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http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/04/07/rep...to-visit-bears/ I hope to hell we draft this guy. Would be a PERFECT fit as a utility guy that can catch passes or take hand-offs every now and then, as well as being our main special teams returner. Think Dexter McCluster.

Phil and Panic? LOL. If anyone believes there would be panic in Phil Emery if Aaron Donald is off the board, they're crazy. I don't know how good McShay's sources are (my guess is crap) but that doesn't sound like Phil at all.

Wasn't this the guy that people wanted to give up a 2nd round pick for last year? Funny how a year changes things..

Lets see if he'll take Chris Conte now.

Most teams were scouting McCellin as a 3-4 OLB, not as a 4-3 DE. I don't know if there was any team outside of the Bears who viewed him as a 1st round 4-3 DE. Most of the mocks I saw had Long as a 2nd round grade because of his inexperience and age. Whether you want to agree with that or not, the fact remains almost nobody saw those picks coming. The only predictable thing about Phil Emery is that he doesn't go along with the popular opinion. Perhaps. I just don't see him taking a D-Lineman in the first. They have a greater need at the safety position, and most really good ones go in the 1st round. I also think the Bears are trying to get away from the Lovie Smith cover 2 defense. They don't necessarily need the small/fast 3 technique DT anymore. Both Houston and Ratliff are capable of playing that position in a 4-3 anyways, as well as being strong enough to anchor a nose tackle position in a 3-4.

That's Phil though. Nobody predicted Shea McCellin or Kyle Long last year. Probably because both guys were largely projected as 2nd round picks. Would not surprise me to see Phil go that route again. Expect the unexpected.

Clinton-Dix, Gilbert, Pyror are at the top of my wish list right now. Emery won't draft either of those players. He won't draft Aaron Donald. It's going to be somebody that's not talked about a lot. Maybe Ward or Denard.

I really hope Cornelius Washington is able to step up his game this year. Would be HUGE if he is able to at least become a reliable situational pass rusher as a 3-4 OLB or a 4-3 DE. Would allow Jared Allen more time to rest and be fresh.

Yeah, the whole loyalty comments were just utter stupidity when you consider the fact that the Bears were the ONLY team in the league to offer him a contract. A contract that he turned down, mind you. Urlacher is just not a very likeable guy. He also doesn't usually have a whole lot of content that comes out of his mouth whenever he talks.

Thinking safety. I just don't know what player. It's usually someone who hasn't been talked about. I'm hoping it's Clinton-Dix or Justin Gilbert, but it'll probably be somebody else.

I'd love to see it.

Hey may end up as a one trick pony, but its a pretty good trick.. I expect double digit sacks next year. Beyond that? Who knows. I think he'll become more of a situational pass rusher than he was with the Vikings. As long as he can get to the QB, that's all I care about. Man the position for 2 years before Emery drafts his replacement.

This is great. Now we can draft Clinton-Dix or Justin Gilbert and our defense will start coming together quite nicely. Oh and HAHA @ Brad Biggs!

I don't see an interior pass rusher being the Bear's #1 need. It's still at Safety IMO. Safety and DE would be 1A and 1B. Houston, Paea, Ratliff, and Idonije all will play some DT. Right now, they don't have a starting RDE after the loss of Peppers. At safety, they arguably don't have any quality starters on the roster right now, though Mundy probably takes one of the positions by default.. They damn sure don't want Conte, Steltz, or the Packer scrub starting on the other side.

I think he could still find a way to 8-10 sacks next year in a reduced role in the Packer's defense. I think they'll try to preserve him as much as possible. You'll see his reps go down and his production go up IMO. Good move by the Packers. I hope he doesn't do to Jay Cutler what he did to Matt Stafford a few years back.

Good news. You need 3 reliable CB's in this league now. Bears still need to draft a young stud at CB in this draft to bring into the fold. Tillman was a good safety blanket signing for a year.

Whoever signs Allen is going to owe him some money. He reportedly will retire if he doesn't get a fair contract.

Schefter just said again on ESPN the Bears were in contact with Jared Allen. Somebody is obviously wrong here.

Jennings supposedly ranked 2nd to last on Bill Polian's list of available free agents..

Or maybe he's actually really terrible.

Packers fans are saying he's worse than Chris Conte... fml. We still need TWO starters.

Too old for me unless he signs for a modest 1-2 year deal.

Funny how that thought creeped into my head immedietly after hearing the news of Byrd to the Saints. What better defensive player could the Bears sign this off-season if Revis is indeed released? Maybe Jared Allen, which seems to be where they're going, but I would rather have Revis. He will be a full year removed from ACL surgery, and if he gets back to his former self, you're talking about one side of the field that you no longer have to worry about anymore.

Makes sense I guess now that they lose out on a good safety and Julius Peppers was released.

Disappointing that the Bears weren't able to get him. It didn't even sound like they were all that interested which really bugs the hell out of me. He's the best FA in this class, and plays a position that you desperately NEED filled. It's not like they didn't have the money to wager. I don't get it. If Chris Conte is starting next year, I will do some terrible things.