Tuesday, April 22, 2008

LET'S BE FORMIDBLE, NOT COMBUSTIBLE.

Walter Brzeski, Bears Superfan

The Bears seem set on three-quarters of their starting offensive line (center Olin Kreutz, right guard Roberto Garza, and one tackle John Tait) heading into the NFL draft And, the other tackle (Virginia's Brendan Albert or Vanderbilt's Mike Williams) figures to get drafted with Tait moving to the tackle of need for the Bears

But, there are a lot of questions about who'll battle for the open guard spot and backup positions? Are Josh Beekman and Tyler Reed ready to challenge Terrance Metcalf and John St. Clair for the open guard spot? And, will the Bears sign any veteran free agent lineman to make the offensive line 'more formidable'? Are there any other guards and tackles on the Bears roster worthy of competing for the open spot and playing time?

Hopefully, both days of the draft will work to the Bears advantage and help answer a lot of questions, especially the need in the offensive line (Albert or Williams), wide receiver (Indiana's James Hardy, Kanas State's Jordy Nelson), running back (Rutgers' Ray Rice, Michigan's Mike Hart ), quarterback (San Diego's Josh Johnson, Tennessee's Erik Ainge), and safety (Miami's Kenny Phillips, Notre Dame's Tom Zbikowski),

If the Bears are able to fill three of their most pressing needs and use their eight other picks to provide depth and competition, I believe this may be Jerry Angelo's best draft and the Bears could be back in the playoffs.

Posted at 10:09 AM

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