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The perfect time for a mock draft in season is bye weekend. Unfortunately with the Bears, it comes so early this year that it's difficult to even conduct a full mock. The Pro Football Focus mock draft simulator doesn't even have the capacity to conduct seven-round mock drafts at the moment, only five. So we'll stop at the fifth round in this mock draft. The other problem with these is one always an issue early and that's you can't know where a team is picking. At this point, the Bears are in the 18th spot. That's much better for the team's image than to be picking in the top 10 all the time. They have to hope they'll be picking even later by the real draft -- much later. Another major stumbling block is teams' needs really aren't determined at this point. You might have an idea, but it's much more clear come December.