Mongo3451

I haven't researched other positions, so I'll stick to OL. I'm for fixing depth at all cost. My preference would be to draft three IOL before the fifth round. I'm also remembering we picked up Ricky Stromberg, who was a third round pick 2 years ago. He was released for injury at the end of Washingtons camp. We also have that Canadian kid OG that played well in camp, before injury. I'm thinking these two will battle for depth. On the free agent side, of re-sign Shelton and Jenkins. The young guns will pushing them hard. I'd rather have pedigree rookies as backups, because they'll push harder to get the old guys out. That's were quality depth emerges. I've seen enough of Borom, Pryor and Martin to say buh-bye. Lastly, I'm drawn to something Tom Thayer said about the weight room. He's literally a Bears employee. He can be at practice and see the work habits of these players. His mere hinting of any type of conditioning tells volumes. Hopefully the new OL coach will identify this and kick ass. (It is in his nature to do so). Big changes are coming gents...

My thinking is that Garrett has NFL clout to not be screwed by his franchise. The Browns would be dumb as hell to ruffle any of his feathers. Franchise's don't want to be known as a wasteland of hope.

That's how New England did it. There is a crap ton of value in the second and third rounds for OG, TE and RB. (Very deep)

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It's 29 mil cap hit next year. They're gonna have to cut him.

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Love this from Allen. "WE WANT TO BE AN ATTACKING, AGGRESSIVE STYLE OF DEFENSE. WE WANT TO TAKE THE FIGHT TO THE OFFENSE AND NOT LET THE OFFENSE DICTATE THE TEMPO TO US. WE'RE GOING TO BE AGGRESSIVE, WE'RE GOING TO CHALLENGE VERYTHING WE'RE GOING TO PLAY THE GAME THE RIGHT WAY, WE'RE GOING TO PLAY A TOUGH, PHYSICAL BRAND OF FOOTBALL, I THINK THE BRAND OF FOOTBALL YOU COME TO EXPECT AT THE CHICAGO BEARS."

He's the guy that coached for Sean Payton. Payton's scheme was strength, inside out. They had a really good OL that we tried to poach a couple of times. This tells me we'll probably be making a huge investment in IOL. Love this hire.

Now that I've put some thought into it, I'm out on Garrett for the following reasons. 1) We have so many holes to fill and he's gonna cost a few picks. 2) We are not one player away. We need 2 OL, 2 DL, S, RB, TE and speed WR. 3) We haven't seen the Ben Johnson effect on this team. That includes Dennis Allen. If it were next year and these things are known. All in!

Courtney Cronin wrote that Ryan Poles is getting a contract extension to align with Ben Johnson.

Garrett wants traded. Who would blame him? He's 29 coming off a 14 sack season. Do we trade the #10 and a future pick? And go!

Regardless of anything, we have to upgrade from Mr Biles.

I'm not so sure about this. Swift was sent packing by the Lions, then the Eagles let him go to us. I was never a fan. Still not.

He was the no nonsense guy for Andy Reid. Hard worker.

We don't need 4 first round picks to fix the OL. Elite OL prospects go in the first round, while solid starters go in rounds 2-4. If you live there, you win there. We have the QB on a rookie deal for the next few years. It's time to invest in the trenches. Thayer mentioned weights and conditioning. What does he know that hasn't come out? He's definitely an insider. Maybe the boys haven't put in the work.

I read a post from Shefter saying he was the leading candidate.

That's a tough route to win. The percentage of the field goes to the defender. He was killing on inside routes, which a slot tends to run.

I'm waiting on pins and needles and hoping he nails it...

I'm watching Kyle Williams out of Washington State. I'm not seeing him show up on the rankings, but he had good production. His release of the line is excellent. May be a decent pick up for the slot.

Jordan Mialata is 6'8 as well. If the hips dip and swivel, it's all good.

A couple of unheard-of names to look at. Gray Zabel and Hollin Pierce. Zabel was a tackle the senior bowl coaches moved inside and excelled at C and OG. Pierce is a monster at 6'8 with almost 37"arms.

This is a solid approach. Draft EDGE early and the IOL and DT's are deep to follow. If you have solid veterans and bring in studs to push them, it's the best of both worlds.

I was watching Walker today. In another thread, I mentioned he may this year's T'Vondre Sweat. Not close at all. He's terrible. Plays upright and slow as molasses. His stock is falling. However, there were four 3 techs that looked very promising. We'll have our chance at getting our fill of IOL and DT in this draft.