By D.J. Wanberg
The NFL Draft starts soon and Bears fans only have a short time left to ponder who the team's first-round pick will be.

There's been a lot of media talk and ink devoted to how great it would be if Chicago picked local son Rashard Mendenhall of Illinois.

The Bears do need a running back. Cedric Benson isn't exactly racking up the frequent runner yardage. But I don't think it will happen.

First, Mendenhall will likely be gone by the time Chicago picks at 14 and two, I don't consider Bears management smart enough to admit they made a mistake in picking Benson. And picking Mendenhall would be admitting a mistake.

And the Bears need help with an aging and increasingly ineffective o-line.

Boise State's Ryan Clady likely won't be around by No. 14 and there's a good chance that will happen to Virginia's Branden Albert.

But from what I have read and heard is that Vanderbilt's Chris Williams should still be around and the Bears need to take the 6-feet, 6-inch, 309-pound tackle.

He has the most upside of any OL that should be around that time except he can be too much of a finesse player at times and needs to work on his strength.

But it's the right pick to make.
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