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I agree on most of your points but think this will take time to put everything together but think there is great upside for this defense. I think we will see a great improvement on player development. If everything or almost everything falls in place, could be a 10-6 team but more likely 8-8 and possibly 7-9. We just dont know how far, the coaches and of course Cutler can carry us on a new approach to a football team.

I think a couple of days at looking at our players before the draft, may have influenced some of our draft picks. 2 defensive players on one of the worst defensive teams in our history? What that says to me: We didnt draft an edge rusher, because we have them on the team. If Goldman is our NT that leaves Ratliff, Ferguson, McDonald and Jenkins to play L and R DT positions and that bodes well for our roster. Amos was drafted for depth,but see him taking some snaps from Rolle down the role, could be a sneaky good pick. Also would say still some hope for Vereen. CBs has plenty of depth past Ball, Jennings and Fuller. Hurst and Al L-J have upside. Also I think Glenn may stick. I think our RT is already on the roster, Tayo is a long range prosect,we will see how it works out. There are still some OT free agents we could still go get if they dont think we have that guy on the roster. I think Ola could be the RT or RG and move Long out there. Or long to LT and Bushrod there. FA Joe Barksdale is still out there to grab. Bennett is stuck here whether he wants more money or not, and think we have enough bodies behind him to be ok at TE. RB- Forte will have less carries as we give other guys snaps to keep Forte healthy. Rodgers and Langford could add some change of pace to what other teams are use to with us. Langford has some speed. QB- We are stuck with Cutler but dont think that is as bad of a spot as some seem to think. We run more and limit his TOs . We added speed and a true slot WR and I think our WR position is much better position to succeed than last year.

Brandon Marshall is 31 years old and soon to be 32. He is starting to have nagging injuries, this is last years stats: 2014 CHI 13 13 61 721 11.8 47 8 PLUS his personality wears on players (4th team in career) he creates chaos where ever he goes. I dont give a shit about all of that, but when Pace and Fox were interviewing players, there were only a few that didnt want him to leave. You have to read between the lines, old, nagging injuries, creates chaos. We have a new regime, trying to rebuild a bad team. What great things did we do with Marshall on the team. 8-8 and 5-11. I dont think he was the great player you think he was. White brings an aspect we didnt have on the team last year, a big WR with speed. We were going to add that element whether Marshalled stayed or not, so that would have detracted us from grabbing someone else in taking a speed WR in the draft, because FAgency didnt have that person to grab. Conclusion: Marshall needed to be gone whether you agree with it or not. He saved us 4 mil and that money was used to upgrade our defense which totally sucked. Wait and see what happens in NY when he doesnt get 150 balls thrown his way. Watch that party. Rolle is a durable , leader type player that sevres several needs. Better safety play, leader on defense and a great work ethic. He basically took Peanuts place but has a history of being healthy, not something you can say about Tillman the last two years. Tillman is two years older. We cant predict what the difference between Marshall and Beasley is worth compared to White and Pernell, because it cant ever happen. If we become a winning football team that is all I care about, I dont care how we get there. 4 playoffs spots in the last 19 years is just not good enough.

There is a lot to like about this draft, of course we wont know for 3 years. White, a potential top 10 WR, stud with speed and work ethic. Marshall with speed, youth and wonderful attitude. Larry Fitzgerald type upside Goldman, an anchor for a new 3-4 will be the starter by the end of the year. He will end up being B J Raji type Grasu, a future Olin Kreutz, born leader and go to war mentality. tough and gritty. Olin Kreutz for his upside Langford, didnt like this pick at first, but could actually be our RB of the future. Has speed and work ethic. His upside is CJ Anderson, the Bears now have the zone blocking scheme that many one cut runners excelled in. Amos, a sneaky good pick, I think he could possibly be Roller replacement in two years with him playing a lot of nickel corner this year. Tayo is a huge OT with core strength, I see him developing into Big Cat Williams type if he can keep his weight at 325. Moves well for a huge man. UDFAs Glenn and Timu could be sleepers and at least make in on the practice squad.

