jason

The bolded is an interesting thought. It's nearly impossible to quantify. Where I think that concept is flawed, however, is in the long-term, franchise building guys. Those guys don't leave teams very often. They get resigned over and over until retirement. If you don't get that guy (i.e. Bears and QBs), it's very difficult to overcome. You end up trying to fill the hole over and over again, hamstringing your team for years and years.

I'd actually like to see Kuhn in Chicago as well. I've long been an advocate of the hard-nosed, true FB. Someone who makes LBs wince before impact. He'd fit right behind the OL and Forte would have an absolutely monster year.

I'd take HHCD over Pryor or Bucannon because what the Bears need is not a thumper. The Bears need a true FS who can play centerfield, taking the correct angles, and breaking up passes. That's what HHCD excels in. The Bears don't need two SS's, where one of them just gets put into the FS role.

I despise the Carlos Hyde pick, but I have to admit that would be a very good draft.

I'm not a big fan. Sure, he's fast, but I think he ends up as a Devin Hester type of player, where there is no specific home or position. If the Bears want a field-stretcher, I'd rather see a guy who excelled at being a wide receiver who also happens to be lightning fast.

I'm sad to see Earl go. I always thought he was underused. He has great hands, runs great routes, and is actually a very good compliment to the Marshall/Jeffery combo.

Good. Weems was a bad pickup, for too much money, and was never going to be a WR. He was a special teams guy 99.9% of the time, and even then it's not like he was better than, or remotely close to as good as Hester...who just got cut.

This pretty much validates my belief that we could have done a better job drafting during JA's tenure than he did. All of us don't have a handle on the finances - although some are very good at it, and I'd trust LT2's numbers over anyone's - the simply matter of fact is, the Bears have been one of the worst drafting teams in the NFL over the last ten years.

This definitely should have gone elsewhere, because this is guaranteed to start problems if you guys feel anywhere near passionate about this. Suffice to say, I am 100% firm in my belief - which is supported by science and medicine - that she's and idiot and it's bad for her, Jay, the kid, and those around them. Herd immunity is real. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_immunity Admins...move this when applicable.

Yeah, she's hot, but she's an idiot. http://www.salon.com/2014/03/17/mtv_star_k...dium=socialflow This is probably not the right forum (?) but it's something that potentially affects Cutler vis a vis his emotional well-being after his child is not protected from potentially lethal diseases. Even more surprising considering Jay's diabetes.

That would be an outstanding draft. I'm not a fan of Breeland, but overall that fills holes and positions the Bears for the future.

They should do it. Weems sucks ass at pretty much everything, and apparently Bennett is persona non grata in Chicago. May as well shift that money elsewhere.

Hold up. You have that stance on Izzy, an inarguable average, albeit reliable, player for 9 years with the Bears, but you were basically leading the charge on this board for the ouster of Urlacher and Hester, saying they were worth no more than vet minimum (or thereabouts)?

I don't know what you base that on. Hester's stats as a WR are easily better.

Agree with the rest of the post, but this is incorrect. Hester is unquestionably a better returner, and based on previous production probably a better receiver as well. Hester leads Hixon in virtually everything.

I just meant the Young move in a vacuum. Not a bad signing and should definitely help against the run.

It's horrible, but sounds like a lot of today's absolute garbage.

No doubt. It's disgusting how slowly Omiyale moved yet managed to stay on the roster. That's horribly slow. I'm not joking when I say this, but I've seen people with severe injuries move faster than that guy. The Young signing is a solid B- from me. For this FA class, it's probably an B+.

Yeah, my philosophy on defense is that the 1st and 3rd levels are much more important than the LBs. I think if the 1st and/or 3rd levels are good, the LBs are basically guys that are required to find their gaps and hit tacklers. I know it's super-simplified, but that's my thought. And since the Bears already have Briggs, SMC, Bostic, DJ, and Greene, I don't think LB is a need. If those 5 can't fill the 3 LB positions then that's a big problem.

Not bad, but if it plays out that way it would kill me. Tons of guys I like going just before the Bears pick. Based on that structure, I'd actually prefer to see it go: 1 - Jernigan, DT 2 - Roberson, CB 3 - Bucannon - S 4 - McCarron - QB

I honestly believe the move will turn out to be unspectacular but ultimately good for the team. Peppers may be a more dynamic player, and have better rush skills, but he got pushed around on running plays. What the Bears need is stability. They need run-stoppers so the young/inexperienced LBs can get their feet wet without standing in front of Class IV rapids. If the D improves modestly in terms of stopping the run, it drastically alters the TOP and makes the Bears a legit title contender.

Yeah, that's kind of how I feel.

Again, how can someone say his D doesn't require cover corners if he hasn't consistently produced excellent results?! It doesn't make sense. The only way that statement could be proven true would be if he didn't have cover corners and he produced excellent results! Maybe the reason Lovie's system hasn't turned a team into a consistent top 10 defense is that he was missing a cover corner the entire time?

Easy possible answers... 1) Lovie is a poor talent evaluator. 2) Lovie wants to start his team with "his" guys (kind of like what seems to be going on with the Bears in some regard) 3) Revis told Lovie he doesn't want to play as a cover-2 guy since it minimizes his spotlight

Tell me this wouldn't look great.