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True, that's how we and the press would treat him, but I dont see him as one to act out of fear. I think hes going to do what he thinks is right based on the information he has now. I dont think he will hedge picks to be defensive about how it could look for him etc. I think hes got his philosophies and hes going to play the draft the best way he can based on his scouts information and what his core beliefs are.

That's encouraging! I'm sure Pace & Co. are taking a long look at it, especially since they went after him last year! I hope it turns out to be good for us!

If he isn't diminished as a result of the injury then sure, but there's a reason they let him go too. Maybe the medical outlook isn't good. But yeah, every team in the league could use another good young DL.

yeah that would be insanely great, but I think the more likely scenario, if it happened at all, would be more lower picks this year, that we could package to move back into the 1st round. But yeah wow. Thatd be great for us, not so great for cleveland!

Exactly.

Pressure makes diamonds. And flattens frogs on the highway.

If this is posturing, it's to try to get someone to trade with us, someone who wants Watson a little later and is afraid we might take him. Someone who maybe has a pick around say 12 who could overreact in 2 ways to our benefit, either: 1) trading their 12th pick for our 3rd to take him OR 2) Taking him #1 overall to avoid us taking him before they pick again at #12, ensuring that Garrett falls out of the #1 spot. I would say this means we are less likely to take Watson at #3, if it means ANYTHING at all LOL

I agree. In fact I wouldnt be shocked if 3 of the top four picks go to QB, WR and TE.

I can see it either way, but I agree I wouldnt be surprised at all. If a trade is involved, then so much the more likely, either down from #3 OR up from our second round, especially since a first round pick gets an extra contract year, so it's worth trading up from the 2nd round a few slots to the late 1st, even if your guy was still going to be there in the early second...

yup.

Yeah I like Acho. He hustles. Glad to see him back.

This.

I think it just matters what they think of the QB prospects. I think you're probably right that they dont value any of them that highly, and wont take a QB at #3, but if they DO think any of these guys is the man, then having Glennon on the squad shouldnt make any difference to the pick?

I totally agree, and Im not saying that any of the QBs this year are that good. Just that they are free to make whatever choice they want this year, Glennon or no. I agree.

If Pace & Fox think any of the QBs are franchise Hall of Fame types, they'd be nuts not to take him at #3. I dont think any of them are, but the idea that someone needs to play right away to turn the team around doesnt make sense. They need to do whatever they think will be in the long term interest of the team, thats what all this rebuilding has been about.

I dont think this has anything to do with that, if it did, theyd wait until after the draft to cut him. They wouldnt want to signal their intentions like that.

I agree. I think this is exactly it. Pass Rusher, QB, or Adams are all likely.

exactly

Emery pick, and didnt fit the 3-4. Part of the cost we paid to do a complete overhaul. This all goes back to Ernie Accorsi. He put this together 2 years ago. It's going to take another year or so to actually take shape. Maybe two. Look at how the Cubs paid the price for about 4 years. Signing players and trading them for picks and younger players. It was a concerted effort to give up on the current season to build a team that can contend for the Championship. This is why Pace didn't go harder in Free Agency. I think Pace is looking at a Best Player Available draft, period. Yes if you think one of the QBs is a HOF QB you take him, and that would be BPA too anyway. But I think he can pretty much take any position regardless of the roster.

Unless we have a gold star rating on one of the QBs, I would love to see us trade down. When your team is openly saying in the newspaper that they are rebuilding, and that it's gonna take more than just this year - theyre saying this out loud so you KNOW it's bad, then we can use all the picks we can get. An extra 2nd or 3rd is what this team really needs, unless a Hall Of Fame QB is sitting there...

HAHAHAHA

The Bears wont ever move because Chicago is a huge media market.

That draft would make me very happy. I don't have the information or skills to know if Watson is a franchise QB or not, but if we took him that high, it would mean that Pace thoguht so, and so then I'd think so too, and be thrilled with that draft! LOL I do think DL / OLB and QB will be 2 of our first 3 picks.

well said. Finally a GM has the balls to take the long view - I'm very happy with Pace so far.

Agree 100% - having made the moves he's made he is not precluded from drafting a QB in any way or in any round. The question remains whether any of the QBs in the draft are franchise players of course, but I agree, the moves he's made so far are consistent with either possibility. In other words, you cant read Pace based on the signings.