T.T. Transcript put together by me....

[GBRulz]

See? I missed the point of that. I thought you were talking about the lousy connection.

Or the waiter or waitress spilling your drinks on it.

that's the SCENARIO that I was thinking!

[retailguy]

Collins,

that is too simplified of an approach though.

Say all the top 5 are blue chip prospects. They are all very likely to be pro bowl players and its very difficult to judge whom is the best of them, but it is very easy to tell they will all be good players.

What do you do in that situation. You need to look at team needs as well. Nothing is ever cut and dry like that. Thomson definitely factors in team needs. He won't survive if he doesn't.

No offense Partial, but I think you've got the "simplified analysis". As I understand it, players are ranked and given a "number grade". Theoretically, you choose the player with the highest number. While I agree that you should give leeway for players you "need", if you do that, what happens if the same position of need has a player "fall to you". Now what do you do? Usual answer - Make a mistake.

Lets just say D'brick falls to Pack along with Vince Young and AJ Hawk. AJ represents a "position of need". Say the grades are similar, but D'brick has the "highest grade". If you don't pick him and you pick Hawk, then what?

In the lower round, what do you do, if another LB falls to you. Take him too? Then at the end of the day, you've got 7 lb's (in this case that might be OK, however ) you get my point.

Taking the "best player" means taking the best player. Even if you don't need him today. Could TT be B.S.ing us? You bet, but when was the last time anyone ever caught him B.S.ing anyone? So far, the guy means what he says, and he is consistent to a fault.

At this point, I believe him, and expect him to do EXACTLY what he said today. That probably means we'll end up with 4 offensive tackles and 3 quarterbacks...

[retailguy]

BTW, thanks for posting the readable version.... Ricky Manning smashed my laptop earlier today, and my speakers are broken, along with the "A" key

[Scott Campbell]

Collins,

that is too simplified of an approach though.

Say all the top 5 are blue chip prospects. They are all very likely to be pro bowl players and its very difficult to judge whom is the best of them, but it is very easy to tell they will all be good players.

What do you do in that situation. You need to look at team needs as well. Nothing is ever cut and dry like that. Thomson definitely factors in team needs. He won't survive if he doesn't.

Look back at what he actually said. Thompson drafts for the long term. "Needs" are typically short term problems.

[Guiness]

Don't bring your laptop to Denny's though......

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Ricky Manning Jr beat a dude unconcious at a Denny's after hasseling the guy about his laptop this weekend. Too late for the Bears to back out now on their offer now...LOL....

wow. don't know what else to say.

You almost have to pity those witless Bears. They're so busy beating themselves...

The Carolina Panthers declined to match the Bears' offer sheet to cornerback Ricky Manning Jr.,

Duh