The Chicago Bears Select…H-Back…Evan Rodriguez…Temple

[bkokot]

[IronMike84]

[BteamBomber]

I really love this pick but I've always thought that the Bears needed a more versatile FB/TE hybrid. You can put this guy all over the field and teams will have to think about him. He'll help Cutler stay off his back immediately because now we can have TWO great short field pass catching backs keeping LB's and ends honest.

Think about it, you can swing Forte one way and Rodriguez the other and defenses HAVE to move guys over to those spots. In the past without good receivers, teams could leave a CB down in the flats to pick these guys up. Now you've got to move an end or OLB there or else you'll be leaving single teams on the outside against Jeffery or Marshall. That also means less double coverage up the middle seams to our TE position, which changes the defenses the Bears can use.

This draft and FA period makes me almost wish we could run Martz's offense again. Teams can line up 8 up front and gang rush Cutler every play because now he has tons of quality hot route/dump off options and enough weapons all over the field to force opponents to respect our offense.

My only hope is that our offense doesn't become too good and too explosive. The Bears strength is and will continue to be our defense, but its an older D that needs a slow deliberate offense to keep them off the field. I still want to see long 9-10 play drives centered around the run with a dynamic passing game with homerun abilities. That allows the D to play to it's strength and the Bears to win by time of possession, which is the best way they can.

[bringbackditka]

[quote="BteamBomber"]My only hope is that our offense doesn't become too good and too explosive. [/quote]

I think you've won the most absurd comment contest. Congratulations

[DaMike]

I like this pick. He's a good match guy for us. Line him up all over the place. He's a goodenough blocker but add in his speed and who will be covering him his blocking will be better. You have to put an undersized speed defender on him. We can use all the pass catchers we can get.

[bearsaddict]

[AZBearsFan]

I wanna hear Tice's thoughts about this guy. Does he see him as a Kleinsasser type maybe?
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[bkokot]

[MonserinNC]

[AZBearsFan]

[WindyCity]

This pick is really starting to grow on me and I think it shows that Emery is not drafting out of a draft magazine.

He is looking for creative ways to make our team more dangerous and force people to prepare for our offense.

Rodriguez provides something that we did not have before and adds another type of weapon.
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Thanks to chisox

[IronMike84]

Did anybody else groan when the Chargers took Ladarius Green one pick before us in the fourth round on Saturday?

[CBears019]

[Mudderfudder77]

[raq11]