Monday, February 23, 2009

Chicago Bears Offseason: Safety

Safety

Currently on the roster:
Kevin Payne
Craig Steltz*
Brandon McGowan
Danieal Manning

*rookie

Top safety prospects:
William Moore, FS/SS, Mizzou
Patrick Chung, SS, Oregon
Rashad Johnson, FS, Alabama
Louis Delmas, SS, Western Michigan
Sean Smith, CB/SS, Utah
Emmanuel Cook, FS/SS, South Carolina
Nic Harris, SS, Oklahoma

Top safety free agents:
Jermaine Phillips
Sean Jones
Darren Sharper
Gibril Wilson
Lawyer Milloy
Yeremiah Bell

William Moore was good at Mizzou but I don't think he's the Bears best option at 18. I doubt the Bears have Patrick Chung on their board for the second round, however he is a good athlete. Rashad Johnson is the wild card of this bunch. He could be below average, he could be great. Bears should take a long hard look at him before making up their minds on this position. It'll will be interesting to see what JA does at safety. I think it is imperative for the Bears to add new (good) players to this defense, especially at the safety position. That position cost the Bears a lot last year, even with Mike Brown. I really really don't want to see Craig Steltz playing anything but special teams ever again.

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