Bears get 3 compensatory picks

[Chewie]

Received 3 additional 7th rounders due to the performance of last season's free agency losses :

And then there were 11; Bears awarded three compensatory picksThe Bears were awarded three compensatory draft picks Monday as the NFL Management Council announced the additional draft picks today at the owners meetings in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Based on the losses of defensive tackles Alfonso Boone and Ian Scott, wide receiver Justin Gage and safety Todd Johnson, and balanced against only the addition of defensive tackle Anthony Adams, the Bears were awarded three additional choices in the seventh round. According to a release by the league, former safety Cameron Worrell was not considered in the equation.

They add the 36th, 40th and 41st picks of the round which are 243, 247 and 248 overall. Conditional draft picks cannot be traded.


That means general manager Jerry Angelo is now armed with 11 draft picks total. The Bears have an extra selection in the third round.

Baltimore and Cincinnati were each awarded the maximum of four compensatory picks. Indianapolis, Philadelphia and Washington got three apiece like the Bears. Washington, Cincinnati, Atlanta and Baltimore got coveted compensatory selections at the end of the third round. The Bears had been hopeful to get a selection in the sixth round, but that didn

[emperorjones]

Thats good news. I don't think Alfonso Boone, Ian Scott, Justin Gage and Todd Johnson were missed. Maybe Scott because of injuries. But its nice to get the picks in this draft. Maybe Anelo is figuring to pick up his 2008 offensive line in the 7th round

[ChronicKerr]

Boone sure fit in well in KC. He could have been used for DT depth this past year as well.

[Cliff Levingston]

So we get, in likelihood, a few extra guys to cut in the preseason. Sweet.

[Chewie]

So we get, in likelihood, a few extra guys to cut in the preseason. Sweet.

Chewie thinks Cliff Levingston sees the glass as half empty. Some 7th rounders stick and, if nothing else, they can serve as a means to move up a few picks in the Bears see the need.

[Chewie]

Boone sure fit in well in KC. He could have been used for DT depth this past year as well.

Agreed. Boone did well for KC - in fact, I thought we might get better than a 7th rounder for him.

[tclg]

it would be great if we found someone who could contribute even on special teams with those picks