I'm almost tired of saying this, but it's a Ferentz thing. > 450 snaps in each of your first two (non-redshirt) years is a coup on that team, not a cause for suspicion.

- Gonzalez seems clearly ahead of Witherspoon at CB, so he might be a target. Spoon is CB1 no matter your personal opinion. I'd be pissed if Poles passed up on a FAR FAR better football player for measurables only. What thunder said...plus, that's not my personal opinion. I might like Witherspoon b...

thunderspirit wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 12:00 pm

IE wrote: ↑Sun Mar 26, 2023 11:22 am

Spoon is CB1 no matter your personal opinion. I'd be pissed if Poles passed up on a FAR FAR better football player for measurables only.

Except that is your personal opinion, isn't it?

Funny how that works.

Dammit, ya beat me to it.

Thanks for those Northwestern v OSU videos.

Which reminds me of a little egg hunt: who knocked Dawand Jones back a full five yards last year and spun him 360 degrees?

I think trade down again with Steelers 17 and 32 or Seattle 20 and 37. Then get JMS as long term C in the second round. Leatherwood for RT ;) As long as neither of them takes Van Ness. Not because I want him on the Bears. Because I want him in the division. South Burbs v. NW Burbs, twice a year. I'...

I'm starting to think that Poles gets his double trade-down. We need a long-term center and another piece on the O-line. Most of us are thinking that'll be RT, but we don't know what the brass knows, or how they see the situation. Maybe they're ready to put Jenkins back there. That leaves us with C ...

You're right - they have to do that. A team might really want some player they feel can meet a need or offer some ability they would like to have ... but they have to say they had that person graded out as the best player available, or it raises the question of "... so you intentionally passed...

Not long after I was last there. Damn, that was a lifetime ago. I'd ask about the emoji, but something tells me that I don't want to know. No nothing bad just a sad reminder of how old I’m getting Whew! Well, I'll see you our advancing age and raise you a failed relationship, if that helps.

Ditka’s dictaphone wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 2:49 pm

karhu wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 1:51 pm Richmond Park! How long ago was that?

11-12 years

Not long after I was last there. Damn, that was a lifetime ago. I'd ask about the emoji, but something tells me that I don't want to know.

That's certainly an interpretation. Mine differs. I see good footwork by Johnson, and a lot of hugging and holding. Pencil-him-in-for-the-Packers-quality holding. I see him being walked into his QB's lap right off the bat, forcing a rushed, errant throw, and a couple of running plays that his man f...

Wow, judging only by that film, I'd say PJJ wins by a long shot. He kept his QB clean, white washed LVN several times, and basically let him bull rush each time. Can the kid do anything besides lunge into the tackle and try to push him back? Just asking, from this film. That's certainly an interpre...

Richmond Park! How long ago was that?

Hoog wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 1:25 pm Van Ness, I just can't get into for some reason. What games or highlights should I watch from him to pull me to the other side?

Here's an extended and detailed look at Van Ness v. Johnson.

For the umpteenth time no. Measurable Measurement Height 6'-8" Weight 384 lbs 99 Wingspan 85⅛" 95 Arm Length 35⅛" 89 Hand Size 11" MEASURABLES: HEIGHT: 6-8 (89%*) WEIGHT: 374 (100%*) HANDS: 11 5/8 (98%*) ARM: 36 3/8 (95%*) SPAN: 89 1/2 (100%*) Guess who is bigger? It is close th...

I wouldn't say that AA is polished at all. He basically uses only his speed and a bull rush. He needs to develop some moves, particularly inside. I agree. That was a rhetorical point against the assertion that Van Ness is somehow considerably more raw than most of the other DEs at the top of the dr...

That's your expectation. Other people have different expectations. The passive voice is telling here: It is a truth universally acknowledged.... Bad draft picks are bad. No argument there. Though Pace managed to live in the shadow of the White pick for six whole years. The entire point of the draft...

Dollars to donuts it was three blue-chippers when he talked with the Colts. "Look, I'm really going out on a limb here...."

Like Pat Mahomes? It's more important for your first-round pick make a significant contribution. That seems about as far as history would take the idea. They had an established QB and traded up to 10 and it was still majorly criticized by a lot of people and a lot of their fans at the time, especia...

That's true of literally every player in the draft. There’s a huge difference in perception and expectations on a top 10 pick and a late first round pick. You can take a flyer on a guy on day three like Dominique Robinson and it’s expected and accepted that it’s going to take time for a converted W...

This dude is a Grade A A-Hole. I'm not sorry he's not on the Bears, but don't want to seem him twice a year either. Bears WRs have shown a complete lack of composure around this guy - probably ended the career of both Wims and Miller in Chicago. (I mean ... they kind of ended it with their play, bu...

We might have found this year's elephant to our pack of blind men. Seems like every year there's a guy who for whatever reason just seems like a completely different player to each person who watches a bunch of game video. Me, I see a guy who takes on double teams like I want him to, and who was too...

One other thing about Ojomo: he's the leader of that line, and frequently helps his guys get set. And for all that's been said about his lack of athleticism, he takes really smart angles and has the same knack for reading plays that lets Jack Sanborn play so much quicker and faster than his running-...

Any thoughts about Moro Ojomo? His game doesn't translate all that clearly, directly, and completely to a specific NFL role, but he's awfully impressive on his own terms. I like him as a disruptive 1T, especially if his weight is on the higher end of what I've seen reported (everything from 280 to ...

I'd like to think that we'll add a vet or two later on in the preseason, but I wouldn't be surprised (or worried) if we waited until after the draft. As of now, it looks like four QBs will go before our pick, which leaves the rest of the field absolutely loaded with DEs (Anderson, Wilson, Murphy, an...

Any thoughts about Moro Ojomo? His game doesn't translate all that clearly, directly, and completely to a specific NFL role, but he's awfully impressive on his own terms. I like him as a disruptive 1T, especially if his weight is on the higher end of what I've seen reported (everything from 280 to 2...

Why would there be any HB pick at this point? Maybe R7, if you're totally out of options and really like someone for the PS. Absolutely no HB on our roster (and I like Herbert - liked the Foreman signing, etc) says You cant Draft a HB - especially when we are talking 3rd Round. Heck - if we drafted...

TheWorldBreaker wrote: ↑Sun Mar 19, 2023 8:17 pm If he doesn’t live up to the draft spot or takes a few years to develop, your cartwheels will mean nothing to the GM taking him instead of a player performing better than him that was drafted after him.

That's true of literally every player in the draft.

I'm sure I'd love him if he was a Bear, but...25 years old, a proven player, and he's on his third team? Does the guy ever stop chirping, even when it's just him and his teammates?

Even after his horrible Pro Day, the Bears are flying him up for interviews. No word if pizza joints in town are going on high alert .... Wonder when they'll have him visit. Is two weeks enough time to see if he rebounds from the poor pro day? Do you run up as close to thr draft as you can? Fascina...

In my recent comparison of overall combine numbers with those of All-Pros, both shuttle and cone times were negatively correlated with outstanding performance for WRs. They're significant for linemen and linebackers, but nothing really measures Hester's superpower (maintaining speed while cutting) o...