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Lovie talks someone like this up every year and pretty much every year it turns out to be a kid who gets cut during the first round of cuts. With that said, if Kiper liked him that much I'll consider him more viable until I actually see the kid perform.

Same here. But I'll admit I guessed on most of the questions and just got lucky.

Cutler has the potential to be a great QB. Period. I couldn't care less if this photographer thinks his being flipped the bird is classy or not. It isn't. But being faced with these jerks 24/7 has to get to you. Sean Penn, an otherwise pretty great guy, went after one of these paprazzi. They say and do things to get a rise out of the celebrities, they don't just follow them silently (which would be annoying enough.) Cutler isn't doing drugs, involved in shootings, etc. He flipped an asshole the bird. Big deal!

I agree. (I can almost sense Jason is about to bring up TO again...)

I agree. And I don't have too many posts here but I was loud mouth, to my recollection, on BearsTalk.com. I guess I've just mellowed with age. Like moldy cheese.

Well said Pix.

I'm not in love with the idea of Tice not being in there with the line 100% of the time. He did a masterful job of turning our pile of dogshit into at least round steak. Without his direct involvement, 24x7, I worry they'll be unready and Cutler will get hurt in the first game. Then again, if it all comes together with players returning from injury, and they STAY healthy, we have a servicable pile of dogshit that might gel enough during camp. With the various tools available to Cutler, if the line keeps him upright, this is a potential powerhouse O.

My username is the same as I used on Usenet for a long time. My dog's name was Cracker and because most of my efforts were trolling Packers fans, it just kinda fit the purpose. I've been a Bears fan since the early 70's when my dad introduced me to the game.

Let's face it, nobody here predicted this draft would unfold the way it did. You guys know me, I'm a glass half full koolaid drinker. But... Most of this draft clearly fits into the following categories: 1 Reach 2 Risky 3 Tweener. Now as a fan I have to give Emery a chance to prove himself and so I will. We all hope for the best. But frankly, Emery's history with KC doesn't fill me with confidence and this draft looks flawed. I guess getting Marshall makes me feel a little more comfortable with Emery but given that even that was tainted by the charges and this player's mental health condition, the jury is out.

But you have to admit, this kid is super duper golly gee wilackers white! He's just a good ol' farm boy from small town America. It'll be interesting to see him grow as a player in the NFL. I just hope the big city doesn't eat him alive.

I wish I could've done a screen shot on my iPhone app yesterday. Basically it was from the ESPN app and they had a nice pick by pick thing going. In any case, it showed the Scouts Inc. rating for this kid that doesn't show on the web version of the website unless you're an insider. He was rated #1 at his position and a 92 overall. I tried to find the pick by pick and it isn't available right now or else I'd share more. I assume it'll come back into the menu when the picks start back up later. Also, I heard an interview with Emery where he essentially said there were a lot of tackles in this draft that were great prospects... at GUARD. It other words, he wasn't that high on probably anyone after Kalil as to projecting to LT at the NFL level. I'm not saying he's right or wrong or even that my interpretation of what he said is 100% accurate. I assumed with Reiff sitting there he was our pick. So, because the book on Emery is yet to be written and because Scouts Inc. had him rated very highly, I can't bash this pick. I saw the temper tantrum a few had on this site last night and just laughed. You know who you are and you're pathetic! Oh, and I'm sure they still think Carimi will turn into something once healthy. At least I hope so! Now let's get back out there and get a few more pieces to fit into the 2012 Bears Puzzle!!!

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I'd LOVE Floyd on this team. But then we'd need to draft OT in the second round! Leave D for later. I think I saw a headline in today's paper where Morrisey is saying go O early too but I haven't had a chance to read the story yet.

I agree with this, generally, about Martz. Don't agree with you on Urlacher. I loved the pick and wondered early in his first season why they were moving him around so much and didn't settle at MLB immediately. I think lots of people liked/loved the pick. Were you a Plaxico guy? HA! OK OK, this thread has become too meta. What was a thread about Rachal then became about TO and is now about Jason. Silly interwebs. I promise this is my last post on this particular thread. If I want to talk about Jason or TO, I'll do so in a thread dedicated to them! Just kidding. Let's move on kids.

Yeah, the basically think he's too big a health risk. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/...e-nick-collins/

I'm not saying I want Jason to be GM, just that like in the movie It's a Wonderful Life, it would be cool to see how the team would turn out after 5 years of his picks. I'm guessing we'd be the second team to go 0-16 in NFL history. It would be a "free look" at the future with no actual damage done to the Bears. PS. I liked the Martz hire too so I guess we're both idiots there. I didn't think he'd be as stupidly stubborn as he turned out to be.

Hell, even though we disagree on TO and your abilities as GM, I still enjoy arguing with you and expect it'll always be in good spirits. And dude, you shot yourself down on being a good GM when you admitted missing on Urlacher. Sheesh. The guy is going into the HOF and you wanted who instead?

Ha! Pix, I wish we could kinda do a reverse "It's a Wonderful Life" where we'd see what the Bears would look like in 5 years after Jason was hired as GM. He clearly thinks he's got the right stuff, I'd love to see the results... That's all I'm sayin'.

PS. If TO has anything left, why isn't he heading up north to Canada instead of playing with the retards in the arena league? They pay better, there's more of a chance at "redemption" up there and he'd actually be playing better quality competition. PSS. I fully expect you to drop a massive "I TOLD YOU SO" on all of us if TO happens to sign somewhere in the NFL this year and he behaves himself and plays at a reasonably high level. I don't care. As I sit here today, with what we know right now, he isn't someone I'd bring to my team.

What do you think signing Marshall is? The Bears addressed WR in a big way this off season already. And he's probably all the head case one team can handle! At least he's got some history with Cutler that should help keep him on track. And to your point about his skills, nobody here is granting you that point either. If you look at the film there appears to be some modest burst left on certain plays but I wouldn't call any of that compelling evidence. You're seeing what you want to see. And even if he's capable of being our #2, with his recent injury history, is he a guy you can count on for more than a few weeks before he blows out another part on his OLD body? I won't even go into the character issues and team cancer concerns which you've already conceded. So basically what we're saying: Do the math dude. Stop trying to suggest that we're all whiners that then overlook gems you see just sitting out there waiting to be picked up. You can't polish a turd and he's one of the biggest turds in league history. I fully expect a meltdown of massive proportions from him when he runs completely out of money. And I hope it's big enough to keep him out of the HOF, because I for one, don't like it when dicks like TO make it in.

You missed a few good ones... Alan Page, Jim Miller, Eric Kramer, Julius Peppers, etc.

Jason, nobody is buying your "Other than that Mrs. Lincoln how was the play?" bullshit. You have to grade a player on everything, period. If he still has the legs and athletism to play NFL ball, he doesn't bring enough to the table to justify the risks. This dumb SOB might commit suicide in the middle of the season! He's an idiot and if you want him you can have him play on Jason's XBox Bears. The Chicago Bears don't need him.

Amen

Obviously most people take character into account. I guess you don't. And no, I don't think you can say he's got the body of a 25 year old. That's silly. He's a beat up late 30's washed up receiver until he proves otherwise. And I don't see him getting that shot. No GM in the league agrees with you. Not one. He did push-ups in his driveway all season last year and nobody called. Poor baby.