It’s out there David Montgomery Chicago Bears Jerseys , but it could happen."Okay, let’s get wild. Devin White is an LSU linebacker, making him such a Dan Quinn pick that it almost cannot happen, and that’s before we even get to his athletic profile. White is fast, fluid, and has the makeup of a playmaker at the NFL level, even if his instincts and tackling lag behind. He could be—even should be—an impact player at the next level.Bush is a more refined player, and his ability in coverage and agility would make him a deeply intriguing fit for the Falcons. He’s also flashed as a pass rusher in college at times, and the Falcons can always use more help there.Beyond that, I’d be hard-pressed to see the Falcons going with a linebacker at 14, and we’re already way out in unlikely territory to begin with. What does it mean for the roster in 2019?You would expect to see the Falcons trotting out three linebackers more often, I’d wager, as there’s no real reason to believe they’re eager to get De’Vondre Campbell’s physicality off the field. Campbell, Deion Jones and either White or Bush would be a formidable, athletic group, and Foye Oluokun is a great insurance policy in any case. The Falcons would be a more capable run defense with that much speed on the field, for certain, but Bush and Jones in particular would be potent enough in coverage that the Falcons might be willing to test out true 4-3 fronts more often Youth William Perry Jerseys , even if it got Damontae Kazee off the field more often. What does it mean long-term?Interesting things. The Falcons are coming up on an extension for Campbell, who has been a quality starter the team will certainly try to extend. The addition of a linebacker at 14 would crowd the depth chart, obviously, and it might make the Falcons more willing to explore life without Campbell.The bigger question might be how they feel about Foye Oluokun, who just turned in an impressive rookie campaign. This team plays nickel often enough that having four starting-caliber linebackers is a nice luxury but still a luxury, meaning Oluokun would have to be considered a true backup going forward—and Campbell comfortable with reduced playing time—to make this thing work. If the team did move on from Campbell, it’d be Jones, the rookie, and Oluokun going forward. Considering linebacker is in good shape and Campbell shouldn’t break the bank, though, linebacker still would be a surprising pick. What are the opportunity costs?Everything I wrote about defensive tackle and cornerback, basically. The Falcons have bigger fish to fry than linebacker, and while adding a potentially elite player to the corps would certainly improve this defense, it would leave them looking for immediate and long-term help at defensive end, right tackle, defensive tackle, cornerback, and safety with subsequent picks that have lower success rates. It also creates a logjam at the position this year Danny Trevathan Jerseys Stitched , where the Falcons are loaded with talent and depth options, though I’m wagering that they’d clear out plenty of playing time at the expense of Oluokun and perhaps Campbell if they made this kind of investment.Unless they’re worried about losing Campbell next year, though, the costs would appear to outweigh the immediate benefits. Defensive end is going to be hollowed out again to start next offseason, defensive tackle will be shedding a couple of useful players if the Falcons don’t re-sign them, cornerback is still a position of priority given that the team won’t stop talking about it, and tackle remains the one position the Falcons could probably slam dunk upgrade in the draft. Should the Falcons do it?I’d lean toward no. Bush in particular and White to a lesser degree could be great, and obviously adding an elite linebacker next to Deion Jones would make this defense a gigantic pain in the butt to deal with. From that perspective, it’s a justifiable pick, and nobody should be shocked if Dan Quinn’s deep and enduring love of linebackers wins the day if one of those guys is available at 14.But the Falcons can’t abandon needs-based drafting entirely just because they signed some useful depth options for a year or two, as they well know. That first round draft pick could be a five-plus year solution at a position, and the Falcons could certainly use more talent at linebacker but not to the extent they need it at, say, right tackle or defensive end. I still expect them to sink a pick into the trenches when all is said and done, but DQ’s lust for athleticism and speed at linebacker and the team’s post-draft ties to top players in 2018 suggest we shouldn’t rule this one out entirely. When the Oakland Raiders were shopping Khalil Mack last year, a frequent team that kept popping up in trade rumors was the Green Bay Packers. Seeing the Pack add the devastating Mack was a..." Latest NewsNewsNotesDid Ryan Pace dupe the Raiders into trading Khalil Mack to the Bears?New,45commentsCDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Did Ryan Pace dupe the Raiders into trading Khalil Mack to the Bears?TwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailErin Hooley/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty ImagesWhen the Oakland Raiders were shopping Khalil Mack last year, a frequent team that kept popping up in trade rumors was the Green Bay Packers. Seeing the Pack add the devastating Mack was a nightmare scenario for Chicago Bears fans Youth Danny Trevathan Jerseys , many of which were holding out hope that Chicago general manager Ryan Pace would be the one that swung the blockbuster deal for arguably the best edge rusher in the league today. Bears’ fans got their happy ending when Pace sent first-round picks in 2019 and 2020, a third-round pick in 2020, and a sixth-round pick in 2019 to get their man in Khalil Mack. To make the deal even sweeter for the Bears, Oakland sent Chicago a second-round pick in 2020 and a conditional fifth-round pick in 2020 along with Mack. Last year, several Packer fans popped up in my Twitter mentions claiming that Green Bay never had any real interest in adding Mack, but in a recent interview with Baltimore’s 105.7, The Fan, Packer CEO/President Mark Murphy said otherwise. This makes me wonder how the discussions between Chicago and Oakland went. Since higher draft picks was what Oakland’s Jon Gruden was looking for in the trade, that probably means that Ryan Pace had to convince Gruden that the Bears were at least a year away from being any good at all. Pace had to undersell the team he spent three years rebuilding to dupe the Raiders into thinking Chicago's draft picks were the most valuable on the table. The reality is that Pace thought Mack was the final piece of the puzzle for the Bears to become contenders — which is why he wanted to add the dominating defensive presence to his already good defense in the first place — but he had to play it cool when talking to Gruden. Pace had already revamped his entire offense with head coach Matt Nagy, tight end Trey Burton, wide outs Allen Robinson II and Taylor Gabriel, not to mention drafting receiver Anthony Miller and interior offensive lineman James Daniels, but he had to tell the Raiders that his team wasn’t any good. This story won’t get the same buzz as the San Francisco 49ers “fleecing” the Bears in the Mitchell Trubisky trade, but that’s okay because the Bears are the team coming off a 12-4 season and a division title while Oakland and San Francisco combined for eight wins a year ago.