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He will shine, but asking a 7th round rookie to be a #1 or 2 early on is a lot to expect. Im sure they will give him one series each half to break him in.

I would swap SF and Texans. Also swap GB and Pitt. One more thing, I think we'll be better than GB and equal to the Queens.

Has anyone heard if Braxton has been able to strength train his legs?

If he doesnt start playing in TC, the competition will move in front of him.

Do not underestimate Monangai. He is 5'8" 211 but with a low center of gravity, he will be hard to tackle in the middle of the pack. He was productive against good talent in the Big 10. He was one of the best RBs in college in yards after contact, goods balance.

The closer we get to TC, the more it looks like Braxtons chances get smaller. This was why a few of us were hammering for a high pick LT. He is coming off a bad leg injury, his contract is up after the season, and he was susceptible to stopping a bull rush which disrupted the QB. I was happy Poles said early in the offseason there would be competition brought in.

Ben Johnson likes what he has seen from Roschon. Roschon has yet to establish himself on the Bears as a stud, but if any coach can do it, it would be Johnson and Beinemy. Roschon did decent getting those sort yards needed, more so his rookie year but the team fell apart last year and he had concussion issue's.

I agree with that but it seems every year one suprise team bounces that no one expected. ( as far as top 7) I think CIN could be that type of suprise.

Funny you bring this up, Im buying a new car.

Reason this out with me. Poor guy has manual Kia. It drives well. Poor guy sells the Kia to a teenager. Young kid doesn’t like driving manual. Barely drives it. Does that mean the Kia doesn’t drive well? The point is, I don’t know if the Bears can say they made a good move. The only thing certain is that Alshon made a bad one.

Looking around the league, this year looks like it is going to be extremely competitive. I would say there are 20 competitive teams (w/ the Bears being one of them) that all have a shot at the playoffs. Then out of those 20, I would say 7 have a realistic shot at the Super Bowl. 1. PHI 2. KC 3. BAL 4. DET 5. BUF 6. LAR 7. LAC ------------- 8. TB (lost OC to JAX, easier division) 9. HOU (Easy division but) 10. WAS (was last year a fluke?) 11. DEN (was last year a fluke?) 12. GB (No secondary) 13. CIN (will they have a defense?) 14. PIT (which Rodgers will show up?) 15. SEA (Darnold vs Geno) 16. SF (Purdy without Deebo) 17. DAL (Can Dak rebound?) 18. MIN (depends on McCarthy) 19. ATL (depends on Penix, easier division)

I agree with that if not 1000 yards a piece, one around 1100 and one around 900. I dont think Loveland and Burden will have large contributions in their first yr. Usually when rookies have great yrs its because the team lacks weapons and this team has 3 already in place and Zaccheaus was added. I would say Loveland around 500 and Kmet around 550. Burden should be over 400 yards but will have a high yardage reception total with 5 or 6 TDs. I expect Caleb to be around 4500 yards and 30 TDs on the season. Like you said most targets will be DJ Moore, Odunze, Kmet, Loveland, Burden and Zaccheaus. I expect Swift to contribute to the total but with a better line , Caleb will be able to get the down the field more consistantly.

In DAs best yrs with NO as a DC, he had top 10 team in sacks but never led the league. He likes blitzing LBers and SC. He was Lovie like because they generated Ints and fumbles. He has only had one high end pass rusher that was in the teens during his good yrs. Cam Jordan was his main man. Several yrs he had between 8.5 up to 15.5 as a high. He likes to stunt the line and his defense is more about putting pressure on the offense that actually always high sack totals. His best yr in NO was 51, usually 45-50 range. Last year we had 40 sacks so dont expect a large bumb in sacks, its more about pressure and offenses making mistakes. If we can get 10 sacks out of Sweat, we will be in line for the 45-50 range of sacks. On paper we should be okay with putting pressure on the QB being he blitzes a lot. Hyppolite , Edmunds, Gordon, and Edwards will all contribute to the sack total. Jarrett, Dexter and Turner should add to the total.

I agree, when Lovie was to involved in roster building, it seemed to start falling off. Of course 10-6 was his falling off. He only had 3 losing seasons.

yes, and this is all gonna be predicated on being able to run the football too. The OL seems like it's gonna be OK, now who is gonna get those tough yards?

Miss having #54, one of my all-time favorites. Wish they brought home a trophy, but they started getting cute in the draft. My opinion on that was Lovie took control, which he might not have, and the team got old.

I just dug into it to see who he had and numbers. His average DE weight for his career was 268. Ill have to check average height (6'4"). He seems to get great production from a LB too. I think it might be why he'd like to move Edmund to Will. He moves a little better than Edward's. Hypolite might end up being a hit with his speed too. If we can stay healthy, this might be one of the best defenses in the league. If they can force punts, caleb has more opportunities to rack up numbers. On paper it seems legit, Caleb being the biggest factor.

Interesting. I cant really say i know anything about DA's defense other than that it is aggressive and he has presided over several highly ranked defenses. Oh and I know he likes his DEs a little heavier to set the edge so LBers flow. ANd i suppose that if you like bigger DEs, then youre not expecting as much speed rush from those DEs. Interesting, thank you for that.

I think we are over estimating the DE need for Dennis Allen's defenses. The most sacks a DE has had for his defense is 8.5. He had Cam Jordan 2022 and Carl Granderson 2023 rack up 8.5. Id bet if we polled how many sacks Montez Sweat gets, everyone picks more than 8.5. I think it will have to be collective with the Dline to provide pressure and get to the QB. They brought in Jarrett who i can see being a comeback player of the year and Dayo who's improved year to year. If Booker doesn't take a step, a higher talent will probably be a priority in next draft to develop.

good point. I should probably say Burden & Zaccheaus = 600 yards.

there is no doubt this roster and staff are VERY different from what we've seen before. There are lots of reasons for optimism. I am very much looking forward to seeing it on the field. I do expect great things, but there have been teams that had a lot of talent before that just didn't gel, so there's a reason they play the games, it's not won during the offseason. But if I had to bet, i would bet that the bears will be significantly improved, and the window should open for Caleb to lead us deep into the playoffs and hopefully a championship in the coming years. I am very excited for this coming year, and it sure feels like we are on the right path! I do think we still need a dominant pass rusher, so that will probably limit how far we can go against the really good teams. I wonder about our RB room, and while I have hope, i worry about LT too. Im VERY much looking forward to seeing how the LTs look in pads. If Trapilo (or any of them) ascends to become not just serviceable but actually GOOD, then that will help a lot. There are certainly more reasons for hope than we've had in a quite a while. And like you said here - the coaching staff looks to be elite. That is amazing, and should help all the players ont he roster reach their best potential. Dont forget Dan Roushar - he's gonna make that OL better too - including Trapilo and Wright!

Yeah, JSN warned us during his CHGO interview. That was a red flag then and still is today for Waldron. Now it seems like every position group is finally being coached right. I still find it wild that Eric Bieniemy is the RB Coach, Randle El the WR Coach, and Al Harris is the DB coach all the while having Dennis Allen as the DC and Ben Johnson as the HC/Play Caller. It doesn't feel real. We have been so beaten down by always getting the wrong HC, or a bad OC, etc, etc.