adam

I agree, and even that game is no guarantee. Clinton-Dix should be the pick if he is there from 12-15. I don't see him dropping further than that.

I like all the picks except McCarron. Isn't he essentially a "game manager" and has been playing on a stacked team with a great defense and run game since he has been in college? That just seems to have bust written all over it. I would rather take a true DE in the top 4 rounds (especially if Peppers is let go), or a better run stuffing DT. So FS, CB, C, and DL for the first 4 rounds would be great.

McCown was playing it safe and it showed, we were brutal on 3rd Downs. Hard to win or move the ball consistently when you are 2-11 on 3rd Downs. I know you can't, but take away the 2 long passes to Jeffery and McCown only has 229 yards on 34 attempts, for under 6 yards an attempt (which is essentially dink and dunk). We didn't score a single pt for the last 33 minutes of the game. I still am high on McCown and he can be a starter in the right system (with a team with a dominate Defense and run game), but is better suited as a backup. We really need Cutler back vs Dallas.

I agree on all. We really should look to draft a top center in the draft. Peppers needs to step up with the injuries. McCown is like Alex Smith, very solid and dependable, but will not take risks even when they are needed. That is clear over the last few games. He is putting up the numbers but the scoreboard doesn't reflect. We had a QB with over 350 yards passing and 0 INTs, a RB with 120 yards, and a WR with almost 250 yards and we only scored 20 pts? Against STL, 350 yards passing and only 21 pts. Versus Baltimore, only 16 pts on offense. We should be scoring more with the likes of Forte, Marshall, Alshon, and Bennett on the same team.

The draft is such a crapshoot sometimes, but to this day I still do not see how Emery could justify drafting SMC in the first when we already had Peppers. Just with draft pick value and salary, that was too much invested in one position (DE).

We almost need to go all Defense in the top few rounds of the draft. If we bring Melton, Ratliff, Paea, and Collins back, we are pretty solid for DT unless we can get an impact player in the first 3 rounds to solidify the rotation. A top safety is a critical need IMO. For the O-Line, I can see a later round pick on maybe a Center. I don't see Williams or Anderson coming back next year, so it will be Bostic, Briggs, and Greene, which is solid and the rookies are really getting some great playing time this season. So going into next season, we can get younger and cheaper all at the same time.

That is crazy. Maybe Trestman took that into account and said the odds are with him that he makes it. However, I wonder what the odds are for Kickers after they attempt a 60+ yarder earlier in the game. I wonder if he strained a little bit trying to make that long one earlier and didn't have enough juice/accuracy to make the 2nd one.

I am just going to keep this running until the end of the season. I know we still have a statistical chance at making the playoffs, but unless Detroit loses 2 of their last 4 and we win out, it's over. Don't get me wrong, I would much rather have a 10-6 finish, beating GB and sliding in as DET folds, players get healthy, and we make a surprise run. Right now, Houston is #1 at 2-10 with #2-5 teams at 3-9. Minnesota is 6th after Sunday's win. Buffalo and Cleveland are #7-8 at 4-8. Then there is a logjam at 5-7 with 6 teams from #9-14. GB is alone at #15, and then we are grouped with the other 6-6 teams (#16-18). However, one of them is currently a WC team, so we are technically #16 or #17 right now. ARZ and PHI are both 7-5 and round out the top 20. So it looks like the worst we will finish is drafting 20th, but we have a realistic shot at going in the top 10 (if we lose out). My bet is somewhere in between with an 8-8 finish, say 16th. Here are the remaining schedules for the teams in the top 20: (UPDATED 29DEC) 1 Houston Texans 2-14 2 St. Louis Rams (WAS) 3-13 3 Jacksonville Jaguars 4-12 4 Oakland Raiders 4-12 5 Cleveland Browns 4-12 6 Atlanta Falcons 4-12 7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4-12 8 Minnesota Vikings 5-10-1 9 Buffalo Bills 6-10 10 Detroit Lions 7-9 11 Tennessee Titans 7-9 12 New York Giants 7-9 13 St. Louis Rams 7-9 14 Chicago Bears 8-8 15 Pittsburgh Steelers 8-8 16 New York Jets 8-8 17 Baltimore Ravens 8-8 18 Miami Dolphins 8-8 19 Dallas Cowboys 8-7

I am hoping this is just a 1st year NFL coach issue and not something that goes on beyond this year. His FG management alone has been odd.

