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This move only adds more credence to possibly sliding Chris Williams over to LT to compete with JWebb.

Nice depth move. Emery doing work!

Funny how Burfict's name came up. I was just reading Mike Florio's article about him the other day. So far he hasn't gotten a single team to show interest in him at all. This guy needs an attitude adjustment. Here's what his own coaches had to say about him. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/...-cold-shoulder/ Wouldn't be surprised to see his name not called on draft night. Everything about him is all trouble. Nobody seems to like him and he doesn't seem to care about taking his career seriously.

We are clearly going for it this year. The Marshall move, the Bush signing, Jason Cambell wanting to come here to be a backup.. One thing that Emery has come in here and done immediately is build more depth on the team. Depth cannot be stressed enough in the NFL, more so than any other sport because the nature and frequency of injuries. All these smaller signings may not seem like much but you never know how important they will be until the guy before them goes down. Free agency is just a piece of the puzzle. Now Emery gets to flaunt his abilities as a drafter and I couldn't be more excited. This is what we brought him here to do. Btw, The Bears are visiting with Melvin Ingram today according to Vaughn McClure's twitter.

I'm more inclined to believe DE is going to be the pick but I have to defer to the football aficionados out there that know a hell of a lot more about scouting than I do, when they talk about Stephon Gilmore. The word on the street is that Gilmore could quite possibly go in the top 10, maybe even as high as #7 to Jacksonville. CB is one of our needs going in to the draft this year. He'll definitely be an option in the 1st if he's there, as will several others.

Well he can't be any worse than Frank Omiyale. So from that standpoint, it's an upgrade.

Oh God, what are we doing!?!?!?! How are we signing all these guys??? I thought all our money ran out ages ago?? How is this happening?!!!

As of right now, the sense that I get is DL in the 1st, WR in round 2. I'm going to have to update my draft board but my top 3 guys right now for the Bears would have to be Michael Floyd, Stephon Gilmore, and Dre Kirkpatrick. I wouldn't be surprised to see us go with Mercilus or Chandler Jones though. With Emery as GM it's almost impossible to tell what's going to happen. He's so damn secretive and he likes admitting that, haha.

After Kalil and Reif there really isn't a LT worth drafting in the 1st round. The Jonathon Martin's and the Cordy Glenn's have been dropping like flies lately. Which isn't all that surprising. Even Reif is a question mark at LT but is almost a lock to go in the top 15. Some of those guys will be available in the 2nd round if we want one. If our meetings with players have been any indication, It looks like we may go WR in round 2 and OL in the middle rounds. Here are some of the offensive lineman that have either worked out for the Bears, visited with, or have been linked to the Bears in some fashion. **Borrowed from Bears.com which derived from PFT Workout Tracker and includes other players that have been mentioned to the Bears thanks to various media outlets** Iowa OT Adam Gettis Purdue offensive tackle Dennis Kelly Memphis guard Ronald Leary Oklahoma offensive tackle Donald Stephenson Amini Silatolu, OG/OT, Midwestern State Ben Jones OG, Georgia Jeff Allen OT, Illinois Cordy Glenn OT/OG, Georgia Here are the WR's Michigan WR Junior Hemingway LSU receiver Rueben Randle Baylor receiver Kendall Wright Alshon Jeffery WR, South Carolina Stephen Hill WR, Georgia Tech Michael Floyd WR, Notre Dame Marvin Jones WR, Cal Marvin McNutt WR, Iowa Kashif Moore WR, UConn

Thanks for that, haha. Now I can take a sigh of relief.. I hate watching games from streams.

Not sure what Mario Williams has to do with anything, seeing how he was a free agent. History is on my side of this argument. How many times has an NFL team ever traded up for a top 5 pick to grab an offensive lineman? Last time it happened was 12 years ago with the Redskins when they traded up for Chris Samuels at #3 after acquiring an inordinate number of picks from New Orleans the year before in the Ricky Williams deal. Most trades made in the top 5 involve quarterbacks, and there is a reason for that. In fact, since 2001, there has only been 5 trades that involved a team trading up into the top 5 and all but one involved a quarterback (2003, Bears/Jets Michael Haynes trade). Atlanta traded two 1sts, a 2nd, and 2 fourths just to get Julio Jones at #6 last year. There's your starting point, at minimum. Is it worth it? No way.

I would never trade multiple first round picks for a player that never touches the ball. If you're trading that many spots to get a top 5-10 1st round pick, it's usually for a franchise quarterback.

If we beat GB in week 2, we can really start building a lead in our division with 4 of our first 5 opponents being on the outside of the playoffs last year.

I see Todd McCshay has us taking Stephon Gilmore with our 19th pick. I'm a fan of both Gilmore and Kirkpatrick but Gilmore is more of the physical corner that has the potential to be a shut down guy. Kirkpatrick strength is in pass coverage, reading and reacting to where the throw is going to go. He's excellent in zone coverage and has the height to cover some of the bigger WR's in this league.

Yeah I don't know but I would hate that because I don't get NFL Network..

I hope to god that Thursday night game is not on the NFL Network like I think it's going to be. I also don't like how we open up with a short week right off the bat. Hopefully nobody gets hurt because of shortness between games.

Using a high draft pick on the position last year makes it a non need in the 1st round. Paea may be a bust, but drafting two DT within the 1st two rounds 2 consecutive years? Really? If you want to fill out the position, spend a pick in the later rounds on one or sign a free agent once the market opens up again after the draft.

Hosted Reuben Randle the other day. Sounds like if Floyd isn't there they are looking to find a receiver in the 2nd round.

On one hand you're getting a guy that provides next to nothing in the pass rush department, but on the other hand you're getting a very raw player with all the physical tools to become a pretty dominant defensive lineman. He only started 1 year at LSU so I guess he's been a late bloomer, but I'm not sure there aren't better options than him at 19. I wouldn't hate the pick but given how we already made the Paea pick last year, DT is not really a need at all.

Hill, Fleener, Adams, and Jenkins are all interesting choices in the 2nd round if they are available. It's too bad most of them will be off the board by the time our 2nd pick comes around..

Haha. Huh? I'm talking about the former All Pro Brian Dawkins that played for the Eagles previously and now the Broncos.

Mark Barron is the only safety worth drafting in the 1st round. That guy is going to be a stud. I think Dallas is almost surely going to grab him if he's there at 14 though, and if not, possibly Philly, who hasn't had a real safety since Brian Dawkins.

Trent seems to have jumped on the Cutler bandwagon since midway through last year. He was singing a much different tune before that. Good to see his opinions on him have changed because I agree. With Marshall by his side and a new OC, we should expect to see major improvements from him this season.

Meh.. I'll pass on McClellin. He belongs in a 3/4 scheme, not as a 4/3, especially if you're planning on taking him with a 1st round pick. Too high risk to try and makeshift him into being an undersized DE.