and it has two Bears players in the first round Womens Mitchell Trubisky Jersey , Chicago gets a different player" />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteWindy City GridironWindy City Gridiron - Being who you thought we were since 2005!Log In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsBearsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Latest NewsThe Bears DenNotesXs and OsSuperfansFiled under:Latest NewsNewsRoster Analysis2016 Re-Draft has Bears with new player, two of theirs in the firstNew,15commentsNFL.com did a re-draft of the 2016 draft and it has two Bears players in the first round, Chicago gets a different playerCDTShareTweetShareShare2016 Re-Draft has Bears with new player, two of theirs in the firstPhoto by Joe Robbins/Getty ImagesRe-drafts are a fun way to pass the offseason. Most experts agree that it takes three years to get a true picture of a draft class, meaning that now is the time to take a look back at the 2016 NFL Draft.Lance Zierlein of NFL.com did just that today, looking back and shuffling up the board with the idea that teams would know what they were getting.There weren’t too many surprises at the top, with Jared Goff and Carson Wentz going 1-2, just as they did in the real thing, but there were some surprises further down with the Browns taking Dak Prescott at No. 15.Prescott has been good, solid and above average, but I still don’t know that he’s a QB that’s going to carry a team to a Super Bowl. Still, he’s better than what the Browns have had Pat O'Donnell Jersey , until Baker Mayfield.The other surprises were two Bears, one current and one former, did work their way into the first round: Zierlein has the Texans select Cody Whitehair at No. 21:Whitehair, Chicago’s second round pick, has been a solid center for the Bears, although there is some chatter that he could move back to his college position of guard with James Daniels.The other Bears-related nugget was now-former Bears RB Jordan Howard, originally a fifth round pick, found his way into the first round, No. 26 to Denver:Howard has been very good, but would he really be a first round pick with what teams know now? It seems early for a back that doesn’t have breakaway speed, can’t be dynamic in the passing game and has had some questions about his conditioning.I think even knowing how his game translates would put him solidly in the second round.As for the Bears? You may remember that they originally selected Leonard Floyd, after a trade up with Tampa Bay. Floyd has turned into a solid-but-unspectacular player. The Bears think enough of him to pick up his fifth-year option even without big sack numbers.Zierlein says in a re-do the Bears would take a different pass rusher:Ngakoue went in the third round to the Jaguars, where he’s been a good pass rusher http://www.thebearslockerroom.com/authentic-kyle-long-jersey , but I’m not sure he’s a huge improvement over Floyd as an all-around player.Yes, he has 29.5 sacks to Floyd’s 15.5 and Ngakoue has 10 forced fumbles to Floyd’s one.I plugged them into Pro-Football-Reference’s Player Comparison and it’s actually a little closer than it appears. Floyd has 12 more tackles, one more fumble recovery. He has 32 QB hits to Ngakoue’s 70. The Jaguar nudges ahead of Floyd in terms of TFL too with 29 to Floyd’s 23.However, Floyd has eight passes defensed to Ngakoue’s three. Floyd also has two safeties, while Ngakoue has none.So while Ngakoue has been a better pass rusher, the numbers suggest Floyd is better against the run and in pass coverage. With Khalil Mack across from him now, Floyd doesn’t have to be a huge sack number player.What do you think? Would the Bears be better off with Ngakoue on their roster instead of Floyd? Would Howard be a first round pick in a re do? The final quarter of the season is in the books for the Bears. Find out how they graded out in their last quarter of the regular season."The 2018 NFL regular season has concluded. With that, playoff seedings have been set and for the first time since 2010, the Chicago Bears will be a participant.On a stretch of the schedule where they needed to finish (2-2), they ended up finishing the season with a perfect (4-0) record in the final stretch of the season.Their final quarter of the season started with an impressive home win against the Los Angeles Rams and it ended with eliminating the Minnesota Vikings on the road in Week 17. All in all, it’s been an incredible season for this team and somehow, it feels