I'd bet a hefty sum that Guyton goes on Day 1.

Barton is a maybe, as his arm length probably pushes him inside, but his athletic testing would suggest he's got loads of promise there.

The Cooler King wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 1:28 pm Tyler Scott is gonna double his career earnings auctioning off 13 lol

I'd rather he double his career receptions for stats next season...

1. It's absolutely braindead that west coast teams start the season coming to the midwest. The hell are the Dodgers doing coming to Wrigley in April? 2. Go Cubs Go It's the same stupid thing everyday year, starting the season in cold weather, because. Yes, I know, the dome teams and warm weather te...

My biggest issue with Legette is that he had negligible production in his four seasons prior to 2023 (42 catches in 43 games).

I'm not a fan.

G08 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:24 pm

Atkins&Rebel wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:29 pm That Dylan Laube is one of my favorite value guys in the draft.
Fast, runs good routes from slot or backfield, can catch anything, isn't afraid to lower his shoulder at times, changes direction pretty well.

He's a fun one, isn't he?

I'm a big fan.

Nicely done, Yogi.

I don't think Dexter was all that much of a reach either. Higher than I would've taken him, but that's not the same thing.

And I don't think Yogi has to prove anything either way. Fuck that.

If the Chiefs call and offer Mahomes straight up, or the Chargers call and offer Herbert and the #5, I'm not hanging up the phone.

If Washington calls, and Poles just adores a second QB, I might talk for #2, #36, #40, #101, a 2025 #1 and #3, and a 2026 #1.

I hate to dissuade anybody, but Poles is NOT getting either Turner or Fuaga. Turner is strictly an OLB. When you move him to DE, his RAS goes from 9.22 to 8.82. There are a whole bunch of DEs better than that. He might be used as trade bait like Carter was last year, but Poles ain't taking him. I w...

It’s about time GMs and owners grew a pair and cut these bastards. Sorry but this stuff really annoys me and they don’t deserve the money and adulation they get if they can’t behave. If Rice was a fringe roster guy, he probably would already have been cut, no matter the outcome, being charged or no...

I think the dividends of this new (and awesome) system will be revealed by midseason once coaches begin to trot out schemes to exploit this new part of the game. Roster makeup is probably going to be shifted next season too. Less emphasis on gunners will have an impact. Yeah, this may be an underra...

UOK wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:27 pm Pal of Jerry = job forever not doing shit

I clearly need richer friends.

Does not quite offer what can be built on the AH site - hotels, restaurants, a Bears "experience", etc. So is Warren and the Bears "emotionally" tied to staying in Chicago on the lake front, will this influence their decision or is strictly business? Friends of the Park didn't c...

Chicago also won't see a Superbowl in the new stadium if they try and develop on the lakefront. Why would that be? It seems to me if the stadium is on the lakefront, it becomes a more likely site than if out in the 'burbs. Fan get to come and stay in Chicago the whole time and don't have the commut...

Twitter thread on the rules and how they developed. (For those who don't know, Eric Galko is the head of the East-West Shrine Bowl.)

Moriarty wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:56 pm

Heinz D. wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:39 pm
Yeah, pretty positive he isn't trading down from #9.

I'm not.


However, I won't be surprised if it's only slightly longer than the trade down for Wright.

Same.

It's entirely possible Poles stays at #9, of course. And I'm not a betting guy. But I anticipate a move there.

Yes, this is largely because he appears to be stiff as a board and can't really bend. Good dude, tho. He's a fringe roster guy at this point, but you can do worse. When he was coming out of ND, I really thought it would be best if he put on 15-20lbs and moved to TE. But that ship has probably saile...

EQ is a hell of a blocker. Hands are iffy, tho. Wouldn’t hate another year with him here. He's fast, blocks well, and his hands aren't that bad...but he might be the worst route runner the Bears have had in the last 10 years. Yes, this is largely because he appears to be stiff as a board and can't ...

I'm getting excited AF about Caleb Williams. My post Fields hangover has lifted, I have visions of CW throwing to DJ and Allen and Kmet, dumping off to Swift and scoring 30 PPG. I still feel like Fields got a raw deal here, but I'm over it completely. I'm not over it "completely" yet, but...

In my experience, Friends of the Park doesn't much consider compromise on anything. Their stances tend to be extremely balck/white.

(Their role is to protect the city lakefront for public use, so I get it.)

Rusty Trombagent wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:11 pm While I certainly dont think Tyler Scott is going to keep #13, I'm really surprised just how many people are completely down on him around here.

I didn't much like the pick at the time, and he did nothing to convince me otherwise.

But he still has time to make me eat my words.

Turner is definitely a top 10 pick. From a talent standpoint, Latu absolutely is. Just depends on how teams feel about his health. Turner is absolutely a top 10 pick, for a 3-4 team. Maybe the Bears think he can play DE, I dunno. I have doubts about it, but I've been wrong before. I'd bet he's Atla...

There are some Day 3 guys who have returned punts too. The best-known is probably Texas A&M's Ainias Smith, but Anthony Gould (Oregon St), Tayvion Robinson (Kentucky), Xay Weaver (Colorado), and Jalen Calhoun (Duke) all have plenty of experience returning punts and some decent production at rec...

For what it's worth, I'm pretty sure no one has any doubts about Caleb Williams as a football talent. (I certainly don't.) Any concerns about him are about his intangibles. If those are good? He's a complete no-brainer selection, the kind of guy you sprint up to the podium to draft. And nothing anyo...

https://x.com/brettkollmann/status/1770537734026989605?s=46&t=sk0p8Tq4Tdv7hHrajOLkSw WOW I hope this is true and not some PR stunt. This would alleviate SO many concerns about his locker room / teammate vibe! Kollmann is usually reliable. He's been a Caleb stan for some time now, so it's always...

Per this article, https://www.si.com/nfl/2024/03/20/ohio-state-marvin-harrison-jr-wont-work-out-pro-day-nfl-draft-source "Harrison, who is the consensus top wide receiver in a draft filled with premier pass catchers, asked nine teams he met with at the NFL combine whether or not they needed to...

dplank wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:02 am Cmon guys, trying to diffuse here not antagonize

You are.
And I've probably not helped.

But the friend/foe feature is a thing, so I should (re)avail myself of it.

They should also know the caliber of player too though (and Players do dumb stuff all the time - IIRC there was a WR who thought Michael Crabtree was one of the 5 Best WR EVER) But when they are paying attention and the market is giving a 4th/5th for Fields (I know its a conditional 6th) and being ...

wab wrote: ↑Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:55 pm I'm a Joe Alt fan, but if the Bears take him at #1 I might go apoplectic.

They already traded their starting QB away. There is no chance they don't take a QB with their top pick.

There are some Day 3 guys who have returned punts too. The best-known is probably Texas A&M's Ainias Smith, but Anthony Gould (Oregon St), Tayvion Robinson (Kentucky), Xay Weaver (Colorado), and Jalen Calhoun (Duke) all have plenty of experience returning punts and some decent production at rece...

I did note that they were minor. Still, an amalgam of minor red flags may combine to make a major one. But that's why NFL teams do their investigations. Even calling those things red flags feels a bit melodramatic to me. At worst they feel like parts of his personality quirk that you want to know s...