Ed Hochuli 3:16
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He's been saying good stuff about a bunch of teams on different city radio stations. Obviously, if we would only have to give up Anderson/Brown, 2008 3rd rounder, 2009 2nd rounder, I'd do that in a heartbeat.
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The guy's these days are so much quicker; I just don't see how the 85 Bears could keep up with the current Pats.
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Sorry to say it, but the current Pats would win by 2-3 touchdowns
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Start buying the Super Bowl tickets for 2009 now.
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This WR class isn't really all that weak. It might not have any studs, but it is filled with solid players.
I think Hardy and Doucet could be great 5-7 years into their NFL careers, so you may be able to put them under the category "STUDS" but other then those 2, all the rest look like they could be good, solid WRs for whatever teams pick them up.
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First things first. How the hell do you put pieces of the previous post in a box like that? When I try to hit the quote box, I end up putting the entire post in a box.
W/ regard to "assumptions", my reasoning for the comment was a previous post of yours where you say drafting a QB in the first three rounds would be "assinine". You seem to later reason this based on the assumption we will sign Rex. I suppose that was the reason for the comment. We are all making assumptions, but to say one idea (drafting a QB in the first three rounds is assinine, and basing that on an assumption, well, I just had an issue w/ it. If I misunderstood, I am sorry.
I read your post in full, but to be honest, especially at the end, I think we are arguing even though we actually agree.
I do not want to write off the idea of drafting a QB, WR or RB in the first three rounds. I think there are plenty of times when a player slips in the draft, whether due to questions (injury, character, tweaner size, small school, etc) or simply because he didn't fit the need or scheme of teams in front of us. So if a player slips, then I think we should be looking to draft that player.
QB - I would have no problem taking a QB, even in the 1st, if I better liked the guys in the draft. As it is, it doesn't look like a great QB class, at least not at the top. Later though, maybe as high as the 3rd, I would consider it, but only if a QB I (being Angelo and the scouts) graded high was there. I am not sold we keep Rex. If we do, I think there is a good chance we let Griese go. I am simply not high on Rex or Orton, and question whether either are truly franchise QBs. If we felt a franchise QB was there for us, I think we should take him.
RB - We actually agree. I want a mid tier FA RB added. But again, w/ that said, if a RB we liked slipped, I would not mind taking him. NOT in the first, but pretty much anytime after that. I disagree w/ the idea that a rookie RB can not be productive immediately. RB is one of the positions that tends to develop quicker than most. Often rookie RBs either flat out break out, or simply become very productive. W/ that said, I think any rookie we draft would have to be one that proved capable of blocking in college. That seems to be an issue for us. The last two RBs we drafted had blocking as a question mark coming in.
WR - I am not high on taking a WR this year, but that is more due to the talent I think will be there than it is due to the idea itself. We simply have little by way of WRs, and while WRs tend to take longer to develop, you often find rookie WRs that can step in and be productive, so long as you do not put too much on them. Again, I do not see it as likely, as I think this is a weak class.
But while we are spending so much time arguing, it is over the general, as I otherwise agree. In the first, I would find it hard to see anything other than OT. W/ 4 OTs considered solid LT prospects, and of solid grade for our pick, it seems like we have that rare situation where our top needs fits a ton position strength in the draft. The only player I can see, other than OT, in the first is S Kenny Phillips. Even w/ him, I would be hard pressed to pass on a LT. But, as an example, if we had Phillips graded out as a top 10 player, while 3 LTs (Long, Clady & Otah) were already gone leaving Baker, who we grade out in the 15-20 range, I can see the argument to take Phillips. But my ideal would have us taking a LT in the 1st.
After that, I would be looking at S as our top need, but there would be a big list of secondary needs I would consider based on BPA, and RB/WR would be among that group.
I guess we could just suck it up this year and take Michael Crabtree, stud WR from Texas Tech, in next year's draft (if he goes pro).
