I'm not quite at 1984 yet -- although we're close. When you read interviews with the 1985 Bears, they KNEW they underachieved in '84. They were PISSED because they underachieved in '84. And they approached '85 with a "we are going to dominate the whole effing world" attitude. (Remember - ...

I think I posted this before. But it's a good read. https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/kirk-cousins-nfl-free-agency-falcons-vikings-93843ea0?st=c4s2704jyxun2oj&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink I have never ever ever understood all of the hype around Cousins. Ne-VER!! He’s not a good QB. He’s ...

I think I posted this before. But it's a good read. https://www.wsj.com/sports/football/kirk-cousins-nfl-free-agency-falcons-vikings-93843ea0?st=c4s2704jyxun2oj&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink The reason Cousins has become so fabulously wealthy isn’t because he’s one of the premier players at ...

I think it may have had to do with the punishment they dodged this year for tampering.
They will probably lose draft picks in 2025 and this may be their best chance to get a quality QB for quite a while.

At this point if Poles had drafted another QB in the forth I wouldn't questioned it.
It just so hard to get used to a Bears GM that is really good at his job.
But I happy to keep working at it.

Skill players: Potential league-best WR trio of Keenan Allen, D.J. Moore and Rome Odunze, together with pass-catching RB D'Andre Swift and TE Cole Kmet make up an elite group. | Grade: 5/6. Who got the 6/6 JJ I assume? Jefferson is better than DJ but other than that, I give us the edge at WR 2 and ...

From the Athletic: Let's do a deep dive on the six 2024 first round QBs, rating their offensive line, weapons, offensive system, mechanics, reported work ethic (yes, of course that's tricky, stick around) and short-term situation to estimate their outlook. The historic odds of a Top-10 QB disappoint...

Blast from the past
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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLUcjcQXcAAMV8w?format=jpg&name=900x900 Not quite up to Poles' normal RAS standard, but I'd imagine a bit of work in the gym will boost it up. it's probably the reason he lasted as long as he did. Crosby, who he is sometimes compared to, had a 9.6 RAS. His agility sc...

Good piece on how Caleb will fit into Waldron's offense by comparing clips from 23 Seahawks with USC

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Every mock draft where Rome went 9, I took this guy in the third. Awesome move, awesome pick. The Beast: STRENGTHS: Long-limbed, rangy athlete with room to pack on more muscle … uses elongated strides to quickly cover ground as a pass rusher or o ut in space on perimeter plays … sprints downhill to ...

Taylor said he got this text from Williams on Saturday: “Hey, you’re not going to punt too much here.”

Taylor will likely hear his name called on the third day of the draft. What will give him an edge in my opinion is the ability to kick in cold, wet and windy conditions. “It’s funny, I watched a few of the SEC games and they all play in like 85 degree weather with not a breath of wind,” Taylor said...

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Also Austin Booker
But they may have to trade up to get him

Did Atlanta shocking the world by taking Penix help the Bears get Odunze? With Alt off the board the Titans still went OL with their pick. The combination of the two allowed Odunze to slip down to the Bears, though I wonder if Poles was slightly swayed by the feeding frenzy on offense. Regardless, ...

The top edge or center on the board.
An edge like Booker who can at least contribute as a situational rusher is probably the greatest need, but if there is a center they believe can start this year then grab him.

Rome is the true X that Poles has been chasing since he got here (pun somewhat intended).
Three yards and a cloud of dust becomes 30 yards and 6.

He seems a little too programmed when being interviewed.
But he is unflappable with the football in his hands and that is what matters.

Not only the BPA at #9 but also a kid that was ranked as high as #6 overall. Five years (with option) of team control over both a QB and a top WR under rookie contracts. QB and WR are the two highest paid positions in the NFL and Poles provided a "rent controlled" passing duo that should ...

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I agree that MHJr is the best bet of the bunch. WR3 in this draft, not so much. And yet scouts and analysts much smarter and more experienced than you or I have them graded nearly the same and all three are ranked within the top six picks. You're trying to back a position that in this draft with th...

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RichH55 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 8:50 am

Wasn't Skronski Northwestern?

He was.

I stand corrected
At my age mixing up to schools that close geographically counts as a near miss

I am going out on a limb here saying I don't think they will draft Alt. First, they don't really need a LT and Second Alt appears to be a finesse technician (much like last years ND favorite Peter Skoronski). I think Poles likes tough guys who don't count a man blocked until he is pancaked, and I do...

Got any Penix poems? :D Hm, tricky. This one would work better if he pronounced his name pee-nix rather than pen-nix... The draft has a player called Penix Who could be a team’s QB fix It won’t be the Bears And with ACL tears Much will depend on his knee fix There once was a QB named Penix Whose na...

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...

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...

Not sure about the lack of love for Odunze. He is a prototype X who led the nation in receiving yards and had an absurd 75% contested catch rate ( Harrison and Nabors were both in the 40's) . The Bleacher report summed it up pretty well: Odunze is a quarterback's best friend. He's a reliable route-r...

https://theathletic.com/5390475/2024/04/09/nfl-draft-quarterbacks-mechanics-rankings-grades/?access_token=3226&redirected=1 Which of the NFL Draft’s top QBs has the best mechanics? Experts grade each passer - The Athletic Here is the setup: I got some of the top private quarterback coaches in th...

Williams has said he models his game after Aaron Rodgers and I have heard that comparison more than once. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/peak-era-aaron-rodgers-usc-football-qb-caleb-williams-draws-major-praise-from-nfl-execs-scouts/ar-AA1ibXKF But if he truly wants to win multiple championship...

Worst case: the top 3 WRs and Alt are taken along with 4 QBs by the time the Bears pick. What then? Maybe trade to the 12 to 14 range for a team looking for the top CB, an OT, or someone wanting to roll the dice on Nix/Penix and get another 3rd? Trade down to 16 to 19 and get a 2nd? I'm in the mino...