B/R Community Mock Draft: Chicago Bears’ Sixth-Round Pick Is…
Published by Rob Tong on April 4, 2012
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
We’re in the stretch of the inaugural Bleacher Report Community Mock Draft.
In this Community Mock, 32 different Featured Columnists assume the role of mock GM for their favorite team and participate in a live, real-time full seven-round mock draft. I’m the mock GM for the Bears.
If you’re just joining us, please read the following articles so you can get up to speed with where we are in this draft:
Assessing the Bears’ Needs For the Draft
The Bears’ First Round Pick Is…
The Bears’ Second Round Pick Is…
The Bears’ Third Round Pick Is…
The Bears’ Fourth Round Pick Is…
The Bears’ Fifth Round Pick Is…
These columns explain the rationale behind each pick. There is a method to the madness!
Now we head towards the sixth round.
While my war room partner Bob Warja half-jokingly says we’re just looking for warm bodies at this point, I think there might be some hidden gems in these last two rounds.
Marques Colston, Donald Driver, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Matt Birk and Tom Brady are a few key players that were found in the 6th and 7th rounds. That’s not to say I’m going to find the next Tom Brady, but I also don’t want the mentality that these are throwaway picks either.
Let’s get started.
