We've had mixed feelings about this ball club now sense our Superbowl run 2 years ago. We are still grasping at a shot of redemption with our fingernails this year and if it weren't for a couple plays, the "NFL" world would be mentioning the Bears with the Giants and Panthers as favorites to go to the big show. With this in mind, I don't see JA looking to tear down and rebuild, but to keep reloading. He will stick to his formula in building the team through the draft and to only add big name FA's only if it won't hurt the team in the long run.

 

FA starts Feb 27 -

Mike Brown - signed 4 yr deal

Julius Peppers/Terrell Suggs

Jeff Garcia

 

NFL Draft - Chicago Bears select at 19

 

1. Jeremy Maclin WR Missouri

Lovies/JA philosophy is speed, and since they were unable to land a FA the would bolster the WR's, they select Maclin. With the emergence of Kyle Orton, finding a WR that can get open and hold on to the ball could of possibly been the difference in some of those close losses for the Bears.

 

2. Herman Johnson OG LSU

Another situation sticks in my mind as I watched the Bears lose some very close games. The offensive line would never win the battle when it mattered worse. The drive of Matt Forte actually made them look better as he would shed blocks or keep his feet pumping for those extra inches. The Bears need more strength in the middle and the bulk of Herman "The Sherman Tank" Johnson should help.

 

3. Fenuki Tupou RT Oregon

Another big bodied offensive lineman like Herman Johnson to inject youth and strength into the offensive line. It's time to think about moving on w/o Tait and Tupou may be able to step in late next year and be the starter for 2010.

 

3b comp Derek Peques FS Missippi St.

JA now has free reigns to the draft to work him magic as the guru. His first selection is finding a FS for his Chicago2 DEF.

 

4. Larry English DE Northern Illinois English has speed to get to the QB, something the Bears need to address

5. Clinton McDonald DT Memphis - Can JA pass on a DT that would fit good in his scheme???

6. Brannon Southerland FB Georgia - Southerland can block, catch and run pretty good, should be an improvement over Mckie.

7. Darcel McBath FS Texas Tech - another FS that doesn't fit the mold of an "in the box" safety. Peques/McBath are more like Daniel Manning.

Where do you find if they're LT's or RT's?

larry english is a 2nd round prospect right now with a shot at the 1st...

larry english is a 2nd round prospect right now with a shot at the 1st...

Plus, he'll be an OLB in the 3-4 in the NFL.