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he Chicago Bears season may be over Womens Trey Burton Jersey , but the off-season is just starting. On Monday, general manager Ryan Pace and head coach Matt Nagy did their annual season ending press conference. Normally, there’s not much substance to these, but this time a few things were revealed.Among those topics was Cody Parkey’s future, or lack there of, the possibility of Kareem Hunt being added, and Leonard Floyd’s fifth-year option being exercised.Long story short, there’s plenty to cover in this week’s mailbag as we transition from the season into the off-season.I’m right there with you, Caleb. It took me until Sunday night to truly get over the Bears loss. Maybe it was watching Philadelphia lose in the final minutes of the game or maybe it was just finally accepting the fact that the Bears incredible season had come to an end.It was a rough ending, but I truly believe the future for this team is bright and their window is just opening. Now we just have to hope they have another strong off-season and learn from their mistakes to make a Los Angeles Rams like jump in 2019.One of the surprise topics in Monday’s presser was Hunt. For those who don’t know, Hunt was recently cut from the Kansas City Chiefs after a video of him pushing down a woman and kicker her, surfaced.Now, let’s be clear here. Yes, Hunt is an All-Pro talent and in a normal situation, I would be ALL OVER the Bears signing Hunt. The problem? There’s absolutely no way I can support a signing like this, considering the circumstances. In the past, the Bears have acquired players with questionable histories. Those include Brandon Marshall and of course, Ray McDonald. One of those ended up paying off and the other one blew up in their face before McDonald could even play a down.In these types of situations, it’s best to keep in mind that any of these high-profile moves have to go through ownership, including Virginia McCaskey. In this case, I find it very hard to believe that she’d sign off on this type of thing again. Despite Nagy and Mitchell Trubisky’s previous relationships with Hunt.So in short, it’s a hard no for me.I still maintain that the Bears top internal priority should be Bryce Callahan. I’m aware that his health has been an issue and I’d assume his overall price tag will reflect that.Even so, he’s the most valuable of the group and simply the one I feel they need to keep around. I’d fully expect a two-to-three year deal around $4-5 million per year with a low guarantee. That’s something they can not only afford, but should do.On a list of importance, this is how I’d rank their top free agents:CallahanAdrian AmosBobby MassieAaron LynchTo start off Cody Parkey Jersey , I think it’s not overly likely that the Bears will be able to retain all three pending free agents. Callahan and Amos are looking at around $5 million per year and Massie could be looking for a slight raise after two pretty solid years in Chicago.But for this exercise, assuming they can re-sign all three, the focus in the draft needs to move to depth. I think that starts with these positions:Outside LinebackerRunning BackOffensive LineCornerback Kicker/Punter Here’s how I view things. If those three are re-signed, you’ve got mainly depth needs, but those are also important. The Bears cannot continue to pay top end free agents, and they’ll eventually reach a point where they must let drafted talent walk and replace them with draft picks or cheaper free agents.The Bears also will be lacking their first and second round picks this year, which makes this a bit tougher. Outside linebacker is first because I can’t see them keeping Lynch if they spend that much on other internal free agents. Next would be running back, because I continue to believe that Jordan Howard is not a long-term fit. The good news? You can find good value in the third and fourth rounds at that position.The rest is simply preparing for life without current veterans like Kyle Long, Massie and even Prince Amukamara. Make no mistake, the Bears are going to have to get very creative this off-season.This is an interesting question for a few reasons.Firstly, I think most Bears fans are in the same court in terms of Howard and his questionable future in Chicago. To be fair, not even Nagy was willing to give much insight on Howard’s future on Monday.Secondly, if they do opt to trade him, they probably won’t get much in return for a running back on the last year of his rookie deal coming off a career worst year. If they can get a fourth rounder for him, I think they’d be in good shape.Lastly, I’m not sure that replacing Howard in free agency is the smartest move. One, most free agent running backs don’t work out and two, it’s much easier to find a good mid-round replacement than it is to spend limited cap resources on one.Some names that could be in play in free agency would be Tevin Coleman (looking around $7-8 million per year), Mark Ingram (who will see at least $6 million annually and has said he wants to return to New Orleans) or maybe a veteran like Latavius Murray.All in all, I’m not sure any of those are a great option for a team like the Bears. I’d be lying if I said I still wasn’t extremely confused on what happened with Trey Burton in the playoffs. We all know the story by now. He woke up Saturday morning with a “locked up” groin and simply missed their lone playoff game. This coming off the heels of him admitting he’s had serious anxiety issues in the past.I’m not going to make assumptions, but I will say this - His story and how the team have handled it has been very fishy. With that being said, the Bears have absolutely no choice but to move forward with him for at least 2019.Adam Shaheen is another player that simply hasn’t shown up yet. Obviously, he missed over half the season after seriously spraining his foot and ankle, but even when he came back, he simply wasn’t the pass catching weapon that most had hoped for.The problem is http://www.thebearslockerroom.com/authentic-khalil-mack-jersey , they’ve got plenty invested in the position and are heading into Year 2 of Nagy’s offensive system. They don’t really have the resources to keep pouring into the tight end spot, so I’d assume they’ll still be the top two guys heading into next season.I do think they have a lot more to give, but it’ll come down to them actually consistently producing over the course of the season and that has yet to be seen.Obviously it’s still a little early to be talking potential draft picks, but