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George Pickens is an elite mouth, not an elite athlete.

Ben Johnson brought in a new metric for the Bears to use when grading players, EPA. Extra Points Added. I heard they see 3 tiers. 1-10, 11-27, 28-70. Poles has his premiere position philosophy for drafting, but he hasn't reached to fill that either since GM. His order, QB, OT, DE, CB.

I'm an interview, Johnson stated that Dennis Allen told him that Tyler Warren is gonna be a problem. Johnson went into detail beyond that...

Its a good point. We do need to bring in some personalities at times, and the McCaskeys have been afraid of that. I do think that we made the right decision on Carter, but what youre saying is also right. Now that we have a real coaching staff, maybe we can keep a couple guys in line who have talent and troubled egos. You wouldnt want to pass on Deion Sanders, Randy Moss or Ray Lewis just because they might swear on Hard Knocks. Hopefully we are building a team that can handle more than the Trestman/Nagy/Eberflus approach in the future.

Now do WR George Pickens... As long as the McKaskeys are owners, the Bears will walk the fine line with character. They might be called the Monsters but they are the loveable cartoon ones. I'll add the Bears took Gordon and Brisker ahead of Pickens, then in the 3rd took Velus "V12" Jones Jr.

Everyone knew Carter would be great. The question was whether he would get into trouble, become a locker room cancer. In Philadelphia, they have the veteran leadership on the line to keep that from happening. There is nothing that says that if we had picked him that he would do for us what he has done for Philly. I really wonder how he would have handled last year on our team. Also, we took Wright over Carter, not Dexter?

Johnson wants to attack defenses from a variety of plays. It keeps defenses on edge when you don't know where the ball is going. I think Warren fits that mold more so than from a dynamic RB because he can be used in so many ways. I'm not saying this is my opinion but what Johnson stated. If Warren is there, I think there's a 70% chance we take him. Golden is rated a middle of the 1st round pick but his 4.25 speed will entice Johnson to take him if the others are gone.

Agree he is a special player but the argument is not that Dexter is equal to that but not far behind as a second round pick. He will shine this year with better pieces around him. The season will dictate the winner of the argument.

I have heard numbous NFL scouts say there are 7 blue chip players in the Draft. Hunter, Carter, Graham, Warren, Jeanty, Walker, QB Ward. If any of those are there ( not Ward), I think we take them. Chances are none will be there of which we will trade back if possible. If we can't trade back, I think it will be Kenneth Grant. Billings contract will be coming due and we don't have quality behind him. Pierce will be next inline as Allen stated he wants speed on defense. With #10 you have to add a blue chip player. The first pick determines the next 3 picks. . Johnson talked about speed and weapons, that's Jeanty, Warren and Golden on the offensive side. Defensively Walker, Pierce, Carter fit that mold early.

I think you have to add Banks to that list. If he is available at 10, I think he is the pick.

The more this goes on, the only 3 players that may be available at 10 that I think Poles would select are Campbell, Jeanty, and Warren. I think he looks to trade down if all 3 of those guys are gone. This is assuming Carter, Hunter, and Graham are gone too.

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The light was definitely on in the Superbowl. He was the reason everybody else got turned loose on the DL. Watch Brian Baldinger break him down on film.

My thought is that this draft is so deep at WR you can get a good WR3 in the middle rounds. Most of the production from the lions last year was from their #1 and #2 WRs, who each had 1000 yard seasons, but after that you have Tim Patrick with 33/394. Zaccheaus had a better year than that last year. I would like to get a WR who can play in the slot but has some size - Rome is really the only WR on the roster above 6’0” who figures to actually play, so another short guy would seem to replicate the Zaccheaus / Tyler Scott / Duvernay skill set/type. I really like Savion Williams from TCU because he has shown some usage out of the backfield and in different ways that might appeal to Johnson (he’s basically Cordaralle Patterson 2.0), but Tre Harris, Pat Bryant, Nick Nash, and Tory Horton all likely mid round pick so seem like good fits in that mold as well.

Every position seems deep that we need except LT. I know Johnson runs more 2 TE sets over 3 WR, but I think having a slot WR like Egbuka would make the O more explosive than a TE. Egbuka would have to be a trade down also.

Also, for as much as the Lions were in 2 TE sets last year, TEs not named Laporta had a total of 14 catches for 122 yards. Now, maybe that changes when your TE2 is Tyler Warren instead of Brock Wright, and maybe Warren gets more true WR use, but it is indicative of how much Johnson actually used a second TE as a reviving option.

We'll disagree. I think his physical talent is special. The mental side I haven't seen yet. He's still young and if that light goes on he'll be unstoppable.

Agreed, he had less help than Carter. To me, the comparison ends there. Carter is special.

These clips of Campbell are not an anomaly because I've found plenty of them. However, I'd be very happy if someone like NE drafted Campbell ahead of us. If we're going to add a LT it'll be Membou or Banks. Both have questions around their fit at LT. The only way for us to truly get insight into the Bears draft board as well as team belief on Braxton/Kiran is if Jeanty, Campbell, Membou, Banks, and I'll add DT Nolen are all available at 10. I think one of Membou or Campbell go before 10. Our entire draft pivots off the LT question.

Warren is a good football player but he's not worth a top 10 pick. He is nothing like Brock Bowers in the open field. Most drafts have a TE with similar skills that can be found late 1st or in 2nd round. IMO he's part of the scouting if we trade back quite a bit maybe to around 20. Laporta was a 2nd Rd pick.

Ben Johnson had a lot of interviews today and he was talking about adding a weapon which makes sense with Jeanty but more so with Warren. Warren can be used in the slot, spread wide, as a power back . 12 scheme. I think Warren has a better chance of being at 10 instead of Jeanty. That also opens the talk about a speed WR. Not sure any are rated blue chip other than Hunter. Tetairoa McMillan isn't a speed guy who seems to be considered the best WR in the draft. Matthew Golden is a different story, he slotted in the teens which could easily be picked at 10. 4.25 speed, his production was never great but I could see Johnson fawning over him like the next Tyreek Hill.

Billings is like the Sanborn type player, you notice him but his play overall is just average. Not everyone on a team is going to be a star, lots of these types on NFL rosters. His snaps will slow down this year because of the younger guys we draft but at least Poles got value with his contract.

You can find tape on All pro players that look bad sometimes, it's always the overall play that matters. I look at penalties and pressures. It will show consistency. We can all look at tape and analyze players but the scouts see more data, every snap and it's their judgement that will determine who we pick. Drafting is a flawed process.