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Same reason I was on Ryan Switzer from UNC. He would have been available mid/late, but I didn't realize he already said he's returning for his senior year. He'd be a great addition because he's shifty like a possession guy, runs a 4.33 like a speed guy, and has great return vision.

No thanks. His price tag is too high. He's being slotted as a 3-4 round guy, and that's purely on potential and athleticism. He doesn't have the history as a receiver to warrant that high of a pick..

Big misunderstanding. I thought you were saying most didn't love him. As for Carimi, I think it was just bad luck. A fluke injury. Hell, I wouldn't mind bringing the Bear Jew back as a backup OT. Maybe he's past his injury? Although, I don't think he played this year.

This is an offshoot of that same article and line of reasoning. I'm not calling it into question. But a lot of people are.

Dude, for as long as I can remember, Alshon is the only pick that every single person on this board, and older boards, was in favor of. Hell, you started the thread where everyone supported the pick!

Oh, wow, I DO NOT want Striker. Aside from being a douche, he's tiny. 6'0" - 221lbs. That will not work as a 3-4 OLB for the Bears, and I'd rather have an actual ILB than give this guy a try-out.

On the 30th anniversary of the Bears 1986 SB trouncing of New England, a post I saw somewhere asked the question: "Would the 1985 Bears win it all today?" I think we all believe that team to be the best of all time, but could that collection of talent beat the 2015 teams? For the sake of argument, I'm only talking about whether the defense would dominate. Eight members of the defense were multiple-time probowlers. Only The Fridge, Mike Richardson, and Leslie Frazier were not. That doesn't concern me much since Fridge's role was a run-stuffer/blocker-occupier, and the CB duo of Richardson and Frazier never had to cover anyone more than a second or two. So, could the defense hang? In terms of pure talent, I think that's an unequivocal yes. DEs Some have argued they lack the size. The Broncos of this year, who most closely align with the 85 Bears dominating defense, are an interesting comparison. Their DEs (6'5"-289) and the Bears' DEs (6'5"-264.5) compare well. The scheme differences make this an unequal comparison, but Dent and Hampton were absolute terrors, and HOFers. I'd say they did as well vs the run as the Denver guys, and did much, much better rushing the passer. No comparison. Advantage Bears. LBs This is where there is a substantial difference in size. The Broncos LBs averaged 6'2"-249.5 and the Bears LBs averaged 6'1"-229.3. Twenty pounds is pretty big. In the Bears' defense, however, each of the three were considered excellent in their area. Singletary was one of the most intelligent MLBs of all time, always in the right spot. On top of that, he was as sure a tackler as there ever was. And, oh BTW, he's a HOFer and one of the top couple MLBs of all time. Marshall was a freak of nature, considered by some to be one of the best pass-coverage LBs of all time, and averaged over 100 tackles a season during the season in which he was fully used. Wilson is often overlooked, but he had 10.5 sacks in 1985. Von Miller by comparison? 11. For all the hype and talk, 11 sacks. He's certainly had more consistency, but Wilson had superb pass rushing talent. Demarcus Ware is similar to Miller in that he didn't dominate this year, but he's a better career rusher than Wilson. I think Ware is the only HOFer on the roster. Trevathan and Marshall are no comparison. Samurai is the big difference here, Advantage Bears. Secondary Fencik > Stewart. LOL. Not even close. Duerson > Ward. Closer than the FS battle, but still not close. I'd order them Talib, Richardson, Frazier, Stewart. So it's close to a wash, but the Broncos have the CB edge. Secondary in total? Big difference in safeties, Advantage Bears. I tried to be fair, but honestly there is no comparison overall. The Bears' D would still tear the entire league apart. If the Broncos D can thwart the Patriots, then the Bears D certainly could. And if the piss-poor Falcons can stymie the Panthers offense of Cam Newton, Greg Olsen, and no-names, then certainly the 85 Bears could. Anyone care to make an argument against the Bears offense? How they would be the downfall if playing today?

Honestly, I'm meh on his departure. I realize he had absolute shit to work with this year, but coming into the draft most already thought Alshon would be very good, if not great. And a lot of Alshon's progression is no doubt linked to his relationship with Brandon Marshall.

Agreed! Which could very well create the scenario this thread is referring to.

Read about this guy anywhere and you'll see: (Walter, Bucky Brooks, CBS, NFL.com, the list goes on and on) -Elite power -Great run defense -Unbelievable agility for his size -Surprising pass rush ability -etc. Everyone loves this guy. His high school highlights are more comical than maybe anything I've ever seen. What do you guys think of him as a potential 3-4DE? I know he isn't the ideal size/burst, but if he can collapse a pocket he can collapse a pocket. I don't care how it happens. And since I'm in favor of elite run defender 3-4DEs over guys who are well-rounded everywhere but not elite anywhere, I favor the former. With a guy like Billings in at DE, the run game to his size is non-existent, and it allows OLBs to really get after it. I think he's being pigeon-holed because of his physique, and work great as a somewhat one-dimensional 3-4DE. Agree/disagree?

Suppose the draft goes crazy. I'm talking "Kevin Costner making horrendous trades in Draft Day, getting his guy, causing a #1 QB to fall and nobody takes him"-crazy. Who do you want as your #1 guy? Honestly, I don't see how the Titans pick anyone but Tunsil. They have some offensive weapons, and just need to protect. Cleveland is picking a QB, and Goff seems like the #1 guy. Bosa is rated as the #1 guy overall on most boards, so he probably doesn't make it past SD. After that, however, all bets are off. So, assuming a small amount of realism, who do you hope makes it to 11 and the Bears can't help but to pick him? My guy is Ronnie Stanley. He's a stud, a monster with long-arms, punch, toughness, and the ability to play either side.

