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I haven't read too many articles speaking with confidence that Knox will be back and healthy. That was a really really serious injury he suffered.

While I realize it would be great to have perfect wideouts, Roy still has some value. He knows the offense, has some sort of relationship with our QB, and is a decent wideout. He's not near as terrible as some people on here make him out to be. The reality is the Bears basically have one wideout on our roster and he's been injury prone (Bennett). Knox is hurt, Sazenbacher is a UFA (smart player but physically, very limited) and Hester is a special teams guy (maybe he makes it as a wideout and with enough other weapons, he pans out, but he too has been a bit injury prone at the wide receiver spot). That means, at a minimum, the Bears need to add 3 wide-outs (replace Knox, Williams, and Hurd). However, I'd argue you probably need to add another (replace Sanzy or just add overall depth given the Bears injury problems and lack of depth). Say you sign one, you still need to draft 2. At that point, you can't pin early season expectations on your young wideouts kicking butt, so you probably need to have another cheap veteran (insert Roy Williams). I doubt the Bears do this much at the position but in my opinion they need to. If Knox was healthy, I wouldn't be as ademant, but you can't expect a 2nd round wideout and a 3rd round pick to just kick butt from the start, so you have to figure those guys grow into the position, which means you need to bring in 2 vets this off-season (1 bigger name; 1 solid but cheap guy that you can go to if needed).

Pool jumping guy was in the 3rd round, IIRC. I don't like taking pure reaches (or physical tool picks) in the 1st round. There has to be some sort of production (or at least major reason for why they didn't produce) to take them super early (when compared to other guys).

Yep. It was under Hatley.

I'd be perfectly fine with that. This of course is assuming the tackle is Martin. I'm not sure the Bears could do that (given they would be ignoring wide-out). However, in theory, they could still draft a wideout with there 2nd and 3rd rounder (1st 3rd rounder) plus sign someone like Wayne. And I personally think that could be a win-win situation, especially given the depth of this draft. You might even have to resign Roy to like a 1.5M deal (cause you aren't going to find a guy like him for much cheaper, imo).

I thought the year we were leapfrogged was when the Bears wanted Andre Carter (DE from Cal) and everyone knew it and we than missed out on him. But I might be remembering incorrectly. This was the same year we ended up with Terrell. Koren Robinson was picked right after DT.

A lot of guys don't always match the production. It is why the draft is so hard. You have to weigh what you think players tools and abilities are with what there production is. Sometimes guys have zero production or limited production and break out. There are reasons for this (e.g.; new at football; played multiple positions, etc). It is hard thing to do and it is why scouting can be so difficult.

Remember that quite well and I completely agree. The Bears basically got nothing out of Carimi and to be frank, we don't know anything about Gabe. He got very little practice time and Tice apparently liked him enough that he called him our best olineman. I'm hoping he'll be 100% and this injury will be behind him (who knows though) and he should have a full off-season to improve.

Very athletic. I'd say the Bears are far more likely to target end. It is supposed to be a really deep draft at the defensive tackle position though and the Bears opened up a spot when they cut Adams. However, I'd be quite surprised if they targeted a DT with one of our 1st 3 picks. If we were running the old school Jauron system (w/Greg Blache), this guy would have been a perfect fit, but it looks like he is more of a 3-4 nose tackle than a typical 4-3 dt.

Which is why I think it could be possible the Bears move down (if the top wideouts are gone and the next set is a bit lower).

To be fair, while the Bears oline was never great, most statistics had it being better than horrible and improving. I believe a few key statistics had them in the top 15-20 range prior to Cutler going down (+ the combination of Williams/Carimi). Again, this isn't an indicationg the oline was playing great, rather, that it had showed some serious progress under Tice (especially when compared to the overall talent level). But I can definitely agree with the above thoughts and if that is how the Bears feel (and they think Williams can play tackle), than I could see the team spending money at guard. $45M is a ton to spend on a guard though.

I think if the Bears go with a guard, it is because I am wrong (and Jason is right) and the Bears still think that Williams can play tackle (or at least RT), with Carimi playing the other spot. If the Bears think that is the case, than Grubbs makes sense. Either way he immediately becomes the Bears best lineman, the hard part is that guard is just not near the position of need compared with tackle, however, again, if the Bears really think Williams can play tackle, than that is another story. I personally think the Bears don't think he can, however, I could be wrong. I just think if they did, he would have played there as opposed to Webb (unless Tice just felt that Williams was more versatile and while he was the better tackle, the combination of Webb and Williams on the line at the same time was better; vs. anyone else the Bears would have put out at guard to start the year).

They still have Toeania and Okoye too and it sounds like Emery has been talking with Okoye's agent. I expect the Bears to sign Okoye. With those 4, I don't know if the Bears will add anyone via FA. Supposedly they have a guy on there practice squad they like a decent amount, so he can slide in as the 5th tackle.

