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We can go a number of ways, but WR scares the hell out of me. Thank you Kevin White. What also scares me is GB taking Ridley and he becomes a rookie all pro. I like Ridley because of his competition level he faced, knowledge of routes and sound hands. I like Sutton because of his physical traits, which will catch Paces eye. Sorting this draft out will be complicated for Jason because we don't have a sure direction with multiple needs.

I think WR should be ruled out RD1 by history alone. Unless there is a beast out there, find your guy further down. 36 WRs taken in the past 10 years and only a handful seem worthy. 2017: Corey Davis 1-5, Mike Williams 1-7, John Ross 1-9 2016: Corey Coleman 1-15, Will Fuller 1-21, Josh Doctson 1-22, Laquan Treadwill 1-23 2015: Amari Cooper 1-4, Kevin White 1-7, Devante Parker 1-14, Nelson Agholor 1-20, Breshard Perelman 1-26, Phillip Dorsett 1-29 2014: Sammy Watkins 1-4, Mike Evans 1-7, Odell Beckham 1-12, Brandon Cooks 1-20, KELVIN Bengiman 1-28 2013:Tavon Austin 1-8, DeAndre Hopkins 1-27, Cordarelle Patterson 1-29 2012: Justin Blackmon 1-5, Michael Floyd 1-13, Kendall Wright 1-20, AJ Jenkins 1-30 2011: 1-4 AJ Green 1-4, Julio Jones 1-6, Jonathon Baldwin 1-26 2010: Demaryious Thomas 1-22, Des Bryant 1-24 2009: Darrious Heyward- Bey 1-7, Michael Crabtree 1-10, Jeremy Maclin 1-19, Percy Garvin 1-22, Hakeem Nicks 1-29, Kenny Britt 1-30 2008: none drafted. Whose worthy: Amari Cooper, Mike Evans, Odell Beckham, DeAndre Hopkins, AJ Green, Julio Jones, Demaryious Thomas, Des Bryant. Some are undetermined yet. A couple on my list could be question of too. Unless we trade down, I wouldn't touch a WR just because it is a big need. Find a pro bowl talent even if it is a G or ILB or CB.(Nelson, R Smith, Fitzpatrick)

Thinking the same way Stinger. Needs: OLB, OT, WR, CB RD1: could go with any of these positions, depends on their grade. Need a pro bowl talent OLB OT G CB RD2: whichever we don't fill rd1 and the highest grade OLB OT WR

Donatell! He is the next step.

It is funny how I read today was the deadline and then shortly after it says he is signing. It could all be coincidence. It could go both ways. He is highly respected, but by giving him a deadline, they may have forced his decision before Shurmur gets interviewed and hired and then sorts out his coaching staff. If he wanted that then they would have found out by him not signing. Basically stop dragging us along so we can move on and get someone else before there is possibly more competition swooping candidates.

It was on twitter, so who knows how official it is. Search Fangio deadline.

The Bears gave him until today to decide, took an ultimatum to get this ball rolling. Glad he is back, I was having flashbacks of when Marinelli left for Dallas because we hired Trestman over Arians.

I think it is also on the Bears, not just Fangio. IMO, the Bears are not offering him what he is asking.

Great hire, even though I will miss him at my ND. First thought, how much can he improve what we already have? Will he keep the guys we have in place, like Whitehair at C or G. Sitton can also play C and we have a 3rd pick in Grasu, so it would be nice to see Grasu take hold and have Sitton to backup C/G along with Kush at G. That leaves me at OT, Leno is signed and Massie entering his final year. McGlinchey would be perfect to replace Massie for a year or two and eventually replace Leno if he doesn't improve. I don't feel McGlinchey is worthy at 8, so we can move down and acquire a 2nd or 3rd and fill other dire needs OLB, WR, and CB. As much as I would love Nelson, it could hurt our growth by taking a bpa at a position we have little need.

I would think Mike Flores would get first shot, but they are a 3-4 and Fangio is one of the best.

