Chicago Bears Draft: Digesting the Hype

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Published: April 28, 2009

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... I have come to a simple conclusion. I don’t care right now who they drafted where, and I won’t care until I see these players do something on the football field.

I can read all the draft grades and evaluations in the world, but it’s not too different from reading a lot of the pre-draft hype. What matters is how these players look on the football field during the preseason games. That's then we’ll get the best idea of what each one of these players is really capable of.

For now, it’s all still names, heights, weights, and 40-yard dash times on a piece of paper, maybe with some college stats mixed in. We know that the players drafted were the best players in college football, but we also know that doesn’t mean it translates them into being the best in the NFL.

For all the hype and excitement of Jarron Gilbert jumping out of a swimming pool onto the deck from the shallow end, it doesn’t mean he’...

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