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With the 48th pick in the 2022 TSW Mock Draft 2.0, the Chicago Bears select Alec Pierce, WR, Univ. of Cincinnati. The Bears’ WR cupboard is bare, and Pierce was standing out at this point in round two…a big, fast, athletic receiver who is strong at the catch point…just what our young quarterback needs. The N.O. Saints @Virgil are on the clock.

With the 39th pick in the TSW NFL Mock Draft 2.0, the Chicago Bears select Bernhard Raimann, OT, Central Michigan. This team has needs practically everywhere, but we have to start with protecting Justin Fields. Raimann has great size and athleticism and can play either left or right tackle. We're hoping for the kind of impact Spencer Brown had for the Bills last year. The Seattle Seahags and @HappyDays are on the clock.

Deebo's injury history is a consideration as well, especially for a team that's going to trade a first round pick for him and pay him a ton of money.

Why not Buffalo?

I’m not sure how you can say Watson “was a third round prospect” a few months ago…the draft is still 9 days away. He’s bigger, faster and stronger than Garrett Wilson. One of the biggest mistakes people make in evaluating draft prospects is over-emphasizing college production…it would not surprise me if Watson comes off the board before Wilson.

That remains to be seen.

Yes, I disagree. I would prefer Watson or Dotson. Both are more athletic and explosive and provide more YAC ability. I do think Wilson is good, though.

You'd have to ask the people who passed on him...I think he's good, but Dotson and Watson are more explosive/athletic. There is also a feeling that he benefitted a lot from being in the Ohio State system and played against a lot of vastly overmatched teams.

I don't like it. If the board falls this way, there are too many good players available at 25 who probably won't be there at 40 or 41. A trade with the Lions would be more interesting...We'd then have two picks in the top 34...

The board has fallen very nicely for the Bills, probably better than they could expect in real life...There are at least three WRs worthy of the 25th pick (I'd prefer both Dotson and Watson to Wilson), as well as McDuffie and Dax Hill. They might also be interested in Karlaftis or Tyler Smith at that spot.

Gotta believe Jacksonville is going to draft Neal to protect their franchise QB.

Why not? That's exactly what he did last year, sitting at 30...

so you think someone would trade a first or second round pick for Johnson AND pay him $20 to $22 million per year? I'll believe it when I see it.

Agreed. Dionte Johnson is a pretty good WR, but not a true WR1 and not someone that really requires special attention from a defense…I doubt anyone would trade a second for him, especially with his contract demands….

I have a feeling Jameson Williams is coming off the board here...

And, to use a more nauseating example, in 2004, ol' Whitey used pick 13 on Lee Evans, then traded up to 22 for the uber-talented JP Losman.

Exactly. If there's a QB they like enough to move up for, they'd likely just take him at 2.

OK, I could see that, but what are the Lions going to offer? 32 and 34 for 25 and 57? I could see Beane doing that, but who would the Lions want to move up for at that point?

There is no way Beane trades back, out of the first round. Absolutely no way.

Ok, but how is this a bad setup for the Bills? Most people expected several of those WRs to be off the board already…

Seriously? I think it's perfect...only one WR off the board and it's one the Bills probably would not be interested in anyway.

So Deebo can only be effective in an offense with an immobile, noodle-armed QB? I don’t agree…

Don't get me wrong; I think Johnson is a really good prospect and may very well be a top-10 pick, but I just don't see KC using their first two picks on defense, especially this year, after losing Tryeek Hill. The Chiefs seem to be a franchise that knows the best way to succeed is to get the most awesome possible weapons for your franchise QB and figure out the defense later. I expect them to use a first and probably a second on pass catchers...

I’m pretty sure the actual Chiefs would never consider trading those picks in order to draft a defensive end…They will use at least one, if not both, firsts on a WR…

On the other hand, Geno Smith is still in the league…he might even be QB1 on Seattle’s depth chart right now🤣🤣