I just don't know these players well enough to have a full response here, but at least with the Top 4 picks I'd have done this (using full hindsight)

10. Loveland (on draft night I expected/slightly preferred Warren, but now that I've read about this kid I prefer Loveland)
39. Burden (I'm in on a ...

I'd gladly give up a 4th for Hall

Let’s just say, for arguments sake, BPA for our R1 pick in 2026 is a QB does that mean we should use our R1 pick on him even though we have Caleb?

BPA doesn’t make sense for me for this reason.


Very few things make sense when you take them all the way out to a logical extremity without being ...

wab wrote: Mon Apr 28, 2025 11:00 am

Bears Whiskey Nut wrote: Mon Apr 28, 2025 10:53 am

Ooof...that vertical and broad jump hide a nasty secret I think. ZERO twitch.

Yep. Which tracks with how little he produced.

FWIW - Maryland is not competitive on the DL against Big 10 powerhouses. Like at all, complete mismatch. It’s hard for a LB to produce in that environment.

He was awfully good, pre-injury.
I think we could definitely take the time for a little tire-kicking, given our options, even if 2023 didn't look very encouraging.


Chubb never averaged LESS than 5 ypc in his career until last year when he was coming off the ACL (3.3 ypc). He should be ...

I think the Bears can shore up RB with JK Dobbins or take a runner on Chubb.

DE isn't great but Deyo is an improvement over the JAGs we lost (I can only think of Jacob Martin). Meanwhile, DT is much improved. Safety is an area of concern. All in all though, the defense should outperform last ...

I didn't want to target any one person here because I see small pieces of this from so many people either here or on Twitter or when talking to people directly about this. But something is really bugging me about a logical fallacy that I see over and over again, so here it is:

Fans tend to want to ...

I'll never complain about drafting a Terp


You should

They dont even get to bring those cool helmets with them....And Lockley can recruit but couldnt coach. Same with South Carolina kids


I think you've got Lockley backwards there bud...he's a good offensive coach but can't recruit ...

Read Loveland’s bio on the mother ship app…

Dude is just a natural athlete. Allstate in football as a sophomore? Again as a junior, the state POY as a senior. And he was also an all state hoops player. And just for fun was a top shelf discus and shot putter? National champion at Michigan, and a few ...

I dunno, I tend to believe Poles when he said that the RB part of the draft just sort of didn't fall our way. At several points it seemed like RB's went right before our pick. I believe if Henderson was there we'd have taken him over Burden. Jeanty as you said, would have been picked at 10 ...

I’ve watched most of Maryland’s games the last few years so I have seen him play a lot. He’s a really good player. And I think he fits Dennis Allen’s LB profile pretty well. We needed a LB, I’m not mad about this pick at all. I think the CB is a bigger reach.

I think there is more potential at QB, WR and TE. I think that he had a better OL in Detroit, and better RB's.


Certainly Swift & <yeah, whatever> is a looooonnnnnnngg way off from Gibbs & Montgomery

Caleb is nowhere near Goff territory yet

WR maybe a push

TE to the Bears, if Loveland is ...

We'll see what happens. I think that there is a strong veteran group in our locker room, and I think, like a lot of these draft picks, they still have some growing up to do. I know that when I was 20-22 years old, I wasn't half as put together as most of these kids. And many of them are coming ...

I agree Art, but receiving is half the TE job - it's not the only criteria for what makes a "starter". Starter is really a nebulous concept anyways, it's about snap counts. There is a need to have both skill sets and both skill sets will get a healthy snap count, Kmet may do more blocking while ...

maybe the Bears are targeting an experienced RB that is still a free agent

Jamaal Williams RB 30.0 8 NO $4,000,000
UFA
Gus Edwards RB 30.0 7 LAC $3,250,000
UFA
Jeff Wilson RB 29.4 7 MIA $3,000,000
UFA
$1,342,457
Nick Chubb RB 29.2 7 CLE $2,275,000
UFA
$3,256,663
Nyheim Miller-Hines RB 28.4 5 ...

JMO, but I think they just saw a good T and took him because we needed another T to develop. I don't think they have anything set in their heads and will train him up on both sides as any swing would, and go from there. Wright might get hurt also, so even if we find that he's "just a RT" I'm ok with ...

My theory is Ben Johnson isn't an idiot and knows not to pay or overdraft running backs. We got one in the 7th, I'm excited to see what he can do behind a better oline.


Well to be fair, he was part of a team that drafted a RB at #12.

I think it was Jeanty or bust and that other than him ...

Loveland is likely destined to be TE1 - he appears to have more upside than Kmet - and may actually be the better blocker in addition to being a significantly better natural route runner and pass catcher.

Burnett and Frazier seem to be the best values in the draft - at least at this stage ...

I’d like to go get Gus Edwards. He’s still available I think?

Getting this party started, I expect the gifs to be plentiful for this guy

Not drafting an OT by end of Rd 3.

Not getting one of the top 5 RBs


And you gave the draft an "A"?



Echoing the rest......no trade up in the first.

Ending Day 2 of the draft without a new RB and DE.

And...here we are...


Fair criticism here, I did say that. And I’d give an A+ had ...

Ditka’s dictaphone wrote: Sat Apr 26, 2025 1:35 pm Enter Ruben Hyppolite “hold my beer dplank”

I'll never complain about drafting a Terp

Now that we're in the 4th, I'm kinda hoping we go ahead and take Scattabo....let's make G08's dreams come true

Grade: A

Poles is doing a really nice job with the draft. He’s filling our needs and at each pick he’s getting really solid value in the process. I had a moment of concern when we took Burden, but Poles then made a really smart trade down that netted us two strong “Top 60” LOS players.

The two ...

So we need DE and RB and I’d like to see a S and LB brought in also. Feels to me like Poles has done a really nice job here. This may be the least drama we’ve ever had in terms of setting our 53, we are LOADED.

Man, has a prospect ever been over rated by analysts as much as Shedeur Sanders.


I think the entitlement and reports of horrible interviews really damned him. Plus, the circus that will come with him regardless. Having an actual chip on his shoulders could be good for him. Or maybe he'll just ...

Huge red flag to me that Sawyer is still available. but DE is a big need so I’d be really happy to nab him here. Or Gordon.

I’m happy with what we’ve done thus far

I know you are...seems like the Eagles and Ravens do a lot of this type of stuff. And those poor fans must be so tired of winning so many football games!

Might I suggest you watch the Boy Scouts of America Football League instead?



I don't need boy scouts - I just don't want rapists. I ...

109 could be Skattabo

I wish people would learn from Matt Ariza and Jalen Carter.


I'm fine with missing on a few outliers when it comes to character concerns.


I know you are...seems like the Eagles and Ravens do a lot of this type of stuff. And those poor fans must be so tired of winning so many football games ...