What about New England if Patricia leaves? Might be a dream job of his. Maybe be is holding out for those openings which will hurt his chances of staying in Chicago

I tweeted Greg yesterday and his opinion why Nagy would be better than Deflippo was the basically Reid. Reid would help Nagy get the support he would need to be successful as in assistant coaches.

Reid took over in the playoff game to let Nagy prepare for the Bears job. Nagy scripted the first 15 plays. Chief fans will hate us knowing we took their play caller out for the playoff game.

He was a douche 7 years ago. Maybe being humiliated changed him? Sometimes it takes that to grow up. I don't think the Bears are going that way, so we will most likely be safe.

Sounds like he just might be the Bears front runner. He would try and bring Mike Groh WR coach and Phillip Daniels DL coach with him. The best part is he would have Fangio as his DC. This may be the what tips the scales.

Keeping Fangio would be best case scenario. I would hate to lose all that we gained with having him. I have a feeling if we hired Fangio as HC, he would possibly hire Mike McCoy as OC. How would Bear fans feel about that? I don't think we would have to worry about him leaving as a HC for a few years. That is only if he can transform the offense into a juggernaut.

They are locked together imo. Either one retires the team goes into complete rebuild. Especially if they lose both coordinators. Looking like that may be the case, so my guess is this is the last run.

Heard the rumors today. It would be great to think of the possibility but how many more years will he be coaching? Wouldn't be surprised if Belichick and Brady hang it up after this year.

It is such a crap shoot as many have said. My thought is the Bears interviewed Fangio first. In that process, I see the Bears first telling him they want him to remain with the club regardless which way they go for HC. The interesting part would be asking him who he would want to run his offense. That would give the Bears an idea who he is close with. Closing out, I would ask him if they chose another HC who would he stay for to remain DC. Who knows, Fangio may get hired with the right coordinator choices. If he says he prefers to work under Shurmur a Holgrem disciple or Mcdaniels a Belechik bud, we may choose that route. McDaniels Bears HC and Patricia Lions HC would make an interesting rival. I am also intrigued going out there with a Deflippo or Nagy. They might be the next McKay. It should get interesting the next few weeks.

I seen that DeFilppo coached with him in Carolina. A younger coach like him would need to lean heavy on a coach like Fangio, so he would need that Ass3t H.C. title and extra pay.

If they trimmed it down, I wonder if Toub got cut. He was a hot name early on with Chi and Ind. I would love to see how be does (not necessarily w the bears) because he his name gets thrown out there all the time. I know some will not like it, but I have a feeling Paces gut is with Mcdaniels. Some more McDaniel tidbits. Ed Donatell coached under him at Denver as well as his brother Ben McDaniels who are both with the Bears. Maybe Fangio stays with Donatell? We all know Mike McCoy, he also coached under Mcdaniels and he may go with him as OC. Adam Gace also coached with Mcdaniels, so the offense may even be spoken the same since Loggains kept things similiar.. If things work out, Pace may be able to keep continuity of the team nearly intact but lean heavy on offensive minds. The transition should pick up quicker.

He is not in yet, but a finalist. It is just a tough time to be excited about the news since we just finished regular season and have the HC firing to occupy us. Urlacher will have to work the ranks before he ever gets considered HC let alone the LB coach.

Double post

Fox is not a horrible coach and got the foundation built. The players loved him, almost seemed comparable to Lovie with some of the quotes as he said his goodbyes. Some losses were on Pace, some on Coaching, and some on we still needed time to add to the roster depth. The next hire will hopefully pick up were he left off and to the blocks laid out. This is why I see someone like Shumur or even Mcdaniels getting the nod over say Deflippo.

It would be interesting to scroll back a few years between the Emery firing and Pace hiring to see what everyone thought back then. How many years was first expected for us to be competitive etc. To me, this team or no team is going to win unless they have a QB. We think we have one now, let's see how it goes with Mitch and give this a chance. Signing the best FAs only eats cap, so you want to be within a window before you start opening the check book. We took so moderate chances on some FAs and missed, but we really didn't hurt ourselves too bad.