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With the signings of Hayden and Willhite, the miss of Okoye, I see the Bears probably going D Line with 2 of their top 3 picks, with WR being the other. Probably sign a Steinbach type as O Line depth and draft another developmental guy late. It'd be great if we could get McNeill cheap, on a "prove you're healthy" type deal though.

 

Looking at the roster, the Bears return 20 of their 22 starters who started the opening game last year. The 2 that are replaced are Chris Harris with Chris Conte and Roy Williams with Brandon Marshall. So, I think the Bears will go into the draft looking for depth, starting with rotational players first (i.e. players at not positions where 1 player plays every down unless injured: QB, OL, LB). I don't know that they go DT early, because they did just draft Paea early, and with Toeina they are really just looking for a 4th DT. And I'd imagine if all goes well this year and in the draft, they can get away by moving Peppers, Wootton and/or Idonije inside on passing downs to get extra pass rush.

 

I don't think those CBs should stop the Bears from going CB early. They are both on 1 year deals, Jennings is on an easy-to-cut 2 year deal. Tillman will be 32 going into 2013, not drafting CB would force their hand next draft. I think DE, WR, and CB will still be the first 3 picks (my first 3 picks all off-season) with DT, LB, OL and either SS or TE to round out the draft.

 

If Barron is there at 19 do you do it?

 

Kirkpatrick, wright , perry, merciles, which one do you go with if all four are there?

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With the signings of Hayden and Willhite, the miss of Okoye, I see the Bears probably going D Line with 2 of their top 3 picks, with WR being the other. Probably sign a Steinbach type as O Line depth and draft another developmental guy late. It'd be great if we could get McNeill cheap, on a "prove you're healthy" type deal though.

 

Looking at the roster, the Bears return 20 of their 22 starters who started the opening game last year. The 2 that are replaced are Chris Harris with Chris Conte and Roy Williams with Brandon Marshall. So, I think the Bears will go into the draft looking for depth, starting with rotational players first (i.e. players at not positions where 1 player plays every down unless injured: QB, OL, LB). I don't know that they go DT early, because they did just draft Paea early, and with Toeina they are really just looking for a 4th DT. And I'd imagine if all goes well this year and in the draft, they can get away by moving Peppers, Wootton and/or Idonije inside on passing downs to get extra pass rush.

 

I don't think those CBs should stop the Bears from going CB early. They are both on 1 year deals, Jennings is on an easy-to-cut 2 year deal. Tillman will be 32 going into 2013, not drafting CB would force their hand next draft. I think DE, WR, and CB will still be the first 3 picks (my first 3 picks all off-season) with DT, LB, OL and either SS or TE to round out the draft.

 

If Barron is there at 19 do you do it?

 

Kirkpatrick, wright , perry, merciles, which one do you go with if all four are there?

 

I'm probably the wrong person to ask about Barron, because I'm not a big fan of his. I don't think you take a S anywhere in the 1st round unless it's Eric Berry or Earl Thomas who have elite ability and some CB-like coverage skills. Barron doesn't fit in this group.

 

As for those 4, it would be a tough decision. Mercilus would be out because I think Perry is a better talent. After that, I'd probably eliminate Wright because the Bears already have an elite talent at WR, but they don't at CB. They do at DE (Peppers), but he's over 30.

 

So, between Perry and Kirkpatrick...gun to my head, I'd probably take Kirkpatrick. CB is deeper than DE in this draft, but a physical 6'2" CB with upside is hard to find. He's very intriguing with Megatron in the division.

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One thing's for sure. This will be a very interesting draft for us. Between the different directions we can take, and our new GM to make the decisions, this is the most excited I've been for a Bears draft in awhile.
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[expletive] Bears, let's take the greatest kick returner ever, and move him out of that role
Hester may be relieved of kick-return duties

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-bears-may-relieve-hester-of-kickreturn-duties-20120409,0,4478749.story

 

He's not a wide receiver, why can't they realize that?

 

It's not punt returns, settle down. Since they moved kickoffs back, it's not like there's even a lot of great opportunities on kick returns. And we had Manning/Knox doing a fair number of kickoff returns anyway. This isn't a big deal, imo.

 

If they ever take him off punt return duties at some point, then it's a different story.

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I'm more troubled with the possibility of Hester getting more significant snaps on offense, and the Bears perpetuating this fantasy that he can play the position. He's had five years trying, he doesn't know how to play WR in the NFL.
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I'm more troubled with the possibility of Hester getting more significant snaps on offense, and the Bears perpetuating this fantasy that he can play the position. He's had five years trying, he doesn't know how to play WR in the NFL.

 

Knox is hurt. You have Marshall, Bennett....and who?

 

Hester can probably play just fine as a WR if he's not expected to be a #1.

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I'm more troubled with the possibility of Hester getting more significant snaps on offense, and the Bears perpetuating this fantasy that he can play the position. He's had five years trying, he doesn't know how to play WR in the NFL.

 

Hester can play WR in the NFL, he can't be relied on as the #1. Taking him off of kickoff return duty is not a big deal, considering his specialty is punt returns and kick returns have been hampered by rule changes.

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With Angelo I hated the insistence on going after second (or worse) tier veterans for starting gigs. But I like the idea of a veteran to challenge both tackles. The downside is he's almost a lock to start with the competition he'd be going up against.

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-bears-to-host-syracuse-de-jones-20120411,0,2850025.story

 

General manager Phil Emery has talked at length about what he’s seeking to stock the Chicago Bears roster, and words he has repeated multiple times include sudden, dynamic and playmakers.

 

If Chandler Jones is anything like his older brother Jon “Bones” Jones, the current UFC light heavyweight champion, he’s definitely sudden and likely dynamic. The Bears will get a closer look Thursday when they host the defensive end from Syracuse on a pre-draft visit, according to an NFL source.

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