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Although the Bears do have some talent to work with on the roster, IMO it's beyond obvious that they're now in a complete rebuild phase. The Bears are not going to get anywhere with 5 & 6 draft picks an offseason. Something has to give with getting extra picks. Yes I do believe there will be a market for Jay Cutler. No I don't believe he'll net us a first, let alone Cleveland's 12th & 19th pick like Wilbon implied in a recent article. I think a team trading Cutler to a team like the St. Louis Rams. IMO there are teams that can & are in a position to win with a QB like Cutler under center & the Rams are one of them. IMO in order to win with a QB like Cutler you need a strong running game & a top 5-10 defense to go with it that can sustain mistakes & turnovers, much like the Bears defense did with Lovie & Marinelli were running the Bears defense. So as a result in this mock I have the Bears trading Jay Cutler to the St.Louis Rams for picks 42(R2) & 138(R5)
I do believe that the Bears do end up trading Brandon Marshall. I'm not advocating for it, & I don't necessarily like it, please understand this, but unfortunately I think it will happen, up until Marshall was dinged up he had been a production beast, but I do think it's ultimately going to happen. I don't believe that he's going to want to take a pay cut for a team that is rebuilding after just signing a new deal. So I have the Bears trading Brandon Marshall to the Baltimore Ravens for pick #90(R3). That may seem like a high pick to some, low to others but it's very close to being a 4th round pick based on where the Ravens are picking.
Finally I have the Bears trading pick # 7 to the Houston Texans, who want a new WR - Amari Cooper from Alabama for life after Andre Johnson. But I've got a feeling they'll need to leapfrog the Browns to get him, for picks #16(R1), #48(R2), & #112(R4).
Moving Cutler & Marshall should also create a nice chunk of cap space to address other multiple needs with young solid FA talent.
Ultimately this gives the Bears picks:
1(16) From Texans
2(39)
2(42) From Rams
2(48) From Texans
3(67)
3(90) From Baltimore
4(103)
4(112) From Texans
5(138) From Rams
6(167)
7(199)
That's a nice clip of picks to play with, & high picks too, in a draft where there really doesn't appear to be a huge differential in talent among the players in in the higher round. IMO, outside of Leonard Williams I just do not see a player that is definitively the #1 prospect. IMO, outside of Williams & maybe Gregory, there's a bunch of players in this draft that could go as early as number two or even fall to as deep as the top of the third round.
Resign:
DT - Stephen Paea - Yes Paea does fit in a 1 gap 3-4, & despite his lack of size he has more than enough power to even take some snaps & funnel plays through the LB's in a 2 gap 3-4 also. Love him or hate him it's undeniable that Paea is a powerhouse physically. Size may be ideal to some in a 2 gap system but ultimately it's strength & raw playing power that is the necessity from 2-gap D-linemen. I'd also bet the farm that Fangio will maintain some 4-3 formations also just based on the personnel he is going to have to work with.
CB - Demontre Hurst - 23
ILB - DeDe Lattimore - 24
S - Danny McCray - 26
ILB - Darryl Sharpton - 27
OT - Eben Britton - 27
WR - Josh Morgan - 29
FREE AGENCY:
I don't believe the Bears should hit home runs in free agency on players like Suh or Perish Cox. Though unfortunately the Bears have worked themselves into a position where they almost have to use FA to gradually get out of the hole they've worked themselves into. Then hopefully from here on out have hopefully more than 7 draft picks every offseason. IMO there just too much good young talent in these drafts to be missing out the way the Bears have been the past some odd number of years. I believe they should target a good young safety in FA, a viable replacement for Marshall like Torrey Smith, & young high second tier FA's to fill out the roster, while focusing on the draft to get their core players.
FS - Rahim Moore
WR - Torrey Smith
CB - Chris Culliver
TE - Charles Clay
C - Stefen Wisniewski
QB - Brian Hoyer
LS - Danny Aiken
DRAFT:
IMO the outside of getting a new QB rebuilding the front 7 should be priority 1 period. Get the foundation laid now & go from there.
