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I hope day 2 goes as well as tonight. Find two gems who can contribute or replace the positions (GJ at DT, DO at DE) that will be big needs next year. Id understand WR or CB too.

At Pick 25, I never expected Dillion Thieneman to be there. I feel the Bears got their guy they wanted all along. I would have been happy with Lomu who NE was happy to trade up for, but still not a day 1 ready player like Dillion will be. The Edge players just didnt make sense either because Zion Young was rated higher, but Dani Dennis-Sutton is pretty close imo. Those are the fits and who the Bears are looking at. CB, my guy Chris Johnson went before Hood, but there is later talent at that position that is not a huge drop off.

Our safety room is probably one of the best in the NFL now. Both safeties can play man, so our coverages will be nasty to read. We gotta get an Edge tomorrow. Maybe we will sign Cam Jordan?

Dillon Thieneman ran a 4.35 40 at the combine. More speed has been added to the roster. I'm still trying to figure out how I read a different name (can't recall the name, but it was certainly not Dillon's) being announced as our pick. I was disappointed they would pass on a Safety everyone thought would be gone by the time we picked. Good job, Poles!

It feels a little like last year, a great player at an unexpected position. They are definitely respecting BPA. I think we needed something at Edge and OT, but the board fell the way it did. But no doubt I think the player is fantastic. I was looking Edge in the second anyway, so we are still OK with that, there are names, but the odds of signing a guy like Taylor Decker just went up. And if doing that upgrades our S pick (I had in the 2nd) then great. Hell of a player.

Wow! Never thought he'd be there for us. That's a massive upgrade in the defensive backfield. I liked Byard but he was too slow in coverage to get to the sideline or to run with someone crossing his face. Brisker was a shell of what he used to be. Now we have Bryant and Thieneman. This is going to feel a lot different in coverage. CB gets beat deep on the sideline? No worries help can now arrive on time to breakup the pass. Dennis Allen can mix and match these two any which way he wants to keep QBs guessing. A+

Im like how does people not know this name. We've been talking about him on here a lot. He is the perfect fit as a dual role Safety FS/SS. I moved on from him because I figured the Vikings were taking him.

Thieneman should not have been there at 25. Great pick.

Will interested to hear how much contact he had with the Bears in the pre draft process. No visit was ever announced but maybe they didn’t think he’d be there (or managed to keep it quiet).

Yeah I never considered him because I thought he would be long gone. Crazy to think they went from Byard+Brisker to Bryant+Thieneman.

Wait, they drafted Dillon Thieneman? I thought they announced someone else. Fantastic pick!

Weakest spot on the roster was safety opposite Bryant. Pretty good safety draft but this was the guy to get that you know you can immediately plug in. Very happy with it.

Let's go Dillon!

I thought there was no chance he would be there. Dude is a baller and if Gordon and JJ and Smith can get healthy this secondary will be a lot better than a year ago.

I’m guessing we’ll see an edge picked in the second round since (as you say) there’s a lot of them left.

Great pick, didn't expect him to be there. Safety a huge strength for defense. Most mocks had him going in the top 20, good value at 25.

Never fails, every year they surprise me. Hope this guy is good. I confess, I don't know a thing about him.

Can’t argue that - dude is a baller.

Just did a quick study and see Thienamen is a safety. Derp….my guess is him. (Commercial break just before pick is announced). lol. This post brought to you by my sponsors at Makers Mark. 🥃

Got to take Thieneman.

Wow, tough to choose. Might be Safety but not the one everyone wants. ;-) Lots of Edge left. OT?

Not been paying attention to much college this year but does no one think the bears will draft a safety first round?

Not mentioning names, but fingers crossed. I never expected him to be there. Edit- Dillion Thieneman or bust!