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There are lots of Bears fans out there who want Torry Holt…bad. I happen to be one of them. Torry Holt would be huge for this Bears team. However, I would like to bring up something that most Bears fans might not have thought about when it comes to the conceivable acquisition of Holt.
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There are so many rumors circulating that the Bears somehow knew that Williams had a back injury and drafted him anyway. Then, they tried to put him in during training camp, and he either aggravated his injury or the injury caused him to compensate in other areas of his body, therefore herniating a disc in his back. The rumor further insinuates that the Bears didn’t care that Williams had back trouble and that he would be okay.
During Senior Bowl week an article was posted on Scout.com regarding “who’s hot” and “who’s not” among collect football’s top prospects. Chris Williams was listed as a player who was “hot” at the moment, and would be a good draft pick. Rumors later surfaced from other teams regarding William’s back. These rumors, however, according to reliable sources such as Jeff Dickerson, reporter for ESPN 1000 in Chicago, were supposed to cause his draft stock to drop so that teams could possibly pick him up later in the draft, and get a steal.
This along with the fact that in his college career at Vanderbilt University, Williams never missed a game or a practice due to injury. He remained at a high level, and played well in the Senior Bowl, with no noticeable discomfort.
It is a stretch to think or insinuate that the Bears knew that Williams had back problems and drafted him anyway. They take great caution and immense evaluation when drafting a player, and there were other highly touted Offensive linemen they could have drafted at the same place. Consequently a lot of them are injured now as well. Brandon Albert, Jeff Otah to name a couple. Keep in mind that the injuries happen, and it is very common for teams to try to circulate rumors about players before the draft to try get their draft stock to drop to where that team is drafting.
Williams will be ok eventually, and it won’t be the end of the world for the Bears.
The Bears made a another need based pick. They went with the outstanding Tulane running back Matt Forte. Forte has very good size and decent speed. He can cut and change direction on a dime, and will provide the Bears with a great opportunity to mix size with speed in Matt Forte and Cedric Benson/Garrett Wolfe.
After a little more than an hour and a half into the draft, the Chicago Bears finally got their chance to select their guy. Since the only 2 offensive linemen selected were Jake Long and Ryan Clady, it left the Bears with an easy choice of one of the great remaining offensive tackles. Chris Williams from Candy was a good choice if he can get a little stonger.