I like Scooby, Matakevich, Cassanova, and Kwiatkowski late.

That is pretty interesting. For the most part I like it, but I'm definitely not on board with NT or OLB. You already said why NT is not smart. The Bears have McPhee, Houston, Young, and Acho already. The first three obviously produced, and Acho looked like a monster at times in preseason.

Tough choices, but I've broken down how I feel about them. A. Neither LB is an ILB. B. Whitehair is going to be a soft OG. C. See A D. Win by default, gimme Dodd in Rd 2. Honestly, I don't like Fackrell all that much. He overpursues and his feet look slow. And while I like Reed more, he's really an OLB, not an ILB. I already said I don't like Whitehair a lot at OG, but the rest of the guys on the lists look good. If the Bears started out with Jack, Dodd, and Tretola, I would be hyped. Jack will be dynamic provided his injury is healed, Dodd looked explosive off the edge, and Tretola looks like a mauler. That would be a great start.

I obviously don't want to do the leg work, but I remember some outright horrible plays from Grasu, and some great plays. He was disappointing because we all thought he would transition more easily to the NFL game given how awesome he was in college. When I was touting him pre-draft, I really thought he was plug-and-play. I was wrong. He needs strength and reps. But if we were to count his total number of snaps and grade them all, I bet he'd end up somewhere around a C or C+. I imagine he would have been better if he had Long on his side like we thought would happen at the time of the draft. Instead he had bums playing to his right. It's why the Bears need a RG in the draft, or a RT if they move Long back inside. Speaking of that, moving Long inside has the added benefit of helping Grasu and, hopefully, a replacement RT.

I agree with White. If he pans out, this is an A draft. I disagree with your comment "Grasu was a huge disappointment for the most part". He was a rookie who started 8 games as a signal caller, got kudos from Thayer, on his debut got an A- from Moon, got positive grades from your beloved PFF, was given a C elsewhere for up and down performances, a higher grade from this site, and overall was pretty average, if not reliable for most of the games he played. He never stood out or dominated, but for a rookie center I thought he was decent.

He gave the Bears a B+. http://chi.247sports.com/Bolt/Mel-Kiper-re...class--43000419 I agree. Pretty damn good draft. One or two more of those and the Bears are contenders. This team is headed in the right direction.

It's been updated, and at this point I think they're trolling Bears fans. http://walterfootball.com/draft2016.php 1. A'Shawn Robinson, DE/DT, Alabama 2. Hunter Henry, TE, Arkansas 3. Cardale Jones, QB, Ohio St. 4. Tyler Johnstone, OT, Oregon I will throw up if the Bears get a TE & QB in the first 3 rounds, and ignore ILB in the first four rounds.

Funny, but he addresses that. I think he said he's an Eagles fan.

Did you watch the video? It's an MIT professor breaking down a ton of data, with some formulas in the background that are way over my head, and he's basically saying the entire process is BS science because of some esoteric gas laws. He basically says that the Patriot balls met the standard, and the other balls did not. I just thought it was interesting because he's a freaking MIT professor who probably knows a thing or two about science and what-not. I found the link when there was some other post that said a bunch of scientists have since disproven the study based on a variety of scientific issues.

Really? I watched all the Alabama games and didn't see that very often. His job as a MLB in the Alabama 3-4 is to plug the running hole, take on blockers, let the Will pursue, and then pursue the ball. For a guy who is getting downgraded a lot, he sure did fill up the stat sheet doing his job in a 3-4. The Alabama defense is full of future NFL players, and this is his stat line: 60 Solo Tackles (led team) 42 Assists (led team) 6.5 TFL (only beat by rush guys) 7 PBU (3rd on team, only beat by DBs) 2 FF (led team) Personally, I think he's pretty damn good, and he'd be a great fit for the Bears. Right now the Bears don't have a selfless thumper on defense, a guy willing to take on blockers and let the others make plays. If he were on the team, perhaps guys like SMC and Jones wouldn't be as bad?

Hey, remember this thread? I saw the following link today. It's an MIT professor calling BS on the whole thing.

Wo. Great link. Great info. That is pretty damning for Gould. Seeing his name completely isolated like that makes him look like a bad kicker. And $4M...tough to swallow if a GM sees that ROI. But I don't like any kicker earlier than 6th round.

I'm still shocked anyone thinks a first round QB is good for this Bears team. That is insane in my opinion.

I respect Erin's talent, but he is a major crybaby. He whines after every incompletion in which there is a defender within sniffing distance. And then he's complaining about a coin toss? Really!? Sure, the coin didn't flip the first time, but it's not like the official did it on purpose. On top of that, the coin when tossed up like that, is going to bounce and flip sides 99% of the time. It just so happened that this one time it was tossed, didn't flip, landed exactly flat, and didn't turn over. And THEN the official gave the packers a second chance, which is appropriate, and Rodgers complained because he didn't get to call it again based upon which side of the coin was up in the official's hands. As if he could predict the number of coin revolutions, FOH. I don't like him because he obviously gets advantage, the league favors him, and he whines like a baby. And on top of that, he's a packer.