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I really want Marcus.

I am on the get a QB bandwagon if we like them, but absolutely not to what is being proposed in that scenario. I'd do Jay, Forte, and our 1st for the #1 but nothing more then that. And that is because I buy into Winston as a legit #1 overall QB prospect.

Yeah, I figured this was more of the obvious, he isn't a 7.5M player vs. the Bears saying anything about whether they have written off Shea or not.

I thought Fox publicly stated that he liked Shea coming out of the draft? I haven't heard anyone on the Bears brass say they don't think he fits the 3-4.

That is for next year, correct? Or was that for this year?

Agree; He's still young and he's a dynamic TE. I'm not trading one of the top TE's in the league for a 3rd round pick. However, if someone wants to give us a 2nd, given our current state and needs, than I'm down.

I think Dix was the better player and prospect. However, part of this is how a player fits in a particular draft and Collins is the top safety prospect and a team looking to fill that need could take him at many different points.

On your 2nd point, that would be a stellar first two picks.

Given last years draft and the recent success rate on WR's taken early, I wouldn't be surprised if more ended up going off the board sooner vs. later.

I still think ideal scenario 1 is one of those QB's coming to us. Next one is Williams, otherwise I am okay with top wideout, moving down (to grab DT / OLB / CB / Safety). I don't want a safety or CB at 7 (am okay with later on in the 1st). Clearly I'd puke if we took a RB @ 7 and while I am a huge fan of olineman I probably would prefer to move down if we were going to take one.

No thanks. If you are going RB, do it later in the draft or at the very least trade down. Picking one at 7, probably about as bad of a pick as we could make all things considered.

RIP. Prayers and Thoughts with his family.

I think with Tillman, we would never know. He has never been the type to air his dirty laundry through the media. I think if Tillman had went through the Urlacher situation with Emery, the public perception would have been different because Tillman would have simply "no commented" it. The interest thing is, he hasn't yet spoken about anything yet, however, I like how McCaskey came out and said that as soon as he retires we will welcome him back with open arms. I still think we are a better team with him on the roster and would have loved to see him give safety a shot.

Such a sad day for this franchise. An all time favorite and an all time great. I hate seeing him play in another uniform. I wish Peanut the best of luck and want to thank him for not only the amazing football he played in Chicago but how he handled himself as a member of this franchise. An all time great player and an all time great role model for kids. You'll always be a Bear Peanut!!!

I am pretty much always a believer in moving down and accumulating quality picks (e.g., as many round 1-3 picks as possible, preferably the 1st two rounds.

I have not been pushing for Marcus but he clearly has nice skill-sets, etc. Projectability is hard to predict but by all accounts his make-up is off the charts and he's a hard worker. The question really is whether he can make the necessary tweaks and put in the time to excel at the NFL and if he is smart enough to play at the NFL level (deal with anticipation / look off safeties, etc). That is something that really no college QB has (or very rare that a college QB excels at it, especially in this day and age) so it is hard to gauge. Reason people are so comfortable with Winston is he's been in a system where he's been able to demonstrate some of those NFL skills for 2 years. If Bears like Marcus, I'm all for taking the cap pain and getting the #2 pick and losing Cutler and trying it out.

I have long said I think Cutler and Titans make way too much sense.

This is all over twitter but the initial report came from Jason Cole of the bleacher report.

Our effective rookie salary pool is about 3.1M which means we are just under 8M in available cap space to use on FA (or resigning existing players). That is more money than I thought. I presume we will keep some in reserve for in-season need signings (as long as use some of the space on future extensions) but I also am guessing when vets get cut we will be in a pretty good position.

I agree with you. I think if we took an olineman it would be after moving down a few slots in the draft.

On a sidenote, you know what is great about drafting a really good olineman and having a really good oline...if you switch QB's and decide Jay isn't the guy...well it only helps the next guy and ensures we haven't put them in a position where they are running for their lives, etc. You actually put a young QB behind a good line, which would be a major plus, imo. And the nice thing about oline, if scheme's change, well, by and large good olinemen are good freaking olinemen. PS: I still think you could look at how Romo reinvented himself behind a better oline and running game and think that Jay could also reinvent himself in a similar manner.

The more I think about it, the more I want us to move down a few spots (with a team moving up for wideout) and we draft the best olineman available. Lets get a nasty oline and I really like Brandon.

I couldn't believe he was with us that long. But he played 10 years with the Bears and averaged just over $1M per season with the Bears. Was a fantastic value player, missed a grand total of 6 games during that tenure and gave up an average of 3 sacks per year. He was getting older and wasn't the player he once was, but he did a good job in Chicago and wore the uniform with pride.

Lemming is indicating that Bears are going to go younger and Mont is a stop-gap with familiarity with our system and plan is likely to draft and groom a long-term replacement.

I still am waiting on Wiz, but this is a nice move. Good run blocker.