When the FG unit came out I thought it was crazy even if he made it. A 47 yarder is not automatic.

We are all but eliminated from playoff contention solely on Trestman's mismanagement. I really thought he would be an upgrade over Lovie, but his in-game decisions are just as stupid. A 2nd down kick from 47?

This is now the 3rd loss that can be put on him. As much as he is good for the offense, he is literally an idiot when it comes to in game management. Then he seals it by making his kicker kick a 47 yarder when it is 2nd and 9? It is not like it was a pitch shot. Why not try for another 1st down or a couple of extra yards to make it easier?

With DET set to win, now we need them to lose 2 of their next 4 and we have to win 4 out of 5. GB is basically eliminated and can't do any better than 9-6-1 after this loss. Worst NFC WC is projected to be 10-6 and our Division looks like 10-6 or better will win it.

DET has to finish 9-7 for us to even have a shot at the Division, so I would rather have them lose and need to win their last 4 to be 10-6. We need DET to lose 2 out of their last 5 and finish at 9-7. GB has to win their last 5 (including DET game) to just finish at 10-5-1. However, even if they beat DET and lose any one of their last 4, they finish at 9-6-1. So the odds of them winning their last 4, with 2 away is less likely than DET losing 2 in their last 4 (if DET wins). So I would rather see a GB win on Turkey day, and allow us to have a chance to win the Division at 10-6. If we can beat MIN, we can still lose 1 of our final 4 and still win the Division as long as DET and GB both lose one other game. It would be awesome for us to put the nail in the coffin in Week 17 and knock GB out. GB vs ATL @ DAL vs PIT @ CHI DET @ PHI vs BAL vs NYG @ MIN

Yeah, and the fact they know what a Cornerback is.

No need to rush him back unless he can stop the run. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/bears-cutler-...47488--nfl.html

What is crazy is that we have our DTs already on the roster. Melton, Collins, Ratliff, and Paea are a decent 4 Interior Line rotation (when healthy). If we keep Wootton and Bass, we just need to get a top flight DE for the other side. I too would cut Peppers and trade SMC. He has some value for teams playing the 3-4. Peppers, SMC, Hester, Bush, Weems, Podlesh, E. Bennett, and Conte all should be gone. SMC seems to be a trade only candidate, while the others can be cut with some dead money. According to Over the Cap, we currently have the 2nd lowest amount of salaries committed for 2014: http://overthecap.com/nfl-cap-space2.php?Year=2014

lil blind faith

No need to rush them back at this point, we have to win out and if we can't beat the Rams, we are not going to beat the Eagles, Cowboys, or Packers with Rodgers back. We will be lucky to get to 8-8. Just let them get completely healed up and continue to let the younger players get playing time.

It's basically over, there is no way we make the playoffs unless Detroit and Green Bay continue to lose. We have to win out to go 11-5, that is likely our only hope since we do not own any tie-breakers vs DET, CAR, SF, ARZ, and PHI. That is a lot to overcome, even for a normal team, but we are decimated by injuries. I want to believe they can do it, but man, the defense is porous. That Washington loss looms large as we had the lead late and couldn't make a stop.

So now what, vs a great pass rush, McCown goes for 36-47, 76.6%, 2 TD, and a 102.4 QB Rating. If not for the garbage time INT, he would still have not thrown one. What else could he have done better in this game? I say he has earned another game unless Jay is completely 100%.

Game over, gonna be hard to overcome this loss. We have been alternating losses and wins for last 7 games, so a 9-7 or 8-8 season is most likely. This defense cannot stop anyone.

Had to be. I thought it was clean.

This is unbelievable, now they are throwing them and picking them up on the Rams?

Almost every freaking play we have a flag, this is insane. What I hate is you can call holding on every play, yet we get it called way more than the Rams.