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Peter King Says Don't Be Surprised If The Bears Take Fournette At #3

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Lol at peter king. I'm pretty sure the NFL has started cloning college players because the 49ers, bears, jags, jets, us, and bengals are all going to draft Fournette.  At this point it looks like the NFL is just going to be giving Fournettes away at the draft like the toy in a happy meal. 

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1 minute ago, Dex said:

This is the worst draft week in recent memory.

I honestly think a lot of it has to do with there being a lack of both starpower and good matches of specific positions with the needs of the teams picking in the top 10.  The lack of clear cut positional needs lining up with the players available projected early lends itself to all of the "dont be surprised..." rumors and makes it seem like EVERYONE is an option for every team.

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I wouldn't be surprised that the Bears are that stupid. BPA is a smart strategy and taking Fournette could fit that, but even BPA factors in the makeup of the roster. I would bet DG wouldn't even be considering a RB at 8 if we had gotten Gurley a couple years ago or had a similar young stud. They have Howard who was close to as good as Gurley was his rookie year and on a much cheaper rookie deal for 3 more years and have tons of holes on defense, particularly in the secondary. All of Lattimore, Adams and Hooker would be much bettter picks than Fournette considering their roster. And that's not even considering DL yet.

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