Mongo3451

I understand what you are saying, but unless OT #4 grades out as a 2nd rounder, get him. I echo the sentiment of Pix's post. Get that #1 WR via free agency, draft another quality wideout in the 2nd. After that, defense. I want the OL fixed once and for all, but don't want to throw a bunch of new bodies in there to do it. The only turnover I want for next season is at LT. The other four startes, IMO, are good enough, with 3 of them at the beginning of their carreers. At this point, continuity and an offseason without a labor dispute will help our young oline extensively. New GM should have a boatload of money to invest. I would prefer impact players VS depth players. That's what the draft is for and developing young talent. Aside from Forte, there are no big contracts to hand out. Against popular opinion, I'd give Briggs a small bump with the condition he STFU untill the end of his contract.(That'd be a unique clause huh?) That being said, I want Bowe or Jackson, even if we have to overpay for their services. We were nervous about Peppers, but he is worth every penny. My gut tells me a true #1 in his prime will be worth his weight in gold. I also would mind a 2 year contract for Reggie Wayne as a 2nd option.(just dreamin on that one though)

I think Tice fills that role. Not sure if it's a great thing or not, but it does provide someone tied to Lovie and someone who is familiar with the talent. This is why Angelo is gone. His inability to stabilize things for his franchise QB were unforgivable. Again, who better than the OL coach to call plays that suit the OL. Side note: If Tice truly believes the OL will be in good shape next year, we are in deep shit. This may create better will with Forte and Briggs Great reason for a new GM The only way this is not all rainbows is if they have Ruskell take Angelo's position and see Tice above.

Can't disagree with that logic, LOL. Bring on Polian!

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Yeah, that's Manning over Leaf, ding. James over Ricky, ding ding. Reggie Wayne when thay already had Harrison. Dwight Freeney was picked way too early according to Kiper. What about Dallas Clark and Robert Mathis?? The only knock on Polian is he seems to have to rebuild the D every year due to losses in Free Agency. The Offensive payroll far outweighs the D. Polian passed the torch to his son for three reasons: 1) Take on job as President and I think CEO of the Colts. 2) Promote sons' carreer, by getting out of the spotlight. 3) Actually take a less intensive "hands off" job by taking a promotion. That being said, even at 69, the Bears have not seen the likes of Polian since Jim Finks.(before that, Papa Bear) How many HOFers and All Pro's has he drafted? How many Superbowl teams?(6) I'll take the energy of an old man who feels he has something to prove. If he doesn't, he won't apply...

Your friend doesn't know much, because Bill Polian has NOT run a draft in Indy the last four years. Now, Polian placed his son in charge of player personnel by giving him the title of GM/VP. That's on him. Not the roster.

That's also why and how we ended up with Martz. If we keep Martz, who will the scapegoat be? There's always been one for Lovie. The fact we keep ending up in the situation is just that more telling of how incompetent we are from Teddy on down. Anyway, It's easy to replace Martz. He's already on staff. Tice. To keep continuity is one thing, to repeat the insanity is another. Also, If we are revamping the recievers, it'll be more important for them to have an easier system to learn. From what I've seen of Cutler, he'll be fine. If we want to ensure true continuity of greater value, we promote Toub to asst head coach and give him a fat raise that ends when Lovie does. Then we interview him as HC...

What I see from Williams: He does get open more often than the other WR's He looks faster in and out of breaks. (weird cause he's a bigger guy) Looks to be a polished route runner Good in run support Makes some great catches Here's the bad part: Lazy in the off season Not mentally tough drops crucial passes dumbass with the media I hate to say this(and Terra will vomit) but, if he would sign a friendly contract with fitness and performance incentives, I think we should do it. Especially not knowing what the off season will bring. Hurd gone and I don't like Hester and Knox as WR's. I really hope they make a splash for VJack, Bowe or Wayne. Sign a guy like Garcon. Use a high draft pick on a big reciever. Corps could look like(big signing, Bennett, Garcon, Roy, rookie and Hester. That I could live with...

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If so, I don't recall, but am also not positive. Any links?

Good if he's loaded with cash. I'll take Wayne and Jackson for starters!

Yea, but ddn't you post that the day he was signed? LOL!

I'll just assume the tweeter didn't know his ass from a hole in the ground. Even Collinsworth said there was nothing Bowman could do to stop it. Again, when you play "man" you are going to give up that play unless you jam at the line of scrimmage. I'm calling out the coaches due to the astoundingly retarded repetition. Also, if the coaches thought it was on Bowman, he'd have been yanked for lack of execution.

We can get a good player with that...

Yes we do. and drink!

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Funny thing. Mark Anderson is looking damn good right now. (see #6) JA can't draft and Lovie can't coach em up. At some point, heads should roll, but we don't have an executive footall smart enough to put their finger on it. We would have won 3 of 4 before the Packer game with McCown. Again, from JA to Martz, our staff are idiots. YES Disagree on Bowman. Our dumbass coaches would have let him get beat on the goal line another 10 times before they ley him try to jam the reciever. Doesn't everyone on earth know that's the only way to stop that play from "man" coverage? He got screwed by the staff. Jury is out on Wright. Funny thing, it looks like D Manning is an integral part of a really good D this year. (coaching ??, see #2) I'm indifferent. They just played against one of the most unmotivated D's in the NFL. My final thoughts on the season are this. If it were all perfect and no-one got hurt, we would not have been a contender. Just enough to compete, yes. Our leadership cheaped out on us this year. We could have have the extra pass rush help, OL help and a decent WR, but they pocketed the extra money. Sorry, the cheap card has been played again. It's OK, they'll use Martz as the scapegoat for it. I'm so through with the 3 Stooges.

Uh, Fencik and Plank ring a bell there Adolph? LOL

Good assessment.

Had a guy at work give the same argument about Brady just a few days ago...

Pro Bowl is fluff. Players mostly need to be on successful teams to make the pro-bowl. Players start to get recognition when the media starts following the winning teams. I would guess they get 2/3 of it right. The other can be easily argued.

They can draft a battering ram in the latter rounds. Barber needs to go, as he can't be depended on to stay healthy. Plus, he's not tremendously bright on the football IQ. Plus a true successor to Forte needs to groom as he gets older.

Almost completely agree. Jennings can go as a starter, but unless we have a replacement and/or depth availible, he needs to stay until then. Otherwise, spot on.

I agree with you that OL is still the greatest need, but disagree with some your player evaluation. I also get what DABEARSDABOMB is saying about experience and continuity. Here's my talent eval: Webb is bad = totally agree Edwin Williams is bad, but he is the backup to an average player moving up to good in Chris Williams. Garza is average = agree Spencer is NOT bad, I have him at slightly below average with upside. Again though, he is the backup to Louis. IMO - Louis is average with tremendous upside as Guard. He is completely out of position at RT. Louis=see above. Carimi is average with upside, as long as he stays at RT. To me, all we need is a LT to come in and boot Webb. At that, we need to hit a homerun with the pick for the plan to be successful. If that occurs, Omiyale is gone forever and Webb is the swing tackle. I would also love to get lucky and steal Nicks from the Saints and draft an LT. This would afford us the luxury of Chris Williams as an LT while the younster develops. Then Edwin Williams is gone. Then next year, draft the center of the future.

Agreed on all counts, but the groundwork is laid for the dream offseason.