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Love to get him in the 4th or 3rd if they move down. The OT class is weak IMO, G & C seem decent so teams may over value OTs this year. Mason Cole Michigan is another guy I like even if they have him slotted at C, he might make a decent swing or RT.

My target OT is Chad Wheeler USC. The Bears line requires mobility and he has great feet. Add at least one OT if not two this draft in top 4 rounds.

How are the Bears supposed to trade him, he is a UFA. They will have to find a way to sign him because if he walks, they will not get any compensation picks. AJ is one up on the Bears IMO, he now can force a franchise tag or demand a contract in his favor. If the Bears do not meet his demand, he signs elsewhere and the Bears get nothing.

I will take it. Was rooting for Jax to beat Minny, but not happening. Would be nice to end up with the 2nd pick that way we get either Garrett or the QB of our choice.

If somehow this was true, I hope they completely remove Ted Phillips from the football side of things. This would be their biggest step which should have happened years ago.

The link did not work and I think spellcheck inserted Polish, but I think this is what you were getting to. Bill Polian is open to return to the NFL.

They are saying ILB Rueben Foster is a better prospect than Ragland, but ILB is no longer a high need. My Bears top 5 board so far: Myles Garrett OLB Mitch Trubisky QB Trade Down to 10ish (Clev's 2nd 1st and one of their 2nds) Jonathan Allen DE Marlon Humphrey CB

I do not see any way Miami can do it with their cap, unless Tannehill was part of the deal. I like the thought of Cleveland, who is a power broker this offseason with 4 picks in the first two rounds and about 60 million in cap. Maybe offer Cutler and our 3rd for their later 2nd. Cleveland can take Garrett or Fournette #1, a QB to groom at #9 from Philly, still have pick #33 and trade pick 50 for Cutler and our third which is going to be around 68. The Jets will be about a million over the cap next year and will need to unload. Any chance they part with Wilkerson this time? Cutler would work well with their OC and reunited with Marshall/Forte. The Jets will have a high pick and can add more talent to their D to replace Wilkerson with Malik McDowell or maybe Allen. Any way, the Bears will need to start shopping him soon if bowlingtwig is correct that his guarantee kicks in a few days after the superbowl. Not much time to shop damaged goods. **edit- Just seen a rumor that says Cleveland will have Jimmy Garapollo high on there QB list. Makes more sense than trading for a higher contract like Cutler.

Agree! He will at least be franchised if a deal cannot be reached. Jeffery holds higher value than a 3rd compensation pick that the Bears will likely never recieve if he signs elsewhere. Look at the Bears cap space and see that they will have to be in the market for talented free agents themselves which would negate the Jeffery comp. Sign him and I would love to see Calais Campbell DE added to the front with Goldman/Hicks.

I am still in the hunt for a QB, but the Bears have to be all in on what it takes to develop one. Draft players to develop around him and upgrade the offensive coaching too. I'm ok drafting heavy offense and spending some cash on FA defensive players. 1- Mitch Trubisky QB NC 2-OJ Howard TE ALA 3-Tyrell Crosby RT ORE 4-Chidobe Awuzie CB COL 4-Julien Davenport LT-Bucknell 5-David Jones S- Richmond 7-WR - - - - - - Free Agents: 1-Alshon Jeffery WR 2- Calais Campbell DE 3-Dre Kirkpatrick CB

Nice input AZ! I like Kevin King and Davenport myself more as 4th RD picks. My thought on D Watson doing well is if he lands with the right team. It will take a team like DAL with a great oline/run game to cover his flaws.

I know the Bears tried to claim him earlier, but Baltimore elevated him to the 53 man to protect him. When they tried to sneak him back on to the practice squad the Bears grabbed him off of waivers. He started off as a WR and BAL had him bulk up to move to TE. Don't know much more about him, but it would be nice if he can fill a potential need we may otherwise fill with a 1st-4th RD draft pick.

Looked alright, but wait until defenses can adjust to him before making this call.

What is the scoop on USC LT Chad Wheeler? I know he had law issues last season but his mobility seems like a great fit at either LT if he can improve his pass blocking against speed rushers or maybe a RT because of his superb run blocking. He is a lineman I am intrigued with and I think Kyle Long can help keep him inline with being a pro. Some mocks ignore him otherwise I seem him ranked around 90th which may allow the Bears to draft him in the 3rd. Since we have bigger needs at CB and QB in this draft, I am ok drafting two OTs that can be developed in rds 3-4. Wheeler and Julien Davenport are late names to watch. They can put competition on Leno/Massie and hopefully subplant them sooner than later. I think if the Bears can elevate their oline into a top 5 group, build on their run game, someone like Watson can succeed at QB with his game. He gets the Cam Newton or Tyrod Taylor comparisons, but maybe with work a Russell Wilson one. Put the right situation in front of the right guy and we may have something. I used Watson bc he wins, leads, and has a high football IQ.

