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And they look bored doing it.

Isn't Mondesi like 14? Naw I know he's 18 (barely), but he's so far away. The Cubs would have to be pretty desperate to get rid of someone in order to take him as the main piece in a trade. And thr Royals would have to be stupid to give him up this early in his development.

Damn. I thought I read like 19% or so. Never did the math myself though.

Bryant doesn't really strike out that much. At least not in non-professional debuts.

Yeah regular season is a lot less stressful when your team just won a championship and at the very least will have a legit shot to repeat.

Heh. My bad.

That was in response to Someone saying he visited.

He's one of them. Both he and Trey Lyles decommitted from IU. The Lyles business is shady; Blackmon is just par for the course for players committing as freshman. Decommitting has been a trend for the Class of 2014 in Indiana. I think Devin Robinson is probably choosing IU. I don't even know if Lyles still has IU on his radar. Blackmon, I have some slight hope for. Reminds me some of Gary Harris. Really would be what this team needs. A great shooter on the wing to go with all the slashers.

IU should fall into that weird year category as well. I Have no idea who is going to score. Sheehey should lead the team in scoring. Yogi averaged 7 last year, double digits shouldn't be that hard. Then its freshmen and Hollowell. Dont see Perea as a scorer. They'll score plenty if they can get out and run.

For what? They're giving up no salary in that trade. Wasn't saying that's all they can/will trade but those are the players teams would want.

If Rose and Gibson can really shoot like this, damn! This team could really win homecourt. I still think they are a trade away from being real contenders though. Still like the Heat in a 7-game series. Not sure who they'd have to give up though. Is the Charlotte pick, Euro dude, and Teague enough?

Get Tanaka and a trade of Samarzdija is almost preferred. Might be any way as he'll probably get more than he's worth. Not a true ace, but will get paid like one. And I doubt the Cubs will pay him. I'd probably do the trade anyway and if not Tanaka, go after a 2nd tier arm to fill out the rotation. Then put the other resources into the bullpen.

Tired of NFL Network and most of the internet saying that Briggs is the biggest Bears' injury. In what universe is losing any LB bigger than losing your starting QB? Your VERY GOOD starting QB? What's the worst that can happen to the defense? They're already bottom 3 in the league. 30th to 32nd ain't that big of a drop. The offense has a lot more to lose, regardless of how McCown played against another terrible defense.

I think Tillman is every bit the CB that Charles Woodson was. Woodson has some very down years on his resume in Oakland and wasn't always good in GB. I don't know that Tillman's best is at Woodson's best, but he's definitely had better lows.

Yeah, big fans of both. Those are my 2 favorite QBs after the 2nd round. People are really talking up Garropolo as maybe a late 1st/early 2nd round pick (all 32 teams have gone to see EIU play already this year), but that's not going to happen unless most of the big names stay in school. I've heard Matthews as early as 4th round, but he looks to be a 5th or 6th rounder.

Carr and Fales are interesting, maybe Mettenberger (has the arm and this weekend notwithstanding, has made a lot of progress). Not a fan of Murray or McCarron. They're doing well because of the other 10 guys on the field. Big fan of Carr. Bears like him too from what I hear. Of course I think David Carr would have been good if not ruined by 80 sacks as a rookie. Murray is Jimmy Clausen redux. McCarron is a poor man's Sam Bradford.

The offense looks very good and it's still early in its development. It isn't exactly young but it isn't old either. It's also possible to alleviate the defensive problems with one really good draft (obviously will take some luck). The offense is definitely in its prime years with the defense needing to be rebuilt, it has happened before with a one year turnover with less talent in that previous year. I think the defense needs at least 3-4 new starters + young talented bodies to create depth. By the time the Defense can bridge the gap with the talent level on the offense Cutler, Forte and Marshall will be near the end of their prime. Not sure if that is extremely negative, or just realistic. First of all, the defense will look a lot younger when the old guard leaves. Peppers and Tillman may be gone this offseason. Briggs at most is here thru 2014. I think a decent foundation for the future D is in place. Wootton, Bostic, Frey, Paea, Greene are in place. You hope they can salvage something out of MCClellin andConte. I think the first round pick will be spent on the DL. And u could still bring back Melton. On offense, not concerned about the age. A QBs prime extends beyond mid-to-late 20s. Cutler could conceivably have 5-7 good years left. As good as Forte is, he's at the most replaceable position in the league. Marshall 's replacement is basically already in house and WRs are pretty replaceable if u have a good QB. As for the 3-4 new starters, you have the 2 early picks (1st and 2nd rounders) and tons of money for free agents. I'd expect one on each end of the D, a pass rusher and probably a S to replace Wright or challenge Conte.....even if the FA isn't a huge name.

I am totally on board with Watkins in the draft... assuming that like 90% of that cap space Bears will have this offseason (plus cutting Peppers), goes toward the D. The other 10% goes to re-signing Cutler. I don't think you can pass up a talent like Watkins if we end up in a position to draft him, but I think you need more than FA to build up the D so it puts some pressure to find some mid round hits. There should be some good DL available though in the first and I don't ultimately think we'll be in a position to draft Watkins by combination of him shooting up boards and the Bears not finishing with a worse enough record. Even without Cutler, I'm a little more bullish on the Bears than finishing top 10 range. If you can get Watkins, you might have to. He's likely to be BPA at that point in the draft. And he'll bridge the gap from Marshall. If Watkins can develop like Jeffery (and he's a better talent), you go from Marshall/Jeffery to Jeffery/Watkins and that's probably not much dropoff from right now.

Conte played one of the worst games I've ever seen. Probably exaggerating, but still, he was pathetic on Sunday.

If not Cutler.....then who? Plus, he won't cost $20Mil/year unless he comes back and wins the Superbowl this year. $16Mil will probably get it done long-term. But I actually don't know that either side would want a long-term deal if Cutler is done for the year. 6 games, 5 good ones. A slow heal from injury. If he doesn't come back, I'd be suprised with a long-term deal. I think he still has to play well, and win games to get a long-term deal. FWIW, I've heard whispers that the Bears really like Derek Carr. He'd probably be the "who", if not Jay. Obviously, that's not the ideal situation for anyone though.

I was positive on resigning Wright and Tillman, but Peanut has finished what? 1 game? Wright has been extremely shitty and looks to be much better than Conte who has been terrible. Really bad game yesterday for both. I'm not a 3-4 guy at all, but I feel like teams that change defensive schemes can greatly improve faster. NO has done it this year. GB did it before they became unbeatable. Dallas did it and are the only team to completely shut down the Eagles. Just seems like they need a fresh start. They don't have to be good, just better than they have been. Cant allow a game winning TD and 45 points. No excuse tfor that whatsoever.

Seasons over for Reggie Wayne, Doug Martin and Sam Bradford. When teams fear the worse....its usually the worse.

Groin injury.

Wasted time reviewing that.

Bostic has been great this drive......everyone else?