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Fairly certain Hundley is going to be a 2nd round QB (possibly as early as late 1st round). Don't think its very realistic that he's going in the 5th. Isn't Crowder also higher rated than a 4th rounder?

Well, Emery would have went the other direction. He'd have looked the other way when the best candidate was staring him in the face (Arians).

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Patrick Willis isn't on that list but with Borland developing and Willis missing most of last season, some reports that the niners are looking to trade Willis. My presumption is it will either be a late round pick for Willis or they'll just outright cut him. If they cut him, given all of our needs, I'd think we'd look at Patrick Willis to help give us a leader as we transition to the 3-4. If we are going to get good fast, we will have to hit on draft picks, but we'll also need to be very good and creative in free agency.

Bernstein is now contradicting his earlier reports and saying that Pace he has heard that Pace has insisted to ownership that Brandon be kept this upcoming season (and be evaluated by the new coaching staff) and that ownership has apparently accepted this decision. While we have had posters on both sides of the fence on Marshall, I think we all have been in 100% agreement that any decision should be made by the Bears new front office and coaching staff and that appears to be the case. W/Gase having the background and fact that decisions have to be made by very beginning of March, we'll know quick, but sounds like B will be around and I presume Jay will be too, which is perfectly fine with me (I trust the new staff to make sure this works better than it did with the past regime(s)).

I completely agree with you. The last thing we should be looking at spending much money on is a RB. We have Forte for at least this year and Carey showed some flashes. Not sure what he is and I'll leave that up to the current regime, but if we do want a RB, we should be using a mid round draft pick on one. This is an extremely deep year in the draft and if we see a talent their that we really like, I have no problem going with that player and giving us a lot more depth. We can't just ignore offense, although we clearly have to be focused on defense and the oline.

Yeah, Marshall has been pretty active lately. Kind of fired up about him. As much as I think he might be chemistry issue I hope he isn't. On the field I love what he does and I also love his freakin work ethic. Its insane. I look forward to starting to hear about Bears offensive players working out on their own, etc, and making us all forget about last year. This is a what have you done for me lately league and this unit has every chance to make us all forget about last year!!!

Thus far I like everything Fox has done. Only thing that would have made me happier is if he could have landed Toub as our ST coach (which I know was never an option since he's under contract), haha.

@ChicagoBears: #Bears have reached agreement with Ed Donatell to become their new DBs coach. He replaces Jon Hoke, who has been informed he won't return. This is a great move. Widely regarded as one of the top secondary coaches in the league.

Probably exactly why he was hesitant, however, lets get the right man to install something and if he kicks ass and gets another job, well than It means we had a good season and I have faith in Fox finding new candidates.

Adam Jahns ‏@adamjahns 1m1 minute ago Mobile, AL In other coaching moves, sources also said that strength coach Mike Clark will not be returning for the #Bears. 0 replies 0 retweets 0 favorites

Good deal. This is pretty cool. About as excited as I've ever been about a coaching staff.

Dan Pompei ‏@danpompei Some plugged in people believe Charlie Weis has better shot at Bears OC job than Adam Gase. Critical hire; Fox is moving carefully.

Fangio seems to be a huge fan of versatility and wants his plays to run hybrid formations. Not sure which part of the 3-4 scheme is the most critical but that front 7 in a 3-4 seems so important, whether it is the athletes at the LB position who play well in space or the ends like Justin Smith who can contain or the NT.

Winston's T/O rate isn't really that alarming, especially if you look at the film of FSU and realize how bad the skill positions were this year. The numbers he put up and the way he plays is extremely impressive, imo. Whenever I've watched FSU the past two years, I always walk away impressed with Winston and knowing that the guy is going to go off in the 2nd half. He is just a flat out good football player who is not at all afraid of the moment, the pressure, etc. He has "it" on the field. Extremely perplexing since he clearly lacks "it" off the field. I've said it before and I'll say it again, if he stays out of trouble, he's a once every 5 to 10 year type QB talent.

I can't remember the article I read it in, but it was some Bears capologist who said what this year's impact was (which was large) and than next year it gets much smaller (depending on when you do it). This year, the only way you move Jay is if you trade him. Cutting him is just far too costly.

I literally get sick at the idea of Mariota on this team. I understand if Chip wants to get him, but other than if he lands with Chip, I think he will be a lousy QB who has an extremely high bust rate. Only QB worth taking (based upon his football ability) in the top 5 is Winston, imo.

After this year, I read where cutting Cutler only creates like 3.5M in dead space which isn't much at all.

Jeremy Stoltz retweeted Jen Lada ‏@JenLada 11m11 minutes ago Some Bears players have been told Adam Gase will be the OC in Chicago. Kyle ‏@Ky1eLong 4m4 minutes ago Gase ������������ Kyle ‏@Ky1eLong 4m4 minutes ago I haven't heard anything internally but seems like u guys have it figured out Kyle ‏@Ky1eLong 3m3 minutes ago I repeat - I know what you know Jeremy Stoltz ‏@BearReport 12m12 minutes ago Now the Colts say they won't let Rob Chudzinski interview anywhere. Obviously that includes the #Bears.

FYI - There are reports that Marshall was not Gase's biggest fan in Denver when Gase was serving as the WR coach. BMarsh has also had some interesting tweets today. I wonder if Marsh saw Gase might be the next OC and had a mini panic attack, haha. Gase and Cutler never crossed paths in Denver though.

Talked Mariotta and Winston. Said he's still very early in his film sessions but from the QB coaches, scouts and other offensive coaches he talked to, there was zero debate that Winston has everything you want to see on the football. Instinctive thrower who anticipates openings very well, tough, all the measureable's, high football IQ, etc. Said all reports are that his work ethic is strong and he's extremely well liked in the lockeroom and considered a good leader. Really only knock is the off the field issues. When talking Marcus, it was basically that he individually has the tools, however, most everyone is scared as to how he'll handle the pro system and can he actually display the ability to play in a pro offense (throw with anticipation, etc). I continue to say that if Winston is available at 7, I take him. I also will say if the Eagles want to move up, than I am more than willing to partner up with them to move down. McCoy was also extremely complimentary of Brandon Scherff (Iowa T). Reminds him of Zack Martin from the perspective of he could play every position on the line effectively today.

Gase is going to be named the OC today (I'm predicting it).

Mike Martz, who I still argue was the best OC we had (and Cutler had his best success with him, imo, and he was clicking prior to sustaining that injury), considers Gase one of the 3 brightest offensive minds currently in the league (presume Martz considers himself the brightest NFL mind around). Absolutely raves about the creativity of Gase's offense and the playcalling, etc.

Gase is an extremely bright mind who developed the running game well and was highly respected by Peyton. He also got to spend 2 years working with Peyton as the OC, which is probably a pretty eye-opening experience and a great learning experience. We have no idea what happened in Baltimore. We don't know if Gase decided he didn't have enough control or if they thought Trestman would be better because he'd provide more long-term continuity (they are onto their 4th OC in 4 years under Flacco) or what.

I'm not assuming he is gone. That is what Dan Durkin and Brad Biggs reported. I had never heard anything about any incidents with him. I would think if we moved on it would be because of injuries and his pay and the Bears basically saying, we don't want to pay a guy who we can't count on at a critical position. I liked everything I saw from Ratliff when he was on the field this past year. He played with passion, generated a pass rush and helped the line. That said, I let this new front office make up whatever minds they want and make the moves that they think make sense to ensure they have the football people and the culture to breed the long term success we all want.