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LAKE FOREST https://www.thebearsfanshop.com/Mike-Ditka-Jersey , Ill. (AP)The Bears went back to building their offense on the second day of the draft.Chicago took Iowa center James Daniels and Memphis receiver Anthony Miller on Friday night, giving prized quarterback Mitchell Trubisky more protection and another target.The Bears took Daniels with the 39th overall pick. They then traded back into the second round with New England to take Miller at No. 51. In exchange, the Bears sent the Patriots a fourth-round pick this year (105) and a second-rounder in 2019.The Bears have spent the offseason loading up the offense to help Trubisky develop into the franchise quarterback they believe he can become, and they were back at it after drafting Georgia standout linebacker Roquan Smith with the No. 8 pick.General manager Ryan Pace said the Bears plan to have Daniels compete at left guard with Eric Kush and ”cross train” at center. That means Cody Whitehair will be snapping the ball to Trubisky after bouncing between center and guard over two seasons.”That’s how we want to go right now,” Pace said. ”Cody was a tackle in college and we felt he had the position versatility to play multiple spots. No different than James Daniel. No different than Eric Kush. Position versatility in our offensive line is important. They all have that.”The 6-foot-3, 306-pound Daniels – who turns 21 in September – played three seasons at Iowa and was honorable-mention, all-Big Ten last year. He is looking forward to playing with Trubisky after getting shredded by him in an Ohio regional playoff game in high school. Trubisky threw for five touchdowns and ran for one to lead Mentor over Warren G. Harding in 2012.”I’m real excited,” Daniels said. ”In 2012, if you would have asked six years ago that I’d be blocking for him, I would say you’re lying. That’s the craziest thing I ever heard. But it means a lot to me.”The Bears can see Miller contributing in the slot and on the outside.”He’s got good route savvy, good route quickness,” Pace said. ”He just knows how to set things up. really strong hands – he’s got 10-inch hands so he can really pluck the ball.”Miller had no FBS offers coming out of Christian Brothers High School in Memphis and opted to walk on at his hometown school. He went on to catch 238 passes for 3,590 yards and 37 touchdowns in three seasons and was a first-team, All-American as a senior last year. A broken bone in his right foot caused him to miss the Senior Bowl. He said it’s completely healed.”I’m going to prove everybody who passed me up wrong,” Miller said. ”The Bears are going to get all I got. They’re going to get the Memphis grind. I don’t think they’ve seen that yet. But I’m going to introduce them to it.”Memphis grind?”This area, there’s not a lot going on around here,” Miller said. ”People have got to work for everything they’ve got. Nobody is put over anybody as far as status. In order to get respect, you’ve got to work for it. You’ve got to grind for it. You’ve got to put in time. I believe I get a lot of respect around here because I didn’t ask for any handouts. I just came to work every day and put it in. It’s all paying off for me.”The Bears did not have a third-round pick late Friday. They have one each in the fourth Richard Dent Color Rush Jersey , fifth, sixth and seventh on Saturday.The Bears finished last in the NFC North for the fourth straight year and missed the playoffs for the 10th time in 11 seasons since the 2006 team’s Super Bowl run. They haven’t posted a winning record since 2012, Lovie Smith’s final year. But the Monsters of the Midway made some big moves designed to get the most out of their prized quarterback and lift a struggling franchise.They fired John Fox and replaced him with the offensive-minded Matt Nagy, a protege of Andy Reid. They also gave Trubisky some new targets, including a new No. 1 receiver in Allen Robinson.In the draft, there was a different feel through the first two rounds this year. Pace landed more established, NFL-ready players this time. That was a bit of a change from 2016 and 2017, when he took linebacker Leonard Floyd and Trubisky in the first round.”I would say that it’s just the way our board fell,” Pace said. ”Sometimes it’s going to feel the other way. these are guys that fell that way this year.”— LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP)Losing is wearing on the Chicago Bears, coach John Fox and his staff. The heat on Fox and the Bears coaching staff has increased with each defeat in a five-game losing streak, although the Bears coach said Monday he hasn’t discussed his job status with team ownership or management. ”I haven’t heard anything one way or the other,” Fox said. ”I wouldn’t ask. That’s more how I see it. ”I’m doing everything in our power to put the best product on the field day to day, week to week. I control what I can control and that’s what I can control.” Fox’s contract has one year left after this season. Fox said there has been nothing negative in his dealings with Bears general manager Ryan Pace. ”It’s been very positive from the standpoint of a working relationship, like everybody, even you (media) to some degree,” Fox said. ”It’s frustrating, no doubt. That can’t deter you. You just keep rolling Dan Hampton Jersey , and like I’ve said, we’ve got four games, the final quarter of our season. As soon as today’s over and we’re done talking about yesterday, we’re on to Cincinnati.” In Sunday’s 15-14 loss to the San Francisco 49ers (2-10), the Bears offense misfired for the second straight game as they fell to 3-9. With the defeat, Fox (12-32) has the worst winning percentage as a coach in Bears history at .272. Abe Gibron had a .274 winning percentage (11-30-1) from 1972-74. The offense has gained only 140 yards and 147 yards in the past two games with Mitchell Trubisky at quarterback. And the offense managed only seven points Sunday against San Francisco. The other score came on special teams. Fox said he hasn’t considered changing offensive coordinators. ”That’s not been kind of productive for me in the past, No,” he said. Playing Trubisky after starter Mike Glennon was unproductive has led to problems as well as injuries to receivers. ”I’d like to have been more productive offensively, but the reality is we’re kind of where we are,” Fox said. ”(We’re) playing a lot of young players, in particularly at the quarterback position. I’ve seen improvement in him. And that’s kind of what I look for is are we getting better.” Trubisky went 12 for 15 for only 102 yards Sunday. ”I thought Mitch played arguably his best game,” Fox said. ”There were a couple decisions I think he’d like to have back, not that they were huge errors. ”We did not turn the ball over, we were plus-1 in the turnover ratio, we had a 61-yard punt return for a touchdown. If you’d have told me that before the game, I probably wouldn’t have envisioned any way we’d lose that game.” Players are left searching for meaning in their final four games, including three on the road. ”I think it’s our job as the older guys to keep everybody’s spirits lifted up, and make sure everyone has the same approach https://www.thebearsfanshop.com/Brian-Urlacher-Jersey , same attitude to work,” cornerback Prince Amukamara said. ”Bottom line is, we need to find a way to finish these close games. We’re still searching.” The Bears have lost six games by eight points or fewer, but losing at home to San Francisco is rough even for a 3-9 team. ”Not embarrassing,” Amukamara said.”I would just say we’re disappointed. I think there are games in the NFL where you look and go, `OK, we should win this game; we’re pretty confident.’ To be forward and blunt, this (49ers game) was one of those games. I would say we just disappointed ourselves.” The Bears’ defense has been riddled with injuries, and lost outside linebacker Pernell McPhee on Sunday to a shoulder injury. They already had lost their top two pass rushing linebackers to injuries – Willie Young (triceps) and Leonard Floyd (knee). Guard Kyle Long aggravated a shoulder injury and Fox said one option being considered is putting him on season-ending injured reserve. New kicker Cairo Santos aggravated a groin injury and on Monday the Bears placed him on injured reserve and signed Mike Nugent as a replacement. Nugent started his NFL career in 2005 and has kicked for five teams, including the Bengals from 2010-2016. ”You know, I think losing some guys has had a little bit of an effect on that, but that’s not an excuse, just reality,” Fox said of losing. ”You know other than Philadelphia I think we’ve played competitive games and we just keep coming up short. ”I understand the angst and you know the frustration because we feel it.” —