We may want to get used to it. I'd say there's a better than 50/50 chance it'll end up that way. Starting now it's time to let the NFCN know that Bears no longer "get off the bus running" only.

At this point in time do we really care what yet another evaluation has to say? I believe some of the "old school" types like Greg Garbriel put more emphasis on that incident than others but as of today what does it matter? He's still gonna be the kid we draft and pin our hopes on. We kno...

The expansion of EVP and SVP personnel along with every other front office position tallies as many or more than there are players on an active roster. Things sure have changed in the last 50 years or so when back then it was GSH, Mugs, and their coffee boy Ed McCaskey.

Nothing we haven't been over before. If the top ten go as expected with Minny trading up for a QB IMHO the most likely of the top position players to still be on the board is Odunze. If that's the case I don't think it would be wise to pass on him at all. I still think it might go CW, Odunze, DE/Edg...

This is a draft where it's a shame the Bears don't have that Carolina 2nd this year. I don't believe what may cause Newton to slide is so much his injury as his size. Most teams probably see him as a one gap 3 tech DT only so he's not a proper fit for them. He is for Flus and the Bears but we don't ...

LacertineForest wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 8:46 am

HisRoyalSweetness wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:22 pm

There is a GM named Poles
Who has a clear set of goals
He’s rebuilt his team
So Bears’ fans can dream
Of winning some more Super Bowls

Got any Penix poems?

No, but I can think of a Limerick that starts with;

There once was a lady from Phoenix

Pending whatever medical evaluations teams have on him if there's no long term negative it looks like he'll go anywhere from the very late 1st round to the early 2nd round. If Poles and Flus wanted him that badly they might be able to cut a deal with Carolina sending back the 2025 2nd we own and wha...

A "not as flattering" scouts survey on CW's 'intangibles'.... https://theathletic.com/5420456/2024/04/17/nfl-draft-quarterbacks-rankings-intangibles/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983&userId=6537469 Ranks him last in this article, and talks a fair amount about the crying incident ...

Are you guys sure you aren't over estimating the cost? The delta between #5 and #9 is just 350 points. The current value of a top 5 2nd round pick ranges from 530-580 points. Even with reducing their value by 40% a top five 2nd round pick would be in the ballpark or enough so that maybe a 2024 4th k...

Don't think he's a Tackle I think he goes higher than people think. He played OT in college and has enough length for OT in the NFL. His size and style make it seem more likely he'll end up at OG but he's another where team may value his versatility. If Poles is looking for an OL to add top level d...

It's no more than one guys take on it but it's not an impossible situation to pull off. If Poles wants it to happen and SD is willing to trade for a 2025 pick or picks it's not like it could never happen. I would wonder why SD needing to replace it's two best WR would want to make that trade to begi...

You might get a guy day 2 but not so much after that. A couple of your examples have yet to show they're elite. And unless your definition of elite differs from mine (and it seems to) a few good years doesn't make any player elite. It takes an entire career to do that. Nacua has been in the league ...

Read my response to Sweetness. There's a difference between good WR and elite WR and one or two years of production doesn't make any player elite at any position. Elite is achieved across an entire career of top production. Keenan Allen is elite. D J Moore is becoming elite. In this draft, and only...

New ESPN+ article placing the eligible QB's into Tiers for the upcoming draft. I won't violate the paywall but here's a snippet on CW: https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/39914870/2024-nfl-draft-quarterback-tiers-scouts-executives-caleb-williams-jayden-daniels-drake-maye i was thinking abou...

For one of the first times since Jim Finks ran the Draft, I have faith in the person who is making the decisions. So I'm excited and super curious at what he's going to do at 9. Boy, is this spot on. We finally have a real GM backed up by a real CEO and team president. That makes all the difference...

Question for ya' Yogi. Are you drafting a kid whose elite and may potentially become your # 1 WR or are you drafting for your #3 or #4 WR spot hoping maybe that kid ascends to a be a decent #2 or a slot guy? That's the level of talent you get in the middle rounds. Think Mooney, Scott, or Velus Jone...

Are you drafting a kid whose elite and may potentially become your # 1 WR or are you drafting for your #3 or #4 WR spot hoping maybe that kid ascends to a be a decent #2 or a slot guy? That's the level of talent you get in the middle rounds. Think Mooney, Scott, or Velus Jones. If you want elite yo...

If one of the "big three" WR's are there, I think we take him at 9. Rome is a true X, which we don't currently have. The NFL draft site compares him to Larry Fitzgerald. He can be productive while he is learning and creating a bond with Williams. If those guys are gone, the greatest need ...

I think we're going to find someone of impact at 9. If we can get Odunze or Nabors---boom you take him. If they're gone, you get the best Edge Rusher available. What do you guys think of this? What about trading up from 75 after having done the above? Maybe you get your Edge guy and then move up co...

why this absurd fascination with the WR position? the Bears have DJ Moore & Keenan Allen and whoever is the QB will only have so many throws a game to share the ball with the WR's, TE's and RB's if they want to get WR help in later rounds, fine ... but to use the #9 pick on a WR would be absolu...

Check the Trib Heinz. It was in something Biggs wrote. I don't have a subscription right now and won't until camp begins. And I wouldn't be all that positive they tag him either. Oh, I totally believe you... I just don't think Biggs knows what he's talking about. And, why don't you think they'd tag...

Same here, and I was surprised because usually anything Biggs creates (article, radio appearance, etc) I consume immediately. I do recall that Poles was asked about an extension and he replied that he is intentional about the order in which he offers extensions, makes me think Allen isn't at the to...

I searched for awhile this morning and couldnt find anything saying this. I'd think it'd be a big deal if this was actually out there, because some people would be trying to drag Poles for trading for a player without handshake agreeing on an extension first. Regardless, it certainly doesnt make se...

Like I posted to Heinz it was in something Biggs wrote. Check out his columns in the Trib. I don't have a subscription right now. Let's look at it from a common sense point of view. Allen refused to take a pay cut in SD. Allen gets traded. We have him for one year at $23 mil but given his age is th...

I'd say I'm experiencing more curiosity than anything else. A couple weeks ago how the first 8 picks were likely to go seemed pretty certain. Now I'm not so sure. I still believe Odunze will be on the board but which group presented the best option; WR, DL, or OL? I guess the way I see it is no matt...

I would not discard the idea of drafting an OL at all. In Poles hierarchy of importance it's claimed that OT comes first, then DT, then WR, then DE. We probably can't rule our DT completely either. That's probably what's making this draft as interesting as it's become.

That's the other half to the equation here. Let's not gang up on Plank or anybody else about JF1. There are people that need to stop Poking The Bear (no pun intended) with this topic. Just let it go. It's over and done with. This is it right here. It’s a two way street, if you want to move in then ...

According to Brad Biggs Ryan Poles has already offered an extension to Keenan Allen which he declined so far preferring to test FA next spring. So there's a very good chance he may be one and done in Chicago. If that's the case we'll need to replace him as early as 2025 and we have that opportunity...

D J Moore's next contract will probably be worked out through an extension starting in 2025 that may or may not actually lower his cap hit that year. There's no way of telling yet or how much the deal will be for and what amount is guaranteed but it's probably safe to say it will be north of $25 mi...

Why is it not possible to build a new stadium on the site of Soldier Field? If the columns are that precious move them away from the stadium and use them as an entrance into the area. It's always seemed little ridiculous they needed to stay in place when the current renovations were done. Although f...