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by dplank
Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:49 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: The 2024 Draft
Replies: 1136
Views: 17514

Re: The 2024 Draft

It isn't that I WANT Jenkins to go. I just don't think Poles will pay him whatever the market is for an oft injured guard when we have a ton of picks next year. TBH with you I don't know what my preference is. I respect the argument for replacing him via the draft. Jenkins misses a lot of games. Wh...
by dplank
Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:23 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: R3 P75: Kiran Amegadjie, OT - Yale
Replies: 86
Views: 1301

Re: R3 P75: Kiran Amegadjie, OT - Yale

This kid is a big unknown, limited PT in college and played Ivy League. He could become a starter, he could absolutely blow. The best part is he doesn’t have to start right away, he can adapt to the NFL without being rushed into action.
by dplank
Sun Apr 28, 2024 4:58 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: 2024 Draft: Is This Our Greatest Draft Ever?
Replies: 26
Views: 319

Re: 2024 Draft: Is This Our Greatest Draft Ever?

Like all drafts, the impact won't be known for several years from now. And this draft is all about Caleb Williams, if he's the goods then this is the best draft ever for us IMO. 90% of that statement will be based on CW achieving elite QB status, everything else is just window dressing IMO.
by dplank
Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:15 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: 2024 Draft: Is This Our Greatest Draft Ever?
Replies: 26
Views: 319

Re: 2024 Draft: Is This Our Greatest Draft Ever?

Kiper only gave us a B
by dplank
Sun Apr 28, 2024 10:34 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: R4 P122: Tory Taylor, P - Iowa
Replies: 74
Views: 1028

Re: R4 P122: Tory Taylor, P - Iowa

Only thing I can think of is the wide hash marks giving directional punters an advantage they won’t have in the NFL. Poles said he’s the best punter prospect he’s ever seen, that’s good enough for me.

Plus, my hatred for Gill is the stuff of legends.
by dplank
Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: R1 P9: Rome Odunze, WR - Washington
Replies: 102
Views: 1821

Re: R1 P9: Rome Odunze, WR - Washington

Broncos fans living in straight poverty compared to us lol

by dplank
Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:32 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: R5 P144: Austin Booker, Edge - Kansas
Replies: 46
Views: 906

Re: R5 P155: Austin Booker, Edge - Kansas

Wow, big move there. Hope he can play! Mark Anderson comp?
by dplank
Sat Apr 27, 2024 1:18 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: R4 P122: Tory Taylor, P - Iowa
Replies: 74
Views: 1028

Re: R4 P122: Tory Taylor, P - Iowa

Me after drafting CW - Meh, was the obvious pick Me after drafting Rome - Meh, looks like a great player but do we really need another WR? Me after drafting an OT - Why in the heck are we ignoring the biggest hole on our team, the DL? Me after drafting a P: https://uploads.dailydot.com/2020/04/leo-p...
by dplank
Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:25 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: R4 P122: Tory Taylor, P - Iowa
Replies: 74
Views: 1028

Re: R4 P122: Tory Taylor, P - Iowa

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by dplank
Sat Apr 27, 2024 9:11 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: The 2024 Draft
Replies: 1136
Views: 17514

Re: So, how do we address our last hole on the team?

If we sign both Ngakoue and Greene - both available - then we would be really close to last years DL. Poles said in his presser our need was DL but he went BPA - I’m cool with that. I’m happy he knows DL is an issue and I expect he’s going to do something about it. He can’t wait too long, there’s ar...
by dplank
Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:22 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: R3 P75: Kiran Amegadjie, OT - Yale
Replies: 86
Views: 1301

Re: R3 P75: Kiran Amegadjie, OT - Yale

Agree he looks like a G, another player added to the offense 🤷‍♂️
by dplank
Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: The 2024 Draft
Replies: 1136
Views: 17514

Re: So, how do we address our last hole on the team?

Moriarty wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:49 pm Maybe Jerry Hughes or Calais Campbell (depending on what he costs)
I've had a man crush on Campbell for many years now. He's old as dirt but can still play. Having him on limited snaps inside would be awesome.
by dplank
Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:58 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: The 2024 Draft
Replies: 1136
Views: 17514

Re: So, how do we address our last hole on the team?

I think we have to count on at least some improvement from Pickens and Dexter and it seems to me no one is doing that. We're not gonna resolve the RDE problem with just one guy this year. Unless Poles gets awfully lucky with his 3rd or 4th round pick it's gonna need to be committee approach. I'd lo...
by dplank
Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:54 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: The 2024 Draft
Replies: 1136
Views: 17514

Re: So, how do we address our last hole on the team?

In his last 3 seasons, Jacob Martin has had 7, 5, and 4 tackles respectively. He's a complete nobody. And DomRob is, and I say this without hyperbole, one of the worst football players I've ever seen get decent P/T here in Chicago. I'm probably over simplifying this, but it just feels to me like DE'...
by dplank
Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:00 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: The 2024 Draft
Replies: 1136
Views: 17514

So, how do we address our last hole on the team?

Poles went absolutely ape shit on offense, adding: Waldron, Williams, Odunze, Allen, Everett, Bates, Shelton, and Swift. I’ve never seen anything like it, it’s a completely different unit and by far the most talent I’ve seen in my lifetime. That said, our DL is our Achilles heel and will prevent us ...
by dplank
Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:49 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: The 2024 Draft
Replies: 1136
Views: 17514

Re: Is It Too Soon For Thoughts On Pick #9?

