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The Bears will be in position to cut him after this season since his major guarantees are up. If somehow they can get something for him all the better. NYJ/ARZ are two teams that come to mind that may need QB. Wishful thinking that the Bears will ever get value for one of there players. Also would be nice to get a top 3 pick, even though losing sucks. That may speed up the process of being bottom dwellers to SB contenders.

Someone was calling him out this offseason because of the amount of completions made against him. I thought he was solid last season as a rookie and can only improve. For a throw together backfield, it isn't going to be spectacular. Someday (year) we can start drafting some high picks once we get the front 7 right. Would love to see Peppers at S next to him.

Howard looks like the real deal. Get Langford healthy and we have a good 1-2 punch.

Lions are short two of the D studs, Ansah and Levy. Should help balance our D losses.

Glad to see him on the 53. Logan Paulson better not look back, his performance hasnt impressed me much and Braunecker may take some of his snaps.

I read that on him going into this season, any news if he has improved? Hard times being a Bear fan not having a QB we can get excited about. We may end up with the top pick in April. Do you take Watson, Kizer at QB, Garrett at OLB, Robinson LT, Peppers S/LB, or trade down for a fututre 1st and maybe an extra pick? I think the time is now to get the future QB, but there are so many other holes to fill too. Trade down sounds tempting if we can still draft Kelly, Rudolph, or Luke Falk say Rd2 while taking a position of need rd1 like Roderick Johnson LT who looks to be falling some.

This^^^ It would be nice to have a healthy oline get through training camp as a unit once without changing the week before the season kicks off.

Nice article, thanks for sharing.

The writing was on the wall at Lovie/Angelo's last few years as those players were aged with no replacements behind them. They also traded away many high draft picks on Cutler, Marshall, Adams etc. That was the beginning and continued with Emery spending his first draft getting players Lovies front office scouted. The offense and defense are both problems right now with the 0-3 start. The defense gives 10 minute drives and the offense goes 3 and out. The defense needs to be able to pressure the QB, that is almost non existent. They also cannot stop the run, even with the additions of Freeman/Trevathan/Hicks etc. Once the team falls behind, it limits the offense as they need to score quick and takes out our run game. The offense's biggest problems to start was having a reshuffled oline. They get penalties too often bc they are not up to speed yet. Massie is also a liability and his pass blocking was known before they signed him. Hopefully they can gel and improve there. Fox needs to stop deferring when they win the coin toss and get the offense on the field asap and run the ball.

I like those picks. Did a fanspeak for fun and took. 1. Jabrill Peppers S 2. Lowell Totutelei DT (move Goldman out to DE) 3. Chad Kelly QB (he lasted until rd3 here) 4a.Jourdan Lewis CB (lacks size but explosive/returner) 4b. John Heck RT 5. Ryan Switzer WR (also returner capable). Sign TE Vance McDonald or Jacob Tamme

I think you are correct. He is the highest paid defensive player in history now.

The media is having a circus with this since the Bears said he was week to week. Just like Kevin White last year. As I said last year, ; I like an organization to keep potential moves close to the chest to give them the most leverage.

Fox and Pace have two strikes in my book by screwing the team at the start two seasons in a row by rearranging the oline at the before game 1. Get it right year three or else it is time for something different imo. The defense is another story and unfortunately, I can see next years draft thrown at drafting QB, OT, TE, and maybe a WR to replace AJ with early picks. They really need a draft all top D players. Look at time of possession, the D is putting the offense in a position to play catch up and the Offense screws up by penalties and not running correct plays which will hopefully get better as they gel. Starting over with a new staff would be another 2#3 year set back. Wish they could've put Gase in charge (I think Fangio was a Gase guy if I remember right).

Almost lost for words. Bears cannot get a call, bounce, or anything to go there way.

Interested to see Nick Kwitowski perform with his first start.

Bears play in the primetime slot again. Can they sneak a W with the amount of injuries they are dealing with?

Must be true since Bobby Wade was the one that said he (Urlacher) said it. McPhee still looked bad doing that, and when Jay did that to Jamarcus Webb, he took the critcism. He should have been screaming at Massie and TE Logan for getting him killed, but he usually takes the high road. I think everyone is good moving on from Jay, but most people know it is not feasible until the season is over. Reading about this crap for 8 years or whatever has been sickening and hopefully the Bears get lucky and can draft one. I have my doubts though because this is the Bears and they dont know qbs.

Urlacher made a comment today saying McPhee should not have said anything. He is not a coach, not even dressed, and if he felt like saying something, do it in the locker room not on national tv.

One thing going that route is having the right personnel to develop and not give up on them. GMs/HCs have troube drafting those players unless they have established success to take those risks. Today I am all for drafting QB #1 since we can even establish a window of success, we turn it around before the seasons end, my thought may change.

Kizer, Watson, Kelly, Kaaya, and even Rudolph are names to watch. I wouldn't cut Cutler loose either until we had a trade with value. I have no problems going with any of these names right now as long as we get a legit franchise QB and build around him.

Replacing Massie is huge need, but worthy of a high #1 wouldn't be a good pick, so Leno gets picked on. #1 Cam Robinson LT Alabama #2 Mason Rudolph QB OK State #3 Tyrell Crosby RT Oregon #4 Evan Engram/Jordan Leggett TE #4-7 Best D regardless of position. Depending if Jeffery re-signs, WR may be a high need also. Defense takes the back seat again, unfortunately. I like going after Von Miller though. I think another DT could be had also.

I've seen some comparisons from draftniks that compare Kelly to Cutler. Wonder how that would go here.

I thought Massie and Long would be a force leading the run game and they still cannot get enough push. Must be the injury Long is dealing with. Then add our WRs of Jeffery, White, and Royal who you would think would be good enough to help pull the S out of the box. Makes you wonder what the cause is. Loggains, Cutler, the line not gelled yet?

It is not good to be a Bears fan once again. Hopefully this agony has a positive out come for our future.

I wish the Bears were able to keep Gase because if he was still here, Fox may be on a hotter seat.