There were some picks I thought there were better choices for, but the more I read about these prospects the more I like them. Amos and Langford stick out the more you read about them. The 6th round tackle, if we control his weight could be a RT starter for years. Has great core strength, and if he stays at 325 could be a Big Cat clone. Glenn and Timu could stick with this team also. There lack of speed caused them not to get drafted, but are hard working, tough football players that could eventually find a place to play. Glenn needs to add 10 lbs but would be a good nickel corner. Goldman will shine,White is a total stud, with work ethic, will be a top 10 WR in three years. He will surpass Jeffery in a few years. A better Marshall with speed and a good attitude. This draft could have 6 future starters in it, how cool would that be.

He was drafted one round sooner than he should have, been he wouldnt have been there one round later. He is Olin Kreutz and once he takes over the center position and stays there for 10 years, you will be praising this pick in four years when he goes to a pro bowl. Probably my favorite pick of this draft.

Your right, I havent been doing my homework, but am trying to read everything written about all of our new players and am finding more things to like about some of them. Langford, has some scouts saying good things about him, they originally having a lower opinion about him before. Amos is a very interesting prospect and Rob Rang has him listed as his 2nd rated FS. Jacoby Glenn has really good upside. Had 11 PBU and 7 interceptions in 2014. Needs to add strength but could be a diamond in the ruff. Kevin White may have the greatest upside of any player drafted, speed, toughness, desire and work habits are huge. Grasu may be my favorite pick. He was drafted one round sooner than he should have been, but has Kreutz written all over him. Born leader and having Long as his best friend, they both have that go to war mentality. Timu is a slow afoot tackle machine, who I see making the practice squad his first year. Just a bonehead football player in the mode of Bolander. Goldman has everybody saying good things about him and in the second round making him one of the best valved picks.

What is one trait you find in all great people that succeed in life and particularly in sports? They work hard and have the desire to be better. That is a trait I think Pace is looking for.

He started the last three seasons (39 games), compiling 11,991 yards, 86 touchdowns, 30 interceptions and a completion percentage of 66.6. As a senior, he completed 63.5 percent of his passes for 4,736 yards, 30 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. I think that is one of his strengths, the accuracy thing.

http://www.chicagonow.com/bears-backer/201...fter-the-draft/ here is a link to info on the UD guys.

QB Shane Carden (ECU) WR Levi Norwood (Baylor) OL Chad Hamilton (Coastal Carolina) OL Cameron Jefferson (Arkansas) TE Brian Vogler (Alabama) $4,500 Bonus DB/WR Qumain Black (ECU) DL Olsen Pierre (Miami) $5,000 Bonus S Sam Carter (TCU) S Anthony Jefferson (UCLA) $5,000 Bonus K Jeremiah Deter (Toledo) LS Rick Lovato (Old Dominion) RB Tony Pierson (Kansas) CB Jacoby Glenn (UCF) a 6'er with 48 t/ 11/PBU and 7 int last year ILB John Timu (Washington) $5,000 Bonus He had 108 tackles last year. got this off of A Flemings twitter, I think that all of them?

His highlights look good, but he has a lot of work to do to be a starter in the NFL. Speed is not taught, so he has that going for him.

One of the scouts must have pushed to grab him. They just dont pull names out of a hat.

