ASHKUM BEAR

Question: would you trade the 1st, 2nd, and two 3rd's for Calvin Johnson? I know I would really consider that thought and think this Justin Blackmon can be a Terrell Owens or Calvin Johnson type of threat. If by chance Justin Blackmon falls to the 5th pick that will equal 1700 points on the trade value chart. Our 1, 2, and 3's will equal 1700 points. After watching the bowl game and knowing he wasn't 100% healthy and he absolutely destroyed his competetion shows me he will excel in the NFL and be a top 5 WR. Just a nugget to consider, we do have ammo to go up to pick #5. Also, I think he comes across as a good high character guy. How about Micheal Floyd, some Mocks have Carolina taking him with their 9th......that swap would cost us our 1, 2, and 4? How about staying were we are and taking Alshon Jeffery? (which I think once the combine is through he will rise and possibly pass Micheal Floyd) How about trading down a 5-10 spots and drafting: Dwight Jones 6-4 225 North Carolina Stephin Hill 6'5" 200 Geogia Juron Criner 6-4 212 Arizona or we can look at these moves to grab a OLT.....Kalil or Reiff or Martin.

There are also a few big name WR free agents available. I would not give up our first round pick or Lance Briggs. Briggs is under contract and he would be foolish to hold out.

Wonder if we hired him if he would want The Ravens D or Lovies D?

With TE, you may be right, but I still cannot see one taken in RD2....RD3 at the earliest. Jimmy Graham was RD3-95 in 2010, Jared Cook RD3-89 in 2009, Jermical Finely RD3-91 in 2008. It all depends on what offense we run. If Tice takes over and runs a version of Martz's offense, then we might not even draft TE at all. QB, we'll have to see what Enderle is about and if we are still going to try develop him, and finding a suitable vet to back up Cutler as the #2.

Also agree w/ Jason's pros/cons. I think Lovie does well getting a game plan set and sometimes they work beautifully, but more often than not most of our games are ugly wins. He probably has the highest tenure coaching staff and it seems we still have the same issues every year.

Whoever the Bears choose to run football operations, might have difficulty drafting in terms of taking players that fit a certain scheme. With Martz gone, I think offense will be easier. As for defense, if your the GM would you take guys specifically that fit the cover-2 or would you grab a player that would fit a more traditional style defense? Luckily our biggest needs are on the offensive side of the ball and thats were I would go heavy early. But if we fail to make the playoffs again next year, Lovie might just get shown the door and then we are stuck with players that might not excel in standard 3-4. Seems like we are back to square one when JA had to draft for Jauron. Heres one of the latest mocks online..... Draft Teks new 5 rd mock on left and who I would take on the right: drafttek......................................................me 1 Juron Criner WR ARZ 6-4 212...............Alshon Jeffery WR SC 6-4 233 2 Brandon Washington G Mia 6-4 320........Andrew Datko OLT FSU 6-6 321 3 Billy Winn DE Boise St 6-3 295..............Donnie Fletcher CB BC 6-1 198 3 Brandon Mosley LOT Auburn 6-5 305.......Ben Jones C Ga 6-3 315 4 Michael Egnew TE MO 6-5 242................Arthur Brown ILB KSU 6-1 225 5 Ryan Broyles WR OK 5-11 187................Jack Crawford DE PSU 6-5 264

Honestly, Olsen did about as much damage as he did good while here. It always seemed like he would fumble or miss a block as much as he made a clutch catch. More Kellen Davis would be fine w/ me.

GM - what's your thoughts on the Reggie McKenzie (ugh-kelly? edit) from Green Bay? I think he'd be a quality choice.

I agree. I think if you're going to ditch an offense that the team was finally starting to get the grips on they should just start over completely top to bottom and that means Phillips and Lovie also gone. We all know what our weaknesses were and we all mocked drafted players that would've improved this team. Jerry or whoever was making the call failed to build this team the right way. If we would've of started to put the pieces in place with the Grossman pick, this team could be drastically different. They failed to address the OL and WR then. Not saying Rex would've been great, but he had a aging oline protecting him and maybe #2 WRs in Muhammad/Berrian. Benson/Jones if they couldve got along would've been a great dual threat. Many wasted picks and not bringing them in the right way. That's why I think they should fire Phillips, bring in a great football mind to be President, hire an up n coming gm, and find an offensive minded coach.

