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I agree, we did that with Shea, Long, Fuller, White, and Floyd or who ever else we could have taken but I suppose this QB is our 3rd, 4th, and next years 3rd also. It is a coin toss, glad we don't have to worry about it for a few years now.

When you don't have one, you do whatever it takes like Bill said. The Bears were lucky to get their target and it cost far less than what you see teams trade to get one. Like TD said, we don't need another for a least a few years so now we are cashing in. A QB needy team may be giving us a call next year asking the price to trade up and we can end up with additional/future picks.

I think it is having the right system from top down gets you to the big dance. The teams that are consistantly good have GM, coach, and a QB that have been together for a long time. You might sneak in by building a dynamic D or O, but having the 3 I listed will get you more opportunities than focusing on one direction. Great minds can find a way with lower level talent. The piece that worries me the most is Fox more so because of his age. This team is young and growing with a long term coach is more of a concern to me going forward.

That is fine, just like playing the Price is Right, I am under shooting my guess to give me a better chance to win. I threw out the T Hill comparison shortly after drafting him once I looked into his profile. I think he will be a good option and he offers more to the team than if they selected a WR in round 4 or even another RB that matches the skill set of Howard. If he can field kicks/punts, his value doubles, but he has not done that in game situations and will take work to win confidence.

I feel like this is like projecting Garrett Wolfe all over again. Not sure if we did it on here or something I discussed with friends LoL. I will go along the lines of: 250 rushing yds and 350 recv yards with 2 TDs. (to play it safe)

For all the offensive positions we could have drafted to make an instant impact with a 4th rd pick, a player with Cohens talents was the most fitting. It can be argued if it was too early to take, but we were limited with picks. Also saying a 3rd down back isn't value, what would another WR or comparable back to Howard bring if we went that route? I think Cohen will give us more than any other offensive position who would be deeper on the depth chart and fighting to even make the roster.

Hate to see Sutton go, he was a class act and gave his all. Wish him the best of luck where ever he lands. Hope he finds the best fit for his strengths which would be at 3T imo. Royal was a no brainer, he finally looked good when healthy, but it never lasted. Laslike brought an interesting aspect to the game, but we rarely used. I see Stevenson spending most of the time on the practice squad and getting bumped for games we think it will be a running grind it out game, similiar to how we used Laslike. Cruz is another dart on the WR board. The amount of competition brought in should bring the best out of a couple to get a couple of bulls.

I have no issue with it. I think we got bit twice a few years back. Aaron Donald and possibly Leonard Williams the following year. The guys we got instead were Kyle Fuller and Kevin White and neither has worked out for us as of yet.

I think they still had that money, shows 26 million still available. I think they set a limit on those guys and they exceeded it, which is ok if you are not contending and one was a final piece type move.

I think there could be a good chance we see anywhere from pick 5-14. The schedule the first half of the season will be tough, we will have a lot of new starters (Glennon, Jaye Howard, Cooper, Amukamara, Demps and 2-3 wr's) to gel. Having a high pick again could give us a chance at the top OLT or getting multiple high picks.

Nice work. They need to expand the roster bc there are a couple names I would hate to lose. Looking at that, there may be a couple names starting out on IR, Trevathan, Long, Shaw, and Royal so we may get time to evaluate others for a short time.

Getting the QB right is the first step, we may have two. I see the benefit more when we can trade down in drafts for QB needy teams. Next year there will be just as many or more and it could be a frenzy.

Dang, wish I was guessing on the lotto. I figured it would be higher than the 1-5 range.

https://twitter.com/BradBiggs/status/860290902434230272 Done deal. Seen it was 3.75 million but not confirmed.

I am guessing 12th, seen anywhere from 2 to 8 already.

Pace won't over spend, so I imagine he might have bigger thoughts at the moment. Hopefully he comes back

I pleaded a few times about not giving up on Bullard. He was graded higher than were we took him and has upside, he just wasn't ready. It takes some players a year to settle in. I also said we have an abundance of young DB's and didn't see the Bears drafting there either. The draft went pretty close to the way I projected, but with more picks.

I will admit that when it flash the pick was traded and the CHI showed up on the clock, I was shocked. Everyone I was watching with were the same way. I said at that time it has to be for Trubisky. Once the shock hit the world, it created a tsunami of speculation with questions or theorys. This will be the 2nd best gift the University of North Carolina gives to Chicago. MJ and MT!

I didn't buy this theory, it just humored me someone else had to add another spin to it. As you said, Pace made attempts the previous drafts but we were not in a good position to make the move without a real sacrifice to our future. Sitting at 3, we were at a distance to get it accomplished and it happened. Being as covert as they were tells me they were very sure on this decision also. The more I have read on Trubisky, the more I think he can be a top 5-10 QB. He is a student of the game now, give him 3 years and he will be the professor (our version of Peyton Manning)

I might be in the minority, but I think Leno is fine at LT. This is his 4th year and a contract year. If Pace doesn't see much room for him to grow or improve, then let him hit the open market. The recent moves by the Bears suggest Long may not be healthy. Drafting another G and signing Boggs might mean Whitehair moves back to G.

This site has great members that give us excellent material and Adam is definately a huge contibutor.

I think we are all concerned on the small school picks. Bill Polien was interviewed today and said if they check the boxes you shouldn't worry. The guys the Bears took did check the boxes (excelled against the level of competion, superior athlete) . The part we need to fear is if 2 or 3 develop into good players, then he will go back to that well often. Dallas got caught up in that process and it worked out good for them finding Romo along with many others.

The Bears needed a guy with more to offer than the Fales type we have been taking. I would have been happy with Kizer in the 2nd and had decent expectations for Peterman and that was it. If the draft played out were the Bears took someone else and another team traded up for MT, I don't think we would of had a chance for Kizer with out packaging a trade to get to the bottom of the 1st. Cleveland would have drafted different, they were good w Kizer and that was there target. We may have had to trade a future 1st like the other teams for Kizer. I think looking closely, the Bears calculated correctly and got the best value to have a QB with high potential.

Since it was aired on the score last night, it may start picking up steam. The writers and talking heads hate this regime because they know about as much as you or me on the Bears inside plans. Last night they talked about how Fox and Pace both wanted Adams and he was the better player to turn the franchise around immediately and they were forced to take a guy neither will be around when he starts producing. It seams the media will stir anything up for drama.

Just heard the newest spin on the NFL draft from "sources" close to the Bears. Supposedly Pace was told to get a QB no matter what with the first pick. He is not the man in charge when ownership is making the football decisions. Why does everything have to be a conspiracy. From Fox didnt know to this now. The Chiefs (edit:had -Cardinals) were praised for trading away their future for Mahomes and they said you do that for a QB that can be your franchis for 10 years. Bears do it and the world collapses.