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I feel like moving to 43 is a little too far but I would like something like that Jets deal.

I looked at the NFL draft trade chart and saw what teams had multiple picks in other rounds. For pick 25 MIA gets 25+89 and we get 30+75+130 MIA has pick 43+ 75+111 Jets has 33+103+140+179 Pitt has 53+76+85+135 Jax has 56+82+88+124 I think the best shot would be 43+75+111 for 25 with MIA

With the group of players they have shown interest in, I suspect they move back 5 to 10 spots and still get a good DE and S and then the rest is a BPA scenario. There big board isn't going to look like the consensus ranking because they are more system oriented for the defensive players. It would be nice to have an extra pick in the top 100.

He's going to be 31 this football year, I doubt if he sits out or forces a trade. He has no leverage. He literally talked to the organization to change some contract language. Doesn't seem to me to be a failsafe point yet. He wants the sack record meaning he has to play.

I'm not saying he a football God, but he knows agents and has friends still working in the NFL. I trust him more than most football pundits or random fans. None of them get everything right sometimes his sources give bad information. At least his time in the NFL gives him some creed over some of these pundits that never played football or stepped a foot in a locker room.

With all due respect, Greg Gabriel is wrong a LOT.

The reason is if Garrett is holding out, then they either get something for him, or nothing. That's why they'd take less. But they ONLY have to take as little a price as the second highest bidding team

He's aging and had a ton of snaps to break the sack record. I'm leary...

Not sure why they would settle for less than they want for the best defensive player in the league. Several think 3 firsts or 2 and a significant player. My guess is a young cheap option not high salary players.

It depends on the price. If they would take 2 firsts, we'd have a welcome parade.

Was listening to Greg Gabriel and he was saying that all our picks were brought in for visits. . That all visits aren't announced. I don't think there is a league rule that says you have to announce visits just stay under 30. It's usually agents that provide that information and some are asked not to say anything.

So are we all in agreement they won't be trading for Garrett? He's going to be 31 this season, he's not going to sit out a season no matter how much he dislikes the Browns off-season plans. Of course another team may give them what they want.

Like you guys said, we can't count on him for the season when making moves. Since this is lying season, doesn't anyone believe they want the rest of the league to think they may take a LT at 25? We very well could be but why would we broadcast that to the rest of the league? They have 3 options unless anyone thinks Kiran jumps back in the race. Poles always surprises us in drafts but I don't think they are taking a QB, WR, TE, IOL or RB. Everything else is on the table.

In general the back 7 were slow, having been built for a zone scheme. And zone schemes require a pass rush, but we didnt have that either because Eberflus sucks. We will continue to build on team speed, and that will help a lot. We also need a pass rush desperately. But yeah, our defense was much worse than the stats showed last year.

If you look at our injuries you will see why we sunk to that level. As much as Wright had a lot of TOs, he wasn't a good coverage CB. Gardner Johnson made an impact as a free agent acquisition but wasn't good in coverage. Terrell Smith didn't make a game. Kyle Gordon had issues. You could easily predict a big problem from the start. They made additions in DL but Jarrett wasn't healthy for most of the season, Turner got hurt and Dayo didn't complete the season. Billings play nose dived from the previous season and Dexter didn't progress. Booker missed half the season. Our top 3 LBer were hurt during the season. Safety position has to be addressed and we need more speed in the DL. If we stay healthy we are already a better team. Caleb Banks has slowly dropped out of the first round for several reasons. He's the typical high risk - high reward candidate. Production has never been there for someone with his traits. The foot injuries 2 yrs in a row could be a problem. He could be what Jalen Carter was supposed to be or a high pick bust. Is that worth the 25 th pick? The bears will answer that question. In the second round they may seem him worth it. When I look at tape on a player it's usually a few games and highlights films. I have opinions but I don't pretend to know more than scouts that watch every snap of a players career and then they get it wrong half the time. I just comment on a limited perspective. I trust the bears to do better.

The defense was way worse than most metrics. It was clearly a bottom-5 unit. Bottom 5 in yards per play, both for the rush and pass, 5th most Passing TDs allowed, and bottom 5 in TFL.

They should try and get him some practice reps towards end of the year but plan on it being a full redshirt season. The reps at the end are just to help push him as he heads into the offseason and to help Bears get a perspective of where he is so they can make plans a year from now.

yeah I think you have to assume that. Even if he's cleared, it doesnt mean he'll be ready to play impactfully. So I think you gotta move forward like he's gone. If we end up with two good LTs next year, you can always trade one.

From the league meetings, it sounds like Trapilo will be out for the entire season.

I guess it depends on the DT. Like I said above, I don't really think this draft is good for the type of DT that Dennis Allen seems to prefer - it wouldn't have to be Aaron Donald but even guys like Walter Nolen, Calijah Kancey, Byron Murphy, Bryan Bressee, or Jer'Zhan Newton would be great fits for what Dennis Allen wants and would be good theoretical end of first round targets. But the guys likely to be there and worthy of the pick are Banks (questionable 3T fit, not a lot of production, and several foot issues), Peter Woods (quesitonable 3T fit who seemed to get worse last year), and Kayden McDonald (pretty clearly more of a NT than 3T). Now, if the Bears wanted to pivot and take a bigger NT guy, I wouldn't actually have a problem with that - I think the Bears run defense last year was at least as much of an issue as their pass defense and getting a run stopper would make some sense, but that's not what the history of Dennis Allen defenses suggests they would do.

yes for sure.

The Mock Draft Consensus has McNeil-Warren, McDonald, Woods, and Young as the highest probable. On the Big Board, 25-29 have some good players (Woods -DL, McNeil-Warren-S, Parker-Edge, Miller-OT, McDonald-DT) with 3 of the top 5 listed as probable for the Bears. I would not be too upset if they went Safety at 25, BUTTTTTTT, I would hate to put that much capital into the Safety position considering they just gave out their biggest FA contract to Bryant. DT needs some love.

Yeah, I think those guys are untouchable; you could probably extend that to include Darnell Wright as well.

Banks is one of those guys that you see rare length with athletic ability. He would need a lot of work on his run stop ability and that is what the Bears need most, so it comes down if they feel he can develop in that area. Big boys with foot issues is also a concern. If the Bears believe he can overcome those two issues, he would be a monster for us in the middle. He would also have former gator Dexter take him under his wing. Dexter should have extra motivation going into a contract year. The hard part is do the Bears go DT early after adding free agents. I feel they need to so they have long term talent, but they may have bought themselves a year to fill other positions

There is a good chance he may still be available when we draft (unless Buffalo, who has a need for a DT, leapfrogs us to grab him) I love the guy, hell of a player, but his recurrence of foot injuries is a major concern.