I know this won't be a popular thought, but I would rather see the Bears bring back Martz as OC than to put Cutler and the offense through another learning curve. I see no reason to install another offense when Lovie only has 2 years left on contract. We have an good defense & special teams, but a defecient offense. No matter what/who's system we run, it will always be defecient unless we invest more into it (and many have said this even back in the Grossman/Benson days) Martz's offense can actually be the missing piece to improve Lovies D if we can just get the right personal in it. Lovies D is made to excel when playing with a lead, which he mentions 17pts alot. Martz had an explosive offense in STL that helped out Lovie, but he is short the tools to work with here. So re-sign Martz, put him and Cutler in the FA/Draft room and bring in whatever it takes to make this offense a top 5 group. Let them grab a OLT with the first pick, WR with the second, and a Center with a 3rd. Go into FA and grab a Marques Colston or Reggie Wayne and a Carl Nicks if necessary. Use some later round picks to fill in defensive needs and well take our 3rd place schedule next year all the way to the Superbowl.

I'm going to guess that he meant to put "yellow" flagged. It was mentioned numerous times lately on the Score w/ Hub about how many teams had him flagged but they all said it wouldn't have stopped them from drafting him.

Depends on who's available...I figure when we draft as of now two OL prospects could be available Jonathan Martin OT and David DeCastro G both from Stanford. The kid from Iowa is mocking around 10 or above lately so its hard to say if we have a chance with him. We can also be sitting with Michael Floyd WR , Quinton Coples DE, or Alfonzo Dennard CB in front of us. Replacing Webb is my #1 priority. I think if everyone comes back healthy we would be better with: LT Martin/Webb? LG Williams C Garza RG Louis/Nicks RT Carimi

Which combination would be best for the Bears if this was their menu on draft day? RD1: Jonathan Martin OT Stanford Reilly Reif OT Iowa David DeCastro G Stanford Quenton Coples DE NC Michael Floyd WR ND Alfonzo Dennard CB Nebraska RD2: Dwight Jones WR NC Brandon Jenkins DE FSU Andre Branch DE Clemson Mark Barron SS Alabama TJ McDonald S USC Ben Jones C Georgia RD3A: Shaun Prater CB Iowa Coryell Judie CB Texas AM Kevin Zeitler G Wis Levy Adock OT OK St Tommy Streeter WR Mia Andrew Datko OT FSU RD3B: Cam Johnson DE Vir Senio Kelemete G Was Michael Brewster C Ohio St Nate Potter OT Boise St Marvin McNutt WR Iowa Casey Hayward CB Vand

I think it's past the time frame to count against this years cap, but I could be wrong

+1 JA is not going away this easy, you might as well try and like the guy.

Only when they find JA's name on his "list" lol! In other words, no! JA and the organization did their background check. This guy lived a secret life and it blew everyones mind (teammates, media personal, fans).

I think when we hit the winning streak, those deficiencies get overlooked. Our Oline group looks alright when theres a W, because it really doesn't matter how we win or what it looked like. But a lot of that success came from changing our offense to 3 or 5 step drops, shortening our routes, more max protections, using the RB in pass plays, and huge plays on S/T and D. How many years now has Forte been a leader in receptions. Our WR's need an upgrade also, but it's hard to evaluate when they are limited with 3 step drops and a CB playing man. Give them time and a playbook that includes 7 seven step drops and our group may look a little bit better. I understand not wanting a boring offensive lineman, but a good one can anchor a team for 10 years and make others around him better.

I would add an offensive lineman from RDs 1,2, or 3 every year. We are praying converted TE's and 7th RD picks can protect our QB. They have looked decent, but I would also add the Bears have schemed alot to work with the group they have. They find ways to help with chip blocks and shorter drops, roll outs etc. Our biggest needs right now are either to protect Cutler so we have a QB or to draft his replacement.

