Collins

*Lance Louis, I want him back but he does not seem to be a priority re-signing right now.

Free Agents

FB Mike Cox [Atlanta]

Draft

*Trade* The Chicago Bears trade 1[20] [850 points] to the San Francisco 49ers for 2[34] and 3[74] and 3[93] [910 points]. The 49ers have 14 picks and they cannot use them all and they can be aggressive in moving up.

The free agent resources went to the offense and the later round draft picks will go to adding youth and depth to the defense. Phil Emery expressed an interest in moving down in the draft to gather picks because of the limited free agent budget.

2[34] LB Arthur Brown [Kansas St] 6' 240lbs.

The Bears are under going a revolution at the LB position and they need players that have the athletic ability to play in the Cover 2 system and they need players who are versatile. Brown has incredible physical ability clocking in the 4.5s in the 40 and showing similar speed on the field. Brown also is versatile having played on the outside and more recently in the middle of the Wildcat defense. He makes up for his lack of ideal height with good instincts and an ability to hit people. Brown is a leader on defense and the way he plays is infectious.



2[50] OG Larry Warford [Kentucky] 6'3" 333lbs.

The Bears have addressed the OT position in free agency, but they need to add talent to the interior line and luckily this draft has a number of ready made starters in it. Warford is a great athlete for a man for his size and he showed in the Senior Bowl and in his games against Sheldon Richardson and Sharif Floyd that he can pass protect and physically over poer NFL level defenders.



3[74] C Brian Schwenke [Cal] 6'3" 314lbs.

The Bears continue there interior OL overhaul with another player I think is a day 1 starter for the Bears. Schwenke is a great athlete and he is a stout pass protector and while he may never be a dominant force, but he can start and play at a high level. Schwenke is the type of player who shows up and plays 10 years at a solid level.



3[93] DE Devin Taylor [South Carolina] 6'7" 266lbs.

The Bears are a team built on pass rush and they are soon going to be waving goodbye to Julius Peppers, especially if Cutler steps up and earns a massive pay day. Taylor has every physical skill that you want in a DE, he is tall, long and has good speed. However, he never really put together a dominant campaign in college and he is more raw ability than anything right now. The Bears can afford to develop him and hopefully come out of the process with a player like Michael Johnson from the Bengals.



4. CB Leon McFadden [San Diego St] 5'10" 190lbs.

The Bears need a NB and they look unlikely to re-sign Moore or Hayden. McFadden is a physical cover guy that has the speed and quickness to match up inside and also has enough physical skills to be a long term developmental option on the outside.



5. LB Kevin Reddick [UNC] 6'1" 242lbs.

More resources being directed to the LB core. Reddick is not the athlete that Arthur Brown is, but he is a vocal leader with a ton of experience playing MLB and making the calls for a defense. Reddick is a physical tackler and in a perfect world he would play MLB and Brown would play WLB whenever Briggs decides to retire.



6. DT Josh Boyd [Mississipi St] 6'3" 310lbs.

The Bears are short at NT depth and they need to add a stout player that offers more pass rush than Matt Toenia. Boyd is a physical player with a strong build and enough burst to cause problems for OGs and Cs and at least push the pocket.



Depth Chart

QB: Cutler, Campbell
RB: Forte, Bush, Allen
FB: Cox
WR: Marshall, Jeffery, Bennett, Hester, Weems, Anderson
TE: Bennett, Rodriguez, Adams
LT: Bushrod
LG: Warford
C: Schwenke, Garza
RG: Carimi, Brown
RT: Webb, Brandon

RE: Peppers, McClellin
DT: Melton, Collins
NT: Paea, Boyd
LE: Wootton, Taylor
SLB: Brown, Costanzo. Trahan
MLB: Urlacher, Reddick
WLB: Briggs, Thomas
CB: Tillman, Jennings, McFadden, Frey, McMannis
FS: Conte, Hardin
SS: Wright, Steltz, Wright