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Lots of people think he's the best prospect in this draft. I've also heard that coaches and gm's don't love him as much as the media does.

Starting to believe in the Mariota connection to Chicago. When you look back at the timeline, the signs are there. There was a report last month with Mariota talking about the Bears being "very interested". Last week Ryan Pace said that he would not be afraid to take him if he fell to #7. And now this rumor. Up until recently, I always felt like the Bears might be trying to sell a smokescreen, and they still might be, but this is now the 3rd or 4th time I've seen his name being thrown around in Chicago. We'll see.. I don't think they will end up getting him, but I do believe they really like him.

Jason Cole from Bleacher Report is reporting the Bears are trying to trade Cutler to the Titans for the 2nd pick to draft Mariota. I'm assuming the Bears and Titans would swap picks as well. Can't see this getting done unless the Bears are willing to part with another high pick. Pace said last week that he wouldn't be afraid to take Mariota at 7 if he was there. Thought it was all smokescreen before this news came out. Maybe he's sincere.

Well I don't think LB'er depth is a problem anymore. What do they got, like 20 now?

I'm still hoping Fowler will fall to 7, but that doesn't seem likely. I'd be fine with Cooper or White as WR's. My darkhorse candidate is Mariota. I know he's not a favorite of many, but I like the kids attitude. Reminds me of Russell Wilson in that sense.

Thought I heard Fox make some sort of comment about how they wanted to run a rotational system at RB, or something to that effect. Wouldn't surprise me one bit if they took a RB in the draft, even pretty high. Forte isn't getting any younger.

I just can't get passed why it was so important to Ryan Pace that he felt compelled to put his ass on the line for THIS guy, somebody who at best is a slightly above average NFL player. It's not worth the bad PR and the trouble, IMO. It just makes me more angry that it comes in light of them cutting bait with Marshall. If you're going to trade a guy for being a distraction you can't turn around and sign this guy. You can't do it. It's a bad look.

Based on the information that is available, I certainly don't think he's free of guilt. He's been involved in 3 serious incidents off the field. He doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt. Btw Greg Hardy's case was dropped earlier too. He must be innocent as well.

Just because no charges were filed does not mean he's innocent. I doubt he's just been a victim of bad luck on two separate occasions, one with his fiance who apparently was seen with bruises on her arms and neck and the other being the girl he had sex with while she was drunk and impaired. The 49'ers obviously felt like there was enough there that they didn't want him to be apart of the team anymore. There is no reason why the Bears needed to take this risk. He's not a difference maker and won't be on the team when they're good. He's not worth the risk. If he has one more miss-step, it would be a huge embarrassment for the Bears organization and especially the new GM.

I don't mind the low key profile in free agency. I've been on record saying that I prefer that model. My problem is with the additions they have made, specifically Rolle and McDonald. By the time the Bears are good again these guys aren't going to be here. Rolle at least doesn't have the off-the-field past like McDonald does, so I can at least try to rationalize that one. It's the hypocrisy of them getting rid of Marshall for being a distraction and then turning around to sign somebody who was cut by his own team for getting arrested 3 different times for domestic violence cases. That's B.S.

Moronic signing. This off-season makes no sense at all. The draft better make up for it. My confidence in Ryan Pace has gone down quite a bit since day 1. He's acting as if this team is better than they are when you look at these signings. A lot of veteran signings and 1 year deals. The explanation behind the signing makes it even worse. Pace talked to his mom and dad? WHAT?? How does that make a difference? Of course they are going to protect their son. How about talk to the victim, or the police for that matter? Awful.

Yeah the Bears now suddenly have a cluster of LB'ers to use since they've made the shift to a 3-4. You've got Young, Allen, Houston, McPhee, McClellin, Bostic, Jones, Bass, Washington (?) Am I missing somebody? McClellin, Bostic, Jones are probably your ILB in a 3-4. The rest are OLB'ers with guys like Allen and Houston sort of there because they don't fit anywhere else. McPhee is still somewhat of an unknown. I'd feel better if the Bears drafted an OLB like Fowler or Beasley to feel more secure at that position. McPhee might be your 5 technique DE before it's all said and done. Not sure what the Bears plans are for him.

Old and on the decline. No thanks.

There's your slot guy.

Ugh... That's not what I wanted to hear. Now we're signing a 32 year old safety? Wtf is going on?

Why is Ozzie Newsome getting rid of Ngata? Is there something going on there that we don't know about?

Wtf? Why are we throwing money at a 32 year old safety? Idiotic. Makes no sense.

Beasley and Fowler are probably my top two guys. Beasley's arms are gigantic. Fowler is damn near perfect size for a LB.

What did Fowler run? He's been my guy.

Admittedly I'm not much of a college sports fan, so I don't watch a lot of these guys play every Saturday. From what I've read about Fowler, a lot of his negatives are coachable. He has the skill set to be a force. I trust these Bears coaches now for the first time in a long time, especially Fangio. If he likes Fowler, I'm all for it. The real target should be Gregory IMO, but he is probably long gone before #7.

I like Fowler because he's big and athletic compared to Ray, who's smaller and more compact. I like arm length and Fowler certainly has that.

No way. Lance checked out midway through last season, if not all of it. Plus he's old, slow, and often injured these days, on top of also not being that great at football anymore.

Fangio runs a hybrid scheme, but a base 3-4. I suspect that will remain here. I don't know why it wouldn't. He's a Dom Capers disciple.

Spiegs acted like he wanted to come to blows with Bernstein yesterday talking about Marshall. It was weird. He called Dan out and said the way he treated him and Mannelly was unprofessional and it pissed him off to the point where he said his report was complete BS. Dan continued to be his douchey self and said he was sticking by his report (even though he clearly back tracked) and that he was not going to change the way he treats people. For more context about what caused this, Bernstein went on the other day during transition and joined in the conversation about Marshall. Dan reiterated that the Marshall decision had already been made. He's out. Pat couldn't believe it. He said that when he was there, Marshall wasn't bad in the lockeroom. When Matt and Pat even entertained the idea that Marshall could be back and that they would want him back, Bernstein quipped, "Agree with me and you'll look smart", That didn't sit well with either of them, and Matt went on yesterday's show to call out Bernstein for the back tracking and the arrogant, condescending attitude with which he treats people. Of course Bernstein didn't back off. He handled the situation well from an emotional stand point, but never once said he was sorry or any of that. Just business as usual. I've listened to the show pretty consistently for about 4-5 years now. I've never seen it get to that point before.

Finally being run like a professional NFL team.