Chicago Did some major spring cleaning on the coaching tree this year. They brought in Tampa Bay Defensive Coordinator Irwin Landis as head coach. He has had the players focused on his playbook all off-season. He plans to Run a West Coast offense and 3-4 Pass Focused defense.
Now onto the draft picks,
With the first round pick Chicago selects 3 players! Rather than take a early mid draft pick they traded for three players from last years division champs Carolina.
Rd 1 pick 12 became
QB Anthony Reed: The 5th year QB had a decent showing at training camp last year, and signs point to The Fighting Illini alumn being the coaches clear favorite for the starting role.
Thomas Xiong: The second year LB will be moving to MLB to play alongside future star James Martinez. The multi-talented linebacker should fit right in with the new coaches strategy.
and a third round draft pick in 2020.
Other notable draft picks
Round 4 pick 9:Tyler McElroy flashed astounding speed and strength at the combine, but had limited play time in college. Chicago couldn't be happier however as once the coaches got their hands on him he showed a stunning knowledge of the game and earned himself a starting role at LDE. He should fit right in alongside last years standout RDE Robert Cupps, himself a bit of a surprise, who led the team in sacks.
Round 7 pick 11: William Leonard, after trading away the teams star LT for a future first round pick, Chicago had a big hole to fill. Nobody expects to find starting talent in the 7th round, but William Leonards pass blocking ability is excellent, he should fit in as the number 2 at several positions on the line and help keep new QB Anthony Reed protected.
Bust of the draft
Round 2 Pick 11: Ron Ley was supposed to be a mismatch made in heaven, 6'3 inches tall, excellent route running skills, great speed and the ability to go up for the ball. But once he got to camp it quickly became clear he had no ability to come down with the ball. In fact he could barely hold onto anything, phones, mugs, laptops, everything escaped his grasp and wound up smashed on the floor like the teams dreams for his career. He has the preseason to show some amount of worth, or he will be packing his bags and going home as nothing more than a cautionary tale.
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