I would put Konz next to Garza, replacing Spencer. Garza don't have much left a year or two, even though he's pry our most consistant OL. Then Zietler can battle the Williams brothers (Edwin/Chris) for the other side. Then for the 2013 year, release Garza and you have an oline of: Webb or Rookie LT, C Williams LG, P Konz C, Zietler RG, G Carimi RT

Using Draft Teks latest 4 round mock..... I wouldn't mind this: RD1 Michael Floyd WR ND 6-3 238 RD2 Peter Konz C Wis 6-5-313 RD3 Kevin Zeitler G Wis 6-4 320 RD3 Cam Johnson DE Vir 6-3 270 RD4 Donnie Fletcher CB BC 6-1 198

I'd like to see the Bears look at FA for WR unless they think they can get the next AJ Green or Julio Jones. Here's my vision of a JA draft. I'd rather see a RD1 or RD2 Olineman but. Sign: Vincent Jackson or Marques Colston, or Dwayne Bowe RD1 - Defensive End RD2 - Cornerback RD3 - Guard/Center RD3 - Wide Receiver RD4 - Linebacker RD5 - Offensive Tackle RD6 - Tight End RD7 - Safety

I'd like to see a VJ or DB myself. Until we have a complete Oline with one or two all pros, we need that big go to guy. I was hoping Roy would fill that void, even though he's starting improve. Too little too late, he just doesn't care to be great. I'm glad we have Bennett locked up now for four years, he's our #1 for now.

I think the Bears may make a splash this offseason by bringing in a big time WR. The Roy Williams experiment isn't quite working out as they had hoped. Jay tried early to build that relationship, but the lack of heart and hands limits Roy. There's a nice list below of some great targets for the Bears if they don't resign with their team. It's not that the Bears don't have decent WR's, they have a nice group of #2's or #3's. They need that big target Jay can throw it up to when the pressure's coming. Then they can concentrate on spending draft picks on OL and D. list courtesy of footballfutures.com Vincent Jackson (SD) Dwayne Bowe (KC) Marques Colston (NO) ------------------------- DeSean Jackson (PHI) Reggie Wayne (IND). Wes Welker (NE) Steve Johnson (BUF) ------------------------- Brandon Lloyd (STL) Robert Meachem (NO) Mario Manningham (NYG) Mike Wallace (PIT) - Restricted Early Doucet (ARZ) Harry Douglas (ATL) Eric Weems (ATL) Roscoe Parrish (BUF) Legedu Naanee (CAR) Earl Bennett (CHI) Roy Williams (CHI) Andre Caldwell (CIN) Jerome Simpson (CIN) Eddie Royal (DEN) Rashied Davis (DET) Maurice Stovall (DET) Bryant Johnson (HOU) Pierre Garcon (IND) Anthony Gonzalez (IND) Jerheme Urban (KC) Devin Aromashodu (MIN) Bernard Berrian (MIN) Greg Camarillo (MIN) Deion Branch (NE) Matt Slater (NE) Domenik Hixon (NYG) Devin Thomas (NYG) Plaxico Burress (NYJ) Derek Hagan (OAK) Chaz Schilens (OAK) Steve Smith (PHI) Jerricho Cotchery (PIT) Patrick Crayton (SD) Braylon Edwards (SF) Ted Ginn (SF) Josh Morgan (SF) Mike Sims-Walker (STL) Micheal Spurlock (TB) Donnie Avery (TEN) Kevin Curtis (TEN) Lavelle Hawkins (TEN) Donte' Stallworth (WAS) Stephen Williams (ARZ) - Exclusive Rights Jordan Norwood (CLE) - Exclusive Rights Jesse Holley (DAL) - Exclusive Rights Kevin Ogletree (DAL) - Restricted Stefan Logan (DET) - Restricted Matt Willis (DEN) - Restricted Danny Amendola (STL) - Restricted Dominique Curry (STL) - Exclusive Rights Preston Parker (TB) - Exclusive Rights

I thought Tim Jennings played a pretty good game. The announcers brought him up multiple times on playing great in coverage. Unfortunately he could have played lights if he would've got 2 out of the 3 that bounced off his hands.

Since it's never to early to make Christmas lists or Mock Drafts, I'll take my shot. RD1 Barrett Jones T/G Alabama 6-5 311 Has played both Guard and LT for 'Bama and Bears have said they like Tackles that can play Guard RD2 Dwight Jones WR North Carolina 6-4 215. Big WR that can go up for the ball, possesion target and redzone threat. RD3 Keith Tandy CB RD3 West Virginia 5-10-198 RD3 Justin Miller DE West Virginia 6-4 260 RD4 Lonnie Edwards G Texas Tech 6-4 322 RD5 Chris Gallipo ILB USC 6-2 250 Plays MLB for former Tampa D coach Monte Kiffin RD6 Harrison Smith S Notre Dame 6-2 215 RD7 Jeff Demps RB/KR Florida 5-8 190 4.25/40 dash