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I look at it as if we draft a DE or a WR RD1, which one makes a bigger impact? I would have to go DE bc WR's usually take years to develop. So I read all this Mario Williams talk as a smoke screen and still see the Bears going with Vincent Jackson. Then we draft the Mercilus kid out of Illinois RD1 and a OLT RD2 or vice versa. Heres my scenerio: RD1: Whitney Mercilus DE or Jonathon Martin OLT RD2: Nick Perry DE/Vinny Curry DE or Zebrie Sanders OLT/Mitchell Schwartz RD3a: Marvin Jones WR/Brandon Boykin CB RD3b: Marvin McNutt WR/Trumain Johnson CB RD4: Ladarius Green TE RD5: Keenon Robinson OLB RD6: Dan Herron RB RD7: Mike Daniels DT Free Agency: Vincent Jackson WR, Kyle Orton QB, Mincy DE, Kellen Davis TE, Corey Graham CB, Craig Steltz S, Okoye DT

Sure Finnegan is going to try to make some noise for himself, putting him with the top FA WR. He must think he's Lebron and VJax is Wade LMAO. He's beating the drum to get him noticed, thats it.

I like the question. Peyton Manning will be going somewhere warm or with a dome, has pieces in place to win, and where he can have control of the offense. I see Arz, Mia, or the dark horse Hou landing Manning with the Dolphins as my favorite. I can picture Saturday and Wayne also going there. Giving him Marshall over the top, Wayne over the middle, and Davone Bess in the slot. Shift Pouncey to LG and draft RT round 1. Then draft Defense the rest of the way. Dolphins go from pretender to contender overnight.

My source in New Orleans tells me: Manning will not play for Shanahan. He wants to be able to run his offense, which leads to Arizona with Wisenhunt. Also, Manning wants to avoid extra games outdoors. If Arz balks, then it's Miami where he has a home and teammate Reggie Wayne is looking to play there too.

Agree Mad, we need something above what we have to improve otherwise its a whiff. WR depth chart: Earl Bennett Devin Hester Dane Sanzenbacher (Johnny Knox- but if he does return it'll be middle of the year-so doubtful)

Last night on NFL network, they said his combine and pro day may put him into the bottom of the first round, if he's there with our 2nd and we didn't get Floyd RD1 we better not hesitate!

Find another Big WR available that can take over a game and I can debate the two, but regardless of what VJax is/isn't I'm not letting him out of CHI unless we know there is a similiar or better option.

We have the most bi polar fans I've seen. Now we don't want a big WR with experience?

Not bad minus picks 6 and 7 which i could look elsewhere. I like this 7 round mock from newnfldraft.com, thought I'd share here instead of a new post. #1 Jonathan Martin OT Stanford - Smart, OLT #2 Marvin McNutt WR Iowa - Big WR, good speed and hands good character #3 Kendall Reyes DT UConn - Tweener DE/DT Built like Tommie Harris, just a little slower...but also stronger #3 Brandon Boykin CB Ga-Super athlete, great speed. Can return kicks and has played some big WR's very good for bn 5'9" #4 AJ Jenkins WR Illinois -Speedy WR, great hands #5 Tramain Thomas FS Ark 6-0 192 another body to compete in camp #6 Tony Jerod-Eddie DE Texas AM - Tweener DE/DT #7 Greg McCoy CB TCU- 5-10 182

I love this offseason because everyone says cut Marion Barber and Matt Spaeth and save cap. They are currently our only RB and TE on the roster. Forte is almost a given to either be tagged or signed, but Kellen Davis and Kahil Bell are not givens to be back. They may look at the draft to improve both of those positions or FA, or try to resign them. OL is probably one of our deepest with contracts and bodies, but weakest in talent. With so many other holes, the oline may be ignored unless a top talent is available RD1 and we go BPA. Thats not what I want or think we should do, just what I can see with this team having so many holes.

-I haven't heard much about Branch being looked at as a 3-4 OLB. Maybe Ingram will be there instead? -Fleener or Orson Charles, I'd try TE RD2 if we land VJax/Bowe. Charles is smaller with more speed. -I'd love to see Jordan White RD5, but a good combine might destroy that -Ortons heart is in Chi, but he knows he won't start. They say go with your heart lol! -I hope they extend Urlacher and maybe if Briggs too if he is a good boy -I just pointed out they will keep an eye on Meriweather but not necessarily sign him. We may need him as depth -Finnegan can still play, but like you said may decide to follow fischer

