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The whole Te'o situation is stupid. The hoax thing is either him being stupid or him being forced to lie forhis Heisman campaign. Its over. It was dumb. The 40 isn't a big deal either. Anyone who thought he was more than a 4.75 speed at best was kidding themselves. He looked the same he does on the field running the 40 and in drills. His stock should have never been in the top 10. And he still made enough plays on the field that he will go top 40....probably even still late 1st.

Ive heard the FO wants Urlacher, Roach and Idonije back. I think change is good and u can upgrade at least 2 of those defensive positions while also getting younger.

NBA teams aren't busting down doors to draft 6-0 point guards who can't shoot. And nobody said he was a lottery pick. But there's a pretty good chance he gets drafted as a former McD AA, likely 4-year starter including as a freshman on the team that has been #1 most of the year.

Why the F would a CHICAGO v. CLEVELAND game be blacked out in Pittsburgh on NBATV?

FWIW, I thought Cody Zeller was a miserable failure in this game. If you're the preseason national player of the year, a potential #1 overall pick, certain lottery pick...you can't allow a team 22 offensive rebounds. Granted Watford didn't show up, but it wasn't his fault his coach had him fronting a same-size, stronger player. Not only the rebounding, but Z once again allowed way too many points. The guy he was guarding either scored on him or got such good position on him that the help had to come and leave the weakside boards open whenever they went at him. On offense, he consistently goes up weak. Didn't on the Mbakwe block, but he had 2 other shots blocked that he should have been able to power thru and score. He also missed what should have been an And-1. And the play that made me realize that IU was 100% going to lose this game is when he had the ball on the baseline and dribbled the ball off his foot toward the middle of the floor when the defender was conceeding either a makeable jumper or giving up the baseline underneath. IU was down 6 and that would have cut the lead to 4 and they would not have had to start fouling and forced Minnesota to make shots. Also, Tom Crean should completely scrap the zone defense. All it does is helps teams get out of scoring slumps. I can live with teams going at Zeller as long as he stays out of foul trouble. But offenses have struggled to run their sets with Oladipo, Ferrell, and Sheehey flying around the backcourt. There's a clear plan to beat the zone and teams have been able to do that consistently because of the lack of interior defensive awareness in IU's zone.

What did he do? Acted like he was shot in the side of the face to try to draw a flagrant foul. There's a decent chance there was no contact and if there was, it was completely minimal. Then he flopped and rolled around while holding the side of his face. I didn't think he was even close to being hit. It was worth a try, no technical for flopping. Still a douche, though he's my douche.

What did he do? Flopped from a phantom elbow.

4 point lead with Zeller/Watford combining for 2 points, 0-6 shooting, 2 rebounds, and 4 fouls. I'll take that everyday. Add in Yogi and that's 0-11 from 3/5 of the starting lineup. Good minutes from Elston defensively and spreading the floor.

Yogi is terrible tonight. About 5 missed layups and a missed jumper inside the FT line. Now a travel.

Agree. We got a nice run going, but Mbakwe just raped Zeller. My Gosh what a block.

The GB game showed me all I needed to see. He got called for 3 OPIs, but he physically dominated man coverage late in that game. It was the healthiest he was since the opener (big TD catch) and it showed in his separation. If those calls go as non-calls or against the D as they do 90% of the time, he has a huge game and the Bears are in the playoffs.

Exactly. If the Bears get a LT and still somehow have 9Mil to play around with....get a Guard, or another tackle, or a TE and Center combo, or a DE opposite Peppers, or whatever. At that point, if you have Albert (in the Rotoworld example) and can get a starting OG under the cap too, and you still want a huge splash at WR, then draft Tavon Austin at 20. I'd love to have Welker, because he's a damn good player, but I don't see anyway that makes any logical sense to spend 9Mil on him when you have multiple needs on the OL.

Or in context.....He was talking about PG play specifically related to handling the press. Hence my comment. Obviously, I don't think any of those guys are the PG. You guys are arguing for the sake of arguing. If he was talking about PG play in general, yeah IU might be outmanned a couple times in the tourney. But they've already played Keith Appling, Trey Burke and Aaron Kraft and have gone 4-0.

Rotoworld seems to think so. They've got us signing Albert at 5/37, Wes Welker at 3/27, and franchising Melton. If that's a possibility, sign me the hell up. I don't want Welker. We'd be better off getting a slot guy who can stretch the field to go with Brandon and Alshon. Who cares about stretching the field when u have two of the most productive Wrs of the last 5 years. Yeah, thats where I'm at. I'm all for it. That said, I'm not positive we need more than a 4th WR. I really like Alshon going forward and Bennett is solid enough as a 3rd guy, in my mind. But adding Welker would give Jay an absolute elite set of WR. I could see the offense(especially if we add Albert and a OG in top 2 rounds) becoming top 5 in the league. Honestly, I'd rather that 27Mil go elsewhere. Hell, sign a guard too for that money (though Albert, franchising Melton and 9Mil annually on another player is not possible). I've heard a couple whispers that if Jermichael Finley gets cut, the Bears would be very interested. Also some around the Bears think that Melton will be at least allowed to test free agency.

