Ed Hochuli 3:16

Way too many drops for me.

Great recruiter at Alabama and a good coach. Unfortunately the former doesn't help anything NFL related. He helped develop Amari Cooper, Marquis Maze and Matt Schaub. As the WR coach, hopefully he can develop Jeffery now.

I believe extending Marshall would help the cap as well, no?

So just because Bushrod is dogs***, we should keep Webb because he's ONLY horses***? I don't think anyone said they really want Bushrod. I think the point is that he has had a good career and he has that connection with Kromer. J'Marcus Webb is not a good LT. In fact, he's not even average. He's pretty bad, and the Bears have a lot of money invested in Forte, Cutler, and Marshall. Why not invest something in the guys to protect Cutler so he can get the ball to these two? I don't mind taking a T late to develop, but if they're going to just hand the LT job to Webb, it's a huge mistake. Two years ago, he ended the year with 12 flags and 14 sacks given up. This past year, he was handed the job after a horrible season, and improved SLIGHTLY (not a lot). So, why hand it to him again?

Williams is a 3-4 OLB and Pugh is G (arm length).

Not too bad, but I don't think they have 19m to spend not including the draft.

RT @AlbertBreer: Same... RT @LanceZierlein: I haven't run into single evaluator or coach who has Alabama's Barrett Jones within first 2 rounds.

Today, Mike Mayock had a 150 minute conference call and said 4 players deserve to be the #1 overall pick: Warmack, Cooper, Johnson, and Joeckel (2 guards!). Thoughts? To me, this makes me really want the Bears to either take Cooper at 20 or trade down a few spots and select him. He can play G right now and has the versatility to be the C for the next 10 years.

If he runs a 4.55 and plays at a 4.55 for the Bears, perfect.

Change my story about..?

Not one person commented on his name being Trestman?!

Alright, well you go ahead and explain to me why every single NFL draft scout says that Te'o is best fitted for a 3-4 then. Those 40 times mean nothing. They were taken before the year by their own coaches/managers. This means Mark Richt and Brian Kelly could've handed the waterboys for Georgia and ND some stop watches and said "here, tell me how these guys run." I know for a fact that Alec Ogletree does not play at a 4.75 40 speed. Do you think if Richt thought Ogletree ran a 4.75 truly he'd be on the field? Taylor Mays ran a 4.29 at USC...why? Because they were taken by their own coaches.

I searched online for a bunch of mock drafts and here is what I found: mynfldraft.com 1. Jonathan Cooper, G, North Carolina 2. DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson nfl.com (Jeremiah) 1. Kevin Minter, MLB, LSU nfl.com (Brooks) 1. Manti Te’o, MLB, Notre Dame nfl.com (Norris) 1. DJ Fluker, T, Alabama nfl.com (Brandt) 1. Zach Ertz, TE, Stanford nfl.com (Davis) 1. Lane Johnson, T, Oklahoma nfl.com (Breer) 1. Manti Te'o, MLB, Notre Dame walterfootball (Walt) 1. DJ Fluker, T, Alabama 2. Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia 4. Vance McDonald, TE, Rice walterfootball (Charlie) 1. Kevin Minter, MLB, LSU 2. Menelik Watson, T, Florida State 4. Nick Kasa, TE, Colorado CBS (Brugler) 1. Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame CBS (Rang) 1. Lane Johnson, T, Oklahoma drafttek 1. Manti Te’o, MLB, Notre Dame 2. Travis Frederick, G, Wisconsin 4. Brian Schwenke, C, Cal 5. Darius Slay, CB, Mississippi State 6. Trevardo Williams, OLB, Connecticut nfldraftsite 1. Kyle Long, G, Oregon 2. Kevin Reddick, MLB, North Carolina 4. Zach Sudfeld, TE, Nevada 5. Jelani Jenkins, OLB, Florida 6. Zach Rogers, WR, Tennessee

As opposed to gaining weight? If Alshon Jeffery did speed drills to work on his quickness and agility in the offseason and lost 10 pounds, would he be faster? Yes. If Manti Te'o wants to be a good player for the Bears if he's drafted by them, he must get faster. End of story. He can play at this weight for the Chargers or another 3-4 team for sure. Hell, he can play at 245 with the Bears or a 4-3 team. The problem is, he plays at 245 and it looks like 260. He plays slow. Period. Put your ND bias aside.

Because Te'o is a slow 245. Urlacher was a blazing fast 255.

Brian Urlacher, in his prime, plays at a 4.45 40 level. Manti Te'o does not play that fast. Urlacher was a complete freak of nature at his size. Te'o might be stronger, but his athleticism is nowhere close.

I guess it depends on your definition of "succeed." I don't think he can actually "succeed" in a 4-3. I see him strictly as a 3-4 LB. If by succeed you mean he could be a decent player in a 4-3, yeah, I suppose so. But his best chance at actually being a good, NFL player is in a 3-4.

3-4 LB's can afford to be a bit bigger and thus slower. If Manti Te'o wants to be a 4-3 MLB or OLB, he has to lose 10 pounds.

Arthur Brown is a bit undersized to be a 4-3 MLB, no?

So he's had a positive drug test this year, DUI a week ago, and theft his freshman year. Yuck.

PFT is reporting that Alec Ogletree got another DUI a week ago. Yikes

So 19 ypc for a WR isn't dynamite but 15 for a TE is?

Johnny Knox's last 2 years- 18 and 19 yards per catch. Was that dynamite?

Last year, Kendall Wright was the 20th overall pick and got 4 years, $8.2m. I'd take Ogletree at that over Urlacher at 1 year, $2m. I love Urlacher but it's time to move on.

Where did I say John Carlson is worth it? Giving Carlson that much is stupid just like giving Cook that much is stupid. Because Carlson got that, giving Cook that is now all of a sudden smart? You're right. Jared Cook is dynamite. I really wish the Bears would've given him $6m year because he's done so much to warrant that.