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Yes, you can keep up to 2 players. First one costs one round, second one costs two rounds (3rd for a 2nd, and 6th for a 4th). If the round ends up being the same, you swap it so the first keeper loses two rounds and the 2nd keeper loses one round (3rd for a 1st and 4th for a 3rd). Last Year's Keepers, and links to last year's draft and final rosters are in the first post.

I should amend, and acknowledge the all rookie team Mongo mentioned. He was and is a very good run blocker. The tape I saw was of his pass protection issues, and it was really really bad. That doesnt mean he's still bad. He was great in college, and now he has Roushar and not the Browns. But i want to see it on the field before i can "believe" it - doesnt mean I know he will be bad, just that I dont want to crown him when the last snaps I saw from him were so bad? I want to see him be great on tape, and then ill happily jump on the bandwagon!

We still have some roster holes, but we also have a lot of places where we have great depth too. I cant wait to see it on the field. Lets GO.

This might be the first year where I’m excited to see our second string play. I feel Bagent is good enough as QB that I can get a sense of the backup receivers. Beyond that we have Wills, Logan Jones,Rousch, Hayden Large,and RB Ahmed. Defense of course VDB but really what do any of these LBs look like? Are the rumors of Hyppolite playing better true? I think they’ll be conservative with the DBs due to the injuries so I expect a lot of snaps with guys I never heard of.

I’m going with Braxton week 1. Like last year with Trapilo I see Wills taking over mid season. It’s no mistake that first half snaps are split between Wills and Kiran with Bagent and the second string. I too will be watching that tape. Almost two years removed from football is a lot of rust to shake off. The fact he’s gaining ground after just two weeks, which Ozzy wasn’t able to do last year, is intriguing.

Don't leave us in suspense. Who's your starting LT game one?

I’ll feel better about Trapilo and Wills when I see Theo Benedet taking snaps inside. Trapilo is a better swing tackle prospect. Theo might become the ultimate game day sub if he can backup OG and OT plus he does a lot of special teams.

That is what I am saying. Let him roll all pre-season and put his game on display. If the Bears feel good with developing a new backup next season, then turn Bagent into a 2nd or high 3rd. The QB class is supposed to be deep, maybe get a 4th or 5th round prospect.

Coaching matters. The best talents will waste in the nfl unless coaching and the team invest in them. If the player dont feel wanted they end up going through motions. Lets hope Wills takes this new opportunity to be and feel relevant. Same with Braxton Jones and Kiran, may the best win the spot and the remaining are ready to step in.

Gotta disagree. As a rookie, he made the all rookie team. His second and third year, Nick Chubb was all pro.

Wills has a prototypical body and great college tape. The only thing is, he didnt just get injured, he was putting up AWFUL tape in Cleveland before he got injured. But hes young, and he has an excellent coaching staff around him. Could he become great? Sure of course. But i want to see it with my own eyes first, because his previous NFL snaps were atrocious. I could imagine any outcome for him now; greatness, inconsistent or terrible. Cant wait to see him in action.

Bagent is a good QB. He will get a chance to start somewhere, and before that he will be an excellent backup if we have need of him (hopefully not!) I just hope we get some high draft value for him when we do trade him?

Love BJs drive and goals. As long as he remembers they play outdoors in Chicago and that can change offensive conditions come winter, wanting to be the best should not be frowned upon. Now that the offense looks top 5 on paper, maybe better. I think getting the D established needs some high level analytics to build the line with driven players, like the rookie Van Den Berg. The crap part is Jaylon feels he is in a contract year, Gordan is not reliable, so CB might also be high priority.

I would like Caleb to get a couple of series before regular season just to get real game feel. If not, in BJ we trust. I also want Bagent to look all-pro and make him a hot commodity. He has 2 years on contract and trading him after the season for a 2nd would be a huge power move.

Starting a new thread just to keep track of post game analysis on the new players. This surprised me mostly because I don’t recall having a Bears QB who the coach said doesn’t need more snaps to improve before the season starts Do I need to see Caleb Williams in the preseason? No, I do not. I see him every single day in practice," Johnson said, noting that Williams will be ready for Week 1 based on what he's seen during practice this summer.

Works for me. Do we still have the two keeper thing.

Live Draft set for Sunday, September 6 @ 7:00 pm CDT. If there are any issues with this date and time, I need to know by Aug 16th. Keeper deadline is Aug 23rd, that will give everyone two weeks with all the known keepers to set their pre-draft rankings.

We have to give Poles credit for finding players . It has yet to happen, but prospects look good that this was a huge pickup. Last year he brought in DuShon Wright that was a huge add. He misses on 3 rd picks but has built this team. You cant take that away from him. He said when hired it would take 5 years. He is now in his fifth year. I think we could see a run to the SB, it may be a year away. It has done a great job. He will be remember for BJ and Caleb, not how many misses he had on draft picks. Its all about building the roster, and he did it his way.

That would be awesome. Wills is still young too. Between he and Braxton, we should be in OK shape, at minimum.

We might find this to be a huge signing for the Bears. Wills in 2020, coming out of Alabama, was considered by many a blue-chip OLT. His injury set him back, even though he tried to play before he was fully recovered. Now, with the OL coaches we have, could he live up to his original expectations? Did we just sign a top-10, first-round OLT on the cheap, only to find he is the real deal?

Which explains why Ben Johnson is now touting the physical traits of Wills. Remember that last year the competition was simple: Best pass blocker at LT wins.

Thankfully Ben doesn’t apologize like this. It’s just preseason but I’m confident Ben wants to win big. https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-coach-todd-monken-apologizes-for-being-emotionally-hijacked-by-offense-s-penalties-during-training-camp

Between Webb, Charles Leno, and Braxton Jones, we sure have had some cringe moments from the LT position!

Those things matter but this is all I need to know.

For some reason, aside from Jason and me always arguing about the importance of linemen back then, the only thing that really sticks out to me is Cutler having to tie Webb’s shoe during a game. Otherwise yeah, a turnstile for sure.