No agreement on Bears' draft plans

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Bears GM Phil Emery, his staff and the coaches probably have a pretty fair idea of the cluster of players theyll have ready to go when the Bears turn comes at No. 19. But where Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is fine with dropping hints or flirtations with Andrew Luck or Robert Griffin at No. 1, the Bears arent giving any real indicators.Not surprisingly then, there is little to no consensus as to what the Bears will do at No. 19. Well, maybe just a little.That was in the form of hosting a Halas Hall visit with Syracuse defensive end Chandler Jones on Wednesday. Jones, 6-foot-6, 270 lbs, is rated the No. 1 prospect in one group of ends according to Pro Football Weekly, but PFW rates Jones as a possible second- or third-round pick, given that he missed five games last season with a knee injury and posted only 10 sacks in 32 college games, 28 of them starts.But the state of uncertainty is more than apparent in the fact that NFL.com has mock drafts from seven of its staffers, including former NFL GM Charley Casserly, and only two players are IDd as the Bears pick at No. 19and one of those (Notre Dame WR Michael Floyd) is expected to be gone well before the first round gets near the Bears.Consider also that the Bears have re-signed Tim Jennings and added free agents Kelvin Hayden and Jonathan Wilhite, yet two of the seven mocks have the Bears drafting a cornerback.Only three analysts forecast the Bears going with a defensive end, two for Illinois Whitney Mercilus and one for North Carolinas Quinton Coples.There, doesnt that clear everything up?

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