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Hankins is still out there and if they think he can fit in the scheme I think he would be a good pickup for us.

There is still the quantity over quality option available to us and for a team desperate for depth instead of 3 big FAs (Glennon, Gilmore, Jeffrey) we will get 6-8 good players.

It seems I'm in the minority here but Pace was right on the CB contracts. http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/no-alsh...tters-to-bears/ "The Patriots reportedly gave Gilmore, whom the Bills drafted with the 10th overall pick in 2012, a five-year, $65 million contract, with a whopping $40 million guaranteed. "the lowly Jaguars — one of the most aggressive teams in free agency every year — reportedly signed Bouye, an undrafted signing by the Texans in 2013, to a five-year, $67.5 million contract." That's $67mil for a one year wonder! The same caution flags everyone here always has with NFL players. $40mil guaranteed for a CB who, love 'em or hate 'em, rated very poorly in PFF's rankings last year. 61st IIRC. Yes, I wanted one of them but never thought they'd see those contracts. Bouye is a good player but he's nowhere close to having an island, although he can now afford to buy one. Jeffrey might be tougher to accept but I already said I wasn't going to lose any sleep watching him sit on someone else's sideline. He had to have more guaranteed money on the table, with the Bears or someone else, than his 1yr deal will pay him. I think it's safe to say with Cutler gone he was leaving no matter what for a team with a better QB situation.

I'm in. You already know my concerns with McPhee's ability to return to a fulltime starting role but he should be ok with 30-40% of the snaps. Willie Young is nothing more than a backup 4-3 DE and offers nothing in coverage. Floyd/McPhee/Barwin/Young/ and hopefully Roy Robertson-Harris would be a very good group of OLB. Leaves the draft focus on the interior of the Dline.

This is a good signing. Reasonable contract for a good player at a position of need. He can clearly play the pass well. I'd have no issues putting him aside either Hooker or Adams. Along with Amos as 1st backup we'd have a very good safety group and instead of a NB, Fangio could use all 3 on the field at the same time depending on how an offense lines up (i.e. 2 TEs).

Anyone else notice how quietly New England walked away from Bennett? They traded a 6th Rd pick and took on Dwayne Allen's $6mil contract. I'm curious where he'll end up and for what salary.

Maybe but I wouldn't be surprised if we don't draft a QB until Rd 3 and likely later. The first 2 picks can definitely bring in defensive starters if we make wise decisions. Even in the 3rd Rd we can find a player to help and possibly start like Switzer. Otherwise Pace would have likely settled with Hoyer as the cheaper stopgap. We might even see someone like Kelly on day 3, if they feel he can grow up quickly. Now with us taking a step back from Gilmore, who appears headed to the Patriots, I'd say it's more likely Jeffrey returns to the Bears. Pace is hanging onto some big money for a reason.

I agree with those 3 but we should add Hooker to the list as he offers something in coverage that is rare to find in the deep middle of the field. My concern with Lattimore is his injury history, and then of course he runs at the combine and gets injured. Right now I'd say Adams is the likely pick.

Rather than paying Hoyer $8-10mil we were better off taking the risk on the upside Glennon has, even at the higher price.

That's pretty much Glennon. He can make all the throws you want from the pocket but at times he's holding onto the ball. In his defense his WRs in the game I watched usually couldn't get open so he had to throw into very tight windows unless a coverage was blown. What has he learned in 4 years? Rapaport is saying the deal is pretty much done: 3yr, ~$15mil per year.

We can only choose 1 option but my choice would have been to re-sign Hoyer and draft Trubisky at #3. As a QB Glennon is a better option than Hoyer because he can throw to all levels of the field. Is he $5mil better? That I don't know about. I'm just hoping if we go this route that we don't kill ourselves by committing big guaranteed money like we did with the Cutler deal. Anything less than $15mil/yr is lower than all NFL starting QBs except those still on their rookie contracts, or the 25th highest paid starter in the league. It is still a lot to pay for a guy who has never proven he can handle the role.

Where would Glennon fit among this year's draft class? http://draftbreakdown.com/video/mike-glenn...s-clemson-2012/ http://draftbreakdown.com/video/mike-glenn...-maryland-2012/ I'd say he'd be in the mix among the top 4 where they are all considered late 1st to 2nd Rd picks. Assuming the rumors of Glennon-Bears are true it appears Pace and Fox have decided that rather than give up valuable draft picks in a year stocked with defensive talent, and no QBs ready to play, they prefer to overpay the best FA QB option.