Rotoworld seems to think so. They've got us signing Albert at 5/37, Wes Welker at 3/27, and franchising Melton. If that's a possibility, sign me the hell up. I don't want Welker. We'd be better off getting a slot guy who can stretch the field to go with Brandon and Alshon. Who cares about stretching the field when u have two of the most productive Wrs of the last 5 years.

Watched 3 games in a row....sucks this one aint on. Im fully into this season now and I figured I wouldnt cate due to the lockout.

He really should be the first WR off the board. I honestly didn't expect his straight line speed to be quite that good - I was expecting in the 4.5 range. Keep having visions of Charles Rogers with Patterson. All the talent in the world, but I don't know that I can pick a WR in the top 10 that doesn't also have dominant performances on the field.

I'd be fine with Frederick instead of Jones but either would make for a great first two picks. yikes, looks like we wouldn't have to trade up for jones. didn't see the walter mock. I think Jones is an early 2nd rounder. I wouldn't mind Austin at WR in the second I like Austin and I like Markus Wheaton a lot if the Bears go WR 2nd rounder. Yeah, I like both Oregon St. guys. Bears have picked from there each of the last 2 years, if they do so this year it will be in the 2nd and it would be Wheaton or Jordan Poyer (CB). Think Tavon is going late 1st though. A playoff team like NE or Houston that needs some speed could take him. He'd also help both teams' return games as the Pats will lose Welker and maybe Edelman too.

That Miami loss has been coming for a few games now. They haven't played a good game in almost 3 weeks. The way Iowa lost is probably more damning than the actual loss. Blew a 16-point halftime lead. They probably need to get an upset win to get in at this point. They gotta win their last 3 home games. Assuming they lose @ IU, they probably need to beat Wisconsin or Michigan in the B1G tourney. Good luck with that.

No, they need interior linemen too. Even if an LT pushes a guy like Carimi or Webb to guard, you still need one more interior linemen (maybe a guy like Frederick who can play C or G). On a completely different note, I didn't see much of Gavin Escobar in the regular season but he looked pretty impressive. Yeah, I like Escobar. He's deadly down the seam. Any of the 3 Es at TE may be a toss up. Eifert's probably a 1st rounder after today's run. Ertz will require a high 2nd. Escobar though should be there late 2nd, mid-3rd and to me is a more valuable pick. I'm also intrigued by Nick Kasa from Colorado. Probably a 4th round pick, only 1 year at TE (from DE) but can really run (4.71 today) and blocks with some of that DE intensity. I do hate that he's so raw and the Bears need someone that can play right away.

I'd say one has to be a tackle. One definitely has to be a tackle. I'm OK with Webb because he was almost average last year. I'm OK with Carimi because he's a talented player. But I'm not OK with both or 1 of them and Jonathan Scott (who looks like he'll be back at least in a reserve role). FWIW, Fluker and Carimi at RT and RG respectively would be the best run blocking right side of the OL in the league. Edit: better add I'm not "OK" with mediocre players at all on the field....but I'm being realistic. The Bears need drastic improvements to even be able to get away with starting any multiple combination of Webb, Carimi, Garza, Louis.

Armstead looked really good in the EW Shrine game. Was added to the Senior Bowl late and I thought he struggled there with better more big time experienced players. Knew he was athletic, but damn, didn't expect that. He may be a late 2nd round pick after today. Lane Johnson won't make it past the Giants at 19. Probably won't make it past the Rams at 16. Doesn't look like the Chargers will take him at 11.

I think Yogi's going to be an NBA PG. Kid was a McDonalds All American, is going to be a 3, or most likely, 4 year starter at a big time program, is a great passer, a good defender, and will be a pretty good shooter. He's a better shooter than Telfair (39% career from field). He's a better passer and rebounder. And he'll be All B1G defensively once Aaron Craft is gone. That being said, Telfair was a potentially dynamic "scorer" coming out and was drafted 13th overall. I think Yogi will be an NBA player, but I can't see him being more than early-to-mid 2nd round pick and a backup PG

Not a chance. He's shown he's not a WR. He hasn't shown he's still a true game-changing returner. Teams will wait to see when/if he gets cut, especially since his contract isn't super cheap.

I think u gotta get both an OT and OG. Ideally that would be a LT, but I wouldnt be surprised to see the Bears go after Fluker in the draft at RT, move Carimi to RG, keep Webb at LT and sign a LG. That would be an affordable way to get better up front. Of course, getting a LT and drafting OG would make for a better OL but the price tag is key.