Ever notice every draft seems to suck with our projected slot position? (1) QB should be taken with our first, Pace supposedly tried trading to get Mariotta and Wentz the past drafts. He seems to be on target for the right guys. Peppers, Garrett, or my 3-4 DE guy Malik McDowell are worth consideration but drafting QB has to be the main priority. I prefer Kizer's measurables. (2) CB - The Bears may get lucky and have a RD1 talent slide here: Desmond King, Sidney Jones, Adoree' Jackson (3) OT - I like Chad Wheeler for the type of system the Bears want to run. Wheeler is nasty and can move. He should be available in late RD2 or 3, our #2 will be a little high for him IMO (4) OT - I would double up on OT's and take the best RT prospect

I wouldn't be sure about that. The Bears will have plenty of cap with Cutler. The Bears went through 3 QBs this season, look at how many Cleveland has gone through and the rest of the NFL(Rothlisberger, Luck, Smith, Bridgewater, Garapolo, Palmer, Romo, all missed games) If Pace/Fox think Cutler will spoil the drafted QB, then it is possible. The only other way would be trading him and it has to be for decent value, like a 3rd minimum. We want to move on, but doing so just for that reason could be a huge mistake.

Every week it seems the Bears have been cursed losing player after player...serious. Good thing is it helps secure a top 5 pick...but our last 4 picks are out Floyd, White, Fuller, and Long. Good thing McClellin bolted and is healthy in New England.

AJ would have to be franchised again in order to trade him or he can agree to a sign and trade type of deal. So if we franchise him again, that will be about 18mil (17.6?). They can let him walk and maybe get a 3rd compesation pick, but they cannot sign a fa with a similiar type contract or chance losing that compensation. It will be a tough decision on Pace who may extend him before seasons end to have more flexibilty in deciding what to do with him. I do see the Bears being heavily active in FA since they should be top 6-7 in cap again with more if Cutler walks. They may keep both, with that cap space they have why not hold on to them until a desperate team offers decent return. **correction, the Bears have to wait until the end of regular season to negotiate a new deal with AJ.

Dec 4th, Bears vs SF play by play: Coin Flip: Bears win the toss and elect to receive 49ers kickoff from the 25 yd line, Deonte Thompson makes the catch deep in the endzone, hesitates, takes the ball out and gets tackled on the one. Hmm...odd? 1-10 Fox yanks Cutler as he tried to take the field. Matt Barkley marches out and is in shot gun formation, takes the snap in his endzone and trips almost intentionally. Safety 49ers. Score is 2-0 Bears kickoff and surprise the 49er's with an onside kick. McManus catches the ball on the bounce and runs the ball backwards and runs out of bounds at the 1 yd line. 1-10 Barkley falls in the endzone again for another safety and the score is now 4-0. Bears kickoff with another onside, but SF is now prepared. They recover and refuse to win the game so they lateral the ball back to keep from being tackled until the can get out of bounds near their goal line. 1-10 Kaepernick takes the snap from and decides to kneel in the endzone. Safety Bears 4-2. This game of safeties continues until these teams start to figure out ways to help defend from making the team score. Like fumbling in the endzone and tackling the opponent on top of the ball to give them 6 points. The Bears end up losing, 38-30 and will have the 2nd pick in the 2017 draft. The game at first was an embarrassment to Goodell who was in attendance, but then he realized how exciting it was watching the fans cheer on their teams to lose. On that day, a new concept was introduced to have a playoff for the bottom 10 teams to compete for the draft order. The format was to find ways to make your opponent score like that Dec 4th game.

Don't make me dream of Utopia, it is not fair. Already picturing the Honey Bears on the sidelines and Ditka and Butkus leading the team out of the tunnel riding on black unicorns. Since Cleveland has two first round picks, it is not completely impossible...throw in Fuller if you have too.

I agree, it is not an attractive draft. It is a Fanspeak automated draft using CBS Sports board and I was using last weeks team determining needs. I had the teams need list as: QB, CB, OT, TE, S, DL, WR. I think defensively, we have a good front 7 and if we can upgrade the backfield with better coverage we should see more sacks/turnovers. I am torn on the QB's because not one stands out as a sure thing. Trubisky, Kizer, Watson, or Kaaya are the names leading the pack. Is there a Russell Wilson/Dak Prescott in this draft that slips through the cracks? I am leaning towards Luke Falk as that guy right now but he might be more of a David Fales for all I know.

Another player that may have an open door to shine is Marquess Wilson WR. Hard to believe that he is the same age as Kevin White. This is his contract year and hopefully he gets back on the field soon so he can get some game tape for possible suitors if the Bears opt not to bring him back.

I would prefer Eric Kush play his spot over Larsen. See what we got going into next season at least. Anyone know what curse is put on the Bears health? I would eat a goat if it ended this.

He was CBS's Sports top QB last week, maybe that will change. The Bears are heavily scouting all the top QB prospects though and I think they will do well on selecting the right guy when the dust settles. I am scared it cost us somehow if we have to trade to get that guy.

I can go with that. After the Buc game and seeing two more Olinemen drop, finding a solid swing tackle that can be groomed into a future starter seems pretty important.