Chicago Bears: Final 7-Round 2019 NFL Mock Draft

Seven round selections are usually total gambles but this pick should *not* be treated as such.

You should have seen this coming. It’s in every single Bear’s mock draft out there. The kicker situation is arguably the biggest question mark on the entire roster. Until they find someone competent, they are only setting themselves up for future disappointment and early playoff exits.

Cody Parkey was the final straw. No more games, no more screwing around. Get someone who can hit a chip-shot from 35 yards out down the middle.

I’m not listing a specific player here. That’s because I expect several kickers to be available. Let’s be honest: no one knows how to scout kickers. You just take swings on guys and hope for the best.

I can’t imagine Redford Jones, Chris Blewitt, or Elliot Fry can be considered real, credible options for the Bears moving forward. All three of them have a combined zero field goal and extra point attempts at the professional level. The team was reportedly spying the specialists at the Combine drills and have had visits with the following players:

• Matt Gay, Utah
• Marc Orozco, Grambling
• Austin Seibert, Oklahoma
• Parker Shaunfield, Southern Miss
• Cole Tracy, LSU

I think the guy most Bears draftniks would like to see in blue and orange is Tracy, but I honestly couldn’t tell you which of those five is going to be the best option for the team for the future. It’s clear that the team isn’t ever going to be satisfied with the position until someone on the roster now or in the future can make kicks with a modicum of consistency.

At the end of the day, the success rate of seventh-round picks making the final roster isn’t terribly high. So taking a swing on a successful college player here makes some sense.

Or, they could just find a way to use this pick to bring Robbie Gould home, but that’s just my two cents.