Draft Recap - Chicago Bears

I'm Drew, representin' the Chi. So with that comes knowledge of all of the Chicago sports teams, including soccer but unfortunately not lingerie football (go Chicago Bliss!). Don't ask me about the Bulls because since Michael Jordan I've refused to watch a full NBA game (and don't intend to until the Bulls get back to the Finals). I also have a sick fascination for certain California teams because basically I'm a California wannabe. Oh, and I went to Notre Dame. So hate away.

Draft Recap - Daaaaa Bears

Two words: Jay Cutler. Totally worth first and second round picks, right? Let's get down to business: Da Bears definitely needed to address concerns on both sides of the ball - in particular the offensive line and the defensive secondary (let's face it if Cutler turns out to be a bust many people in the Bears organization will be fired; I never thought I'd be rooting for Mike Martz to do well). But at least they'll still have the cool stadium that was pooped out by a UFO into the shell of Old Soldier Field.
Free agent acquisitions Julius Peppers and Chester Taylor were encouraging moves, despite the possibility that, like Cutler, Peppers will have difficulty adjusting to the Bears' schemes or just flat out play like crap. Chester Taylor should have an impact immediately, but even with that the Bears still need o-line help.

Back to the draft...

Major Wright, S (round 3, 75 overall). Wright was the best safety available, and the Bears desperately need to have a solid free safety to compliment SS Kevin Payne... except I just learned that they traded Payne, a hard-hitting SS, to St. Louis for a 2011 draft pick and finally got back S Chris Harris from Carolina, for Jamar Williams, a promising young LB. Do they think Brian Urlacher will live forever??

Corey Wootton, DE (round 4, 109 overall); Dan LeFevour, QB (round 6, 181 overall). These are the Bears' obligatory picks that have Chicago connections (no matter how pointless they are the Bears always draft somebody from the Chicago area); Wootton being from Northwestern and LeFevour originally from Downers Grove. Two moronic picks as Wootton has been injury-plagued (...and they just acquired Peppers, with DE Mark Anderson a young impressionable DE to learn from him) and LeFevour - there's no way he can be anything more than a backup, and there's nothing wrong with QB Caleb Hanie.

Joshua Moore, DB (round 5, 141 overall). A bit young but has the skills and capability to (eventually) get playing time. J'Marcus Webb, T (round 7, pick 11). This being a strange draft in which lots of o-linemen and defensive grunts were drafted high, this is an OK stretch only if there was no decent OL left in the 3rd round. Basically the Bears addressed their defensive concerns, but slacked off on an o-line that last year led to one of the NFL's poorest run offenses. It doesn't matter if it's RB Matt Forte, Taylor, or Walter Payton, the o-line will prevent them from running effectively.

Grade: C. For Cutler.