The Bears find themselves with three first-round draft picksjust as first-round picks have fallen out of fashion.
It's not like being stuck with a closet full of bell-bottoms.First-round picks still have value. They're just no longerrequirements for championships.
The 49ers won the Super Bowl last season with threefirst-rounders on their roster: safety Ronnie Lott, wide receiverJerry Rice and tackle Harris Barton. The core draft at the heart oftheir team was one in which they started with the 18th pick buttraded three times before making their first selection, the 39thplayer, in 1986.
The last team with three No. 1 picks was Cincinnati in 1984.The …
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