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Where do you play? My team plays out in Melas Park in Arlington Heights, and our league starts around the same time
I play in Crete, Illinois, which is about 1 hour 20 minutes+ from Arlington Heights
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I have many:
Super Bowl win in 85
Hester punt return for TD @ Arizona
Urlacher takes over the game @ Arizona
Gould FG to beat Seattle
Safety vs New Orleans
Berrian TD catch vs New Orleans
Hester opening kickoff TD in Super Bowl
To pick one, I'd have to go with the Hester Super Bowl TD, just b/c at the time of the Super Bowl win in 85, I was 7 and I have a vague memory of it.
What is your favorite Bears moment ever?
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Yes, day one starts at 2 PM Central on Saturday April 26
Day 2 starts at 9 AM Central on Sunday April 27
YES!! Usually it is at 12 or 1, but this is great news! My 30 year old softball league starts April 10, and the schedule just came out, and my game April 26 starts at 11 a.m., so I'll be home for the draft! Sweet!!
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I doubt K Phillips is on the board when we select in rd 1. If he is I would take him in a heart beat! He would be an impact player year 1.
I'm just saying that it's weird that Kiper has him on the board still when the Raiders go first in round 2
BTW, I have a question- what time is the draft on this year? I read some it's at 2 CT
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I just saw a mock somewhere, and it had a pretty good idea for the Bears:
They had us trading our 1st rounder (#14) and one of our 3rd rounders (either #14 or #27) to Dallas for their first 2 rounders (#22 and #28).
With that, we could take Otah at 22, and Hardy at 28
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I find it odd that he doesn't have Kenny Phillips, S from Miami, going to anybody in round 1
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Well, we will not be going after a top tier RB. Do you have another lower tiered RB you would recommend?
Peace
Here's an idea: we don't need a damn RB. Benson ran well in 2006 behind an actual OL, and now the one year he doesn't have one and struggles, we all are calling for his head. We can't actually accuse him of "sucking" until he actually sucks behind an above average OL. Until then, he should be our RB.
However, I don't think that means we don't get another RB in the offseason, which is why Jamaal Charles out of Texas in round 3-4 would be a solid pick-up.
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If I was JA, this is how I would fix the team:
Free agency:
1. Sign either Travelle Wharton or Jordan Gross, whomever Carolina lets go.-this is priority #1. You have to go all out for these guys. Either of them can play LT, so you can move Tait to RT. If that fails, go after Max Starks if Pittsburgh lets him go. If we don't sign a LT, then Otah or Clady has to be the #1 pick.
2. Re-sign Berrian if he comes at a decent price or sign Bryant Johnson. After Berrian we have no talent at WR. If Berrian leaves, what good will upgrading at QB do if nobody can catch the ball? A QB has to have weapons to be successful.
3. Sign G Ryan Lilja if he does not re-sign with Indy. Again try to fix the OL through FA. These guys are under age 27, so why not dump money into proven talent rather than a maybe in the draft?
4. Sign either Eugene Wilson or Gibril Wilson if NE/Ny let them go. Chances are they will because they are on a SB team and SB teams always lose guys the next year.
5. Scour around for underrated DTs for depth.
6. Draft:
Round 1: If (1) fails, take the best available OT. I will assume that (1) happens, so option A is WR Malcom Kelly, OU. if he gets past Buffalo. We need a big target for our QBs who can go get the ball. Option B is to trade down and take Limas Sweed. Taking a RB or QB in the first is asinine.
Round 2: Option A-if Woodson or Brohm are available here, which I hear is a possiblity, whomever is available is the choice. Option B-Felix Jones RB Arkansas. If he is available and Woodson/Brohm aren't, you take him.
Round 3: pick 1-If Woodson/Brohm is taken, then you take a RB: either Jamaal Charles from UT or Steve Slaton from WVU. If Jones is taken in Round 2, then you take Henne or Flacco as your QB.
pick 2-Best available DT or OLB. Get someone to step in in case we have injuries at DT or if Jamar Williams sucks.
Round 4: WR again. look for a decent height(5-10 to 6-1) speed guy.
