The draft is next and I'm worried this guy likes to dig for the unknown gem instead of grabbing a bag of diamonds everyone else is reaching for. I don't want to see any high draft pick traded for 2 lower picks. That's gutless. Go get somebody with promise,no "maybe's" from some college nobody has heard of.

Also,in free agency ,he did a fine job last season. Let's not forget he brought in 2 veteran Linebackers. I don't think he did much else with the defense.

Resign:

Matt Clausen & Garza. Let's not start screwing with what works BUT also search for other O_Linemen that might contend for jobs.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

I dont trust anyone with the Bears front office. Emery will reach for a pick again, he's proven that is what he does in the first round.

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He has only had 1 first round pick.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

yeah but how would you say he has done with the draft so far?

It's hit or miss with a lot of GM's. Long worked out but it still left a lot of "experts" scratching their head.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

He's had two. Long and McClellin

I agree that Shea McClellin is bad and invisible on the field but he does physically exist.

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Agreed. I also think Ted Phillips is the puppet master.

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It's been 2 but you try to forget about Shea. Long was a reach too.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

I really can't say much about him until I see this draft. I still have faith in him but when Shea was drafted I was shocked when I saw the tape on him. He looked tiny.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

I was wondering what rfdc was saying there.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

My bad I was thinking Long was a 2nd round pick.

Obviously 99 has been a bust.

Jeffery has been great.

Long has been a solid pick.

I do not think there is enough to make a call one way or the other right now.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Long should have been a 2nd round pick but Emery drafted him in the 1st.

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Like how you're going down sticking to your guns on this.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

I edited it once I realized my mistake.

Either way my point remains the same.

Not enough to really make a call on whether he can draft well or not

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

It's a tough gig. I agree though. His work in Free Agency rates pretty high,also hiring Trestman might be a great move.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

He's made more than 3 draft picks in two years so far, so there's more to look at than we are doing here. Also, IB has posted his history as a scout/director of player personnel and it's not confidence-inspiring.

I do agree with your overall point that it's hard to say definitively one way or the other whether he will end up being a successful GM here, but he's not off to a great start.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

For the rest of the NFC North.

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He's had some good picks but he has reached on all of them.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Aaron Rodgers would love to have Jeffery.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Any QB would(with the possible exception of Cutler). He's a fucking great WR. He's every bit as good as Shea is bad.

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I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

short answer: no.

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Reality is your friend, not your enemy. -- Seacrest

I think Wilson has a chance to be a nice piece for them as well.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Then, I fear you might want to forget the name Ra'Shede Hageman from Minnesota.

He's one of those athletic freaks on the D-line that can move inside or out but hasn't lived up to potential against better competition. He'll look awesome in the combine stats though.

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You know me like that.

Are you sure about that? He's kind of like the Schrodinger's cat of defensive linemen.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

It's already begun. Everybody loves him at the Senior Bowl.

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You know me like that.

I watched some of the Senior Bowl practice while in the office today & Jimmy G. from Eastern Illinois looked about as good as a QB can look. His mechanics are nearly flawless...footwork, hips, arm angle, release, everything. He is moving up & some predict he will get drafted in the 2nd round.

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We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

No.

I can't believe I missed this thread. Any chance to verbally pound Captain Weirdpants and I'm in.

Seems to be a bizzaro Lovie-type GM. He appears to have succeeded fixing the offensive side of the ball. Now we'll see what he can do with the other side of the ball.

I will never trust a recycled Bears employee as the GM. did you know many of the same scouts from the Angleo regime are still with the Bears...which includes Emery.