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He's fast and violent. I like that. Have to see if I can find a game film of him to see how he handles blocks and plays away from him.

Urlacher is a Hall of Fame LB but when you consider the drop off without him part of that is also the fact the LBs drafted, and we spend several mid-round picks on them under JA and Lovie, were horrible. We never had any depth and it was an achilles heel of our defense for the last few seasons.

...and the Cowboys picked Frederick at #31 and he was ranked mid-50s too.

If the list posted by Adam is accurate we didn't even have a private workout with Kyle Long. Keeping it all close to the vest again. Reid Fragel – OT – Ohio State Travis Frederick – OC – Wisconsin Edmond Kugbila – OG – Valdosta State Justin Pugh – OT/OG – Syracuse Brian Schwenke – OC – California -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I take that back. Listening to his conference call with the media he did visit with the Bears and said he felt pretty good about the Bears after he was done speaking with Kromer.

Long still gets overextended on some blocks in space. I think Kromer needs to work with him for at least a year inside to fix some of his mechanics. The athletic ability is there. I'd be very happy if we got Schwenke. That would round out virtually a complete overhaul of the Oline in one offseason.

Maybe you are on to something there because the Cowboys were rumored to be in the hunt for Oline help in Rd 1. I was surprised they took a C that early. Surprised all the way around at how early many of the Oline players went. http://www.walterfootball.com/draft2013rumorsteams_1.php April 14: Cowboys' writer Bryan Broaddus said that it's not likely that the Cowboys take D.J. Fluker at 18. He also said that a Chance Warmack-Eric Reid pairing is more likely than a Kenny Vaccaro-Larry Warford one. Broaddus also said the Cowboys like Kyle Long.

Bradley never was a starter in college. If Kyle Long can navigate up and down stairs he may just be a better athlete than Bradley.

Hand raised. He's better than Carimi ever was athletically. A couple things to note regarding him starting only 4 games at Oregon. He was not with their program in the spring so he had no spring camp to learn their offense. He basically started on their team in the fall practices, learned their offense, and by mid-season earned a starting role in a position he had very little experience playing. He is not as much of a project as might appear at first glance but he definitely has things to work on. I liked him in the 2nd Rd, 20 seems way early to me but he definitely has the athleticism to play OT in the NFL. I think he'll start simply because he doesn't have that much competition but he could be a backup for a year at OG while Kromer works with him and then slide out to RT or be our long term starter at OG. Lovie always got his projects on defense but the new coaches get their projects on offense.

Tell that to Lovie and JA...

I don't think we're done with Oline in this draft I still expect a C to be taken on Saturday. It's clear with Lovie out the door we are seeing a sea-change in our roster focus. We have now added 3 Oline this offseason, essentially let our best Oline from last season walk. There is going to be a lot of competition now and we could very well have 4 new starters on our Oline and if Scott beats out Webb we'd have 5. I think Garza could be beaten out by a rookie depending on who we get. If the competition is close for any Oline position, this staff is new they will want their future players on the field learning and improving. Same goes for Emery as he is now tied with Trestman and co.

I would like to think he's our RT of the future but for sure he's starting out at OG. Doesn't say much for what the staff thinks of Carimi IMO.

Kyle Long....early here. Kromer wants someone to mold into a Pro Bowl player.

Pugh goes that early? Wow

49ers had no concerns here. A little desperation to trade up for him iMO but they could afford it.

I'm on a Mac too and java won't work for me either

Dallas and Marinelli will take Floyd

Please not at 20. He can play in the middle but he can't cover in the NFL. The new breed of QBs will run right by him on the edge.

I think I will be

I actually watched 2 or 3 and, if it was on Youtube, I watched a game because that's when you see a lot more of what the player is doing when the play doesn't come toward them or when they get blocked out of the play. But yeah, I have a full time job and it's all I got time for. There are still things you can take away from these such as Klein in the East West Shrine game running downfield in coverage when the pass goes to the underneath route yet he still hustles back 20 yards toward the LOS and is in the frame when the tackle is made. I see the same traits in guys on our defense but does he hustle like that all the time, I have no clue. However, Greene and Klein had recognition within their conference for Defensive Player of the Year so as mid-round picks if you look for production and recognition for excellent performance they have it and actually so does Sio Moore.

I'd be happy with that draft. There are 3 solid future starters at the top and you add depth at the CB position. I can't see Matt Scott lasting until the 6th Rd but if he did and picked him I'd be happy with that. He only played one year at UofA (as a starter) but did some impressive things. He still needs development but I like his potential.