Cuts:
M.Muhammad
A.Archuleta
F.Miller
R. Brown
D. Walker
R. Manning(I'm comfortable with McBride at Nickel Back)
We would never cut Moose, unfortunately.
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I think the future of Grossman and Griese are tied to each other. If Grossman is signed, Griese is traded. If Grossman goes, Griese will battle with Orton for the starting job. The Bears will draft a QB (just not in round 1). Orton will battle for the starting spot and will be, at worst, the #2 this yr.
I agree. Go get someone like Chris Brown to battle against Benson for the starting job.
Peace
We don't need a constantly injured RB in Chris Brown.
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Which is why i would sign Wharton and draft a guard. Wharton's not gonna have the same price tag as Faneca he still young 27 I believe, will move Tait over to the Right allow us to open the draft up a little bit more because we can get good guard in the 2nd or later and then allow Beekman,Rookie, St. Clair to duke it out for that LG position. Instead of handing LT to rookie.
So you get:
Younger
Cheaper (than signing Faneca)
Competition
and more directions to go in the draft
Which is why Max Starks may be option 2, after Faneca
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Who would fire a coach to get Dennis Green??
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I'll be that guy and say it: I think Dungy blew the SD game. Should've kicked the FG with 3 min. left and put the game in the hands of his defense. I really think the genius of that organization is in the front office. That team has been built solid from both days of the draft. Can anyone name a 1st round bust? Manning, Harrison, the Edge, Freeney, Wayne, Addai...all 1st round picks-turned-superstars. How do we measure up? Urlacher, Harris...that's it
Actually, since Dungy took over in 2002, they have had no 1st round busts.
BTW, I wouldn't call Joseph Addai a SUPERSTAR quite yet, but he's well on his way.
Also, you can put Bob Sanders in your list of great drafting, but he was taken in the 2nd round.
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We need a complete overhaul of the Oline and only 1 OL pick out of 8? We need at least 2 if not 3 OL in this draft.
Let's say we get Faneca through FA, and we draft Otah. We now would have 5 G's capable of starting with Brown, Garza, Metcalf, Beekman, and Faneca. Imagine if we drafted another one- we'd have 6! That's way too many. 4 is fine, so release Metcalf, sign Faneca, and with Garza, Brown, Beekman, and Faneca, we should be fine at G. Now on to T- Tait will be the starting LT, being backed up by St. Clair. The starting RT will be Otah or another T we take in the draft. With that being said, yes, taking another T might be needed, but not to a huge extent. I didn't think St. Clair played as bad as everyone thinks; surely not as bad as Fred "The Revolving Door" Miller.
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According to Todd McShay, Jerome Simpson, a guy many of us have never heard of out of Coastal Carolina, has been the most impressive guy in workouts. He is 6'0, 190, which doesn't cause the eyes to pop out of one's head, but he has the longest arms there, the 2nd biggest hands, and will go as high as the 3rd round; here's my updated mock draft:
1. Jeff Otah-Pittsburgh-OT
2. Joe Flacco-Delaware-QB
3. Jonathan Hefney-Tennessee-S
4. Jerome Simpson-Coastal Carolina-WR
5. Steve Johnson-Kentucky-WR/Adrian Arrington-Michigan-WR
6. Jamie Silva-Boston College-S
7. Xavier Omon-NW Missouri State-RB
8. Adrian Fleullen-FSU-DT
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All the smokers
Wait, is that how he meant the question?
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I edited it.
Here's another I made
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85 Bears vs 07 Pats
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Actually, I'm 29 and I've been going to the games since I was 7, which means the first year I started going was 1985. I saw them play, remember them pretty well, yet I just think that Belichick would have been able to take Payton out of the game (for the most part), and made Mac throw it around the yard, which is then I think NE would force some TOs. I think the NE OL right now would give Brady time, enough time, to be able to hit Welker, Moss, Stallworth, etc.
Maybe the Bears do win, however, with the current speed of the game now, I just don't see how it would happen.