Where Do the Chicago Bears Go in the Draft?

This has been something driving me insane for weeks now. What positions are the most important for the Bears? What player is the best player in that position, in that round, and how does that player compare to another position player in that same round?

This is a difficult assessment. DE v. CB, WR v. OG/OT, FS v. RB, etc. Personally, I think the first priority should be secondary. Second priority is WR. Third Priority DE. Fourth Priority O-Line. Fifth and last priority is a change-of-pace RB for Matt Forte!

Now, when putting these priorities to the 2009 NFL Draft. My priorities don't necessarily reflect my picks by round! I think their are better OG/OT in the first three rounds. And better WR's in the first two rounds.

I think there are better FS's in later rounds (four, five, and six). I think there are DE's and CB's in either Round One or Round Three. I think there is a RB in round 6 that would be a great change of pace back for Forte!

So, I have went back and forth, top to bottom, side to side; And finally decided how I think we should draft to get the best "quality" out of this draft. Sometimes I won't get the best player at the position I want, because I feel we can get better talent in that round from a different position.

So, if you disagree I understand, just know I've spent a lot of time racking my brain over this!

First of all. It will matter what the Bears do in Free Agency. If we get a DE or CB or FS or WR, then that dramatically changes the selections I would make in the draft. But for the team as it is RIGHT NOW. I would do this:

Round No. 1 - I have been split on this for weeks. Trying to think if its more important to have a DE, OT, or CB. Our offensive line is ridiculously old. Our DE's didn't create a pass rush last year? But I still believe there is a lot of talent in that position on our roster.

And our CB's did not cover well enough to allow our DE's to get a pass rush last year! But in the end I think my number one pick in the draft would have to be Vontae Davis CB Illinois.

Round No. 2 - No doubt in my mind our No. 2 pick better be a WR by the name of Hakeem Nicks from UNC.

(We have two third rounders this year) Round No. 3 - Trevor Canfield, OG Cincinnati Like I said earlier, we need to add youth to our line and start finding replacements for these older guys.

Round No. 3 (second pick) - Phillip Hunt, DE Houston. This guy will be a great value pick at DE in the third round. He has very good speed, and I feel he will be one of the best DE's in the draft!

Round No. 4 - Ramses Barden, WR Cal Poly if he is still on the board this would be an amazing pick up! If he is off the board, A.Q. Shipley, C Penn State (Olin Kreutz is going into his last year of his contract). We need somebody for him to mentor for the future of the bears!

Round No. 5 - No doubt in my mind, I think the best steal in the draft = David Bruton, FS Notre Dame. He is a big hitter much like Mike Brown, he would fit the Bears' system very well...And he has very good speed for a safety and also is a great ST's player!

Round No. 6 - Keegan Herring, RB Arizona State (This guy is the second fastest RB in the draft. We need a speed guy as a change of pace to Forte...I think this guy would fit that role very well)

Round No. 7 - Robert Brewster, OT Ball State (If he is still on the board, this guy played 47 straight games and was 1st team all MAC. MAC players are typically very hard working players and go on to be successful in the NFL).

If Brewster is not on the board - Eric VanderHuevel, OT Wisconsin. Normally very good O-line products come out of Wisconsin. I think if we pick up either of these OT's in the seventh round it is a great value!

So, With all of that being said my draft looks like this: CB, WR, OG, DE, WR or C, FS, RB, OT.

Fourth round if we get a Center then we picked up a OT, OG, C! And we have two youthful guys already on the line...That would make a future line for years to come, and one of the most important things is keeping a line healthy and together for a long time!

Fourth round if we get WR in Ramses Barden he has the potential to be the third best receiver in the draft in my opinion. He is a huge physical receiver!

All in all though, in this draft that I have we address every position possible just by draft, without going out and spending millions on free agents. We addressed my No. 1 priority secondary. Wr, DE, O-Line, and even RB just via NFL Draft!

Imagine if we now pick up a Free Agent like Boldin (WR), or Peppers (DE), or Newman (CB) or Dawkins (FS). This Chicago Bears team has the potential with this draft and this free agency to make a run at the Super Bowl again next year...but the question I always have is...

Do we really trust Jerry Angelo to make all of these smart decisions or is he only going to draft defense?