What Should the Chicago Bears Do with the #8 Overall Pick?

            

           Due to their 5-11 record last season the Bears have the rights to the #8 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. It’s been a multitude of moves this offseason with lots of players movement i.e. Kirk Cousins to the Vikings, Sam Bradford to the Cardinals, Browns acquiring of Tyrod Taylor, Jarvis Landry, & Damarious Randall. The Bears have made their fair share of moves as well. I’m going to go in depth with the moves the Bears made & the effects that those moves will have on their draft outlook and what I should think they should do with the #8 pick.

            Let’s talk about the guys that the Bears have let go this offseason. I’ll name just a few of the key names that contributed to the recent Bears teams. Names like LB Pernell McPhee, DE/LB Willie Young, CB Marcus Cooper, S Quintin Demps, QB Mike Glennon (Who signed a 3yr/$45Mil deal last offseason), & WR Markus Wheaton. Letting go of some of these names left the Bears with a lot of money to spend in free agency this off season. They’ve also resigned DB’s Kyle Fuller & Prince Amukamara, LB’s Sam Acho & John Timu,

           

            The Bears have been big players in free agency with their afore mentioned money to spend. Signing much needed offensive help for 2^nd year QB Mitch Trubisky to continue his development & help ease his transition to new Head Coach Matt Nagy’s offensive style. Bringing in names like WR Allen Robinson from the Jaguars, WR Taylor Gabriel from the Falcons, TE Trey Burton from the Super Bowl Champion Eagles, & QB Chase Daniel from the Saints (Played for Nagy with the Chiefs from 2013-15 while Nagy was the QB Coach). They’ve also signed LB Aaron Lynch from the 49ers.

            With those moves in my opinion it should be only 2 routes the Bears should go with the #8 pick. They should either draft offensive line up or help on the defensive side of the ball safety help or in the from 7. As much as I personally would like to see the Bears draft CB Denzel Ward from Ohio State I feel with the resignings of Fuller & Amukamara that he’s off their board. With that said the Bears have a hole at the Guard position with Josh Sitton moving on & signing with the Miami Dolphins & health status of Kyle Long. Notre Dame G Quenton Nelson would be a great choice at this spot but there is a chance he could be gone by the time the Bears pick at #8. Before I say more to answer a question NO the Bears should not consider trading this pick after trading valuable 3^rd round picks last season to draft Trubisky & also the value that’s available that could still be on the board when the Bears are on the clock. If Nelson is gone there is a small chance the Bears could look to WR Calvin Ridley, but I feel that’s unlikely with the signings of Gabriel & Robinson with the return of WR Cam Meredith from injury. The best options for the Bears with the afore mention moves are at the LB position. The names that come to mind are Roquan Smith from Georgia. He could bring ILB help alongside Danny Trevathan in Vic Fangio’s 3-4 scheme. LB Tremaine Edwards from Virginia Tech whose speed & quickness can be an asset to the 3-4 scheme. There’s an outside chance they could draft a DB here as well with the afore mentioned Denzel Ward who could be a outstanding cover corner coming out of Ohio State where they play a lot of Man coverage, CB Minkah Fitzpatrick from Alabama whose versatility could be greatly used in the 3-4 scheme as he has the talent to be a Corner or Safety, CB Josh Jackson from Iowa who can also be a good cover corner as well.

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