Emery has evaluated his new team and he see's what needs to be done to not just win a Superbowl, but build a dynasty. First in order, he gets the FA Bears signed right away that he doesn't want to hesitate on Matt Forte Corey Graham Greg Steltz Amobi Okoye Kahil Bell He will keep a close eye on: Kellen Davis, Israel Idonje, and Brandon Merriweather but hold until after the draft Second is to make the splash in the market....with 15-22 million to spend PE thinks BIG Vincent Jackson WR -Bowe will get the franchise tag if he don't sign long term, KC has lots of cap space. Jackson won't be franchised, but will weigh his options before going back to SD to play catch with Rivers. This is were the Bears will have to give the Peppers treatment. Jackson may like the weather and his QB's arm, but the Bears can promise him more. We can promise him that with his hard work he can go anywhere he wants in his career. He has a QB that can deliver the ball, fans that will bronze him into a statue, a large market to capitalize on income, a city you can play in with other big name stars, and a team that is close to winning it all. I think the Bears can win him over SD and he will be our prize catch. Kyle Orton QB - Orton will be back in Chicago unless he feels he has a better chance of being a starter with another club. He has inquired with some Bears about their thoughts of him coming back and they are encouraging him to rejoin the club. I don't see him starting anywhere unless he goes back to Denver. Cortland Finnegan CB - He can play the Bears style D and can bring some nasty with him. The Bears lack Nasty until Urlacher gets pissed and I've only seen that once against ARZ on the SB run. Third is to find the best players in the draft with out reaching or hoping on they overcome an injury RD1 - Andre Branch DE 6-4 258 the Left Tackles and Floyd are off the board. DE is a big need and that's why I think the Bears hold off on resigning Idonje. Branch has size and explosion to get after the QB and can also play the run. Branch will grow off of Peppers and they will havoc opposing lines for years RD2 - Coby Fleener TE 6-6 350 with 3 WR's (Jackson,Bennett, Hester) the Bears don't need to go high on WR I have Jeffries still on the board, but they opt for TE. Fleener has size like Kellen Davis but with more talent. He is athletic and has top speed that will give him seperation and be a huge target in the endzone to go with Jackson. Davis can also be brought back if the price is right. RD3 - Dwight Jones WR 6-4 225 With Jones still on the board, the Bears can build a "SD" style receiving core. Jones is another big target the Bears can groom because with guys like Jackson,Hester, and Bennett you never know when they will be out with injury RD3 - Cliff Harris CB/PR 5-11 180 - Harris is an electric playmaker that missed most of this season because of law issues for driving on a suspended license. If he would have played this season, he'd be talked about going RD1. The Bears need to keep the ST alive if Hester goes down and Harris can fill that right off the bat while competing for CB/Nickelback. RD4 - Mitchell Schwartz OLT 6-5 317 - Schwartz had a nice senior bowl and showed he has the mobility and size to play OLT. Tice can groom him to compete with Webb and they can send OMG out the door to save cap space. RD5 - Jordan White WR 6-0 212 - White led the NCAA in receptions and yards and 2nd in TD's. Another talent to groom and he'll compete with Sanzenbacher for the final WR spot. RD6- Chris Marve ILB 6-2 232 - Good speed and instincts and fits a cover 2 defense RD7 - Demario Davis OLB 6-3 231 - A great LB in the Sun Belt Conference and athletic. Out of the draft, the Bears filled some big needs. They hoped for Mike Adams OLT to last until 19 but were able to fill another hole at DE. They feel they have added 3 guys that can contribute right away and have added guys that can compete for depth. Since no major holes were filled in the oline, I think they may bring in McNeil if he gets cut for a look.

Ive said this before and my thoughts are like Jason's. Bowe/VJax first choices Colston/SJohnson second tier If those guys are gone then: Meachum but trade up to get Floyd in RD1 Meachum Bennett Floyd Moss/Owens-I really can't see this and how one will get enough snaps Hester Sanzenbacher

The oline is a disaster but like you said bodies are signed and will need to be cut if we bring more in. With WR/RB/TE we don't have bodies signed, can you imagine if Bennett didn't sign his extension we'd be in worse shape. The Bears have really dropped the ball on the offensive side, it's unbelievable how bad it looks contract/player wise. I hope PE is offensive strong minded and can get this sorted out with a couple of years.

I've also pointed this out before. It'll all depend on what Davis will command for a new contract. They may be better off with a draft pick that'll cost less most likely and possibly get the same production.

This was more of a mock to go with Jason's theme of boosting the offense. Cliff Harris at CB was a pretty good cover/man corner but has had behavior issues. Kind of the same with Travis Lewis who's attitude got a little ahead of him, but both are top prospects. WR Depth chart: D Bowe/V Jackson Earl Bennett Devin Hester Dwight Jones Jordan White/Dane Sanzenbacher

Jason, I've always agreed with most of your thinking. I would like to see a draft a little more like this and FA with WR DBowe/VJackson, C Avril DE. RD1 Mike Adams OLT RD2 Dwight Jones WR RD3 Travis Lewis OLB RD3 Orson Charles TE RD4 Jordan White WR RD5 Cliff Harris CB RD6 Vick Ballard RB RD7 Jacquies Smith DE

First off, the only RB the Bears have under contract is Marion Barber. So i would think he will be back, unless we sign both Forte and Bell to long term deals. I don't think they will be looking to cut him w/o some type of long term bodies at the position. edit: But I like LaMichael James and think he would be a decent pick

Garza was partially extended because he was under paid for many years and the Bears kept their word on giving him his due pay. I don't see a first RD center either helping this team, but if Brewster was there with one of the 3rd's I'd think the Bears would consider.

Jason, you would probably like draftteks first 3 picks for the Lions: RD1 Mike Adams OLT RD2 Cordy Glenn G RD3 Mike Brewster C

Not bad, I would have Floyd at #3. Mike Adams reminds me of Carimi since he would be better at RT in the NFL.

He's only a lead b/c he has Chicago Bear connections. He worked for the Bears from 94-98. I'm not sure how I feel about him yet compared to Ross or Raye. Them two organizations impressed me, Chiefs....meh

I hope Floyd is there, that would be sweet. Hate to say it, but the Decastenator wouldn't be bad either, only if the Floyd is gone like he mocked it. I know we need LT, but there's not much in this draft to choose from.

No way they go with Ruskell, they are just doing him a favor by putting him through the process. Ross or Raye are the front runners, with IMO Raye with a slight lead. I can see coaches not wanting to come to Chicago b/c they have no idea how long the GM will keep the staff intact, but a GM is different and one of these guys would be honored to take that position over a director of college personnel or player personnal

Jerome Simpson just got indicted on drug charges today per ProFootballTalk.