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If Urlacher is not re-signed, I would assume the first 2 picks are OL and MLB with BPA taken. If those 2 are picked, I think they go either OL or TE in the 4th.

I would be shocked if we didn't sign a OT in Free Agency.

If we can pick up a 3rd round pick, while still getting an OL in the first or early 2nd, I would not mind Ertz at our pick in the 2nd. I would rather have Ertz (a better Fleener) than Eifert (a lesser Fleener).

Playing outside of his scheme with players he doesn't know. This is exactly what he will have to do when he comes to the NFL.

He was the female voice on the other side of the phone. Te'o mentioned that she seemed to be somewhat butch.

If he didn't separate from defenders in the NCAA, I don't know how he would do that in the NFL where everyone is bigger and faster.

I had to post this (from SB Nation), some nice Photoshop work:

Bears picks: 20. Chicago Bears: Alec Ogletree, ILB, Georgia 50. Chicago Bears: Kyle Long, OT, Oregon 114. Chicago Bears: Travis Kelce, TE, Cincinnati http://walterfootball.com/draft2013.php Seems to be pretty logical, addresses 3 spots of need, and they all seem to be decent picks for the slot.

Someone will believe they could fix him, and he will go in the 4th or 5th.

What if this is a triple conspiracy by the Bears and Te'o for him to fall to the Bears? First the girlfriend hoax, clearly orchestrated by Robbie Gould, then the bad showing by Te'o in the BCS Championship, which was Hoke's idea (why he was retained). Then it will be to have a bad combine where he falls even more to the Bears (since we love the Bench Press). With the smaller rookie contracts, it is almost better to be picked by a better team at the end of the round and make less money compared to annual purgatory playing for the Raiders, Bills, or Jaguars for more Night Club 1 Dollar bills. In all seriousness, if the Bears ended up with Te'o, it wouldn't be the end of the world. I don't want him, especially at 20, but I could see it happening. Te'o seems to be a ball hawk as he is always around the ball. He was a Kick Returner, RB, and LB in High School, so he is pretty versatile, which Emery likes. If they believe they could fix his weaknesses, he may be an option.

I do not want Te'o, against the closest NFL opponent (Bama) he couldn't tackle anyone. I guess that game was a hoax too At 20, we really need to take OL first, and if too many come off the board before 20, then go MLB with someone like Ogletree. I can't see us drafting anything other than OL or LB at 20. TE is a need, but I just can't see taking one at 20 unless Urlacher comes back, but even then, it would be a hard sell. If we traded down into the late 20's or even early 2nd round, then I wouldn't mind it as much because of the extra pick acquired. We just can't go TE early without having a 3rd Rounder.

Don't forget all the Dead Money and Buyouts still on the books. Also, there is an assumption of a certain amount of money for the rookie pool, thus reducing the cap even more. I've heard the "Real" cap space is between 14-17 depending on if certain bonuses were/are triggered. Davis will be a $1.45 hit if cut. So he would save $2.4 in cap space, seems like a no-brainer. Hester's will be a $1.00 hit if cut. A cap savings of $1.85 if cut compared to paying him to play. So those 2 would save us $4.25. Spaeth is another one for me. His cap hit is $2.433, and cutting him would save $2.00. So cutting those 3 would give us over $6 million in space. If we were drafting a TE, we could pick up a blocking TE for less than the $2.4 we are paying Spaeth. That would fill 2 of those 3 positions and still have around $4.5 left.

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It is like the 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon. Tebow > Jets > Cavanaugh > Bears = Tebow to Bears There is also this picture of Cutler congratulating Tebow after he is handed the starting QB job for the Bears in Week 10 in 2013:

He was so bad that Lovie had to take over play calling.

He sure looked good on the INT TD return. He was moving.

Tebow is just not an NFL QB. His best bet would be to convert to TE, FB, or LB.

They can do that for their Super Bowl Shuffle Dance as they put their Super Bowl rings on.

lol, it was funny how in the other thread it showed how bad the Bears D was when Babich took over as DC, then returned back to normal after he left the position. I guess for him the Jax D can't get any worse, so even a slight improvement will look good for him.

I agree with your assessment, but how much of that was due to the system the players were playing in? I know the 3rd Down issues were almost completely on the scheme. I don't know if we ever covered the quick slant, even though everyone knew it was coming. For Urlacher, the only way I see him coming back is if he takes a pay cut, which is unlikely.

No Podlesh?

One playmaker? I would say Peppers, Melton, Tillman, and Jennings would beg to differ. Also, Wright and Conte have come a long way. Tillman is not a shutdown corner? Just ask Megatron who averaged 8-133 against the rest of the league and 4-53 vs the Bears. Megatron was held to a season low 3 receptions for 34 yards in Week 7 against Tillman.

Exactly. With a DC that has experience with both, we are not tied to one or the other, and can at least give looks with Peppers and McClellin on the outside. This also is in line with the HC's philosophy of being able to adapt the schemes to the players, not the other way around. It will be very interesting. I am just glad we got all the coaches in before the deadline, now we get almost an entire offseason (for non-playoff teams) to get ready for next season.

I don't think it is pts, but regardless, kind of funny to see Gould's pictures run off the board.

lol hippy