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For me it depends on which Hester we are going to get, the HoF Returner or the mediocre WR. An extension won't save that much.

5'8" is really small for a WR, especially taken in the first round. He produced in college, so we will have to see if that translates to success in the NFL. I just can't see the Bears using #20 on him.

Odds are he re-signs with Miami for much less than he believes he is worth.

I wouldn't mind Long in the 2nd. He is a great athlete and has the family pedigree. Armstead has been rated more as a 3rd rounder, and is not as "ready" as some of the other picks.

I can't see DB after what Tillman and Jennings did last year. With the huge holes on the Oline, TE, and possibly LB, it just seems like we will have to address 2 of those in the first two rounds.

Somewhat subjective because they use their own criteria to come up with the "value". There is no way to quantify things that don't show up on stat sheet. I would say Peppers and Forte were not that bad.

Interesting that they break out DT and DE, but not OT, G, and C.

I am glad he will be back, but the Bears need to get going on restructures and cuts.

Alex Smith vs Jay Cutler? That sort of contradicts what Gannon and Young both said about Cutler, that he would thrive under Trestman. Smith was brutal until Harbaugh came in and watered down the offense to such a basic level that almost any QB would've put up the numbers Smith did the last 2 years. Cutler actually gives Trestman more options because he can pass deep and is more mobile. If Trestman can correct some of Cutler's bad habits, he will be 10 times better than Smith would be in the same offense. Cutler's ceiling is so much higher. We will find out this year because Smith has Reid in KC, but I can't see Smith being more than just a game manager. He is not a bad QB, but I don't believe he would be better than Cutler in a Trestman offense. Trestman also helped Plummer in 1998 almost double his numbers, and I would say Cutler and Plummer are very comparable QB's. He did the same for Kosar in 1989.

Sure, but I could care less about other teams. I am just saying that because we were fairly tight and this gives us a little more wiggle room to sign a FA. Next I hope we start to hear news like this: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/cowboys-redo-...dGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

Your last name is Ociepka as well?

Yep 23.9, great news for the Bears. https://twitter.com/mortreport/status/307276900395524096

I would avoid him, he is a decent TE, but somewhat inconsistent with drops. He also never really had a monster year. There seems to be enough depth at TE in the draft that would be comparable for a lot less money.

I've actually seen that before and it is pretty funny when the ref or side/back judge is running faster than the player in the open field at a full sprint.

I would avoid him altogether, he looked really slow and sort of validated his play against Alabama. If he dropped weight he should've been faster than a 4.80.

There would be no point wasting #20 on a WR, if someone wants them, let them move up to our slot and take them for an extra pick. There are some really deep positions and we can get a couple of impact players in the first few rounds that can immediately upgrade multiple positions (OL, TE).

It will be a complete failure this offseason if we don't address the OLine, especially the tackles. Webb can stay and compete with a rookie or FA acquisition, but I would rather have him as the swing tackle than the starting LT.

If all 5 of those are gone at 20, that means someone else is falling to us. Either we get someone with great value or we trade down, get an extra pick, and still get someone we want (for less money too).

I cannot see taking any WR before the 4th round pick. I would rather get a TE who can catch and block vs a WR who is not going to be more than a #3. In the 1st or 2nd would almost be a wasted pick, yeah you want BPA, but there is also utilization as well.

Armstead is a physical freak, but who knows if that translates to on field performance. He is an intriguing prospect though.

Eifert backed up his hype and play with a great combine, he is a first round talent. He was near the top in almost every event. Ertz was one of the worst jumpers, but was decent all around, he seems more like a 2nd round pick. Escobar only excelled in the 3-cone, other than that, nothing stood out, and he was a lot slower than expected. I can't see him going before the 3rd, so I say 3rd-5th. To me, beside Eifert, the others that stood out were McDonald all around, and then Furstenburg and Stoneburner for everything but their BP.

Yeah, Joeckel wasn't that fast either. For the arm length, if you say that, then the heavier someone weighs the more reps they should be able to do. Long is looking good in the drills.

Terron Armstead 31/4.65 and Lane Johnson 28/4.75 are the top performers so far. Kyle Long is the only other to break 5.0. Fluker looks like crap, 21 reps and 5.32 40. He is going to fall. I would love Johnson at 20. Joeckel, Warmack, Fisher, and Cooper will all be gone before 20.

Seems like a pretty logical draft, but no TE would mean Davis is still on the team, so that would be a complete fail.

On my first try, I included the dead money for the 3 big cuts, but there was an additional 2.5 million in cuts to bottom of the roster guys who will not count on the cap when we draft players and sign guys like Melton, Louis, and Roach. If we cut Davis, Spaeth, and Hester, with some of the bottom of the roster guys we should have a little over $15 million for Free Agency and still have $5 million for the rookie pool. In the $15, we can re-sign Melton, Louis, and Roach, and probably a FA OL. Don't forget there will be a bigger jump in cap space in 2015, so teams may backload some contracts to relieve some pressure this year and next year and push some of the costs to 2015 knowing there will be more space.