someone like Bryce Love could make some sense.The one thing to keep in mind with Love is that he tore his ACL in early December, which means he may not be ready for the start of training camp. I’d also say it’s safe to say at this point that he’s moved himself into day three territory due to this.Only time will tell how they deal with the running back position, but there are plenty of mid-round targets I like for the Bears and Love is one of them, even though I’m not sure he could be counted on much in Year 1.As some know by now, the Bears are set to lose the majority of their defensive staff, with Vic Fangio departing for Denver.Among those names that have already left, has been both outside linebackers coach Brandon Staley and inside linebackers coach Glenn Pires. Naturally, that leaves multiple positions open in terms of assistants to new defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano.Within those options to replace some of these guys is Tom Monachino and Rob Ryan. Ryan’s name may look familiar because of both he and his brother’s (Rex Ryan) time in the league. Both have aggressive mindsets, but very abrasive personalities, which could make for a complicated situation with a laid back coordinator like Pagano, and even to a certain extent, Nagy.Monachino just took the defensive coordinator job at Kansas State, but has a history with Pagano, dating back years ago. Due to name value and past results, I prefer Ryan, but it appears (due to multiple reports) that Monachino will be taking one of the two openings coaching the linebackers.Another name that could be intriguing is Chuck’s brother, John Pagano. He is currently the outside linebackers coach in Houston, but he has a very good reputation and is someone that could make a lot of sense, if Houston allows him to leave that is.Either way, the Bears will have some good names to choose from and most importantly, change isn’t always a bad thing. We’ll just have to see how this all plays out. NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL’s 100th season will begin with its most classic rivalry and feature the Super Bowl champion Patriots hosting Pittsburgh in the first Sunday night game.As previously announced, NFL 100 will kick off with Green Bay at Chicago for the 199th meeting of a series that began in 1921. That Sept. 5 game in the Thursday night slot usually reserved for hosting by the NFL champ forced New England to open three nights later.The Patriots have a home schedule loaded with top attractions Womens Walter Payton Jersey , including Kansas City on Dec. 8 in an AFC title game rematch, and Dallas on Nov. 24.Monday night’s doubleheader on ESPN will feature Houston at New Orleans and Denver at Oakland.“We know every year there seems to be a last-to-first story,” said new Broncos coach Vic Fangio, the Bears‘ defensive coordinator last season. “We were that in Chicago last year. I suppose a lot of teams counted us as a win last year. Every season is a new season and the order they choose for us to play them in, we’ll play them in.”Week 2 includes an intriguing Monday night matchup of Cleveland at the New York Jets. The very first Monday nighter was a Browns win over Joe Namath and the Jets in 1970. This one will feature the return to the Meadowlands for now-Browns receiver Odell Beckham Jr., and two young, potential star quarterbacks in Cleveland’s Baker Mayfield and New York’s Sam Darnold.National broadcasts rarely have included the downtrodden Browns, but they’re a popular choice this year: Cleveland will have four prime-time games, also facing the Rams, San Francisco and archrival Pittsburgh.Every team will have at least one national TV appearance. New England, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Green Bay, Seattle and the Rams get the maximum prime-time games, five.The traditional Thanksgiving Day games will have Detroit at home to Chicago, then Buffalo at Dallas. The night game to close the holiday schedule will be New Orleans at Atlanta in another long-time rivalry.The NFC champion Los Angeles Rams will host Cincinnati in London for one of five international games on the 2019 schedule. The Rams and Bengals will face off at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 27.Earlier in October, the league will play two games at Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium in London. The Raiders will host the Bears on Oct. 6, and the Buccaneers will be the home team against the Panthers on Oct. 13.Wembley will be the site of the fourth London match, with Houston facing host Jacksonville on Nov. 3.The league returns to Mexico, after last season’s Chiefs-Rams game was moved to Los Angeles because of poor field conditions at Azteca Stadium. On Monday night Nov. 18, the Chiefs will play LA’s other team, the Chargers.In Week 16, the NFL has left 10 teams in semi-limbo. Three games are scheduled for NFL Network on Saturday, Dec. 21, and will be chosen among these five: Detroit at Denver; Oakland at the LA Chargers; Buffalo at New England; the Rams at San Francisco 49ers; and Houston at Tampa Bay. The non-Saturday games will be played Sunday.The season ends Dec. 29 http://www.thebearslockerroom.com/authentic-jim-mcmahon-jersey , when Chicago finishes at Minnesota for the fourth successive year. All finales are divisional games for the 11th straight season.“This is an exciting time,” said Giants coach Pat Shurmur, whose team opens at Dallas. “This week, we started the offseason program. And now we can see when we’re going to play. We knew who our opponents would be and where we are going to play, but there’s an excitement that builds once the schedule comes out.”Among the oddities, in one stretch the Raiders will go seven weeks before playing a game in Oakland. They entertain the Chiefs on Sept. 15, then have road games at Minnesota and Indianapolis, host Chicago in London, are off Oct. 13, then go to Green Bay and Houston. They return to Oakland on Nov. 3.Miami opens with four 2018 playoff opponents: home for Baltimore and New England, at Dallas, home for the Chargers. Then the Dolphins have a bye.One team, Philadelphia has three straight home games and three consecutive road games. No other team has three away matches in a row, though the Rams will be away from LA for a visit to Atlanta on Oct. 20, that “home” contest in London the next week, then a bye and a trip to Pittsburgh.Also with three straight home games will be Green Bay, Atlanta, Arizona, San Francisco, Buffalo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Houston.