OGTAYO FABULUJETCU BIG 12 Photo of Tayo Fabuluje COMBINE RESULTS GRADE 5.33 ? 5.55 SEC 29.5 INCH 4.77 SEC 6'6" HEIGHT 34" ARM LENGTH 353LBS. WEIGHT 9 7/8" HANDS OVERVIEW 2014: Honorable mention All-Big 12. Started 12 games at LT. 2013: Did not play football. Transferred back to BYU, but had no contact with football team. Left the TCU football team just before football camp. 2012: Played all 13 games, starting 12. 2011: Sat out year due to transfer rules. 2010: Redshirted at BYU. PRO DAY RESULTS Broad jump: 8 feet, 2 inches Bench press: 16 reps of 225 pounds ANALYSIS STRENGTHS Enormous frame. Possesses a very strong core and is a difficult draw for heads-up defenders in run game. Natural, raw strength to generate push at the point and is very difficult to bull rush. Nimble feet for a man his size. Has shown ability to redirect rushers around the pocket and stuff inside moves. Can move laterally and shows some smoothness climbing to second level. Flashes power in his hands and the potential to mash when on the move. Has been losing weight over the last year and has potential to play lighter than listed weight. WEAKNESSES Missed three years of football due to redshirting and sitting out between stints at TCU and BYU. A little stiff in his lower body. Shallow kick-slide puts him in catch-up mode against edge speed. Shuffles feet, causing him to overset and play with high pad level. As a tackle, needs time to fix his footwork issues. Lazy with hands/hand placement and doesn't snatch and sustain enough. Takes suspect angles to second level targets on the move. Play demeanor isn't as nasty as desired and body needs refining. DRAFT PROJECTION Round 6 or 7 SOURCES TELL US "His body language can be deceiving. When you watch him at a practice he looks like this oafish kid who doesn't care, and then when you talk to him and watch the tape you see that's not the case. I would love to see what he could do at about 335 pounds." -- NFC East area scout NFL COMPARISON Marcus Cannon BOTTOM LINE Huge tackle with natural strength and nimble feet. Played just two years of college football and has had to overcome difficult circumstances in his life. His footwork issues will take time to fix and might still be exploited by NFL defenders. Fabuluje might be best served moving inside, where his strength and short-area movement skills will be viewed as big pluses by offensive line coaches. RELATED LINKS Brandt: Official TCU pro day results

He was the 166th rated player by Matt Miller

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The best point for any argument about anything is we have made the playoffs 4 times in 19 years. I would say that means we need new ideas and new ways to do stuff.

I like what they say about Amos. In the latter rounds all the players are flawed. What they want is one they think they can fix or develop and all of the 4th,5th and 6th will be. Langford has speed which is not what we have in our RBs at this time. I think he will be part of a committee with our backups. There were several RBs on the board when he went off, so they must see something special in him, or they wouldnt have took him. Lets see if there right.

I would like Marshall, get some training and see what he can do. They said at the Senior Bowl that he had some skills as a CB, why not. I would pick IEO if still there. Short but a tough kid.

I think we trade back with Carolina and get extra picks. (why) Panthers didnt have a 3 rd pick and go after one of those RBs. they have extra picks.

What I dont want is any QB prospects.

I think the trend is better football players.

He was a good coach but had lots of flaws and glad he is somewhere else.

Your right about Carey but if they take one, I would say there opinion is not very good.

The only thing he did with Cutler was allowed 10 mil more guaranteed for 2016, what other choice did he have? I think they want to be competitive and retaining Cutler for at least one more year is the only way. There strengthening the oline, which improves the run game which puts Cutler in a better place to not turn the ball over. I dont pretend Jay is anything special, he is a 15-20 rated QB that makes lot of bad choices. We need to limit his mistakes. Im all for getting a new QB but this is the not the year that will happen. What they did was add a Pernell on an up and coming player that they did over pay for. It was a need that they had the extra money for by trading Marshall who the majority of the team didnt want around. They over paid for Royal but this isnt going to be the offense we had last year, we now have better options with a true slot WR and a speed Wr in White. We are not going to be predictable of which we were with Marshall and Jeffery. Paces report card cant be filled out for at least two years, but I like where it is going. Your entitled to your opinion and may someday be right, but would like to hear your ( I was wrong) comment, two years from now when these risky player changes prove good. I am sure you will still be complaining about Tillman being gone and how we should have kept Marshall and got rid of Cutler.