Randle is one of the many guys that looks like he has some upside. I'd have no problem moving down a bit and nabbing a wideout with 2 of our top 3 picks (plus signing one). Yes, the Bears need that much help at wideout. Put a DE in the other spot and sign a FA guard and corner. Maybe even a safety too (or a LT).

I realize Williams did get that much time as a starting LT with the Bears, but if Tice thought he was better than Webb, don't you think he would have started him there? Or do you think Tice thought that Williams was the best LT, but that he was also the best guard option and when you factored all things in, he was better with Williams at guard and Webb at tackle cause he didn't think he had any competent guards? I'm just asking cause I'm pretty sure if Tice thought Williams was better than Webb, we would have seen him there. And I already know what you think of Webb at LT, so what does that say about what Tice thinks of Williams as a LT. Williams was a pretty good guard though (showed nice potential and was a good run blocker).

Probably won't get paid near as much as Nicks either. I'd be fine with Grubbs, a CB, and a B wideout (if they can't get an A wideout). Than focus on WR and DE in the draft.

McNutt had a 4.47 and was 6'2 (almost 6'3). I know a lot of people are high on him and I'd still really like him. I'd be fine drafting a wideout in the 2nd and 3rd (if we didn't take one in the 1st). That is how big of a need I feel wideout is for the Bears. Especially given the fact that it appears less likely that they will be able to find a wideout via FA. I'd sign a second tier wideout, draft 2 wideouts, and spend big on a DE (and possibly a CB). Or go oline and CB and draft a DE in the 1st round.

Update: Cap savings is actually 1.15M. Adams had a couple good years for the Bears. Seems like a good guy. I'm sure he'll stick on as a backup somewhere.

I'd be okay with him. Is he an RFA (or UFA)? I think I like Garcon a lot more. Robinson came out of nowhere after being a bit of a bust, but seems like he could be a good risk/reward guy. The big thing is, if you get guys like the above, you need to target a wideout early in the draft. Out of curiosity, anyone know what the Bears would get if they moved from 19 to say 26 or 28. Not sure if any team is interested in moving up (or even a team with an early 2nd rounder), but it could make sense (if you need a wideout and the top 2 are gone, you should still be okay with the 2nd round pick) and I assume the Bears would be able to get something pretty good to move down that much.

This frees up about $2M in cap space. This puts the Bears close to $30M under the cap (based upon Biggs analysis).

At this point, he is a borderline 1st rounder. Apparently a tremendous run blocker too and supposed to be a great kid. His major flaw is he just hasn't run a lot of pro-routes so he's unpolished. Showed above average hands during the combine. Mayock was talking about how he is going to have to go back and do more homework on this kid because he outperformed everyone (or almost everyone). Kid put on a show. Of course, he could be the next Haward Bay.

Stephen Hill, Georgia Tech. Lot of people like his upside and Cutler is the type of QB that can make his wideouts better. I think it is easier to strike gold on project wideouts when you have an above average QB (and Cutler is that). Prior to the combine, he was a 3rd round pick and we probably could grab him with one of our 3rd's no problem. Now, maybe not, but still, he's incredibly intriguing. He has a tremendous size/speed combination. Below are his measureable's from the combine. 6'4" 215; 4.30 40 His major flaw is he played in an option offense with crap QB play so he had very little utilization and is clearly very raw. Just 29 receptions last year with an YPC of something like 28.

I am now expecting the Bears to sign Royal + another FA (one of the B FA wideouts; maybe Reggie Wayne or Garcon) and draft a Wideout early. If Floyd is off the board and they don't like what is out there, I wouldn't be surprised if they move down and take Jeffrey (later on, or someone like Hill from Georgia Tech) plus a DE. A lot of talk that the Bears really really like the Illinois Defensive End.

This is not good news. Bowe is tagged; Johnson expected to resign. Desean Jackson tagged (although could be had via trade). Vincent Jackson still in negotiations with the Chargers. Saints have more cap space than expected (related to Colston). And Floyd puts up a strong 40 time (which makes it more likely that he comes off the board before 19). Will they have to look at Mike Wallace (and the loss of a 1st rounder). If so, could the Bears cut a deal to trade down (get another pick) and than sign Wallace (haha). Stevie Johnson - WR - Bills Free agent Stevie Johnson hopes to have long-term negotiations with the Bills wrapped up "within a week or so." "I don’t want to leave," he said Saturday. "I want to finish what we started. Hopefully things come together and we connect on this contract. It’s just about where I began in the NFL. I want to end there." Johnson's agent will meet with the Bills for the second straight day Saturday. An agreement is likely close.

Brad Biggs ‏ @BradBiggs Biggest thing I've taken away from combine to this point is #Bears are being comprehensive in preparation for coming weeks/months.