Shanahan's play calls are reportedly very complex and with some LOS reads (meaning receivers run different routes depending on D alignment). No rookie, especially one who has never called plays, is going to step into that and be successful early on.

I don't want to give Glennon stupid money either but if it comes with almost no guaranteed money that we can walk away from in a year then I'm ok with it. Almost all QBs get stupid money anyway so I just have to put blinders on when I see the bill. I'd pay more for that flexibility. If he is performing well then we certainly will keep him around so he has incentives as well.

I think for once Pace pays big to acquire the best available option and we pay $13-14mil/yr to Gilmore. This gives him more flexibility to do what is needed to fix the other glaring hole on the roster: QB.

It appears Hoyer is going to try to do the same thing that Fitzpatrick did with the Jets last year and try to earn $10mil+. If Glennon can get more than 10mil I can't blame him for trying. I would rather suffer with another alternative and just let him go. Since Hoyer played for Shanahan in Cleveland they are likely the only real competition for him as far as starting opportunities. In that case he's joining a team at the start of a complete overhaul, whereas we are a bit further along. What we don't know is if the 49ers are going to try to trade for Cousins. If they think they might pay Cousins $20mil+ then there won't be room to pay Hoyer big money, although they might just for a one year deal. I think we'll offer Hoyer 2 years and we're still his best option. We'll see how long he holds off on signing.

That's nice, can he jump out of a pool too? Here is his "best" game and, IIRC, he too said this was his best game. Watch all the passes beyond 20 yards. To save you time you can just watch the first 2:50 because things don't change much over the length of the game. This is against a defense that likely was the closest to what he'll see in the NFL. I see too high, too long, too short even though WR/TE adjust by almost stopping to make the catch, and a couple that are where they should be. Not a high in-stride success rate beyond 20 yards. http://draftbreakdown.com/video/nathan-pet...clemson-2016-2/ If there is a Kirk Cousins in this draft it is Peterman. I have no issues drafting him in the 4th Rd versus paying Glennon $12-14mil.

Letting Cutler go is supposed to free up some cap space that we can use to strengthen the rest of the roster. If we end up signing Glennon to a contract similar in value (i.e. $12mil) to Cutler's then we lose. Hoyer will sign, this is his best chance period to show he can be a starter in this league because he knows the offense and he has an outstanding RB.

I still think we take Trubisky at #3 if he's there but it's 60/40 with a strong possibility we draft a defensive player. We have to let this play out because there are two months left for analysis and visits with these QBs. FWIW the reason I like him over the others is that he has shown he can move through his read progressions and two, he can throw accurately on the run moving both to the left and right, which is rare, and that means when plays break down you've still got a chance. Kizer didn't perform well at the combine. I heard David Carr say his step forward is inconsistent and that is why he is often high or low on his passes. That is something he can improve upon with practice but could he drop all the way to Rd 2 if Mahommes goes in the 1st Rd? Peterman looks good on passes under 15 yards. Webb showed some of the same inconsistency in his passes that you see in games.

There are clear guidelines against releasing any information from the Scouting Combine medical checks. It is highly unlikely the NFL Network would break the NFL's rules and report the arthritis finding.

Just ran the replay of WRs/QBs and on Switzer and you are correct. He was fast and quick with very good hands in the drills. Gauntlet drill was easy for him. Deep out with pass coming over the shoulder, drop in the bucket into both hands no bobble and away from the body. He's a slot WR but he's good enough to produce at all levels of the field.

His injury issues and surgery occurred at bad time but I absolutely love Malik Hooker's response as to why he played through those injuries in the playoffs. http://www.chicagobears.com/multimedia/vid...d8-278ea54c75f3

Myles Garrett put on a big show today. 41" vertical, 4.64 forty at his size is incredible, plus his movement skills in the position drills.

After seeing him move around in space I prefer Solomon Thomas over Allen. He can handle OLB and then be our 4-3 DE with some occasional 3-tech snaps inside.

Day 1: Stephone Gilmore CB. He can match up 1on1 with enough speed to not have to rely on FS help. He didn't play that well last year which might keep his price down but he's been very good in earlier seasons.