Bears Get #1 Pick

[ProfessorGAC]

Best offensive player didn't play. Best defensive player has been out since game 14. Bears lost! Again.
Houston goes to Indianapolis and winds.
Because they had a tie, the Bears win the race to the bottom.
I predict they'll trade down because the roster has as many holes as Swiss cheese.

[rsdsharp]

1. We're #32! We're #32!

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Woo-Hoo!

At least they were in the game in a lot of those losses.
But, they've got to do something big before Fields gets broken.

[True Dough]

2. Saw this prognostication the other day...

Will Anderson, Edge: Alabama
The Chicago Bears need to address their pass-rushing needs and Will Anderson is ripe for the taking. The defense traded away Robert Quinn, and with a top-three selection Anderson can show off his arsenal against NFC North quarterbacks.

https://sports.yahoo.com/updated-first-round-projections-2023-143407219.html

[ProfessorGAC]

4. They Definitely Need That

Plus O-Line upgrades in a big way.
Sanborn is good, and DBs could be OK if they don't have to continually cover for 5-6 seconds.
I think these 2 take precedence over a receiver, for next year anyway.

[CanonRay]

5. Trading down would probably be smart

Unless there is someone truly exceptional. One player is not going to fill 11 holes.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. Houston Texans blew it

Link to tweet

[True Dough]

7. The rumor mill

now has the Bears shopping around that #1 pick...

The Chicago Bears have been approached by multiple teams about trading the No. 1 pick in this year's NFL draft, and Chicago is said to be "leaning toward" moving the pick, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The Bears own the top pick in a year when anywhere from eight to 12 teams could be looking to make a switch at quarterback,

Since the AFL/NFL merger in 1967, the No. 1 pick has been traded 12 times before the start of the draft. It last happened in 2016, when the Los Angeles Rams moved from No. 15 to No. 1 two weeks before selecting quarterback Jared Goff out of Cal. It was only the second time in the past 22 years that the No. 1 pick changed hands before the draft (the Atlanta Falcons moved up from No. 2 to draft Michael Vick first overall in 2001).

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35746091/sources-bears-leaning-moving-no-1-pick-nfl-draft

[ProfessorGAC]

8. Been Hearing That For Several Weeks Around Here

The talk on sportsradio here for a while on the possible deals, with hosts & callers spitballing.
Given how disappointing the Bulls are & how bad the Blackhawks are, there wasn't a lot of enthusiasm for anything but Bears talk. There have been some proposals that seem plausible.
The one I don't really see is Houston trading up. They know the Bears aren't drafting a QB, and while other teams need a QB, there's no absolute can't miss prospect. The worst case is they get the 2nd quarterback taken.

[True Dough]

9. The pick has been dealt to the Panthers

And WR D.J. Moore, among others, is on his way to Chicago.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35830753/bears-trading-no-1-overall-pick-panthers-haul-includes-wr-dj-moore-sources-say

[ProfessorGAC]

10. Thanks

I was listening to FM music in the car instead of sportsradio today.
I had not heard anything about this, but I'm not surprised that they made such a deal.

[True Dough]

11. And there it is, Chicago's #1 pick with a zero after it!

Defensive tackle Darnell Wright from Tennessee!