Draft Day 2: Bears have some enticing opportunities

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Back when the draft was done over two daysRounds 1-3 on Saturday, 4-7 on Sundayteams looked forward to the overnight between the days. That was the time to inventory draft boards sometimes scrambled by day one events, and very often a gem had somehow slipped through.Alex Brown was such a nugget in 2002, a first-round talent whod drifted down for fuzzy reasons. So was Nathan Vasher in 2004. And Roosevelt Colvin and Warrick Holdman in 1999.The Bears hold the 18th pick of the second round, 50th overall. It will be up to GM Phil Emery and his staff to move on nuggets when the rounds start again Friday evening.Theres a couple different ways we can go in the second round, especially in the third, fourth and fifth rounds in terms of having flexibility the rest of the draft, Emery said. Getting a defensive end makes the rest of the scenario work for us the best possible way.The trade for Brandon Marshall and signings of Devin Thomas and Eric Weems dialed down urgency for addressing wide receiver. Running back Michael Bush, quarterback Jason Campbell andguard Chilo Rachalthose and others gave the Bears quality veteran depth and allow the Bears to truly pursue a best player available.Wide receiverStephen Hill from Georgia Tech was the Combine sensation with his initial 40-yard dash time in the 4.2s. Some projections put him into the first round despite virtually no college production, in part because of a non-passing scheme.Hill rightly went nowhere in the first round. He will in the second, probably sooner rather than later.The same for Alshon Jeffery out of South Carolina. LSUs Rueben Randle did not get a first-round phone call but should not have long to wait on Friday.Offensive linePerhaps the biggest surprise ofRound 1was the number of offensive linemen projected as possible No. 1s who are still on the board: tackles Mike Adams from Ohio State, Jonathan Martin from Stanford, guards Cordy Glenn from Georgia and Amini Silatolu, and Wisconsin center Peter Konz.Most were on the cusp of Round 1, arguably overrated by some analysts, but they do represent quality now in Round 2. The Bears selected McClellin because they had him rated higher than any of the available offensive linemen when their turn came at No. 19.That player McClellin was at that spot at that time and he was the highest rated player we had, Emery said.CornerbackNational Football Post draft analyst Wes Bunting said during the NFL Scouting Combine that cornerback is a value area of the draft class. Three went in the first 17 picks but Bunting concluded that starter-level cornerbacks would be available in rounds 2 and 3.Brandon Boykin from Georgia, Nebraskas Alfonzo Dennard and Trumaine Johnson from Montana are that group. Janoris Jenkins from North Alabama was rated a first-round talent but with off-field issues that have him off many boards entirely.

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