Originally Posted by
Dagan81 
Well, for starters, I would go after a WR in free agency. I think there are too many bad things that could happen with picking Michael Floyd. The guy is a lush and there is no guarantee that he won't turn out to be like another Cedric Benson who stays in trouble with the law and thus with Roger Goodell, or worse, like Lawrence Phillips, and play himself right out of the league early in this career because of legal issues. I would personally go after a LT or a DE in the first round. I do like how you mentioned going after a tall CB in the second in Stephen Gilmore, and I could potentially see going after Cam Johnson in the third. I have heard of Nigel Bradham's name before, the OLB out of Florida State, and if memory serves me correct, WindyCity has had him go with one of the third round picks. I don't think the Bears will draft a TE because we have several of those alrighty, plus I think that the Bears will want to give Kellen Davis a chance to become something big in this offense. Nicely put and I agree with what you are saying. I think that Bears fans around the world are pretty much all in agreement on our top needs with this team...WR, OL, DE, CB, backup QB and not necessarily in that order. I think that the best OL targets will all be gone by the time we pick at #19. As far as DE goes, it seems to be a pretty thin group this year, with only a few 4-3 DE's that could possibly get picked in the 1st round. That leaves WR and CB and with the Lovie scheme, shutdown CB's aren't a big need, so taking one in the 1st round most-likely isn't going to happen, so that leaves WR as our best option and at #19, it's pretty much Floyd, Jeffrey's and Wright. Floyd has the character concerns...Jeffrey's draft slot depends on his 40 time pretty much...Wright is under 6 foot tall, but a burner. Man, I love offseason speculation!!
I think the most likely approach the Bears will take with the WR's is to sign someone like Bowe or Colston. I think that Jackson will come too expensively and with his rap sheet, the Bears won't want to deal with him. Colston has been the most consistent of the free agents on the market, having only one season in his six year career dating back to 2006 in which he failed to reach the 1,000 yard mark. We might go after Robert Mathis in free agency, but I think getting Cliff Avril is highly unlikely at this point see as how the Lions will probably franchise him. My concern with Colston is the question of is he a product of a great system in New Orleans or could he do what he does in another offensive scheme? If I'm Phil Emery, I don't want to take that chance on Colston if I'm looking to bring in a #1 WR via free agency, especially being my first year on the job. I'm looking for a guy who has had success in other systems...a guy who has played in 2 or 3 different systems and been successful, that being Dwayne Bowe. The guy has played with some terrible QB situations in KC and he's produced. He's had 2 or 3 different OC's with different schemes and he's produced. I'm not that high on Vincent Jackson personally...I wouldn't complain if he was brought in or anything, but I think that not only his off the field issues, but also his attitude about wanting big money is just too much to handle. He's talented, but I do believe that his best overall season, he had only 64 catches...granted his yards per reception was something like 18.5 yards per, but if I'm going to spend big money on a WR, then I'm wanting a guy who does more than just runs deep routes. Plus, Jackson is getting close to 30 years old....how many years and how much money do you pay a guy who could start to lose a step real soon? Another name that really intrigues me is the Bills' Stevie Johnson. He has made some dumb plays on the field and is an idiot with his TD dances that he knows are going to cost his team 15 yards...but nonetheless, he's a very talented, young WR who still has upside. As far as DE, Mathis could be an option for a couple of years at least, but I don't think Avril will be an option. Either the Lions will tag him, or some other team will overpay for him...I'd rather that NOT be our beloved Bears. Avril's a good player, but his attitude stinks...probably because that's the attitude of his sore-loser HC Schwartz.