like it’s not even close to being over yet.OffensePhoto by Hannah Foslien/Getty ImagesThe up and down offensive performances continued in the final four games of the season. The one thing I’ve noticed through these last handful is games is that even if this offense wasn’t performing at a top level, they found ways to score when they truly needed it. Because of that Womens Tom Waddle Jersey , I’d venture to say that even if their overall numbers continued to go down, their overall productivity and effectiveness lines up with more of an average offense than it does a bottom 10 unit.Currently, the team’s offense ranks like this:9th in points (26.3)11th in rushing (121.1)20th in DVOA21st in yards (343.9)21st in passing (222.8)Three Studs:RB Jordan HowardLG James DanielsQB Mitchell TrubiskyThree Duds:WR Anthony Miller (playing time)TE Trey BurtonWR Kevin White (Healthy scratches)Grade: B-Since the end of the second quarter, the Bears offensive production has fallen off. Part of that is due to teams playing more zone and eliminating deep throws. The other part of that is simply it getting colder and dealing with different injuries.Regardless, this unit (at least for me), ranked more towards the middle of the pack, versus a bottom third product. With such an elite defense, this is a unit that just needs to score enough points and more importantly, eliminate turnovers. It’s been a sizable jump from 2017, but I’d expect another big jump in 2019.DefensePhoto by Al Bello/Getty ImagesI truly can’t say enough about this unit. The defense had a few rough spots at the mid point of the season, but for the majority of this season, they have been flat out dominant. That’s even with the season-ending injury to Bryce Callahan and missing Eddie Jackson over their past two games.Despite the massive uptick in offensive production league wide this year, this Bears’ defense matches up with every elite Super Bowl defense over the last five seasons. And that should speak to the quality of this unit overall. Plus Sam Acho Jersey , they have four Pro Bowlers.1st in Defensive DVOA T-3rd in sacks (50)1st in defensive touchdowns (6)1st in takeaways (36)3rd in turnover differential (+12)1st in points (17.7)3rd in yards (299.7)Three Studs:DL Akiem HicksCB Kyle FullerLB Roquan SmithThree More Studs:OLB Khalil MackDL Eddie GoldmanCB Sherrick McManisGrade: A+Simply put, this defense has no holes right now. I fully expected Callahan’s departure to hurt this unit and it hasn’t. Over the past two games, McManis has allowed just a (53.4) passer rating. Even with Jackson out over the final two games, the defense gave up just 19 total points and only one touchdown. To put it bluntly, they have been flat out dominant, even without two of their best defensive backs. This Bears defense was the best defensive unit in football by a wide margin.Special TeamsPhoto by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesFrom a performance aspect, it’s been about the same all year.Cody Parkey has struggled to make kicks and extra points consistently. Patrick O’Donnell is either extremely impressive or very mediocre and quite frankly, there’s too many penalties for my liking.Without truly knowing what to look for in all facets of the third phase, it’s always hard to give a deserving grade. Even so, I’ll go ahead and keep a middle of the road outlook and say they are doing just enough not to become a true issue.Grade: C-What’s AheadThe NFL playoffs.In past reports I’ve given an outlook on what to expect in the coming four games, but we’ve reached that point in the season where it will be a game-to-game status. First on that docket will be the Philadelphia Eagles. Luckily for the Bears, they’ll be at Soldier Field where they finished the regular season at (7-1). Conversely, the Eagles finished (4-4) on the road http://www.thebearslockerroom.com/authentic-devin-hester-jersey , and while they may be “hot” heading into the playoffs, it still took some help to get them into the playoffs.Overall GradeWe’ll save our full season grades until after the Bears’ year truly concludes, but so far, I’m not sure too many people in general saw this as a (12-4) team.Last installment, I wrote about how a (2-2) finish was needed, but (3-1) would be the most ideal. Yet, this team finished their last quarter of the season with a (4-0) record.In total, this was a very impressive four-game stretch and one that should absolutely catapult them into the post-season on a high note.Fourth Quarter Grade: A