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we will not have a bad record next year, we will not have a need to draft another QB.

I totally think we still have some players to get rid of and players to add. Royal-Houston , possibly Miller , will be gone. I think we could add Jaye Howard , 5T that KC dropped, been in Vegas, so maybe I didnt notice if he got picked up.

IF Grasu is good, and they view Whitehair as a better LT, why not? NFL teams do that all the time in the players first few years.

Leno has gotten better each year but is still not even average. the only difference from Leno and Whitehair is the 2" difference in arm length, otherwise they are the same size player. I looked at last years OT class and the best OT were a little taller and they all had longer arms. The one closest to the size of Whitehair was T. Decker, his arm length is 1" longer than Whitehair. So here is what I think will happen, they will stick the best 5 OL on the field at the same time. The question that needs to be answered is how good is Grasu, if he is healthy and has become a good player, I think they move Whitehair out to LT. Whitehair played the position in college. He has shown to adapter to any position in the OL. Basically the only difference between him and other qualities LTs is his arm length. So I think if Grasu excels we move Cody outside, also the drafting of Morgan shows more depth to the inside positions. I predict our new LT this year is Cody Whitehair.

Over the years we have had plenty to complain about, Pace has balls, he has completely remade the roster, unfortunately that is not a quick fix. This year is the time to start seeing what the last two years transactions have produced. I think last year should have shown improvement but the injuries derailed us and we start thinking our leaders suck. I seen a stat where we lead the league in starters missed by injuries. So I am optimistic but always cautious, but i really believe this year everything comes together. Why? We have a very good OL. One of the top 5 RBs in the league. They have thrown a lot of resources at QB and will see the fruits of that effort. I suspect White will finally stay healthy and prove his lofty draft status this year. The defense is starting to take shape, Hicks, Goldman, Freeman, McPhee, Floyd, Travathan. He invested in the back of the D this year, Cooper, Demps, Jackson, LeBlanc,, Prince , Banks ,give it some time to gel. Young guys taking a step forward; Bullard-D. Hall-Bush--Robinson-Harris. Shaheen and Cohen will contribute right away.

Look at the thought I put into the original post and then look at your thought process and you will understand why I find you amusing. Keep it up.

He might have been, but I just looked at 2015, and he may have resigned him, didnt go back any farther.

Bears sign LSU TE Desean Smith

Drown in your sorrow, much better to be optimistic before it plays itself out. Shaw will be cut, so you can feel bad about that.

Northern Illinois RB Joel Bouagnon

If anybody cares we actually got the top rated FB.

forget my original post, was Lemmings want list, not actually signing.

Here is a new update -WR Travis Rudolph -OT Eric Magnuson -CB Jeremy Cutrer -CB Ezra Robinson -S Lorenzo Jerome -P/K Austin Rehkow We got Jerome and he will be one of our 53 at the begining of the season Rehkow could end up being our P and K Magnuson was rated to be a mid round pick.

Here is who I would like to see us sign. Lorenzo Jerome/FS we coached him at the Senior Bowl and is a smallish playmaker Avery Genesey/OT has a lot of upside K. D. Cannon, speed speed speed Jarron Jones/5T a big guy on a team that needs some depth

When I look at this draft, here is what I see: Tribuski- our franchise QB Shaheen- our Jason Witten Jackson- our FS playmaker Cohen-- Tryeek Hill Morgan-- Sittons eventual replacement. I know Im a optimist but this will be considered a great draft 3 years from now.

Who was the guy on here a few years that was Nikki Negative on anything. You are becoming him. Pace is building something here and it will show this year. We are a playoff team project.

If you investigate his career, he was barely injured and productive every year. Had 59 TDs. Elusive-fast-quick-reliable hands-power for a little guy. I know this doesn't massage anyone's prostate but he will be Tyeek Hill and this will become our favorite draftee.

Barring injuries we arent going to be bad again, bank it.

I forgot to look did Tyreek Hill block anybody last year? When he is in game, you just give him the ball, who cares if the D knows it. Pace is building something here and until it takes the field we cant see the upside, but he will be a huge addition to this team. Think Tyreek Hill and you will understand.

I got a stiffy watching this film. Imagine giving him 10-12 touches a game and you got this years Tyrek Hill. Howard- star runner and Cohen having 3 or 4 spectacular plays a game. Add a TE contribution with White becoming a #1 and we have a very good O.