1(16) - DE/OLB/LEO - Alvin Dupree - 6'4"/270 - Kentucky
2(39) - DT/NT - Jordan Phillips - 6'6"/334
2(42) - QB - Brett Hundley - 6'3"/230 - UCLA
2(48) - ILB - Eric Kendricks - 6'0'/230 - UCLA
3(67) CB - Kevin Johnson (IMO the best pure 3-4 coverage CB in this draft, he's a bit lanky, needs to improve his run defense, & needs some size but the kid is like glue in coverage)
3(90) ILB - Denzel Perryman - 5'11"/245 - Miami
4(103) OT - Donovan Smith - 6'6"/341 - Penn State (IMO this guy is going to be a stud Tackle or Guard in a year or two, if that long)
4(112) DE/DT - Henry Anderson - 6'6"/290 - Stanford
5(138) HB - Javorious Allen - 6'1"/220 - USC
6(167) DE/DT - Ray Drew - 6'5"/285 - Georgia
7(199) WR - Dezmin Lewis - 6'4"/215 - Central Arkansas (IMO this kid is a steal waiting to happen)
UDFA:
LS - Andrew East - 6'2"/239 - Vanderbuilt
OT/OG - Jamon Brown - 6'4"/330 - Louisville
DT/DE - Darius Philon - 6'2"/272 - Arkansas
HB/KR/PR/ST - Corey Grant - 5'10/205 - Auburn
QB - Cody Fajardo - 6'2/222 - Nevada
FB/TE - Gerald Christian - 6'3"/250 - Louisville
WR/KR/PR - Deon Long - 6'0/188 - Maryland
HB/KR/PR - Dee Hart - 5'8"/189 - Colorado State
CB - Curtis Riley - 6'0'/190 - Fresno State
53 MAN (FA/DRAFT ADDITIONS BOLDED:
QB - Brett Hundley, Hoyer
HB - Matt Forte, Ka'Deem Carey, Javorious Allen
FB - Gerald Christian
WR - Alshon Jeffery, Torrey Smith, Marquis Wilson, Dezmin Lewis , Josh Morgan
TE - Martellus Bennett, Charles Clay, Annen
LT - Jermon Bushrod, Britton
LG - Slauson, Ola
C - Stefen Wisniewski
RG - Kyle Long, Leno
RT - Donovan Smith , Mills
RDE (3-4) - Henry Anderson , Paea, Ferguson
LDE (3-4) - Ray Drew , Ratliff, Sutton
NT (3-4) - Jordan Phillips, Ratliff, Ferguson
DT (HYBRID) - Paea, Ferguson
NT (HYBRID) - Jordan Phillips, Ferguson, Ratliff
LDE (HYBRID) - Ratliff, Sutton
RDE (4-3 SUB) - Willie Young, Dupree, Houston, Bass
LDE (4-3 SUB) - Jared Allen, Houston, Bass
Shade DT (4-3 SUB) - Ratliff, Paea, Ferguson
3 Tech. DT (4-3 SUB) - Sutton, Ratliff, Paea
LEO LB (Hybrid) - Alvin Dupree, Young, Jones
SAM LB (Hybrid) - Young, Jones, Dupree
JACK/JOKER OLB (3-4) - Dupree, Young, Jones
SAM OLB (3-4) - Young, Jones, Dupree
MIKE ILB (3-4) - Eric Kendricks, Jones, Bostic
WILL ILB (3-4) - Perryman, Bostic, Greene
SAM LB (4-3 SUB) - Christian Jones, Bostic
MIKE LB (4-3 SUB/HYBRID) - Kendricks, Bostic, Perryman
WILL LB (4-3 SUB/HYBRID) - Perryman, Greene
CB - Kyle Fuller, Kevin Johnson, Chris Culliver, Tim Jennings, Louis-Jean
FS - Rahim Moore, Walters
SS - Brock Vareen, McCray
K - Gould
P - O'Donnell
LS - Danny Aiken
KR - Deon Long, Corey Grant
PR - Dee Hart, Corey Grant
I do believe that the Bears do end up trading Brandon Marshall. I'm not advocating for it, & I don't necessarily like it, please understand this, but unfortunately I think it will happen, up until Marshall was dinged up he had been a production beast, but I do think it's ultimately going to happen. I don't believe that he's going to want to take a pay cut for a team that is rebuilding after just signing a new deal. So I have the Bears trading Brandon Marshall to the Baltimore Ravens for pick #90(R3). That may seem like a high pick to some, low to others but it's very close to being a 4th round pick based on where the Ravens are picking.
Finally I have the Bears trading pick # 7 to the Houston Texans, who want a new WR - Amari Cooper from Alabama for life after Andre Johnson. But I've got a feeling they'll need to leapfrog the Browns to get him, for picks #16(R1), #48(R2), & #112(R4).
Moving Cutler & Marshall should also create a nice chunk of cap space to address other multiple needs with young solid FA talent.
Ultimately this gives the Bears picks:
1(16) From Texans
2(39)
2(42) From Rams
2(48) From Texans
3(67)
3(90) From Baltimore
4(103)
4(112) From Texans
5(138) From Rams
6(167)
7(199)
That's a nice clip of picks to play with, & high picks too, in a draft where there really doesn't appear to be a huge differential in talent among the players in in the higher round. IMO, outside of Leonard Williams I just do not see a player that is definitively the #1 prospect. IMO, outside of Williams & maybe Gregory, there's a bunch of players in this draft that could go as early as number two or even fall to as deep as the top of the third round.
Resign:
DT - Stephen Paea - Yes Paea does fit in a 1 gap 3-4, & despite his lack of size he has more than enough power to even take some snaps & funnel plays through the LB's in a 2 gap 3-4 also. Love him or hate him it's undeniable that Paea is a powerhouse physically. Size may be ideal to some in a 2 gap system but ultimately it's strength & raw playing power that is the necessity from 2-gap D-linemen. I'd also bet the farm that Fangio will maintain some 4-3 formations also just based on the personnel he is going to have to work with.
