IMO playing to the strengths of the draft means getting good players later in the draft than usually would be there. So I favor taking a WR at 75, or many of the various trade down scenarios that have been kicked around and taking one in the 2nd. Watch Poles take a CB and all our heads explode. Yep...

It sounds like Ryan Poles understands how important the lines are and some of us here do not. The arguments for taking a WR for the Bears second pick do not hold water. If he doesn't trade down, I foresee a QB, two linemen and then perhaps a WR. I bet you, Bearfacts, that Poles takes two linemen be...

wulfy wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:19 am I'd love a scenario to move back from 9 about 5 or 6 spots, get a R2 in the 40s, for example: Raiders pick at 13 and their R2 at 44.

Then I go Jared Verse and Ricky Pearsall, or one of the Texas WRs (who I don't expect to be there at 44).

Very plausible.

WR can be gotten later on - As a general concept

Doesn't mean you are absolutely going to get one that is good

This also hasn't been the strength of Poles so far (he has many, many strengths mind you)

wab wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:13 am

RichH55 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:03 pm

Don't think he's a Tackle

I think he goes higher than people think.

Could be the case - though its not like mocks have him late 1st (usually)

He seems pretty plug and play - get yourself a bunch of years of Pro Bowl Guard

Rusty Trombagent wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:47 pm I guess it's weird to me that after a draft where we used two high picks on DT's (who were both sort of projects), going into a draft where we have 4 picks, people think we'd be targeting a DT?

I still wouldn't rule out Sweat later on

Noots wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 4:39 pm Maybe he was injured, but when Caleb had his pro day, Brendan Rice looked like the galloping gourmet out there running routes.

Sadly thats his natural gait

thunderspirit wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:52 pm

HisRoyalSweetness wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:41 pm The conversation's moved on RichH55. Stop stirring.

Good luck getting through, HRS.

Yeah - still waiting for you to be able to admit it wasn't all coaching. It's ok to admit when one is wrong.

HisRoyalSweetness wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:41 pm The conversation's moved on RichH55. Stop stirring.

Ohhhhh......the halcyon days of.......April 14th!!!!

Rice just has so many limitations in his game.

I am hoping Caleb is letting people know that

Bearfacts wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 4:18 pm Brad Biggs did his v3.0 mock with the Bears amazingly passing on Naber, Odunze, and Alt to trade down w/Denver for a 3rd and they take Washington OT Troy Fautanu. FWIW Alt, Fuaga, and Fautanu all carry a nearly identical NFL Post Combine Grade.

Don't think he's a Tackle

Brother, you got to let this go for now. It's April. It was you and me back-to-back to the end on this, but JF1 is gone. I know as Bears Fans our lives have been riddled with QB bullshit almost too long to list and we still bring it up from time to time. But this one with JF1 is raw. I don't like i...

Imo, Justin Fields’ lack of development as a passer made trading back for yet another “haul” unlikely. A struggling 4th year QB with a 5th year option decision looming likely made acquiring a quality oc problematic and set the stage for the kind of QB uncertainty now facing Minnesota and Las Vegas....

I feel like finding an elite 3T is almost as hard as finding an elite QB. There's no Aaron Donald type prospect in this class (at least according to the experts), so chasing that seems foolish to me. There's no Aaron Donald type prospect in any draft that isn't Aaron Donald It's a comp that shouldn...

Rusty Trombagent wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 6:27 pm Jaden Crumedy clearly a made up name cmon

I assume the Jaden is said like Ja - DEN - very german

Yogi da Bear wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 7:47 pm Nah, he's a lefty. I believe in right handers. lol

Interesting that some of you don't like Odunze when all of the scouting reports and coaching intel and opinions call him elite. Of the three top WR it's Nabers who actually graded the highest post Combine probably because of his speed and YAC ability. Then came MHJr and Odunze but there not much to...

Yeah, but if you choose to define adversity like that , then that's a criticism of like 98% of the kids getting drafted. And then, what's the point? "I'm unsure of Caleb Williams as a prospect because he's never had a terminal illness." Actually, probably the best answer would have been, ...

Moriarty wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:17 am Don't hold your breath on Theo lasting to 155.

Other people noticed his Combine performance right away.

Brugler's guide just came out and he has him at 80

Had a good Senior Bowl week too

Wow. I'm sorry, but Wow. So Caleb experienced adversity because he didn't start as a Freshman, he got a hammy, and he finished 7-5 in his last year? I think Caleb's defon of "adversity" greatly differs from mine. Rusty's take makes sense to me. Sure, I'll accept that--the adversity caused...

This feels like you should have wanted a different QB than Fields than as a placeholder IMHO And I guess I'm just not getting why people wants Reps for the Rookie? It seems to be a moving target. Like when Fields was drafted and we had a Vet in place - People were angry (in my view - justifiably) i...

Question for the draftniks: I’m thinking our plan right now is CW and Turner at 1 and 9. Our next pick is at 75 I think? Who are the WRs that are possibly available in that range? I like Pearsall but only because I’m surrounded by Gator fans telling me he’s awesome. Is he even going to be there? Wh...

I'm going Sweat here. The DUI should cost him 2nd Round (and he might have been Day 3 regardless) Planet Theory A tradition as old as time: A potential high draft pick does something incredibly stupid, and fans of every team start salivating at him dropping to them later in the draft. Guilty as cha...

That's what I was getting at - Wouldn't keeping Fields - especially if one was either expecting him to start with a New Offense and/or "Compete" mean markedly less Reps for Caleb? Yes. If we had kept Fields as I would have preferred, then I'd have a very different opinion on how many snap...

Rusty Trombagent wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:18 pm

UOK wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 2:42 pm

How do you watch him run for his life all year behind a porous OL and say he's never faced adversity. The fuckin take industrial complex, man.

Heroic?

dplank wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 3:40 pm The good news is they all make us better

Hopefully!

Someone is bound to bust or underperform though. Just hope its not our guy

Justin Fields didn't fail because he started his rookie year. He failed because in 3 years he was deemed not good enough. If he was broken by playing he would have never been an elite QB. He wasnt broken, he kept improving each year, just not fast enough. If the Bears only had pick 9 Justin would b...

I don't mind you talking to him. Hell, I argued against banning him from the board. Also, against banning Gib. I just wish people wouldn't quote him so much. I've blocked him, and I really don't want to read his drivel. That's all. I wasn't the one who compared Mooney to Ty Hill - This happened las...

Fields would have put up better numbers (maybe markedly better) than Fields did as a Third Year Pro. Adding Keenan Allen, Swift, a much improved OC, and an actual Center instead of a black hole in the middle of our line would do it alone, along with his natural progression that he was showing. This...

Dplank - Assuming we draft Caleb - How many Reps do you want him getting? Well, given how things have shaken out, I want him getting every rep possible as it's obvious he's going to be our starter. No reason to do anything other than fully prepare him for the job. That's what I was getting at - Wou...