Thread: Bears will sign another starting OL

Originally Posted by Coolhandluke

I cant see how the signing of Bushrod precludes the Bears from signing another FA OL and then drafting one at 20 and/or 50 depending who is there. As it stands now, their OT's have been upgraded from poor to possibly average but the IOL remains pathetic. Brown/Garza/Louis/Carimi is absolutely brutal. Moore/Schwartz/Boothe/Reinhart would adding an immediate upgade with a veteran player. All this love for Lance louis is amazing. He graded out below average according to PFF and is coming off an ACL injury, yeah, lets pin our hopes on him. Brwon also graded out below average in the few games he played in and we all know about garza. Carimi is all but assigned swing tackle duty or RG unless he improves by leaps and bounds and beats out webb.

well I sincerely hope that they will sign one guard in FA, then its a perfect one

One of the better draft impacts from yesterday was the signing of Levitre by the titans. Almost every mock draft had them selecting either cooper or warmack at 10 so that certainly aides in the falling of those two.

OTOH, the Bills lost an all pro type guard so they may take one of those guys at #8. Either way, Phil needs to add another FA starting OL.

I'm not familiar with their situation. Do they need 2, or does Levitre take care of their needs?

I still think we are going to get a G in FA. That is going to cloud the draft in terms of do we then go for a long time starting G/C at 20, or get a good but maybe not elite LB at 20 and then get whoever might be left at G in the 2nd? We also need a burner WR, but the good news is that Emery is really doing a good job of filling the holes.

I am sure that more holes will open up next year on D with the aging group we have, but he definitely is aggressive about fixing the issues we have. I can see the Bears actually having the luxury of BPA in a few years if he keeps going at this pace.

Originally Posted by Coolhandluke

One of the better draft impacts from yesterday was the signing of Levitre by the titans. Almost every mock draft had them selecting either cooper or warmack at 10 so that certainly aides in the falling of those two.

Originally Posted by bearsinhouston

I'm not familiar with their situation. Do they need 2, or does Levitre take care of their needs?

I still think we are going to get a G in FA. That is going to cloud the draft in terms of do we then go for a long time starting G/C at 20, or get a good but maybe not elite LB at 20 and then get whoever might be left at G in the 2nd? We also need a burner WR, but the good news is that Emery is really doing a good job of filling the holes.

I am sure that more holes will open up next year on D with the aging group we have, but he definitely is aggressive about fixing the issues we have. I can see the Bears actually having the luxury of BPA in a few years if he keeps going at this pace.

It just makes too much sense that they add another FA G considering what they have there now. I still believe warmack and cooper will be gone at 20 so they cant rely on any immediate IOL through the draft. Fluker used to be in the mix, but with the bushrod addition I just cant see that happening. Eifert is also out of the picture with the bennett signing. I still think BU comes back on enerys terms with a 1 year deal. I dont see a LB worth the #20 pick but I would choose Minter if I had to. Another interesting name is little Tavon Austin who ran a 4.3 with huge production at WVU. This guy could be a better wes welker and make this offense unbelievable.
I would look at Jones (if healthy) and frederick in round 2.

Originally Posted by Coolhandluke

One of the better draft impacts from yesterday was the signing of Levitre by the titans. Almost every mock draft had them selecting either cooper or warmack at 10 so that certainly aides in the falling of those two.

You can add the Lions to the mix, although I think the they go Joeckel or Fisher, but Warmack is a distinct possibility.

Doubtful, but I can definitely see them signing veteran competition/depth for the interior, maybe a cheap swing T. The two can typically be found on waivers out of PS, though, and I expect an interior starter to come out of the draft, so I'm not going to get too tied up in it. I think it's time to divert most of our attention to the other side of the ball.

Originally Posted by Coolhandluke

It just makes too much sense that they add another FA G considering what they have there now. I still believe warmack and cooper will be gone at 20 so they cant rely on any immediate IOL through the draft. Fluker used to be in the mix, but with the bushrod addition I just cant see that happening. Eifert is also out of the picture with the bennett signing. I still think BU comes back on enerys terms with a 1 year deal. I dont see a LB worth the #20 pick but I would choose Minter if I had to. Another interesting name is little Tavon Austin who ran a 4.3 with huge production at WVU. This guy could be a better wes welker and make this offense unbelievable.
I would look at Jones (if healthy) and frederick in round 2.

I'd just trade down to #31 and hope that Jones is recovered enough where we can get him at #31.