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that offense is beloved by NFL teams (and fans). We also learned that defense Womens James Daniels Jersey , as performed by the Patriots in the Super Bowl, carries away the Lombardi Trophy.This year's draft, which begins Thursday night, is stocked with defenders who can be difference-makers. Many of them play up front and will go very high in the proceedings.Here's one view of the first round, presuming no trades — something extremely unlikely.1. Arizona — You don't hire a new coach out of college who plays a specific system and then not give him what he considers the perfect player to run that scheme. So Kliff Kingsbury gets ...KYLER MURRAY, QB, OKLAHOMA2. San Francisco — Pedigree means plenty with this pick, even if the Niners' choice missed much of 2018 while injured. Yet another D-line early pick for San Francisco.NICK BOSA, DE, OHIO STATE3.New York Jets — The Jets easily could trade out of this spot. Staying put, they'll put into their new uniforms a dynamic guy for the trenches.QUINNEN WILLIAMS, DL, ALABAMA4.Oakland — With the first of three picks in the opening round as the rebuild begins in earnest, the Raiders fill the chasm created by their trading of Khalil Mack last summer.JOSH ALLEN, LB, KENTUCKY5.Tampa Bay — Lots of holes here for Bruce Arians to get filled, and he's an offensive-first guy. Still, there are too many studs on the other side of the ball to pass on one of them.DEVIN WHITE, LB, LSU6.New York Giants — Around the Big Apple, fans are salivating about the Giants taking Eli Manning's successor at quarterback in this spot. Sorry, New Yorkers, you'll have to wait. Defense first, if that sounds familiar in this draft.MONTEZ SWEAT, LB-DE, MISSISSIPPI STATE7.Jacksonville — Tom Coughlin stays in-state for a protector for his new QB, Nick Foles.JAWAAN TAYLOR, OT, FLORIDA8. Detroit — Another team staying within state boundaries for its choice. Matt Patricia's strength is defense and he adds to the building process with ...RASHAN GARY, DL, MICHIGAN9.Buffalo — Did we mention this is a defense-first draft?ED OLIVER, DL, HOUSTON10. Denver — Big decision time for John Elway http://www.thebearslockerroom.com/authentic-aaron-lynch-jersey , who loves drafting quarterbacks and is staring at one who threw for 50 TDs last year. But Elway also traded for Joe Flacco, who isn't on his last legs. So ...BRIAN BURNS, LB-DE, FLORIDA STATE11. Cincinnati — Now the decision on that QB belongs to Cincinnati, which has seen attendance drop as the team flounders. Another in-state pick, this one a gamble and not for an immediate need.DWAYNE HASKINS, QB, OHIO STATE12. Green Bay — Replace (sort of) LB Clay Matthews or replace (sort of) WR Randall Cobb or help (sort of) TE Jimmy Graham?This is high for a tight end, but there are two worthy of first-round status.T.J. HOCKENSON, TE, IOWA13. Miami — Las Vegas odds-makers see the Dolphins as the worst team in 2019. If they are right, how much does it matter which player they choose here?CLELIN FERRELL, DE, CLEMSON14. Atlanta — Although help up front is a most crunching need, the Falcons see the top cornerback in this crop on the board and grab him.GREEDY WILLIAMS, CB, LSU15. Washington — If he wasn't a quarterback, he wouldn't have cracked the top half of the first round — or maybe gone in the entire opening round. But he is a QB, so ...DANIEL JONES, QB, DUKE16. Carolina — Another team that is looking for a developmental passer. With several likely available later on, the Panthers grab something more pressing.JONAH WILLIAMS, OT, ALABAMA17. New York Giants (from Cleveland) — CRUSHED! New York figured it could get Jones here, and considering he's been coached by the same guy who handled Eli and Peyton Manning in college, he was a perfect fit. Sorry, Big Blue.DEVIN BUSH, LB, MICHIGAN18. Minnesota — If they go by need, the Vikings have their choice of blockers to fill a major void.CODY FORD, OL, OKLAHOMA19. Tennessee — The Titans' temptation could be taking a tight end or wideout. They also could use help on both lines. Time to boost the excitement quotient.D.K. METCALF, WR Kevin White Jersey , MISSISSIPPI20. Pittsburgh — An offseason of turmoil and sea change has placed added emphasis and attention on this pick. Strange to see Pittsburgh with so many holes.BYRON MURPHY, CB, WASHINGTON21. Seattle — Few teams have the wise front offices and coaching staff that can retool and still be successful. That success continues with ...DEXTER LAWRENCE, DT, CLEMSON22. Baltimore — Metcalf would have been a nice fit here, but he's in Music City. The Ravens could go defense, but the offensive line needs bolstering.ANDRE DILLARD, OL, WASHINGTON STATE23. Houston — Dillard was in their sights, and the Texans' blocking needs fortifying. Sticking with that approach, they get ...DALTON RISNER, OT, KANSAS STATE24. Oakland (from Chicago)— Jon Gruden has made it clear how much he adores tight ends who can block and catch the ball. He'll get one.NOAH FANT, TE, IOWA25. Philadelphia — Eagles boss Howie Roseman rubs his eyes in disbelief and takes little time to select a college champion he couldn't imagine would fall to Philly.CHRISTIAN WILKINS, DL, CLEMSON26. Indianapolis — Never doubt GM Chris Ballard's selections after pulling off one of the great drafts of recent years in 2018. He begins this one with ...DEANDRE BAKER, CB, GEORGIA27. Oakland (from Dallas) — Gruden would have loved Baker in his secondary. He is tempted to stick with that position, then goes for the other backfield and a do-everything RB.JOSH JACOBS, RB, ALABAMA28. Los Angeles Chargers — This comes down to if the Chargers want to wait for DT Jeffery Simmons to recover from a major knee injury, or play it safer.JEFFERY SIMMONS, DT, MISSISSIPPI STATE29. Seattle — Defense is a must, as we saw in the AFC championship game. The Seahawks dealt front-line stud Frank Clark to KC for this spot.NASIR ADDERLEY, CB, DELAWARE30. Green Bay (from New Orleans) — After getting help for Aaron Rodgers earlier, the Packers try to fill a hole in their secondary yet again.JUSTIN LAYNE, CB, MICHIGAN STATE31. Los Angeles Rams — The most talented roster in the league adds to it up front.GARRETT BRADBURY, OL North Carolina State.32. New England — Predicting anything about the Patriots on draft day is like trying to figure out when (if?) Tom Brady will retire.A.J. BROWN, WR Womens Walter Payton Jersey , MISSISSIPPI Mitchell Trubisky has been down this road before after a rough game as Chicago Bears quarterback.A poor night against the Green Bay Packers in Thursday's season opener made for a difficult start to Trubisky's season in a 10-3 loss, and against Denver he'll seek to immediately rebound Sunday — as he's done often in the past."It was a long, weird weekend with playing on Thursday and just sitting on that (loss) for a couple days," Trubisky said. "You think about it a lot, and see what went wrong."But we're positive around here. It's a positive culture.We're on to the next play, we're on to the next game. All the mistakes we made? They're all fixable."Trubisky completed 26 of 45 for 228 yards, with a crucial interception in the end zone to seal the loss. The Bears reached the red zone only twice, once on a field goal early and then on the drive ending with the interception.The Bears were inches from breaking several big plays early and making it a different game, Trubisky found after watching film."Sometimes the ball just doesn't bounce your way but you've just got to bounce back, and that's what we're trying to do with that week," Trubisky said. "And we're trying to get those inches to go our way to make sure that we're doing our jobs and we're going out there and having fun."Trubisky had a 62.1 passer rating against the Packers. Nine times Trubisky has followed a passer rating of 77.2 or worse with a rating in the 80s or higher the next week. The Bears went 8-1 in those nine games.The only times Trubisky hasn't quickly recovered from a poor effort came twice when he didn't play the next week."We're still positive about it," Trubisky said. "We're still confident in what we can be as an offense, and we just gotta go out there and play that way this week."Bears coach Matt Nagy isn't calling it a Mitchell Trubisky problem as much as a Bears offensive problem overall."I know that this is a team sport, it's not golf, it's not wrestling," Nagy said. "This is a team sport. It takes 11 players on that field to go out there and play well."To Trubisky, problems with Chicago's offense last week stemmed more from preparation than something on the field."It's kind of hard to see on tape," Trubisky said. "I think it's like the in-between stuff, the overall focus, studying and being in our (play) books maybe too much at times; and everybody not being on the same page."So I think we just need to tighten down. Everybody focus in a little more, a little more sense of urgency in and out of the huddles, better communications on the sideline and in the huddle so we have more time to operate at the line of scrimmage, and then just playing fast."Trubisky wasn't alone in absorbing blame. The running game accounted for only 46 yards and the Bears had 10 penalties for 107 yards.Guard Kyle Long chose to look at the other side of a horrendous start."The positive is that there's so much room for improvement it's awesome," Long said.The Bears hope Trubisky can benefit from getting starting tight end Trey Burton back from a groin injury. Burton was only able to practice Wednesday on a limited basis, as he did prior to missing last week's game.If Trubisky and the offense are to rebound, they'll have to do it under difficult conditions on the road and against their former defensive coordinator, Broncos coach Vic Fangio.Denver struggled in a 24-16 loss at Oakland on Monday night, but the Bears anticipate Fangio will use every bit of his experience in Chicago against them."We can't prepare for what he does know or what he doesn't know," Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson II said. "We've got to go out there and do what we do."The answer to Nagy in getting Trubisky ready to face Fangio's deceptive pass coverage schemes is to keep it simple."I think that's where, if you start getting too crazy with too much volume of plays, then you don't become an expert at that play," Nagy said. "And that's what I want to make sure I help Mitch do."