Evaluation is even hard for experts whose jobs are on the line for their choices. Only 59% of the first round become starters. that's a high miss rate. 29% are busts. At the SB this year there were 38 UDFAs on the the two teams rosters. the point is it's hard to know where the players are coming from but the bottom line is evaluating talent. lets look at Paces drafts 2015 White-- has been injured but still has #1 WR traits. If he stays healthy we will know this answer. Goldman-- big time player with some injury issues Grasu-- may still be OC of this football team Langford-- an NFL player but is not a star Amos-- an average SS but not a bust by anyones opinion Fabujuis-- a miss 2016 Floyd-- looks like a potential star Whitehair-- stud OL guy Bullard-- jury is still out, that is why you cant judge a player in his first year, they develop at different paces. Kwaitkoski-- I would have to stay future start in the middle Bush-- jury is still out but has some traits D. Hall- now becoming a FS has great upside Howard- the second best RB in the 5th round (he shoots and he scores) Houston-Carlson-- probably just a STs guy but we actually dont have this answer yet. 2017 Tribusky-- compared to Matthew Stafford- if it turns out that way, a huge pick Shaleen-- compared to Jason Witten-- I would be satisfied with that Jackson-- a potenial steal in this years draft if he gets back to his 2015 level of play Cohen-- a Sporles clone Morgan-- a player they spent a week with, I would say he is a potential starter at OG. Here is some UDFAs he has brought in Roberson-Harris-- the jury is still out but has traits Braunecker-- may not be a starter but a competitive backup- jury still out Callahan-- a NB that can play Glenn-- back and forth off the roster but still may be able to stike Medidith-- a #2 WR a major hit Timu-- a competent backup By looking at this list, I would say he can evaluate talent, but we wont know for at least one more year. We dont know where the talent will come from but I would say he will hit on two out of three on the players he choose. Here is some FAs he hit on McPhee- aside from injuries he can play 2016 Danny Trevathan ILB Josh Sitton G 30 Bobby Massie RT Jerrell Freeman ILB 30 Tracy Porter CB Akiem Hicks DE Zach Miller TE 32 Sherrick McManis CB Mitch Unrein DT Brian Hoyer QB Ted Larsen G 29 - Manuel Ramirez G Omar Bolden FS Sam Acho OLB Chris Prosinski By that list I would say he had a lot more hits than misses at good value 2017 Mike Glennon QB Dion Sims TE 26 Marcus Cooper CB Quintin Demps SS Markus Wheaton WR Prince Amukamara CB Mark Sanchez QB Kendall Wright WR Tom Compton T Christian Jones ILB C.J. Wilson DE 30 Connor Barth K John Jenkins DT Johnthan Banks CB Sam Acho OLB Deonte Thompson Benny Cunningham RB Chris Prosinski We wont know until the end of this year but i would say we upgraded our talent with these picks at a good value. I think the team he is building is going to be very good but is still a year or maybe two away from being a very good team QBs Glennon-Tribuski-Sanchez I would have to say this is a huge upgrade with the possibility of being great. RBs Howard- Langford-Cohen-Cunningham I think this is a very exicting group WRs White-Wright-Wheaton-Merideth-Randle-Braverman I would say this group could turn out to be very good TEs Shaleen-Sims-Brown-Miller-Baunecker this group could turn out to be very good OL Sitton-Long-Whitehair-Grasu-Morgan-Compton-Massie-Kush-Leno I think this is one of the team strengths DL- Hicks-Goldman-Bullard-Unrien-Jenkins- I see a lot of potenial here with a couple of stars ( R-Harris has been beefing up and I see him becoming a 5T) LBers Floyd-Acho-Young-Anderson-Timu-Freeman-Trevathan-Kithwatoski-McPhee-Jones this a very good looking group CBs Fuller-Callahan-Porter-Akumurimra-Banks-Baushy-Cooper-LeBlanc-McMannis-Webb We are throwing a lot of darts at this position and I will bet it turns out to be very good. Ss Amos-Bush-Jackson-Demps-D. Hall-Jones-Quarty-Proniski I see a proming ugrade in this area. Our team has been totally rebuilt and still may need a year or two to show its potential. I think Pace has put this roster in a position to start winning this year. Until it gets all thrown together, we have a hard time seeing it from this side of the fence. There will be a lot of good hits and some that dont work out but I am very optimistic. We are building a power running team with a west coast flavor Glennon and Tribuski we have two darts at board and could hit on both of them White-Merideth-Wright-Wheation, I think this group surprises us. TEs- totally upgrades our running game and red zone scoring, this could be one of our stengths RB- We have Howard with Langford backing him up, also Cunningham and Cohen as 3rd down backs , this could be a very exciting offense if Cohen turns into Sporles OL this is going to be one of our strengths and if Morgan is sneaky good with Grasu being solid, I can see us moving Whitehair out to Lenos spot. Front 7-- Hicks-Goldman-McPhee-Freeman-Trevathan-Floyd all star types Young-Bullard-Robnson-Harris---Jenkins- Barring injuries I think our D arrives, top 8 Backside- I think Cooper-Demps-Jackson-D. Hall-Prince A-Callahan-LeBlanc-Banks-Amos completes our D. turns out well. Pace has a plan and I think this year this plan comes together. Surprises this year: Bullard takes a huge step forward Cooper and Jackson become playmakers Robinson-Harris shows some pass rushing skills Floyd gets 12 to 14 sacks this year McPhee plays less and still gets 10 sacks Hicks and Goldman have 14 sacks between them. Offense becomes a power team with 2 TEs sets . White and Merideth shine, TE becomes a strength. Howard star and Cohen turns into Sproles. 8 to 10 wins, but remember I am an optimist.

Before his injuries , has the best FS in the country. A great pick because he could end up as one of the top 3 Ss drafted this year. I know it has big questions but this is where you take risks.

Different people drafting, think-Whitehair-Howard.

Garcia is gone.

We need to look at his two previous drafts for answers. Bullard takes a step forward and shines Bush looks like football player at SS D Hall becomes a Tillman clone at FS Robertson-Harris steps up as edge rusher White finally stays healthy and is a #1 I think we forget about players that are developing, many answers are already on the roster.