With the free NFL agency just days away, the breakdown of the team’s needs for the NFL 2021 project will change dramatically with each signing. So take simulated currents with a grain of salt right now.
Get the latest fake sketch from Adam Hoge from NBC Sports Chicago. He makes the Bears make a total assault on their first four selections.
In round 1, Hoge has Bears take on Virginia Tech’s offensive attack, Christian Darrisaw. It’s a great choice, especially in light of the team’s decision to break up with Bobby Massie. Darrisaw is an absolute player and a top 10 player on my board. It would be great if it fell to 20th place.
In round 2 – at number 52 – he has the Bears Minnesota WR Rashod Bateman landing.
Look, if Chicago comes out of the first two rounds with Darrisaw and Bateman? He believes that a dream comes true. But it won’t happen. Bateman is a first round player and there is little or no chance of being around number 52.
I like the position in question, but the choice is a thought of desire.
Hoge remains offended in the third round and has the Bears landing Trey Sermon of Ohio State, a good-looking prospect who has all the traits that teams look for in a start-up.
Chicago has no depth behind David Montgomery (even with a healthy Tarik Cohen returning), and Sermon, another banger between attacks, would make a ton of sense.
The first choice of defender for Bears in this mockery happens in Round 5, with Jamie Newman from Georgia (last played for Wake Forest). More athletic than a pure passer, Newman has an NFL backing that, at this point in his career, is projected as a type of coaching team. Not a great choice.
For Hoge’s sketch and full analysis, click here.