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2014 NFL Mock Draft: Chicago Bears Select...

BTSC contributor Michael Uhlhorn is here with the Bears pick, and makes no bones about being influenced by some recent discussion on the site about a particularly intriguing prospect.

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The Chicago Bears have a defensive legacy rivaled only by our own Pittsburgh Steelers.

I considered a number of defenders for this position - and briefly Odell Beckham Jr. because even Jay Cutler can't suck with a receiving corps like that. But eventually, it was not a Bears fan or my own in-depth research that brought me to this pick, but our own dear leader, Neal Coolong.

By making such a convincing argument for this player's value in Pittsburgh, he unknowingly convinced me to take him off the board one pick before the Steelers in this community mock.

With the 14th pick, the Chicago Bears select Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh.

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Donald is rising up the boards and fits in Chicago for the same reasons he could fit in Pittsburgh - he provides versatility and is nearly unblockable. Pair Donald's ability inside with Jared Allen and Lamarr Houston off the edges and the Bears have a defensive line that could rival the best in the NFL.

Safety could make sense here, but do the Bears feel Calvin Pryor is worth the 14th pick? Corner could be taken here with Dennard coming in to be a future starter, even though Chicago brought back Tim Jennings and Charles Tillman.

In my opinion, the Bears will follow the same logic that Neal had when he selected Donald for the Steelers in SB Nation's blogger mock draft - NFL games are still won in the trenches. The Seahawks and Panthers have shown the value of this old adage. And in 2014, Chicago will join them among the elite defensive fronts in the league by selecting someone who could turn out to be the best defensive lineman in this draft.

Notes for the imminent Steelers pick:

Voting will begin tomorrow and extend into Sunday, with the write up posting on Monday. It'll be done by a poll, and while I do intend to include a wide variety of options, do let me know in the comments who you'd like me to make sure to include.



Team Player Pos School BTSC rep/link to pick
1 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/HOU.png Blake Bortles QB UCF SteelerWolf
2 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/STL.pngviahttp://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/WAS.png Johnny Manziel QB Texas A&M Jack Finn
3 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/JAC.png Teddy Bridgewater QB Louisville twault
4 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/CLE.png Jadeveon Clowney DE South Carolina Double-Eagle
5 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/OAK.png Jake Matthews OT Texas A&M diehardsteelerfan625
6 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/ATL.png Khalil Mack LB Buffalo Erik Stone
7 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/TB.png Sammy Watkins WR Clemson TheCommish
8 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/MIN.png C.J. Mosley LB Alabama VinnySteel
9 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/BUF.png Greg Robinson OT Auburn Sean Geddes
10 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/DET.png Anthony Barr OLB UCLA JDSpartan
11 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/TEN.png Justin Gilbert CB Oklahoma St slatts17
12 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/NYG.png Mike Evans WR Texas A&M omara891
13 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/STL.png Ha Ha Clinton-Dix S Alabama Panther pride 76
14 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/CHI.png Aaron Donald DT Pittsburgh Michael Uhlhorn
15 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/PIT.png


(community vote)
16 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/DAL.png


steeler fever
17 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/BAL.png


Steelers_Fan_to_the_Core
18 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/NYJ.png


DropTheHammer
19 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/MIA.png


steeler_chris_5
20 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/ARI.png


Wichita SunSteeler
21 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/GB.png


(?)barnerburner(?)
22 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/PHI.png


c63tho
23 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/KC.png


WelcomeToReality
24 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/CIN.png


Steel Spike
25 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/SD.png


L-Ray
26 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/CLE.pngviahttp://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/IND.png


AMKrup
27 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/NO.png


Ike Evans
28 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/CAR.png


asmith87
29 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/NE.png


furthur56
30 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/SF.png


Collision Course
31 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/DEN.png


alexryan
32 http://sports.cbsimg.net/images/nfl/logos/50x50/SEA.png


Thoroughbred of Sin