Bears Draft Needs: Where Does Chicago Need Help Most?
Published by Bear Heiser on January 8, 2015
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears currently hold the No. 7 overall pick in the 2015 NFL draft; it’s a good place to be for a team that has more than a handful of holes to fill on the depth chart.
Chicago hasn’t held a first-round selection as high as No. 7 since 2005, when running back Cedric Benson was selected out of the University of Texas with the No. 5 selection.
When the commissioner takes the stage to announce the Bears’ pick, he’ll be doing so in the city of Chicago, a city that hasn‘t held the NFL draft since 1964.
“This is going to be great for the NFL and it’s going to be great for the NFL’s greatest fans here in Chicago,” team chairman George McCaskey said of the announcement. “It’s going to be a very fan-friendly event. We’re going to get people involved. It’s going to be exciting.”
Excitement is exactly what Bears fans need following one of the more dysfunctional and disappointing seasons in the organization’s history. The Bears finished the 2014 season with a 5-11 record, which led to the dismissal of general manager Phil Emery and head coach Marc Trestman, among others.
It has been a week since Emery and Trestman were let go, and the clock is ticking for the Bears to hire replacements before the draft scouting season begins. The East-West Shrine Game kicks off Saturday, Jan. 17, followed by the Senior Bowl on the following weekend.
The new regime won’t have a lot of time to assess the current roster and decide who will be re-signed and who will be let go before putting together a draft strategy. So let’s help them out. Here’s a look at five important positions the Bears should look to fill in the draft.
