2011 NFL Mock Draft: The Chicago Bears Select...

by Dave Cariello on Apr 24, 2011 12:00 PM CDT in 2011 CSC Community Mock Draft

With the twenty-ninth pick of the 2011 CSC Community Mock Draft, the Chicago Bears (represented by GRIZZ) select...

Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisconsin

The Chicago Bear's offensive line was a disaster this past year, allowing Jay Cutler to be sacked seemingly at the defenses will. Fifty-two times he was sacked, more than any quarterback in the league and twelve more than second place Joe Flacco. During Cutler's three years in Denver he got sacked 51 times, since then (2 years in Chicago) that number has soared to 87! Now that's a quarterback that needs some protection...and along comes young Gabe Carimi to save his crying butt.

Carimi could possibly step in and start right away, I'm no Bears fan, but I can tell you I've never even heard of Frank Omiyale or J'Marcus Webb (and I don't trust anyone named J'Marcus or any spelling of that name). The inside of the line isn't too bad with an aging Olin Kreutz at center, Chris Williams and Roberto Garza on either side of him. If they can also pick up a RT (or LT depending on how Carimi progresses) during free agency, this line could do a complete 180*.

The Bears have a few other positions they need to address. They could use a No. 1 wide receiver, seeing as Johnny Knox and Devin Hester are more suited for No, 2 and KR/PR duties. On the defensive side of the ball, their linebacking corp is aging and they have recently released DT Tommie Harris so those are two other possible positions of interest. At this point in the draft they could also take the following players: WR Leonard Hankerson from Miami, LB Akeem Ayers from UCLA or DT Stephen Paea from Oregon State.

Offensive tackles aren't the prettiest draft picks, but they can be the driving force behind a beautiful future.

Thanks to all the CSC members who participated in this years community mock draft. Without your help, none of this would be possible.

Below are the complete results from our community mock draft.

Catch up with all of the mock draft selections in our 2011 CSC Community Mock Draft Section.

Pick	Team	Selection	Team Representative	Approval Rating
1	Carolina Panthers	QB Cam Newton - Auburn	DatFan	35%
2	Denver Broncos	DT Marcell Dareus - Alabama	Jeff.l.b	71%
3	Buffalo Bills	QB Blaine Gabbert - Missouri	SpreeGoogs	52%
4	Cincinnati Bengals	DE Da'Quan Bowers - Clemson	coldpizza	73%
5	Arizona Cardinals	CB Patrick Peterson - LSU	GRIZZ	61%
6	Cleveland Browns	DE Cameron Jordan - Cal	theprogrammerman	11%
7	San Francisco 49ers	LB Von Miller - Texas A&M	who dat patate	68%
8	Tennessee Titans	WR A.J. Green - Georgia	shipgoalie05	48%
9	Dallas Cowboys	CB Prince Amukamara - Nebraska	saints fan in cowboyland!	67%
10	Washington Redskins	WR Julio Jones - Alabama	VAsaintsfan	56%
11	Houston Texans	DE/OLB Robert Quinn - UNC	Jon Banks	62%
12	Minnesota Vikings	OT Tyron Smith - USC	HansDat	46%
13	Detroit Lions	OT Anthony Castonzo - BC	NorthFan	48%
14	St. Louis rams	DT Nick Fairley - Auburn	hakimdropstheball	54%
15	Miami Dolphins	RB Mark Ingram - Alabama	SpreeGoogs	48%
16	Jacksonville Jaguars	DE J.J.Watt - Wisconsin	Jay Preece	41%
17	New England Patriots	OT Derek Sherrod - Mississippi St.	FriarBob	27%
18	San Diego Chargers	DT Muhammad Wilkerson - Temple	DrewBreesManCrush	39%
19	New York Giants	OL Mike Pouncey - Florida	mknkachow	64%
20	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	DE Adrian Clayborn - Iowa	iori125883	45%
21	Kansas City Chiefs	DT Phil Taylor - Baylor	YESSaints/iori125883	63%
22	Indianapolis Colts	DT Corey Liuget - Illinois	MobileSaint	48%
23	Philadelphia Eagles	OT Nate Solder - Colorado	DeuceisLoose926	43%
24	New Orleans Saints	DE Ryan Kerrigan - Purdue	Dave Cariello	70%
25	Seattle Seahawks	QB Colin Kaepernick - Nevada	natde1016	20%
26	Baltimore Ravens	CB Jimmy Smith - Colorado	Dave Cariello	63%
27	Atlanta Falcons	DE/OLB Justin Houston - Georgia	Dave Choate	51%
28	New England Patriots	DE Aldon Smith - Missouri	FriarBob
29	Chicago Bears	OT Gabe Carimi - Wisconsin	GRIZZ

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Yeah Da Bears have to address the O-Line.

Urlacker’s getting old too, but they have to keep Cutler upright if they are going to go anywhere.

When I say WHO DAT U say TWO DAT!!!

by cajuncommando58 on Apr 24, 2011 1:42 PM CDT reply actions

I was really hoping he was going to last to pick 31

this picture was all I needed to see to be sold on him as a Steelers lineman

You show me a guy with a giant axe, I’ll show you a man who can play for the Steelers

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by WVPiratesfan on Apr 24, 2011 4:57 PM CDT reply actions

i think this guy could hold a giant axe...

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by GRlZZ on Apr 24, 2011 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions