With the 10th pick in the POD Community Mock Draft, the Chicago Bears select…
While the Green Bay Packers are probably still the biggest Detroit Lions rival, the Chicago Bears are already making a pretty good case for 2025. With former Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson taking the Bears head coach job—and ruffling some feathers since he’s been there—I know many Lions fans are wishing terrible things on the Bears franchise.
But in this year’s Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft, commenter Xlgrev has the unenviable task of trying to help the Bears, as their acting general manager. Here’s a look at the board the Bears are looking at so far:
1. Titans: QB Cam Ward
2. Browns
: QB Shedeur Sanders
3. Giants: WR/CB Travis Hunter
4. Patriots: WR Tetairoa McMillan
5. Jaguars: DT Mason Graham
6. Raiders: EDGE Abdul Carter
7. Jets: OT Armand Membou
8. Panthers: TE Tyler Warren
9. Saints: OT Will Campbell
With the 10th pick in the Pride of Detroit Community Mock Draft, the Chicago Bears have selected…
Ashton Jeanty, running back out of Boise State.
Here Xlgrev with the explanation:
It buzzed through the Bear’s war room that the Saints had taken Will Campbell. There was an audible groan heard through Halas Hall, but one voice boomed “yes.” It was the gritty and strained voice of the young, new head coach that didn’t mind going against the grain.
“Let’s get our man!” Ben Johnson shouted. A much older voice raised his hand. The trembling hand belonged to George H. McCaskey and he said: “We need more defense. In this pass happy league wouldn’t Will Johnson, the cornerback out of Michigan make the most sense?”
Kevin Warren, forever the yes man, replied: “It does and we could market Johnson and Johnson as the best cornerback tandem in football.”
Unnerved, Ben Johnson said without blinking an eye: “Jeanty is undoubtedly one of the best players in this entire draft when you disregard positional value. This highly productive running back creates a ton of added value to his touches thanks to an elite ability to create yards after contact and is capable of hitting home run carries through traffic. Jeanty showcases top-tier vision and contact balance while offering a sufficient skill set on passing downs, making him the perfect piece for this offense. Gentlemen, you saw what I was able to do with Gibbs—let me do the same with Jeanty.”
There was a long pause and all eyes turned towards Ryan Poles who had been fielding absurd trade offers all day. He seemed ready to acquiesce to senior management when Johnson made one more pitch.
“You brought me here for a reason. Give me this running back and you will get to watch highlight after highlight of winning Chicago Bears football for the foreseeable future!”
Poles swallowed hard. He knew they needed change from all the things that hadn’t worked in recent history. He remembered what a difference it made in Detroit when the GM and coach were in lockstep. He cleared his throat and announced for them to call in the pick of Ashton Jeanty.
McCaskey gave Poles a tight lip smile that said: I hope this is the right pick because your job depends on it.
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