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That is the key to bringing any FA in here, getting them for a bargain valve. Giving he 2 to 3 mil wont happen.

I would need to research that, but more reason to throw darts at the board on the most important position in football.

I think every year we should be drafting a QB prospect, RB prospect and WR prospect. This year we will be going after a TE prospect. I think one of three 6th rounds will grab all of those prospects, 4th or 5th for the TE. Our first 3 should be a LB, DL and OL. Maybe in the 4th or 5th a S prospect. I think we bring in a TE, FS, and ILB in free agency, among other positions.

For everybody that was glad to see Lovie leave, we now get him back as the new Illini football coach. your thoughts

That would be a good call, I do not see them grabbing an older vet, over 30, they have a youth movement going, so will start with younger guys.

Royal is the right guy for that slot, but being injured all year doesnt look good on your resume. the year before we got him: 2014 SD 16 11 62 778 12.5 47T 7 3 14 4.7 15 0 1 1 62 catches and 7 TDs , a healthy Royal is EXACTLY what we need.

We tended an offer to Bellamy/WR so that will be our 5th WR slot Jeffery White Royal ? Bellamy so if we only keep 5, does that mean Wilson fills that spot? or do we bring in a rookie that can play STs? I think we keep Wilson and draft a player that we stash on our practice squad in case of injury

Any time a player is released, someone posts an opinion we should get him. Some sportswriters dont have anything to talk about so they invent shit. This is not a Bear official, just some idiot on the internet.

That would be a good catch, former player that had a down year. He was paid 3 year 12 mil. I would say we give him a 1 year 2.5 and let him prove himself. I would say if he plays like he did in Denver, we would be very happy.

He doesnt want to be here, if you have a malcontent in the ranks it causes problems in the locker room. Is is not like the Bears are ,;(he talks to much, lets get rid of him). There is a reason for this. He wants more money and it will be a problem if we dont give it to him. We're in the middle of a rebuild so better to try to get something before its to late. I suspect with all other trades, would be lucky to get a 4th and probably be a 5th.

I think we need more pass rush and even thou they all fared well, can we count on any of them to do better than 10 sacks a year? We need one thumper we can count on to be a consistent threat other teams scheme for.

I think if we add Stanley and Jeff Allen, that would kick ass. Montgomery back in case Grassu needs more time. Allen is a very good player.

Here is the link to his proposal for the offseason. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J9pgRpj...dit?usp=sharing …

All of them look good from this side of the draft, but look at the last several years, Luck is probably the only that proved anything so far. Winston and Mariota look probably doing it, but havent got there yet. Bridgewater looked good his first year and not so hot last year. the other QB that is ascending is Derek Carr, but look at all the early picks in QBs in the last few years, not a lot of winners.

I think Fleener( I like Dewayne Allen better) would be a mid priced FA. There are several OLs that will fall in the mid priced FA slots. I think Jackson will draw 10 mil, or maybe a little higher, and the Bears wont be paying that . If we go by what Pace states and with what he did last year, He will have one top tier player so no way we grab Jenkins and Jackson. I think Jackson will be over paid because of the SB performance, but look at his stats, he is not a 10 to 12 a year player. A very good player but I dont see that happening. I think we target one upper tier player and then grab a bunch of mid level players. I think they would rather pay Trevathan 8 mil a year than Jackson 10-12 , that would leave the money for another upgrade somewhere else. The strength of the draft is in the defensive line, so if anything we grab two guys for the front seven in the draft. I think we could sign Trevathan and then grab another ILB at a mid level price, like James Laurinaitis, or a Rolando McCain. I think the only way they add a TE is if Bennett is chased. I prefer Allen to Fleener, but there is also Ladarius Green as a possibility. As far as the money goes you give AJ 15 mil, save some money to get a deal done with Long later this year that wackes a big chunk off. Add an 8mil player and between the 3 you knocked off 30 mil from that large cap space. I am like everybody else on here and want all the big names but that just isnt going to happen. So one large and many mid level FAs.

So does it look bad for Washington to draft RG3 and then take Cousins in the third? It paid dividends for them. You have to draft BPA with an eye on need. We need OL or any defensive players so the BPA will fit one of our needs.

This isnt a great class for QBs, everybody blows up the prospects and hope they turn out well. There will be a few that succeed but there is no stars in this group. We are better off drafting a Prescott or a Hogan and try to develop them. We need playmakers on defense or a stud OL before we address the QB position.

Any GM that just drafts for need doesn't usually keep his job long.

That is realistic view of our potential free agency

Sure it would be nice to have him but if your drafting a RB that early you wont be having a RBC approach, which we have to many other needs to draft a RB that soon.

Last year Grassu shouldnt probably even played, but they like him alot. This year will end up being ok, but after a couple of years he should be up to speed. He is not physical enough to play guard. They have to many holes to fill, to pay a center big money when they drafted the future starter last year.

For CBs I would say Alexander has more upside. What say you

I dont have problem with any of the names, except for Lee( a workout warrior) that boosts his draft position. Elliot just doesnt make sense. We are bringing back AJ, with White looming, putting that much of an investment in a RB with Langford is on the team would be dumb.

Those reasons all make sense, but if you could get him for a vet min. it would be fine. I dont think Royal is going anywhere, he still has money coming, there will hope he stays healthy. I think the 4th and 5th WRs will need to contribute on special teams, so I would say they wont consider him.

I think you can get a good starter with your second pick and dont think he will be there for our 3rd. So is he worth the risk? I think with White being injured last year, I think Pace doesnt take the risk of him not turning out a stud.