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He clearly has some type of illness because Poles said he’ll be under the care of team doctors. No clue beyond that.

He can't read? What source did you get that from? Here's a picture of him from rookie camp.

I do not know how true this is, but he is sitting out so he can learn to read. He was more than likely ashamed. I can see it. He missed games/time before due to academics.

Definitely Irving for the value of it...

He participated at rookie camp, so that shifts the timeline a bit...

I believe this draft pick wasnt well vented and was a Al Harris recommended draft pick. It has nothing to do with Poles feelings. It comes down to he has made bad decisions and some good ones. To ignore the good ones doesnt give you a proper evaluation. When you put it on a scale, rate it however you like, that doesnt mean everyone has to agree with you. I am not alone in my C grade for our GM. You act like I want the team to be terrible, that's not even rational thinking. Cut or trade players , for me, I look at the roster as a whole and it looks pretty good to me. I have no idea how old you are but I've been living a Bears fan since the mid 1960s and it has not been good. That doesnt mean I should not have the hope BJ and the team as a group will not be good. \ The most important draft picks are the first round. Colston Loveland-Caleb Williams-Rome Odunze-Darnell Wright. So far these seem to all be good picks. 2nd round Luther Burden-Ozzy Trapilo-Shemar Turner-Gervin Dexter-Tyrique Stevenson-Brisker and Gordon. The jury is still out on some of these picks but the arrow is pointed up.

whatever it was it happened before we drafted him, but we didnt know about it. Its not like we knew and said "hes a 5th rounder so who cares?" It could have been our first rounder just as easily. Somehow, there was something major that we didnt uncover. That's not a good look for a multi billion dollar business with all the tools they have at their disposal. Ben Johnson is showing us that accountability is the key to building a culture - its the only way you know whats broken and the only way to fix it. We dont have to worry about Poles' feelings. We can praise him for some moves and criticize him for others. We dont need to rationalize his failures, in fact thats the opposite of accountability. We should notice the good stuff and notice the bad stuff, and be willing to move on from the bad stuff. I remember we were discussing that we should keep Tevin Jenkins just a few months ago. Now, aren't you glad we didn't? Isn't it better for the Bears to move on from players who arent studs, and replace them with studs or people who are still developing who might become studs? I want the team to be great, I am willing to trade or cut anyone if it helps us get better.

Zak Frazier was a 5th round pick so if he never plays a game, those picks miss all the time. I am curious on what's going on in a personal nature? It cant be something criminal or the local pundits would have picked up on that already. I would think if a mom or dad died they probably would explain that. What else could it be? Does he have cancer? Was it a mental disorder?

I understand the criticism that Poles gets , the third round seems like a black hole as far as the draft but will give him credit for finding later round picks and UDFAs. Poles is not alone on misses if you look at other teams cuts. Some first round, second round also were cut. Cole Strange-Keyon Greene-Isaiah Foskey. Bad drafting is one the worst mistakes a football team can have but I remember a Bear pundit say it takes 3 yrs to judge a draft. Quick judgements sometimes looks different 3 yrs later. Rosters are developed by draft picks, FAs, UDFAs and trades. Say would you want about Poles but I think we have a strong roster in his 4th as GM. Poles will not be remember for his 3rd round misses but drafting Caleb Williams and hiring BJ as the coach. He also fixed a bad Cap situation when he got here.

No, but I would jump on that in a heartbeat. In a keeper league Im in, we have one keeper and lose the round they were drafted in. My question: I have Bowers in the 7th or Bucky Irving in the 16th, who would you keep? Obviously Bowers is a lot better player but I can still get a good player at 7 where 16th round never gets a high end player.

no kidding, and then he gives PRAISE to his staff for finally figuring out what was wrong?

I'm sure it's just a coincidence that the Bears keep missing on these background evaluations. I'd be willing to give him some slack if we didn't already have to go through the Nate Davis/Chase Claypool drama. What a joke.

So here's the depth chart as it currently stands. We'll see who the MLB actually is in a couple weeks, and some of you guys might wanna suggest corrections. One thing that's really amazing is that green players are guys we got this year. We did a lot.

Ugh, Ryan Pace's smartest guy in the room takes a shot in the dark again and looks like a miss. Tyler Baron DE Miami was there A pair of Ohio St CBs taken right after. 5th round- RBs Ollie Gordon and Devin Neal taken at the top of the round along with 3 more CBs. Penn St Safety Jaylen Reed.... This guy will be 30 by the time he plays. Lets hope he is worth it.

That's weird. I got one of those that had Travis Homer making the 53. On another note, this Poles comment on Zah Frazier came up on my feed...

I expected Roschon Johnson to get cut. It's still possible if they sign someone.

RBs will depend on who goes on the practice squad. Poles has done that consistently and been able to rely on that RB with success when needed. Most likely that RB will be Wheeler. I'm pleasantly suprised to Jahdae Walker make the 53 but from day 1 when I saw his tape I liked his talent. For a guy who I think had 35 catches last year I just wasn't sure if he had the route running skills and special teams traits. He showed it all. I still think there might be some potential with WR JP Richardson who we didn't get to see much of due to injury but he seems like a good candidate for the PS. I didn't like Owens last year either and was also hoping he'd get replaced. Safety is a big need next offseason.

I had an interesting draft in my league that had begun it's 27th year. I drafted Brock Bowers in the second round because he scored as well as the WR's available at that point. Then, Trey McBride lasted until the 5th round, but was projected in the 2nd-3rd range and scored better than the WR's again. We allow a flex so I can start them both. Have y'all seen this before?

Here it is as of today. Notably, we only have 3 HBs. We let Brittain Brown go, and didnt trade for Robinson when he was available for a 6th round pick. That tells me we are looking to pick someone up on waivers or even make a trade. I like to think we will make a move on the D line too, but i have no evidence for it other than the poor play.

We are only going with 3 RBs so I would expect us to claim someone. A Bears pundit brought up something I didnt think about but are we going to see DJ Moore getting 50 rushing carries this year? Surprised they kept Chris Williams, Hardy and Robinson, I didnt think they all would make the cut. Im glad Jahdae Walker made the roster. The only thing I am concerned about is the health of JJ, I think LT and DE will end up being okay whoever emerges as the dogs. I wish one of the young guys made it instead of Johnathan Owens, I didnt think he played well last year.

So many things I wanted to say but it would just fuel this feud and I would prefer it to stop.

Jurko was killing Dayo yesterday. Said he might have the worst stance he's ever seen. I had to look at film and decide for myself and it's complicated. Jurko was talking about how spread out the stance is and that the only way he can go is directly forward. In Dayo's defense, I saw it only when he was out wide. When in a position to quickly engage the OL, Dayo tightened it up.