Of the three LBs he lists below (A.J. Klein, Sio Moore, Khaseem Greene) A.J. Klein seems like he should be getting far more press than he's had in the run up to the draft. I'm not saying that just because he's a Cyclone. He has the speed and hands to be effective in coverage (4.66) and the 4 INTs returned for TDs to back it up. Plus I like the way he arrives at the ball carrier. From a quick look he's ranked anywhere from a 3rd Rd pick to 5th Rd but typically isn't on anyone's top 100. If he's there in the 4th and we haven't taken a LB I think he should be on our radar. Klein highlights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cF0NPhAJOM Klein East West Shrine game Khaseem Greene is Tillman 2.0 as he has the same knack for pulling the ball out. He's not a MLB, as a converted safety he'd fit in the WLB position. His game compares well to Arthur Brown IMO but as a recently converted player would likely need a year to work on his strength and learn the NFL. Green vs. Syracuse Sio Moore is too soft when he tackles, often shying away from head on contact and tackling from the side. Despite that he seems to be good at taking on blocks and shedding to make the tackle. I'm not interested in LBs who don't like to cause pain when they tackle. Moore vs. Rutgers http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/blog/ro...eads-rangs-gang OLB: Sio Moore, Connecticut, 6-1, 245, 4.62 Teams love all-purpose outside linebackers and they don't come much more versatile than Moore, who proved to be a playmaker for the Huskies whether slicing through gaps to collect an eye-popping 43 tackles for loss over his career, rushing the quarterback (16 sacks) or dropping into coverage (four interceptions). Some thought Moore was simply feasting off an aggressive UCONN scheme until he starred at the East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl, as well. ILB: A.J. Klein, Iowa State, 6-1, 250, 4.66 Proving bigger and faster than virtually any of the inside linebackers tested this year at the combine, Klein shattered the misconception that his eye-popping production reflected good instincts which masked less-than-ideal athleticism. Of course, scouts should have known this already based on the FBS record he set for linebackers with four touchdowns scored off of interceptions over his career. OLB: Khaseem Greene, Rutgers, 6-1, 241, 4.67 Green rarely is mentioned in the same breath as Manti Te'o, Kevin Minter, Arthur Brown or Alec Ogletree as one of the elite linebackers of the 2013 class but I'm not sure why. He's the two-time defending Big East Defensive Player of the Year since making the transition to linebacker after starting all 12 games at free safety in 2010. Whereas most of the "elite" linebackers in this draft class talk about making big plays, Greene actually made them, playing a role in a staggering 19 turnovers (12 forced fumbles, six interceptions, one fumble recovery) over a remarkable career.

This would be another WTF first round pick. Kid seems like a solid player but the NFL.com draft profile says he can't tackle well, others says he's not that good in press coverage. He does fit our scheme as it is now. Despite his solid athletic numbers at the combine the lack of top competition, and his size, is concerning given his negatives. Seems like another version of Tim Jennings (a bit bigger) and to replace Tillman I'd rather have one bigger corner on the roster to handle some of the guys like Calvin Johnson.

It seems clear there is going to be competition at either OG or OC (or both). Can't rule out OT either.

I don't think he's that slow, many DBs have trouble keeping up with him a times in these highlights. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OPC5Iy-NJo USC game highlights (which I think gives better evaluation) He's not Vernon Davis fast for sure but he reportedly ran anywhere from a 4.57 to 4.63 (his own words based on post interview and I've seen some other reports on those times) so we can call it a mid-4.6 which is adequate to threaten the deep middle of the field. He's a big man and he is not quick off the line and that's very obvious in the highlight videos, but he covers a lot of ground once he gets moving and he has some wiggle to him. Having said that, I don't like Ertz at #20. He's a good player and will be a good player in the NFL but that might be his ceiling. He occasionally make a highlight catch but he's not capable what Tyler Eifert can do. As a blocker Ertz is ok but I didn't see anything that made me say he's a great blocker. In comparing highlights he's not that much better than Eifert is at blocking. If we want a pass catching TE we should go with Eifert at 20 he will cause more matchup problems for defenses. In the Alabama game he looked like he belonged on the field, more than can be said for many of the Notre Dame players that day. Alabama often put Milliner on him and Milliner might be a top 15 pick. Eifert is a guy you can throw open as he makes great adjustments to the ball.

I think that's exactly what this is. Just plant enough doubt to make someone willing to move up to take him. And really it doesn't have to be a trade with the Bears, even if someone ahead of us trades back allowing a team to take Glennon ahead of us it could drop another player we might really be interested in back to our spot. At the same time reports of us giving a private workout to Justin Pugh showed up.