>>> THE BEARS ARE THINKING BIG  IN THE NFL DRAFT.
LAST NIGHT  AFTER TRADING DOWN ONE SPOT THE  BEARS USED THE NUMBER 10 PICK   IN THE FIRST ROUND TO DRAFT  TENNESSEE 6'6, 335 POUND TACKLE  DARNELL WRIGHT.
AND HERE IS  JAMES WHO ALSO PLAYED OFFENSIVE  TACKLE FOR THE BEARS.
ABOUT 6'6  AS WELL, I THINK.
>> I AM CLOSE.
I AM CLOSE.
YOU PLAYED FOR THE BEARS AND  HOSTS A SPORTS PODCAST.
WHAT   DO YOU THINK OF THE BEARS   PICKING WRIGHT?
>> I LIKE IT.
I THINK THAT  THERE WERE THREE TACKLES AT THE  TOP OF THE LIST.
JONES, THE   KID FROM OHIO STATE WENT OFF   THE BOARD FIRST TO ARIZONA.
AND THEN IT WAS BETWEEN THE   LOCAL KID AND WRIGHT.
AND I   THINK FOR WHAT THEY WANTED HE   WAS THEIR GUY.
>> OKAY.
BEARS TRADED DOWN ONE  SPOT, SWAPPING WITH THE EAGLES.
THE EAGLES PICKED JAYLEN CARTER  WHO A FEW MONTHS AGO THOUGHT   WAS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE   DRAFT.
ARE YOU SURPRISED THEY   DID NOT PICK CARTER?
>> NO.
I JUST DON'T THINK THAT  THE LOCKER ROOM AND THE  ORGANIZATION IS READY FOR THAT  PLAYER YET.
YOU ARE TALKING  ABOUT A LOCKER ROOM THAT IS  YOUNG.
AND WHEN YOU HAVE A  PLAYER LIKE THAT COMING IN AND  THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT HIS  MOTIVATION, CONCERNS ABOUT HIS  OFF THE FIELD ANTICS, YOU NEED  A LOCKER ROOM THAT IS SOLID.
THE BEARS ARE JUST STARTING TO  TRY TO PUT THAT TOGETHER NOW.
SO I THINK GOING TO   PHILADELPHIA WAS NOT ONLY THE   BEST THING FOR PHILADELPHIA BUT  IT WAS THE BEST THING FOR   CARTER.
>> WHY DO YOU THINK THE BEARS  WANTED DARNELL WRIGHT THAN ANY  OTHER PLAYER IN THE DRAFT?
WHAT  WAS IT ABOUT WRIGHT?
>> HE FILLS THE NEED.
YOUR TWO  BIGGEST NEEDS WERE OFFENSIVE   AND DEFENSIVE LINE.
BEING ABLE  TO FILL THAT RIGHT TACKLE   POSITION WITH A PLAYER THAT   COULD PROBABLY COME IN AND   START FOR YOU RIGHT AWAY.
HE   HAS A LOT OF LEARNING TO DO.
THERE ARE TECHNIQUE THINGS HE   WILL HAVE TO WORK ON.
BUT IF   YOU CAN GET HIM AND START   GIVING HIM GAME EXPERIENCE   EARLY I THINK IT WILL BENEFIT   THEM IN THE LONG RUN.
>> TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE  TRANSITION FROM COLLEGE TO NFL.
HOW BIG OF A LEAP IS IT AND HOW  LONG UNTIL THEY GET THEIR FEET  UNDER THEM.
>> THE BIGGEST THING IS   COLLEGE, YOU ARE PLAYING   AGAINST A GOOD PLAYER MAYBE  ONCE, TWICE, THREE TIMES A   YEAR.
NFL, YOU GOT A GUY   ACROSS FROM YOU AT ONE OF THOSE  POSITIONS EVERY SINGLE WEEK.
YOU HAVE TO BE MENTALLY AND   PHYSICALLY PREPARED TO DO WHAT   YOU DID MAYBE ONE OR TWO, OR   ONE OR TWO OR THREE TIMES  DURING THE SEASON IN A COLLEGE  SEASON, NOW YOU HAVE TO BE   READY TO DO IT 17 WEEKS IN A   ROW.
>> IS IT ALL ABOUT PROTECTING  JUSTIN?
>> THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF  QUESTIONS ACROSS THE OFFENSIVE  LINE.
YES, YOU HAVE A NICE  YOUNG RIGHT TACKLE, YOU HAVE  JONES WHO PLAYED WELL FOR YOU   AT LEFT TACKLE LAST YEAR.
YOU  BROUGHT IN DAVIS TO PLAY RIGHT  GUARD.
YOUR CENTER AND YOUR  LEFT GUARD POSITION ARE STILL   UP IN THE AIR.
YOU HAVE CODY  WHITEHAIR WHO WAS A CENTER,  MOVED TO GUARD AND NOW HE IS  BACK TO CENTER.
YOU HAVE TO   SEE HOW ALL OF THESE THINGS   PLAY OUT.
AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT   DO YOU DO ABOUT THE LEFT GUARD   SPOT?
SO, THEY STILL HAVE   QUESTIONS TO ANSWER BUT I THINK  THEY ARE TRYING TO WORK IT OUT.
TRYING TO PUT PIECES IN PLACE   SO THAT THEY CAN PUT TOGETHER,   YOU KNOW, YOU NEED SIX OR SEVEN  GUYS.
YOU NEED, YOU NEED TWO   GOOD BACK UPS TO GO WITH YOUR   FIVE STARTERS AND THEY ARE   TRYING TO PUT ALL OF THE PIECES  IN PLACE.
>> SO, YOU TALKED BEFORE ABOUT  THE BEARS NEEDING AN UPGRADE IN  A LOT OF THE DEPARTMENTS.
THEY  STILL HAVE NINE PICKS, WHAT DO  YOU THINK THEIR PRIORITIES WILL  BE?
>> YOU ARE STILL GOING TO NEED  TO LOOK AT THE OFFENSIVE AND  DEFENSIVE LINE.
YOU HAVE  EDMONDS AND EDWARD TO PLAY  LINEBACKER.
YOU KNOW,  LINEBACKER IT IS SOLID.
ONCE  AGAIN, YOU ARE GOING TO NEED  BACK UP PLAYERS.
NOT ONLY ARE   THESE BACK UP PLAYERS GOING TO  BE LINEBACKERS BUT SPECIAL   TEAMS PLAYERS ALSO.
YOU STILL  NEED ANOTHER GUY ON THE   SECONDARY.
IF IT IS A CORN OR A  SAFETY.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF   PIECES THAT YOU STILL NEED.
YOU KNOW, YOU ALSO, FOR THE   PIECES THAT YOU GOT YOU NEED   BACK UPS FOR.
SO, I MEAN, THIS  IS THE PROCESS THAT THEY ARE   GOING TO GO THROUGH WITH ALL OF  THE FIXES THEY HAVE COMING UP   TODAY.
>> WE HAVE 30 SECONDS HOW ARE  YOU FEELING ABOUT THE BEARS AT   THIS POINT?
>> I SAID AFTER THE SEASON I  THOUGHT THEY WERE STILL TWO  YEARS AWAY.
DEPENDING ON WHO  THEY ARE ABLE TO PICK UP AND   HOW THEY ARE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE  TO THE TEAM THEIR FIRST YEAR, I  STILL THINK THEY ARE GOING TO   BE ANOTHER YEAR AWAY.
I DON'T  THINK THEY ARE A THREE-YEAR   TEAM.
I DON'T THINK THEY WILL   WIN MORE THAN THAT.
I EXPECT   THE JUMP TO BE NEXT YEAR.
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