A tale of two tackles

With the exodus of our starting offensive tackles from last season (John Tait to retirement and John St. Clair to free agency), the Bears will be looking for an OT on the first day of the draft, possibly in round one. It is, as it was last year, a very deep and talented class at tackle. 

Two names that will likely still be on the board at 18 are Arizona junior Eben Britton and UConn's William Beatty. I like 'em both.

The 6-6, 310 pound Britton has good size and is a good athlete (5.16 40-yard dash) who has played both tackle positions and started 37 consecutive games for Arizona. 

Beatty also has good size (6-6 , 307), and athleticism (5.12 40-yard dash). He played LT last year, but for a lefty QB, so he wasn't a true blind side tackle. That's not a knock, the guy is a beast.

I would be happy with either one of these guys in the first round. Chris Williams last year, another tackle this year ... it would be awfully nice to be set at tackle for a while. 

Then your second and third round picks have to be about wide receiver and safety.

That could set us up. A lot of "ifs" but that could do the trick.