Thread: LB Prospects May Also Top Bears Board...........

Originally Posted by JustAnotherBearsFan99

He stole a $35 motor scooter helmet and got arrested for it (what an idiot). The guy's a J'Marcus Webb mind - but instead of just overeating junk food at McDonalds and being silly on twitter, this guy gets arrested.

He is rated as a solid LB. And frankly, if Emery spends our #1 draft pick this year on him, and he works out, then Emery will be hailed as a genius. Jerry Angelo was always swinging for the fences to look like a genius too. But the fans (me included) tired of these gambles that failed. JA piled up a ton of them over the years.

I'm just saying that IF Emery does this, he'd better get it right. And he better find a way to fix the OL too. If the LB fails, and the oline also fails, then Emery's pretty much toasted any fan good will here in Chicago. People will say he was nuts to gamble our 1st round pick on a guy who obviously couldn't keep clean off the field. They will say it was clearly a big risk. And if Emery fails to fix the OL issues - again - when he had the opportunity to bring in a 1st round stud - then Emery will be hated here.

Just like Jerry Angelo.

Well I guess I just don't see all of these issues as being all that horrible. I've never stolen anything in my life that I'm aware of but I've committed far more minor atrocities than he has. Of course I do have a few years on him, LOL.

Here's the deal. If Phil Emery was shrewd enough to have investigated BMarsh well enough to manage that risk then you can bet he'll do the same here and IF he takes him as his first round pick he'll be every bit as sure that Ogletree's problems are behind him as he was with BMarsh. JA gambled on athletes of high moral fiber turning into football players and lost as often as he won. Phil Emery takes very calculated risks with great football players who may have had past character issues. The guy is "Details Incorporated" so if Emery says he's clean then I'm gonna trust him.

I'm not advocating we draft the guy over someone else if that someone else is a better player at a position of greater need but I'm also saying that I would not scratch the kid of my list for as little as he done. The initial shit just cost him his rep and a few games of suspension. This last one could cost him far more in terms of fines and a couple of mil or more haircut on his contract. There's a big difference between being the 10th player drafted and the 20th.

Read what sox has to say about him and how his teammates think or him and his leadership abilities. He and Webb couldn't be more different in that regard. The only think Webb could lead is his fans down to Mickey D's for McRibs on him. I'm not praising the kid I'm just not gonna hang him for a couple of non-hanging offenses that's all.

If I'm the GM and his basic character checks out he's still one my board. I'm drafting MLB here not a choir director or an addiction counselor.

I think the Bears will go with Fluker in the 1st and Minter in the 2nd round. Makes the most sense, gives us options and the picks would be worth it. Value would be good.

TE Fauria or TE Toilolo with the 4th and the draft would be perfect.
At first, we need to see what happens with Melton

Originally Posted by soulman

Well I guess I just don't see all of these issues as being all that horrible. I've never stolen anything in my life that I'm aware of but I've committed far more minor atrocities than he has. Of course I do have a few years on him, LOL.

Here's the deal. If Phil Emery was shrewd enough to have investigated BMarsh well enough to manage that risk then you can bet he'll do the same here and IF he takes him as his first round pick he'll be every bit as sure that Ogletree's problems are behind him as he was with BMarsh. JA gambled on athletes of high moral fiber turning into football players and lost as often as he won. Phil Emery takes very calculated risks with great football players who may have had past character issues. The guy is "Details Incorporated" so if Emery says he's clean then I'm gonna trust him.

I'm not advocating we draft the guy over someone else if that someone else is a better player at a position of greater need but I'm also saying that I would not scratch the kid of my list for as little as he done. The initial shit just cost him his rep and a few games of suspension. This last one could cost him far more in terms of fines and a couple of mil or more haircut on his contract. There's a big difference between being the 10th player drafted and the 20th.

Read what sox has to say about him and how his teammates think or him and his leadership abilities. He and Webb couldn't be more different in that regard. The only think Webb could lead is his fans down to Mickey D's for McRibs on him. I'm not praising the kid I'm just not gonna hang him for a couple of non-hanging offenses that's all.

If I'm the GM and his basic character checks out he's still one my board. I'm drafting MLB here not a choir director or an addiction counselor.

I see your points, and many fans will be fine with the risk/reward here.

I'm not judging the guy, but am more focused on risk. Risk to the Bears. Risk to blowing that #1 draft pick. Risk scares me here, if we have other great options (and we do).

I just don't want us to risk our #1 pick like this. It's so unnecessary. There will be GREAT options for us to spend our #1 (and precious) draft pick on this year.

This guy isn't the only option here by any means.

To me, it's an unnecessary risk. I got so tired of Jerry Angelo screwing up our #1 draft picks. Why continue down that road by risking throwing away, yet another #1 pick.

This year in particular, that pick is extremely important. Let's get a GREAT player who doesn't have criminal, drug & DUI issues off the field. We don't have to DO this. I feel like Gollum on this one.

1st round draft pick = "My Precious"