NFL Draft 2012: Chicago Bears and Teams That Must Find Offensive Help

Defense may win championships.

But you can't win if you don't score.

Ahh!

The paradox of what to do with your draft picks.

Do I take the best player available, or do I address a major need?

Last season, the Chicago Bears were desperate for help along the offensive line, and they got it by selecting University of Wisconsin tackle and Outland Trophy winner Gabe Carimi.

Do the Bears still need help along the line?  What about wide receiver?

These are the four teams that need help in more than one spot on offense: Draft accordingly.

The Chicago Bears

If Chicago ever hopes to get back to the Super Bowl, they had better hurry up and find some offense.

The offensive line has been atrocious (and that is putting it kindly) for the past two seasons, and they don't look to be any better heading into next season either.

While a safe pick would be an offensive lineman, Jay Cutler also needs weapons to throw to.  Roy Williams is a third option at best.  Johnny Knox is a fourth option at best.  And Devin Hester is a return man disguised as a receiver.

The Bears would be wise to use their first pick on a wide receiver.

While there are always surprise picks, either Kendall Wright from Baylor or Michael Floyd from Notre Dame should be available with the 19th pick.

If the Bears are able to sign a receiver in free agency like they hope, Wright or Floyd would still be a smart choice regardless.

The St. Louis Rams

With Kurt Warner, Isaac Bruce and Marshall Faulk patrolling the St. Louis sidelines, the Rams were known as "The Greatest Show on Turf."

Now?

Not so much.

Quarterback Sam Bradford has the talent to become a Pro Bowler; he just needs some weapons to throw to.

Enter Justin Blackmon.

The former Oklahoma State Cowboy is the type of wide receiver quarterbacks dream of seeing lined up on their side of the ball.  He is big, fast and strong, and is exactly what the Rams need moving towards the future.

The Washington Redskins

What don't the Redskins need?

They have no running back, no quarterback, no wide receivers and no offensive line.

Basically, they have no offense.

If owner Daniel Snyder is not able to make a deal for Peyton Manning, then I wouldn't be surprised at all to see Washington trade the sixth pick, along with some other pieces, in exchange for the second pick so they can nab Robert Griffin III.

If Washington does, however, land Peyton Manning, then the top priority must be to protect that one hundred million dollar neck.

Since it appears Minnesota is going to take USC tackle Matt Kalil with the third pick, Iowa tackle Riley Reiff is a safe choice for the Redskins.

But this is Washington and Daniel Snyder, so who knows what he is going to do come April.

The Green Bay Packers

It is hard to think that a team that went 15-1 in the regular season and was third in the NFL in total offense would need much help on the offensive side of the ball, but Green Bay does.

The Packers are fine at the wide receiver position and at the quarterback position (obviously), but if there was one kryptonite for this team last season, it was the offensive line.

There is no doubt in my mind that if Green Bay had better line play, it would have been them hoisting the Lombardi Trophy—not the Giants.

So who should they take with their first-round pick?

Well, for a team like Green Bay—with a late first round selection—they need to pick the best available player, and the best offensive lineman left at pick No. 29 will probably be University of Wisconsin center Peter Konz.