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I think we could say that for almost any FA guards right now.

I think he has a plan, I just hope it is a good one.

We can only look at it from the point we dont do anything but resign some of our own FAs. We dont even have the cap room to do all that right now. It will come clearer in the next few days.

If all of the top 6 OL players are gone at our 20th spot, who do we take? the top 4 OTs, and 2 top OGs I would suspect we draft our next need. Eifert/TE or maybe Austin/WR. If that happens I would like to see us move down in the draft to get extra picks. I still think AZ is a likely trade candidate. A lot of mock drafts have them taking a QB in the first round, but dont think any of the prospects merit that high of a pick. Which would give us a 39th our 50th and a 3rd round 69. (Warford/OG,Wheaton/WR and Kelce/TE would be my choices. The possibility of BPA would come into play. With the 6 OLs going ahead of us, someone real good would drop to us. DT,DE, or CB.

Some other interesting players at some pro days: Terrell Sinkfield, WR (6-foot-1 1/8, 199 pounds) – The prospect out of Northern Iowa showed off his speed this week at the University of Minnesota, clocking in official times of 4.33 seconds, 4.36 and 4.38 in the 40-yard dash. He initially turned heads when he finished with an unofficial time of 4.19, but his official best time would have placed him second among receivers at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis last month. Sinkfield, who was not invited to the combine, finished with 40 1/2-inch vertical and went 11-5 in the broad jump. Johnathan Stewart/LB 6-3 7/8, 240) — Stewart ran the 40 in 4.57 and 4.55 seconds, and then stood on the rest of his numbers from the combine (the 40 time was an improvement from the official time of 4.68 he ran in Indy). Stewart’s positional workout was impressive. Ryan Swope, WR (6 1/4, 203) — Swope — who grabbed a lot of attention for running a 4.34-second 40 in Indy — stood on his numbers from the combine. Glenn Foster, DL (6-foot-3 5/8, 286 pounds) — Foster ran the 40-yard dash in 4.82 and 4.79 seconds, had a 4.45-second short shuttle and a 7.15-second three-cone drill. He recorded a 39 1/2-inch vertical jump and a 10-foot-9 broad jump. He also had 29 lifts of 225 pounds on the bench press. Foster was not invited to the NFL Scouting Combine. Foster had a fantastic workout, and he would have been the top performer in his position group at the combine in the vertical jump and broad jump. Foster will have a lot of scouts scrambling back to the film room to see why he didn’t have a better draft grade and wasn’t invited to the combine. Josh Kline, G (6-2 5/8, 307) — Kline ran the 40 in 5.12 and 5.19 seconds. He had a 4.59-second short shuttle and 7.66-second three-cone drill. His vertical was 27 inches and he had a 8-foot-5 broad jump. He performed 25 lifts of 225 pounds on the bench press. Kline — who was not invited to the combine — could be a possible seventh-round pick. Massive offensive lineman Terren Jones stood out during the workout, held on field turf outdoors. Jones (6-foot-7 5/8, 341 pounds) ran the 40 in 5.59 and 5.50 seconds, had a 24-inch vertical jump and 8-foot-7 broad jump, did the three-cone drill in 8.26 seconds and the short shuttle in 4.97 seconds. He did not lift, but his arms measured 36 inches.

I heard Bob LeGere on the SCORE talking about this, and from what he said, you convert it to bonus money and then divide it among the years left on the contract or add a couple of years and instead of the two years, divide it by 4. But the problem is let say we cut him in two years, you take huge cap hits because it all comes due the year you cut him.

they wont be re doing Pepps contract, it moves to much money out on the that will kill us in the next few years.

they didnt tender Collins, need the money. He will resign later for the minimum.

Because of the fact there new to us, they havent shown their hand. If it was Jerry and Lovie, we could pretty well figure it out. I think they have a plan, and they have a few days to get it done. I think we get a TE and OL in FAgency, and resign who we want left over from our own FAs. Its just a matter of getting the players at the price we want to spend. To be honest, the player salaries we need to fit our cap, is more of (after the dust settles) type of players. The type that could help the team but not flashy names. We get at reasonably prices. I hope they surprise me, but believe it or not, I like the same players you do, just think the money is going to be a problem.

thanx, I dont always agree with everything you say, but you are insightful most of the time.

Do you have any insight from your contact as to the REAL players we seek? Smoke and mirrors and plenty of sources post we want everybody, so what do you got.

We werent smart enough to draft well that year, so its a mute point.

Any OLine players will be an upgrade over what we have, the key here is how much.

God I hope so.

cap down another .5 mil, until we get creative, we will be only having cheap additions.I suspect they have a plan, of which bothers me a little because they havent consulted this board about it yet.

Just read, that I wasnt sure about, we cant sign players that put us over the cap. So that means if we dont start dropping players and re do contracts, were stuck on about 4 mil to play with, which aint getting us much of anything. It could be a quiet tuesday coming.

I think your probably right, but a good chance Idonije comes back. He played well last year, can play DT/DE and will come cheap. Sounds like a do for me.

Those situations have to be compared on a one and one basis. We dont go after someone because Merriweather sucked? Find me a OL guy who left, and who failed. I dont recall one.

I have a bigger stake in Hester than all you guys. The year the Bears went to the Superbowl, I was vacationing in Cabo and made one of those stupid side bets. Mine was 50 on Hester being the first person to score a TD at 35 to one odds. Needless to say, the Bears were winning and I just won 1700.00. I was flying high, then the assholes lost, but Hester gave me a big payday. I have fond memories, but he doesnt have it anymore,sorry.

I hope they can do that, but am trying to be the voice of reason. I think we find money to spend but it will be to bring some of our own back, and get some help in a couple places NOT one big signing. I am with all you guys desire to add something spectacular. I have read in a couple different places where we want Scott/OT (as a swing tackle), Louis (assuming he is healthy), Idonije, and Hayden to come back. With Melton all of this will not come cheap. I think there are a lot of players we would like but at our price. So it comes down to who. Lets want Long, Levirte, Wallace, and Cook, but it aint going to happen. Lets say Brandon Moore and Dustin Keller will be more the type. All of us are saying what we want and what we wish, but we dont run the Bears.

Thats a good name and one that would be reasonably.

What you need to realize that a lot of sources link players to teams only because they have a need. It is hard to sort out what is actual and what isnt. I dont see anyway we go after a 7 to 8 mil player no matter who he is because our our cap situation. Who ever we go after it wont be more than a 5 mil a year type player and its going to take a lot of shifting to get to that.

You dont become a great KRer because of only your blocking. He was great at it, but he doesnt have it anymore. If he was making 1 mil could afford to take the chance he might get it back, but at 2.8 mil, we cant afford to take that chance.

Its gets the ball rolling getting a deal done.

Your so right, you cant fix all of our problems in one off season. We need to sign one in FAgency (someone like Moore, or a King Dunlap) cheaply that can bridge a gap until we are able to draft and develop more players. Then we the first pick grab one. Say hopefully Cooper or maybe D.J Fluker and then we have to fit them in around what we have to get to a decent line play. Maybe we can draft in the 4th or 5th rounds a OC to groom to replace Garza because that story is coming to an end.Our cap space will be found by cutting players and restructuring a few others.