ASHKUM BEAR

Not that he is linked anywhere with the Bears being interested in him, but I am intrigued in this guy. He is not a senior so more interest will arise at the combine. Maybe it is possible to draft Beasley 1st and then Phillips 2nd?: Jordan Phillips NT Oklahoma At 6-6 334, he has great burst for his size. 32 tackles, 7 TFL, 2 sacks, one pass deflected. Oklahoma plays a 3-4, so he knows the system. NT's generally do not put up stats, so his numbers compared to Shelton's will be different for having different roles on their teams.

Their system will fail in year 2 because he will still refuse to run the ball.

It is that time of the year again with the Senior Bowl kicking off. Time to link players the Bears are interested in. 1-Danny Shelton DT Washington - Interview at Senior Bowl At 6-2 339, Shelton can be a 3-4 NT, he has burst to push the pocket and plays the run well. He finished the season with 88 tackles, 16.5 TFL, 9 Sacks, and two fumble recoveries. I take his sacks with a grain of salt, because 2 came week one against Hawaii, and then 4 against Eastern Washington. The interest could be legit as Paea is UFA and Ratliff who is older missed portions of the last couple seasons and rumors have leaked out they may release him.

I'm guessing they chose Trestman over Gase because because of money. Trestman can be making a dollar and the rest of his salary comes from the Bears. Trestman is happy either way, he still gets paid and is still in the NFL.

The best thing about these names we don't care to hear about is the big check mark next to their name that removes them from the Bears payroll. Sure Trestmans difference will be made up by the Bears, but it all helps.

I preferred Kyle Shannahan, but Gase was my second choice. It is hard to gauge Gase because he had Manning, but many experts say he is one of the top offensive minds in the NFL. I'm willing to see how it goes. The offense has talent, but with all the different personalities, it will take a great leader to get them on the right page. Maybe Fox can be that guy.

I would trade down if at all possible Rd1 Vic Beasley OLB and then NT Jordan Phillips, good man cover CB, and S in whatever order

The biggest thing is the clean slate the McKaskeys gave us. None of the "you have to keep Jauron..and keep Lovie" bs we had the past 10 plus years. Ownership finally are figuring this out.

Money is guaranteed, so if Gruden is likely to get fired a year from now and Fangio is not retained, he is still payed.

I don't know how many QBs would get away with crying in football besides Wilson. As Tom Hanks would say, "There's no crying in baseball" It was one of the greatest comebacks or complete collapses I've seen though

I think Carey will be alright, but have doubts him becoming Lacy, Lynch, or Murray type of back that can wear down a defense. Mariin Barber was the other back you were thinking of.

I like the approach of seeing the guys we have and how they perform with new leadership. This team has talent, it was just screwed under Trestman/Tucker and many injuries. Offensively, they didn't run the ball. Getting back to that will change alot. Maybe it is time to find a brute back and use Forte as a change of pace guy.

It is hard to fill the holes we already have and if we trade our strengths, it only makes it worse. I can see maybe Sutton get shopped to a team in need of a 3T if we change our base D. Other than that, I think we go with our core as long as we can. The offense can be phenomenal if ran right. Run the ball and don't put Cutler in situations were every pass he is either sacked or throwing into double coverage.

Right, he mentioned how one year they draft DT because of need and it never panned out. He said he learned a lesson. Fowler may be BPA, or an OT. 1-Scherff OT 2-Perryman ILB 3-A.Harris S 4-Coleman RB 6-Big DT 7-C

Every single sack is due to Cutler holding on the ball too long technically, right?

I forgot I seen that on Marshall earlier on here. Irving I really dont know much about, but Fox may try to lure as many Broncos.

Sounds about right. They said Pace wants to really know more about him. He couldn't have learned enough of the first interview.

I like Rahim Moore S and Nate Irving ILB or Brandon Marshall OLB

I like the OTs, Ray depends on the defense. Thompson will wreck havoc and they say Fowler will be a solid DE? Give me Scherff OT #1, Perryman, Kendricks, or McKinney LBs Rd#2 one should fall, and Grasu/Dismukes C Rd3. Get your Safety in FA.

So if Fox gets the gig, and it was down to Gase or Kyle Shannahan, who do you prefer. Which guy would be best to develop our next QB? Do these guys have the ability to adapt their offense to different personal, or do they not adapt well? Could Gase/Shannahan be a legit future HC and leave in a year? All thoughts to consider.

The source was on SBNation, but deleted, so I think someone jumped the gun. If Kubiak is a get off the bus running coach like Fox was wanting to be late in the season, it makes me scratch my head. I think Kubiak would go back to his routes with Denver and Elway.

Gary Kubiak will be the Broncos HC it looks like.

I think someone will take a shot at him before the 4th. 4th would be boderline for me to take, it would depend on the HC/OC if they think he can play. He won't be on any practiced squads, so he will be on someones 53.

Jones may have promoted himself these last 3 games, but I would pass. If some team drafts him, I applaud Jones for making the most out of 180 minutes. He is an athlete, but he is no Craig Krenzel. Not that a QB needs to be a molecular genetics major like Krezel, but Jones wasn't fond of academics. His infamous "tweet" about not being at Ohio State to play school brings his maturity into question. As a Bear fan I will pass, but maybe Cincinnati will take a shot. They have Dalton but can move on from him anytime. M Lewis has been good at getting the most out of guys too.