Official 2017 1st Round Of The NFL Draft Thread

[Rastak]

Not to be confused with the Official 2017 NFL Draft Thread which Red started because he had given up on the 2016 Season.

The 1st round of the NFL Draft deserves it's own thread.

Anybody heard from Ras?

Cleveland is on the clock. Will they take the best player or will the owner make them take a QB?

Hey guys.

Not s fired up as in previous years for a variety of reasons. Bears grab a QB at two!

[red]

god bless the bears

hey ras

[HarveyWallbangers]

Bears gave up a lot.

[Joemailman]

Why are the Bears paying Mike Glennon 8 mil?

[red]

holy hell look at all those ugly women

look like bulldogs

[red]

Why are the Bears paying Mike Glennon 8 mil?

duh, the bears

and NOT A FIRST ROUND TALENT

[Joemailman]

Mitch Trubisky - QB - North Carolina

ANALYSIS

STRENGTHS Adequate height with good muscular definition. Built to withstand physical challenges of the position. Calm field general. Very good pocket mobility. Can slide around circumference of the pocket without having to drop his eyes from their task. When he leaves the pocket, looks to challenge with his arm before defaulting to his feet. Always in ready-to-rip throwing posture. Delivery is crisp and efficient. Locates safeties and reads their intentions immediately after the snap. Quick through his progressions and will double back to targets if his protection allows him time. Pocket mechanics and throwing motion are solid. Tough and competitive. Shows courage and poise in the pocket. Throws passes from balanced platforms and rarely defaults to an off-balance throw unnecessarily. Has all the arm you need. NFL call sheets will be wide open with Trubisky at the helm. Can dial up deep field-side outs with accuracy. Ball comes humming out of his hand when he needs to spike his velocity. Arm talent to whip a catchable throw from difficult angles to targets outside the numbers. Makes the standard "pitch and catch" throws with consistent accuracy. Ball usually comes out on time. His 62.1 completion percentage on intermediate throws easily outpaces the top quarterbacks in this draft. Possesses get-away quickness to avoid sudden pressure from a-gap blitzers with the speed to damage the defensive cause once he leaves the pocket.

WEAKNESSES Almost 98 percent of his dropbacks came from shotgun. Will have to learn NFL footwork from under center which could take time. Benefits from offense loaded with RPOs (run-pass option) that pull linebackers forward and open easier throwing windows. Played in space-based passing attack that didn't often ask him to throw to tight windows in traffic. Arm slot will drop way down causing batted balls at line of scrimmage. Too willing to float balls rather than air-mailing them out of bounds when he's making a bail-out throw against pressure. Needs better drive accuracy between the hashes. Has a tendency to leave throws in hip pocket of moving targets. Inconsistent deep ball touch. Has touchdown opportunities he babies and invites defenders time to recover. Not always pocket aware. Hyper-focuses on shifting parts down the field and can be late to feel pressure collapsing the edges.

DRAFT PROJECTION Round 1

SOURCES TELL US "There are times he looks like another Carson Wentz and then there are times he looks like Blaine Gabbert. He has starting qualities and he'll go early, but he better get better at seeing blitzes and throwing hot or he'll get eaten alive by the exotic packages they are throwing at quarterbacks these days." -- Area scout for AFC team

NFL COMPARISON Matthew Stafford

BOTTOM LINE Trubisky is a high-end quarterback prospect who possesses NFL size, a big arm and the ability to throw with accuracy from the pocket or on the move. Despite playing in a spread-based offense, he's a full-field reader who does a very good job of getting an early read on the safeties before crafting his course of action. Trubisky will have to become much more pocket aware and do a better job of recognizing and attacking blitzes to back NFL defensive coordinators off. He hasn't put all the pieces together yet, but the puzzle is all right in front. Trubisky projects as a good starting quarterback with a high floor and the potential to be great.

[texaspackerbacker]

hahahahaha That's why the Bears are the Bears. Stupid stupid stupid!

[gbgary]

this pushes defensive players back. hope the QBs all go in the first round. lol

[Joemailman]

49ers on on the clock.

[Sparkey]

Hey Bears fans. We luv you!

[pbmax]

awww man, the bucks play tonight! Come on NFL!

Well hello stranger!

[pbmax]

Hey guys.

Not s fired up as in previous years for a variety of reasons. Bears grab a QB at two!

RAS!

[pbmax]

Why did the Bears jump one? Was John Lynch absolutely going to trade out of his pick?

[Rastak]

Bears gave up a lot.

Agreed, he better be good.