Tight end is a must. We only have Kmet, Everett, and someone named Stephen Carlson on a futures contract. I won't be at all surprised if they bring someone in there (and high on the Remainder List are...Robert Tonyan and Jesper Horsted :-P ), and if they want to consider keeping 4 (an outside shot,...

Interesting story. I don't get all the over the top raving - it seems like they're selling him hard for a favor or to generate clicks with hyperbole. Calling a RAS in the 7s "absurd athleticism" is...absurd*. He's got solid, maybe above average, pro level athleticism and he had breakout p...

DL, TE, WR, PR are all going to be very interesting to see if they pursue any late veteran adds, or stand on what they have. The money is only there for 1 add of a Reily Reiff or Yannick Ngokuoe level cost (and probably not even that expensive, unless you game it and push some cost into next year). ...

dave99 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:44 pm From the Athletic:

The historic odds of a Top-10 QB disappointing in the NFL: 41 percent.

That sounds extremely low to me

DJ Moore met up with Caleb Williams for a throwing session in LA. What did he think of Williams' game? "Anticipation is there. You can tell that he's expecting us to be open at a certain time. That's gonna be one of the things that's better." This is yet another example of an obvious prin...

Super, duper, spicy meatball--he beats Justin Fields and the Steelers! :o Man, did Pitt have themselves a hell of a draft: 1 1 20 20 Troy Fautanu G Washington 2 2 19 51 Zach Frazier C West Virginia 3 3 20 84 Roman Wilson WR Michigan 4 3 34 98 Payton Wilson LB North Carolina State 5 4 19 119 Mason M...

I'm kinda surprised there's never been a rookie QB go to the SB https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/rookie-qbs-super-bowl-history/c8phbwd7o8wg9rhstgujj3lm Um, Dan Marino went to the Super Bowl as a rookie. He just never won it. Not ever. lol That was his second year (first full season as a sta...

Yogi da Bear wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:30 am
You want meatball? How's this--Caleb becomes the first rookie QB to win the Super Bowl.

I'm kinda surprised there's never been a rookie QB go to the SB

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/new ... hstgujj3lm

Poles plans ahead. I think this draft pretty much proved that. He will probably take 2 or 3 DLine next draft when we have all those sweet picks to move around and grab exactly who we want. That's got to be his plan right? Whatever it is I trust him. Our GM is a real professional GM. And a good one ...

Eh, GM’s want their own guys. I agree and if that had happened when Poles got here, I wouldn't have blinked an eye. But he's gone through 3 drafts with these guys and gotten pretty amazing results. Yeah, "why now?" is an intriguing question, especially for the guy who's been here a dozen ...

Some good analysis of punters and why drafting one makes sense (contrasted with kickers, where draft success is much more difficult): https://sumersports.com/the-zone/its-okay-to-draft-a-punter/ The differences are significant between drafted and undrafted punters. What’s interesting, though, is th...

Interesting read on Jamree Kromah. I'm not sure of his impact this year but perhaps in '25: https://www.sportsmockery.com/chicago-bears/the-chicago-bears-undrafted-rookie-who-screams-hidden-gem/ Interesting story. I don't get all the over the top raving - it seems like they're selling him hard for ...

https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/1784629462815871060?t=TFv-thMqMgX0WCY-MNgfOw&s=19 That seems really high for a UDFA - unless PS salary can be counted towards the guarantee. 17 wks of PS comes out to 204k. So it would essentially be guaranteeing "you'll at least be on the PS all ...

A ghost from the past chimes in - check the byline. https://x.com/bryancurtis/status/1784232513738833971?s=46&t=sk0p8Tq4Tdv7hHrajOLkSw I had no idea this was even a thing. Can McClown actually write? If you mean "is he literally capable of making letters, words, and sentences?", I'm f...

Plus, my hatred for Gill is the stuff of legends. OK, time for a whip round. These should be on sale with a massive discount very soon: https://store.chicagobears.com/mens-nike-trenton-gill-navy-chicago-bears-game-player-jersey/p-38122312813679+z-9008-1779609693 $130??? Who the hell would have paid...

Ganis said what was extraordinary about this week’s stadium proposal was the fact that Johnson has enthusiastically signed on without hammering out lease terms or finalizing other important details. “As a taxpayer, that wasn’t a good look. And I’m being charitable here because that’s the person who...

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Randolph is good (for UDFA)
don't recognize the rest


Lots of guys I'd like at DE (you need injury replacements and a pipeline, regardless of Booker):
Okie, Watts, Murphy or Murphy

S:
Bradford, Dent

DT:
Lovett, Hall

OT:
Pearl, Greenfield

TE:
Spahn, Culp, Castles

WR/PR:
Janke or Janke

204 Tory Taylor P | Iowa IowaTRADE 6036 230 Adios, Gill 169 Tory Taylor P | Iowa IowaTRADE 6036 230 Hope: a career plus 138: R5 P2 P Tory Taylor - Iowa 6036 230 Hope: a career plus 169: R5 P33 P Tory Taylor - Iowa 6035 229 Gill is bad. 6.196 Tory Taylor P | Iowa IowaTRADE 6035 229 Immediate starter...

wab wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:28 pm Picking two punters in 3 years is rough, but Taylor is a superstar punter, so it’s fine with me.

Last time he waited and got the 4th one.
This time he learned - no waiting and got first choice in a good draft for first choice.

As much as I'd like a C (I worry about both Bates lack of experience and Shelton being a one-year pick up on a cheap contract) the Bears have drafted quite a few mid-to-late-round centers in recent years and none have panned out. The only mid to late C they've taken in 15 years is Kramer at 207 Gra...

I feel like their primary targets are: TE: Stover, Johnson C: Bortolini maybe Limmer, Nourzad CB/S: Hart DE Booker, maybe Jackson, Johnson I'd add Dadrion & McCormick, but not expecting them to get the call Not particularly high on Stover or Hart myself. But the rest of this, I could get behind...

I feel like their primary targets are:

TE: Stover, Johnson
C: Bortolini maybe Limmer, Nourzad
CB/S: Hart
DE Booker, maybe Jackson, Johnson


I'd add Dadrion & McCormick, but not expecting them to get the call

karhu wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:29 pm Some fans were speculating about Ryan Pace's influence on the Falcons draft. Even after last night.

They just traded up to 2.3 for Ruke Orhorhoro. With Johnny Newton and Michael Hall on the board.

QED.

Yeah, he's a contagion


man, the run on receivers continues

Dang, only 8 minutes and I'm still too late.


Still, good to see the Amigos getting props.
Bafflingly underrated movie.

Speaking of Edge Am I the only one who absolutely doesn't get the gulf between Gabriel and Grayson Murphy evaluations?? If Grayson's going in undrafted or late, I'll take an order of that. Both of those dudes have T-Rex arms. What's wrong with Carl Lawson on a 1 year deal like Ngakaue? Maybe Lawson...

Speaking of Edge



Am I the only one who absolutely doesn't get the gulf between Gabriel and Grayson Murphy evaluations??

If Grayson's going in undrafted or late, I'll take an order of that.

Rusty Trombagent wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:54 pm there's still a second wave of free agency that has to happen.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents ... ract_value

Yes, that's what I'm working from.
Scratch the expensive options and then the rest is pretty bleak.

I agree with that take Though it's a bit - He was at the Draft Party stuff that can't help but make it seem like Glennon Yeah, I suppose the surprise aspect of it has similarities. Good God, if you knew you had a good chance of taking Penix, why would you have Cousins at the party? Did he 'invite h...