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My money is on a trade down with New England and we take Rashan Evans LB and G Isaiah Wynn.

Actually, Gabriel is not a slot WR. He lines up more outside. Meredith on the other hand is more of a slot. To think of it, Pace is probably pissed he could have re-signed Wright since he signed with Minny for 1 year at 1 million.

They may not sign him, I hope they do though. He is the type who will grow into a clutch WR. Former QB who understands what he has to learn. I am not one bit upset they didn' put a 2nd rd tender on him unless a team would sign him and give it up. Wasn't happening though, Pace knew it and knew he could spoil the relationship by low balling him 2.9 million on a 1 yr deal. The kid wants a paycheck and some stability.

Agree, it is a little steep though. I think he is an ascending type of player, so I would not want to see him succeed in another uniform. Food for thought, the Bears a few years back signed Saints TE Josh Hill to an offer sheet. This forced the Saints to decide on over spending or lose him. Little pay dirt on Pace I guess, what goes around comes around.

Two Guards I wouldn't mind is Isaiah Wynn Georgia round 2. He played LT and is a little short there for NFL, but would make a great replacement for Sitton at LG. The other prospect I like is Wyatt Teller G VT, he is a projected 4th or 5th Rd and might take a year to get up to speed. I still think Morgan or Kush makes the jump and does well, but if we reach in the draft I like these two behind Nelson.

When you mean late, would you be good with a 4th round pick? That is were I am thinking and would love to land DeSean Hamilton from Penn St. He fits the mold above imo.

Nice breakdown Brad, if it happens your reasoning helps.. This is a deep RB class and if Barkley is not the target, I like the looks of Rashaad Penny. Even Royce Freeman might get a look from Oregon. I'd prefer not to draft RB in the 1st or 2nd, but with Pace you never know.

I hope he never sees the field. Butt fumble can go to Cleveland and groom there QB.

I agree he is the highlight on the offense the past 2 years. It is all speculation, but it was heavy enough Rapport responded to it, so I thought I'd share. We will be seeing all kinds of smoke these next few weeks. Hope Howard has thick skin, he is being picked on a lot lately.

I hope you are right. I didn' realize he removed all of those other pics. He also supposedly unfollowed the Bears IG page. I would consider that Giants deal. More so to use it to trade down for a team wanting to leapfrog the Jets. Maybe there will be some grip on the Arz trade. 8 for Chandler Jones, 15, and 47.

Now, it is all rumors and Rapport even tried to squash it, but something must have happened. People do this when they don't feel the love.

The hot stove is burning this afternoon with speculation Jordan Howard will be on the move. Today he removed his Bear related photos from his Instagram account which caused Twitter to explode with rumors. The rumor gaining steam was trading Howard and the 8th pick to the Giants for their 2nd overall pick. Are the Bears targeting Barkley, who seems to be a better fit for Nagys offense? Or are they going for Chubb who fits their biggest need as a pass rusher or Nelson who could solidify the line for a century. Maybe Pace wants the power to trade down when QB needy teams decides to give the farm for Darnold, Rosen, or Allen. This is a rich RB draft, so the Bears could fill the role later if they don't see the value using a 1st on that position, they have been successful finding Howard and Cohen. Now this could get interesting.

Chase Daniels was on the Bear Report today which is on 670 the Score. I believe the Bears nailed this signing just by the way he spoke. He knows his role is to help prepare Mitchel Trubisky and he is fully engulfed. He spoke with certainties about how he wants things done and talked strongly on how advanced Mitchel already is. He learned from sitting behind Brees and Alex Smith. I believe the transition will go great since Chase already knows and understands Nagy and he can fill the gaps for Mitchel. Also I took note on how important and it was stressed about having a strong run game. With the way it was stressed, do not count out the Bears drafting a RB. It wasn't mentioned, but it is what I read into it. If we can gain another pick around the 3rd, I can see a top RB like Penny. It is NFL draft month and I am almost more excited to see the team on the field than see who they pick. The tides are turning.

I would move down, not up. I dont think one player in this draft can transform the team into a instant contender unless Trubisky suddenly quits football. I think we will have our choice of 5 or 6 players we like which would enable us to move down to gain a 2nd or 3rd.

We can scratch TE off the list, Trey Burton filled that role.

Since a few things have changed, so have my thoughts. 1. OLB still #1 need 2. G/C became a need after Sitton released. Maybe Kush or Morgan can step in, but unknown if they would upgrade. #2B need 3. ILB-Freeman and Jones are gone, depth for sure needed and possibly upgrade over Kwit. #2A need 4 . WR-white is on final year and Meredith has yet to sign. Gabriel is not a typical every down WR and may not hold up. I am being skeptical, not optimistic here. Would like a kid with real potential. #3 need 5. OT- Massie has one year remaining. Time to draft a replacement and give a year to bulk up. #3 need 6. CB- future competition and depth. #4 7. Wildcard=RB- Pace is finding a niche with drafting RBs. Wouldn't surprise me if he takes a flier on another. *

We should start having a couple debates, like setting up rounds 1 and 2. Round 1 - Quentin Nelson G, Tremaine Edmunds LB, and Roquan Smith ILB, Minikah Fitzpatrick DB, Marcus Davenport OLB These are a few popular names that seem to slot around pick 8. There is no guarantee they will be there, but if we were to build a champion, who do we start with? (Feel free to add more) Round 2 - Lorenzo Carter OLB, Arden Key OLB, Kohlton Miller OT, Isiah Wynn G.

I would make a few changes myself. Since we took Edmunds and Carter, I would back off on double dipping on both LB positions. If Aruna slips into the 5th or after, then we can take a shot. I would prefer a WR in the 3rd or 4th and maybe even double dip here since Meredith and White may not be here long term.

The odds of Nelson even being available at 8 are slim. He is literally the best player in the class. Teams may see him as a LT too, since ND played him at G doesn't mean he is not capable. It is hard to be excited about Nelson, but I want the highest level of protection for Trubisky. If he is gone, than I am all aboard the Tremaine Edmunds train.

It would be nice, but he did just extend O'Donnell. It was only a one year deal so it shouldn't be awful to cut.

I think you will see growing pains with any player selected, except for Nelson. We always want things now, but have to think long term also.

How about getting the after FA draft everyone agrees with again. We now have a good idea the direction we could go.

I am not sold on CB in the 1st either, but lot of people are high on Ward. He is going to be a playmaker. If Fangio and Pace think he can get this D over the top I would be good with him. Like Crosby also, I've been high on him for a couple years now. If I am Pace, I would consider a taller WR like Lazzard for those times when we might need to throw the ball up and have someone who can get up and make a play.

I watched a quick 2-3 minute video but not elaborately. I will have to look closer. I still read many mocks saying he would fit nicely on the bears as OLB, so it would be interesting to see what Fangio sees.

Awesome. I must have missed it, but works beautifully. The whole forum is going to make my life better, I can read everything without turning my phone to the side.