The only glimmer of normalcy that will occur during this off-season will be the 2011 NFL Draft, with the 1st round on Thursday, April 28th, the 2nd and 3rd rounds on Friday, April 29th, and the 4th through the 7th rounds on Saturday April 30th. Every year, the NFL draft is for some reason one of my favorite non sports related sporting events. I love watching to see the unmitigated joy a player gets from getting drafted (FYI the Tom Brady draft day documentary The Brady 6 starts tonight on ESPN in which he shows that joy and emotion over draft day). Also, it brings new hope for the upcoming football season. No other sport can have as drastic of turnarounds as the NFL from one season to the next, and a lot of that comes from hitting on draft picks each year in late April.
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The team is led by linebackers Lance Briggs and Brian Urlacher. The Bears limited opposing rushers to 3.72 yards per carry which ranked them sixth best in the NFL. Also, the Monsters of the Midway limited opposing quarterbacks to a 74.4 QB rating, which ranked third best in the league.
In case you haven’t heard, the Bears have a pretty good return game: Devin Hester is a threat to take it to the house every time he touches the ball.
Will the Bears be able to block a soul in 2011? The Bears had the worst offensive line in the NFL last year. They did get better towards the end of the year, but their running backs averaged only 3.89 yards per carry which ranked 23rd, and they ranked worst in the league on pass plays turned into an interception or a sack. Of course, a big reason for that fact was that they gave up an NFL-worst 55 sacks.
WR: Wide Receivers in 2010 statistically had some of the best years of their career. They have Jay Cutler and Mike Martz to thank. Johnny Knox led the Bears with 960 receiving yards, and was tied for the lead in receptions with 51 (Matt Forte also had 51). Earl Bennett showed flashes of being a valuable possession receiver in the slot, and had 46 receptions and 561 receiving yards. Devin Hester, who continues his charade as a receiver, was fifth on the team in receptions with 40 catches for 475 yards. Devin Aromashodu, who showed flashes of a connection with Jay Cutler in 2009, barely made it active and will most likely be looking for work in the fall.
Receiver is position of need. Earl Bennett and Johnny Knox are capable options, but are not #1 receiver material. The Chicago Bears will be in the market for mid-round WR talent, or will be heavily scouring the waiver/free agency wires for available WR's once the lockout has ended.
TE: One of the few positions with depth. The Bears will not, and should not, be looking for a TE on draft day.
Offensive Line: Jay Cutler was sacked 52 times in the regular season. We all cringe at the visual of his head smacking against the ground against the Giants after his 9th sack of the 1st half. Offensive Line is this team's biggest need. Let's break down each position, and start from there.
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The team is led by linebackers Lance Briggs and Brian Urlacher. The Bears limited opposing rushers to 3.72 yards per carry which ranked them sixth best in the NFL. Also, the Monsters of the Midway limited opposing quarterbacks to a 74.4 QB rating, which ranked third best in the league.
In case you haven’t heard, the Bears have a pretty good return game: Devin Hester is a threat to take it to the house every time he touches the ball.
Will the Bears be able to block a soul in 2011? The Bears had the worst offensive line in the NFL last year. They did get better towards the end of the year, but their running backs averaged only 3.89 yards per carry which ranked 23rd, and they ranked worst in the league on pass plays turned into an interception or a sack. Of course, a big reason for that fact was that they gave up an NFL-worst 55 sacks.
WR: Wide Receivers in 2010 statistically had some of the best years of their career. They have Jay Cutler and Mike Martz to thank. Johnny Knox led the Bears with 960 receiving yards, and was tied for the lead in receptions with 51 (Matt Forte also had 51). Earl Bennett showed flashes of being a valuable possession receiver in the slot, and had 46 receptions and 561 receiving yards. Devin Hester, who continues his charade as a receiver, was fifth on the team in receptions with 40 catches for 475 yards. Devin Aromashodu, who showed flashes of a connection with Jay Cutler in 2009, barely made it active and will most likely be looking for work in the fall.
Receiver is position of need. Earl Bennett and Johnny Knox are capable options, but are not #1 receiver material. The Chicago Bears will be in the market for mid-round WR talent, or will be heavily scouring the waiver/free agency wires for available WR's once the lockout has ended.
TE: One of the few positions with depth. The Bears will not, and should not, be looking for a TE on draft day.
Offensive Line: Jay Cutler was sacked 52 times in the regular season. We all cringe at the visual of his head smacking against the ground against the Giants after his 9th sack of the 1st half. Offensive Line is this team's biggest need. Let's break down each position, and start from there.
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