I hope the short term nuttiness will be gone. How any Bears fan wouldn't be happy as hell right now is beyond me... It was an extraordinarily toxic and mean offseason. I don't come here for that. That's what the idiots do who are addicted to national / world news, social media or hype videos. It go...
by dplank
Thu Apr 25, 2024 11:09 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: R1 P1: Caleb Williams, QB - USC
Replies: 89
Views: 1421

Re: R1 P1: Caleb Williams, QB - USC

The more I see of Williams, especially in the off-the-cuff stuff that's come out tonight, the more I think he confused some people not because he's outrageously flamboyant or morbidly self-obsessed or any of the other labels some idiots tried to pin on him, but because he's roughly 61% cool nerd. J...
by dplank
Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:45 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: R1 P9: Rome Odunze, WR - Washington
Replies: 102
Views: 1821

Re: R1 P9: Rome Odunze, WR - Washington

I have to reorient my brain here. We intend to win with offense and out score people. It’s…..huh. Such a foreign concept for me, but should be fun
by dplank
Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:41 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: R1 P1: Caleb Williams, QB - USC
Replies: 89
Views: 1421

Re: R1 P1: Caleb Williams, QB - USC

You wanna do some karate in the garage?

It’s a new era for our Bears. Very exciting time, let’s go!!
by dplank
Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:38 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: R1 P9: Rome Odunze, WR - Washington
Replies: 102
Views: 1821

Re: R1 P9: Rome Odunze, WR - Washington

We have a top 5 offense now. It’s wild to think how much talent we have on offense, never in my life as a Bears fan have I seen it.
by dplank
Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:14 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: The 2024 Draft
Replies: 1136
Views: 17514

Re: 2024 Draft - How Many Picks?

So the whole "Grizzly" talk from Poles, I'm going to trust. I think he stays put at #9 and takes one of his grizzlys. He seens to like his mid round picks and seems pretty damn good at them. I'm guessing he trades back several times from that 3rd round and ends up with a shit ton of 4, 5,...
by dplank
Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:11 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: 'Get all of Wales on board with the Chicago Bears'
Replies: 5
Views: 130

Re: 'Get all of Wales on board with the Chicago Bears'

I still love Bagent. I'm so glad he's a Bear. BTW, it'll be interesting to see the Bagent and Caleb relationship develop--something tells me they'll hit it off well. They're both very much GenZ and just a year apart in age but they come from such different backgrounds. Bagent from back country West...
by dplank
Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:45 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: The 2024 Draft
Replies: 1136
Views: 17514

Re: My Guy for the 2024 Draft

“My guy” is Tory Taylor. My obsession with punters continues….
by dplank
Thu Apr 25, 2024 6:39 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: The 2024 Draft
Replies: 1136
Views: 17514

Re: Is It Too Soon For Thoughts On Pick #9?

I agree that MHJr is the best bet of the bunch. WR3 in this draft, not so much. Until he is drafted by someone else, I'm living the dream. Stranger things have happened on draft day. I know you are on the Dline train. If the improbable happens and they walk out of this draft with Williams and MHJ, ...
by dplank
Wed Apr 24, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: The 2024 Draft
Replies: 1136
Views: 17514

Re: Is It Too Soon For Thoughts On Pick #9?

I agree that MHJr is the best bet of the bunch. WR3 in this draft, not so much.
by dplank
Wed Apr 24, 2024 5:38 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: The 2024 Draft
Replies: 1136
Views: 17514

Re: Is It Too Soon For Thoughts On Pick #9?

Can’t miss guys don’t exist. That's an old and broken platitude you want to use to counter a term that means something different than you're trying to make it. It's not a literal term and not reality when seen this way. The odds of a failure due to lack of talent are far lower with top picks who ar...
by dplank
Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:42 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Bears New Stadium Nonsense Repository
Replies: 1083
Views: 111909

Re: Bears New Stadium Nonsense Repository

ok that looks awesome to me. They are embracing the downtown / lakefront as they absolutely should. I love how they have the 360 views and the giant cutout section to allow for the view of downtown skyline. This looks classy AF to me.
by dplank
Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:57 am
Forum: The War Room
Topic: Way too early 2024 mock draft
Replies: 138
Views: 20390

Re: Way too early 2024 mock draft

This would be pretty great. I'm not sure we need all that volume at the lower end, but I sure appreciate adding a Punter in there. And I love the first 2 picks so I was sold right there lol...I also think S is a sneaky need for us so was happy to see one fairly high here.
by dplank
Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:17 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: The 2024 Draft
Replies: 1136
Views: 17514

Re: 2024 Draft - How Many Picks?

And have the Packers defenses generally been better than ours? In general I'd say no. We have typically drafted much better for defense than they have while they kicked our asses with their offenses. But let's look at another factor. Over the past 22 years where as GB typically been drafting? More ...
by dplank
Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:07 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Bears sign Ian Cunningham to Extension
Replies: 17
Views: 309

Re: Bears sign Ian Cunningham to Extension

UOK wrote: Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:51 am Good! He’s gotten a lot of interest but a lot of the situations he could go to are less than ideal. Now he can help Poles see this thing through.
If we are a playoff team this year I'd expect Cunningham to get his GM gig next offseason