CB - Demontre Hurst - 23
ILB - DeDe Lattimore - 24
S - Danny McCray - 26
ILB - Darryl Sharpton - 27
OT - Eben Britton - 27
WR - Josh Morgan - 29
FREE AGENCY:
I don't believe the Bears should hit home runs in free agency on players like Suh or Perish Cox. Though unfortunately the Bears have worked themselves into a position where they almost have to use FA to gradually get out of the hole they've worked themselves into. Then hopefully from here on out have hopefully more than 7 draft picks every offseason. IMO there just too much good young talent in these drafts to be missing out the way the Bears have been the past some odd number of years. I believe they should target a good young safety in FA, a viable replacement for Marshall like Torrey Smith, & young high second tier FA's to fill out the roster, while focusing on the draft to get their core players.
FS - Rahim Moore
WR - Torrey Smith
CB - Chris Culliver
TE - Charles Clay
C - Stefen Wisniewski
QB - Brian Hoyer
LS - Danny Aiken
DRAFT:
IMO the outside of getting a new QB rebuilding the front 7 should be priority 1 period. Get the foundation laid now & go from there.
1(16) - DE/OLB/LEO - Alvin Dupree - 6'4"/270 - Kentucky
2(39) - DT/NT - Jordan Phillips - 6'6"/334
2(42) - QB - Brett Hundley - 6'3"/230 - UCLA
2(48) - ILB - Eric Kendricks - 6'0'/230 - UCLA
3(67) CB - Kevin Johnson (IMO the best pure 3-4 coverage CB in this draft, he's a bit lanky, needs to improve his run defense, & needs some size but the kid is like glue in coverage)
3(90) ILB - Denzel Perryman - 5'11"/245 - Miami
4(103) OT - Donovan Smith - 6'6"/341 - Penn State (IMO this guy is going to be a stud Tackle or Guard in a year or two, if that long)
4(112) DE/DT - Henry Anderson - 6'6"/290 - Stanford
5(138) HB - Javorious Allen - 6'1"/220 - USC
6(167) DE/DT - Ray Drew - 6'5"/285 - Georgia
7(199) WR - Dezmin Lewis - 6'4"/215 - Central Arkansas (IMO this kid is a steal waiting to happen)
UDFA:
LS - Andrew East - 6'2"/239 - Vanderbuilt
OT/OG - Jamon Brown - 6'4"/330 - Louisville
DT/DE - Darius Philon - 6'2"/272 - Arkansas
HB/KR/PR/ST - Corey Grant - 5'10/205 - Auburn
QB - Cody Fajardo - 6'2/222 - Nevada
FB/TE - Gerald Christian - 6'3"/250 - Louisville
WR/KR/PR - Deon Long - 6'0/188 - Maryland
HB/KR/PR - Dee Hart - 5'8"/189 - Colorado State
CB - Curtis Riley - 6'0'/190 - Fresno State
53 MAN (FA/DRAFT ADDITIONS BOLDED:
QB - Brett Hundley, Hoyer
HB - Matt Forte, Ka'Deem Carey, Javorious Allen
FB - Gerald Christian
WR - Alshon Jeffery, Torrey Smith, Marquis Wilson, Dezmin Lewis , Josh Morgan
TE - Martellus Bennett, Charles Clay, Annen
LT - Jermon Bushrod, Britton
LG - Slauson, Ola
C - Stefen Wisniewski
RG - Kyle Long, Leno
RT - Donovan Smith , Mills
RDE (3-4) - Henry Anderson , Paea, Ferguson
LDE (3-4) - Ray Drew , Ratliff, Sutton
NT (3-4) - Jordan Phillips, Ratliff, Ferguson
DT (HYBRID) - Paea, Ferguson
NT (HYBRID) - Jordan Phillips, Ferguson, Ratliff
LDE (HYBRID) - Ratliff, Sutton
RDE (4-3 SUB) - Willie Young, Dupree, Houston, Bass
LDE (4-3 SUB) - Jared Allen, Houston, Bass
Shade DT (4-3 SUB) - Ratliff, Paea, Ferguson
3 Tech. DT (4-3 SUB) - Sutton, Ratliff, Paea
LEO LB (Hybrid) - Alvin Dupree, Young, Jones
SAM LB (Hybrid) - Young, Jones, Dupree
JACK/JOKER OLB (3-4) - Dupree, Young, Jones
SAM OLB (3-4) - Young, Jones, Dupree
MIKE ILB (3-4) - Eric Kendricks, Jones, Bostic
WILL ILB (3-4) - Perryman, Bostic, Greene
SAM LB (4-3 SUB) - Christian Jones, Bostic
MIKE LB (4-3 SUB/HYBRID) - Kendricks, Bostic, Perryman
WILL LB (4-3 SUB/HYBRID) - Perryman, Greene
CB - Kyle Fuller, Kevin Johnson, Chris Culliver, Tim Jennings, Louis-Jean
FS - Rahim Moore, Walters
SS - Brock Vareen, McCray
K - Gould
P - O'Donnell
LS - Danny Aiken
KR - Deon Long, Corey Grant
PR - Dee Hart, Corey Grant