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So the questions about who you would draft can get a little silly. Of course each team has to take into consideration their own needs and who is available. Of course every team would like to take Calvin Johnson. He’s going to be a star in the league for years to come. In my mind he’s the best player in this draft. Does that mean that he’s should be the first pick. Hell no. The Raiders are picking first and they have much bigger needs than a WR. That kind of makes me think… trade the pick. But word is that they really like JaMarcus Russell, QB out of LSU. I’m not convinced about Russell, but drafting a QB makes a lot more sense than a WR.

I could try and put together a mock draft, but it would only end up looking a lot like someone else’s, so I’ll spare us both that indignity. What I do want to talk about is what should the Bears be looking for at the 31st pick? Conventional wisdom says, at that position, take the best available player. But, like I said earlier, I think you need to make an opinionated pick. Select a player you need.

Where do the Bears need? I think they have some holes on defense. The 2 most important positions in Lovie’s Tampa Two defense are defensive tackle and strong safety. Now the Bears have a lot of potential at those positions. Tommie Harris and Mike Brown fill those spots to a T. The problem comes in the 4th game of the season when Mike Brown blows out his __________ and/or Tommie Harris suffers a broken _________. No depth. The Bears defense was exposed at the end of last year when both of those players were not on the field. Before they both succumbed the Bears were by far the best defense in the league. Those are holes that need to be filled. With the loss of Ian Scott and the legal trouble of Tank Johnson, the depth that the Bears did have at DT has disappeared. My vote. Grab the best DT in the first round and fill in the other blanks as the draft moves along.

What do you want your favorite team to do in the draft?

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