I'm skeptical about the RBs we do have, but I respect the counter argument that the 9 on an RB is goofy. I'm just saying I see the value in having a Super Duper Offense especially given that the DL looks suspect. Again. I know you said it but we don't know the DL looks suspect. The draft is next mo...

Imagine giving JF1 a legit RB who can get 1,000 yards + per season and be a consistent threat to break off long runs. It opens up the whole offense. The Bears already have two guys who can do that in 200 carries. So they're not going to use them regularly? I know BR is a stud but the opportunity co...

Get the stakes and torches out because I am going to piss a whole lot of guys off with this. But at number 9 if we stay put I will be happy with any of these guys. DE Wilson DL Breese CB Gonzales ok and here it comes. Arguably the best player in the draft regardless of position. BIJAN ROBINSON RB T...

We have a pretty steep drop into Round 2:

Felix Anudike-Uzomah DE Kansas State
Luke Wypler C Ohio State
Andre Carter II DE Army (My Guy in the lower rounds.)
Joe Tippman C Wisconsin

Why the hell didn't the Raiders include a player, shape the deal into something like we got from Carolina? Oh yeah...cuz they're the Raiders... https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRP0dNHcTKlxSZFL_7gbDaRtEtxhwRybTONyA&usqp=CAU Yeah who knows. When I was doing my mocks trading d...

dplank wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 8:17 am Quinn could be that guy

Yeah and probably for cheap too.

The DE problem is so fixable it's hilarious. Two guys out there, Ngakoue and Quinn, could fix one instantly.

I like the deal we got from Carolina. DJ Moore is equivalent to an extra first rounder and the kind of player I've been wanting us to get since last season.

Cosigned. Poles is squandering JF1's rookie deal. What's the excuse in 2 or 3 years when JF1 comes knocking for his $50M? The time to build a winner is now. That's also why you make the Jalen Ramsey trade for a third. Then we have a secondary of: CB1: Ramsey: Lockdown #1 CB CB2: JJ who I think is b...

And it's not just Kiper, it's CBS sports, Daniel Jeremiah, NFL.com, Walterfootball. Just google the guy's name and he's the top DT on just about everyone's board. I'm thinking he's worth the risk at #9. Possible top player in the draft has a bad couple weeks and might fall into our laps. Then again...

I have a feeling he's willing to wait for Ngakoue's price to come down. He seems to have a price on players, and he's simply not going to go above that. He will walk away. It irks me to no end, but it's not necessarily a bad trait. Certainly better than giving a player whatever he wants. Sometimes ...

Poles is worrying me Plank. Is it the McCaskey's with the money? Are we back to the days of penny pinching? Did Georgie see the $100M in cap space and say oh no you don't? The answers to this DL problem were out there and obvious. We needed one of Hargrave or Jones and then a serviceable DE like Ng...

Jalen Carter is not lazy. You don't do what he does on the field and say he's lazy. Jalen Carter IS stupid though. Good grief this kid. The biggest month of his life and he falls apart. Now does that mean the last few years of production should be tossed out the window, no. But c'mon kid snap out of...

Why not just go out and sign Ngakoue? It fixes a DE spot. He's still out there. You and I see this the same way. There’s no reason not to! Even if he isn’t a perfect fit. Even if his price is a little bit higher than Poles wants. Even if he wants to “build through the draft “. All of those things a...

Why not just go out and sign Ngakoue? It fixes a DE spot. He's still out there.

Yogi da Bear wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2023 10:01 am

Grizzled wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:57 am The Bears have released Siemian.

THAT is a description that I really don't need. Probably not be able to get it out of my head now--Bear Siemian.

Was the Bear-Siemian released prematurely?

What would people’s thoughts be if the Bears traded down again and took Kancey out of Pitt? The scouting report I read on Kancey gave me the willies. https://thedraftnetwork.com/sr-prospect/calijah-kancey-9af46b86-59c7-4a4a-b42c-ca26e102ff84/ I think another trade down could work out well, but I th...

Topic I've talked about a lot. Made a short thread update for it today. Bears figure to still be about 36m short if the minimum cash. That's counting rookie spending and some in season space factored in. https://twitter.com/The_Cap_is_Fake/status/1637095307937808386?t=6_UMZafyTzwAcGvfnbg-1w&s=1...

@BigDaddy @The Cooler King @Grizzled Ultimately where I'm confused is that our base defense is still supposed to be the Tampa / Cover -2. The main tenant of that defense is creating pressure up front via the front four so the LBs can drop into coverage. Now if that pressure up front doesn't materia...

BigDaddy The Cooler King Grizzled Ultimately where I'm confused is that our base defense is still supposed to be the Tampa / Cover -2. The main tenant of that defense is creating pressure up front via the front four so the LBs can drop into coverage. Now if that pressure up front doesn't materializ...

wab wrote: ↑Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:48 am Can you imagine the level of anger that this board would reach if the Bears take a corner at 9 with all of the other needs on the OL/DL. Woof.

Kinda rooting for it now haha.

Especially given that Gordon was drafted in the second round and JJ is up for an extension.

Yeah.

The combine needs to really change to focus on the mental aspects of the game.

Team interviews. Personality tests. Stuff like that.

But like the cone drill? Or the 40 yard dash in a straight line in ideal conditions? Who cares.

IMHO, the combine in it's entirety is nothing more than a popularity contest. Using one day's worth of performance, doing things that players never do on the field BTW, to evaluate the value of a draft prospect is the very definition of asinine. To me the combine has the same value as that of the Pr...

Is anybody else getting like a Super Market Sweep vibe from Poles’ FA “strategy”? Like no real strategy just grab some shit and throw it in a cart?

I’m putting my damn foot in the ground and demand that Poles draft Myles Murphy. I’m so bewildered about FA. I don’t know how we go into the off-season needing like 2 guys for the OL and seriously 4 guys for the DL but then get 2 LBs. This is a Twilight Zone episode to me. The trade down I thought w...

They are going to draft 2-3 quality OL and let the line shake out in TC. We'll find out how much "want-to" Jenkins' has. We'll find out if Leatherwood still has anything useful, and we'll find out if Carter is as promising as they say he is. What is certain is that Dieter Eiselen will tak...

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/03/16/gardner-minshew-agrees-to-terms-with-colts/ The Gardner is now a Colt. Every time he changes teams My Guy gets closer and closer to Chicago. He's going to start for the Colts at some point and then get that kick ass starting QB mega deal someplace el...

This offseason has been such a journey through a wormhole for me. I mean seriously we had like $100M and we blow most of it on LBs which was answering a question nobody asked. Then our lines, especially DL, are left bare. How hard would it have been to cut Whitehair and sign a real center that would...

We may have just achieved a General Manager level circular reference like in Excel. Ryan Poles was part of a group that brought Orlando Brown to Kansas City. Orlando Brown plays great. Makes a bunch of Pro Bowls. Ryan Poles becomes General Manager of the Chicago Bears. Orlando Brown becomes a free a...

Progressive Insurance Guy: Hey there. Watcha doin'. Poles: Looking over the list of available free agents. Gotta build a team. Progressive Insurance Guy: Your spreadsheet is sorted by lowest salary to highest, but you actually have the most cap space of any team and that's after you got DJ Moore. Po...

Derek Jeter is on our defensive line?