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Is there any vets that could get dropped during training camp due to roster additions? I will throw out there that the (Devin Package) could be a ticket out of town. We added several WR prospects. We added several KR prospects. He makes a lot of money for a 4th WR and a KR specialist I think they ask him to take a pay cut and have the additions to release him or trade him. It is not that I would like this move but with his cap hit this year is 7.6 mil and 12.8 next year and 10.5 mil. is roster bonuses and 3.5 in salary that could be dropped. , I see this as potenially happening. We would save a ton of money. Also I see the possiblity of Spencer being dropped. We have several OC and OG propects, and with his 2.75 salary we could save. He is right now a backup and we have E. Williams and Stehpens that can play center. Also C. Davis/DE He is set to make 850,000 and we have paid him 13 mil over the last 3 years for what? Has he even played, I dont remember it ,if he did.

If you trade up for Stephenson, you would probably have to give them your 6th pick.

Every GM ranked the prospects differently, so where do you get your information where this is there list. Obviously our GM, (the only one that counts) did have him ranked high as a DE. I with you on I thought they should taken Reiff, but they didnt, so now we have to see how this pans out.

Other than Coples, none of the DE prospects were large body types to begin with, Coples was bigger, Jones was taller, Perry, Ingram,Merculis are all about the same size,and Irwin was smaller. I think they might have taken Ingram if he was available, but he wasnt. They had to take McClellin, at that spot or GB or NE would have gotten him. So he doesnt fit what we thought of the position, but that doenst mean he wont be an effective pass rusher and thats what they were intending to get with the first round pick. I dont care who we would have picked, as not everyone on here would have been happy anyways. I dont know how this turns out but like the idea of taking a pure football player with speed. Irwin was the only one that was faster.

I think agents are trying to get in early in case some kind of injury could occur in OTAs, because there isnt a lot of room on the rookie contracts.

Actually you hit on some stuff, but probably unless your deaf and dumb, most on here have made most of the same statements. Actually you were wrong on the Briggs thing, we didnt trade him.

He could turn out to be a starter, but doubt if that would happen his first year. He needs to get stronger and gain experience.

I as you thought LT was our most needed position, and we didnt get anything done there, so now we can only hope for the best. Webb hasnt made any progress in two years, and if Carmi stays healthy, I see the possiblity him moving to the left. The middle of the line will be ok with the competition but OT still could be big problem.

He is the same size as Arvil, Babin,Cris Long,Clemons, and T. Cole, all in the top 13 pass rushers in the league last year that played the true DE position. He is big enough, but needs to get stronger, and I think we can make him that.

When Tice was head coach, he only had a true fullback on his roster for 1 out of the 4 years. I see Clutts not being around and Evan being the hybrid H back/TE and rolling with that.

The more you read about this kid, the more you have to get excited to actually be getting a football player with speed.

I look at it the same way you do, and find the fact we have very little options if it falls apart.

You cant piece meal the season, those 5 games the line was ok , not good, not great, and the rest of the time below average. In the last two seasons Webb has not made any progress, look at his stats.Penalties, sacks, not good. C. Williams was average, but not saying much for a first round LT, Louis wasnt good as a RT, we can have improvement just by staying healthy, but there is no guarantee this line will turn in to a good unit, and thats where the problem comes, we dont have any options if it doenst improve. We added a couple of pieces and I think the middle of the line will be ok, its the OTs where the problem will lie. If Carmini doesnt stay heathly, and I am hoping he does, it throws everything into a difficult state. I assume they go with Webb, and C. Williams becomes our swing tackle, there both question marks and we can only hope for the best. I dont want them to be bad, but you cant ignore the tape and propects of great improvement. Teams can go to the SB with a bad line, but you have to have so many things fall rigjht for you, it is hard to trust that to happen. We have add more playmakers but they still have to translate that on to the field and we can all have hope it jells properly. I am not a soothsayer, just trying to be realistic with our expectations.

I would have minded that pick over a CB that probably wont make the 53 man roster.

I wouldnt have any problem with AA, but after the Bears let him go, I think maybe the future would be better giving J. Miller a shot at rotation, there will be time to pick up a vet if things go bad in training camp.

Im a glass half full guy, but top 3 is living in fatasyland. NO will have some trouble but GB,NE,Phil,Det, Giants aint going away. I would say top 10 would be great,but I fear there is something else in your koolaid.

Since the draft didnt do anything for us there still are some veterans out there. Hanyesworth-a worth ethic problem, but if fire lit under his ass, as a NT you slide Paea over to 3 tech, as I remember when drafted he was quick enough to play there. Franklin-older vet that would only be a NT, see first note Bernard-older vet that would only be a NT, see first note J. Miller- on the roster, not yet given the chance, has interesting speed Cameron-UFA signing that probably wont make the roster Sign A Carter and move Ildonije to DT, only if McClellin pans out Not a lot of choices, unless others DL are dropped as the draftees players fill there rolls

I agree that we had other needs before TE, but Emery drafted him, so he is here, lets see what he's got. It is a risk as all draftees are, but it aint my paycheck if he fails, I'm all in.

I was being Sarcastic, I personally dont think he is special, but with a little growth, Evan R. might become a better TE than Davis.

I looked up everything I could fine on Brown and his future looks up for him. On different websites, he was rated 102,95,182,and 105 best player in the draft. Being a 3rd to 4th round grade on most websites, I would have to kinda include him as a potential player even thou a UFA. His knock is lack of elite competition and needs to be stronger. He looked good at Senior Bowl against better competition, and I know we can get him stronger, so we may have added some OL help.

I ve been a Bears fan since Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers got me interested in football. My handle comes from being a Scorpio-stinger?

Matt Bowen had an article on him in the NFP and I am reading he had a 4th round grade, so it wasnt a reach. AND we do need a pass catching TE, especially if the great Kellen Davis doent pan out. His comparisions to Hernnadaz is because he is the same size and speed. With you have to understand is everybody not in the top 10 players in the draft have question marks about them, later rounds have more the deeper you get. Go back and read about Brady drafted in the 6th round, he did to, he turned out OK.

How about a suprize, with Carimi, Rachel,Garza,Louis, C. Williams. I know it sounds stupid, but it may be our best option.

If everything works out right we have Marshall,Jeffery,Bennett,Hester, Thomas, and Weems and I think that Summers/UFA sounds interesting. Then we might have a pass catching TE in Evan R. and I would have to say with Forte, Bush, we might have something happening in the Offensive Firepower category . We move C. Williams to LT or swing tackle, with the addition of Rachel, we might be ok at OL, at least up the middle,and we good to go. Can you imagine a red zone offense with Davis , Jeffery, and Marshall with Forte to throw to, you got something going.

To get a 3th round grade on a UFA, at least we can say, (we kinda addressed the OL)