Brandon Flowers, cornerback
Ideal landing spot: Chicago Bears
The Bears desperately needed to upgrade their secondary heading into the draft. After general manager Ryan Pace butchered the draft, selecting nary a cornerback, nothing has changed.
Right now, Prince Amukamara and Kyle Fuller are the two starting cornerbacks. The dynamic passing offenses of the NFC North will feast on these two mediocre cover men. With that in mind, adding another experienced player like Flowers would at least give them a fighting chance to execute defensive coordinator Vic Fangio’s defense with some level of competence.
While Flowers isn’t necessarily a dominant player, he’s been very good over the course of his nine-year career. He’s started 117 games, hauled in 21 interceptions, scored four touchdowns and defended 111 passes playing for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers.
If he were inserted into Chicago’s defense, he’d immediately be their top cover man. His ability to cover the slot would be a huge benefit to Fangio, who has always gotten the most out of veteran cornerbacks who know how to follow assignments.