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Contract years are quite an incentive, giving a guy a chance to earn a few million extra on his next deal. My money is on Braxton as our starter but then may want too much to resign 2027. I also suspect, if for no other reason, Dexter is going to have a 10+ sack season as a IDL. ;-)

This brought back a flash of one of my favorite Bear memories of the past. Remembering Keith Traylor (DL 340? Pounds) returning an interception down the sideline. He ran it back quite a distance, well over 50 yards (can't recall exact length or if he scored) I remember creating an image with Acrobat of him with a turtle running beside him to protect him from being tackled

Damn, that really sucks. I thought he would be a sleeper last year. Then he sits out with the personal issue. I again had hopes he would shine this year. Obviously, unresolved. I would love to know just what caused this mess.

Turner has better tape as a DE than he does as a DT. His versatility was one of the positives on is resume. That's why I have always questioned, with the abundance of bodies inside, why they didn't try him on the edge?

Bradbury is what? 31? If he goes down, who would take his place? Protecting Caleb has to be our #1 priority. So if they panicked and drafted who they thought was the best option at Center a bit early to avoid another team from grabbing him, so be it. We needed an option who could start day one if Bradbury got injured in preseason.

Ozzy looks mighty fine. Seems to be ahead of the rehab schedule.

Roush was reported by those covering the draft as having 7 drops his last year in college. SEVEN with far fewer targets than a #1 TE in the NFL would receive during the course of a season. And make no mistake. Just because we have an All-Pro-caliber TE in Loveland doesn't mean Kmet, when used properly, isn't still a Pro Bowl-caliber TE. When you run the number of 12- and 13-person formations that BJ calls, having a TE 1a & 1b is not a luxury; it is a necessity, if you want to have a Super Bowl caliber offense. I hope the salary cap Gods allow us to keep Kmet a Bear!

IDK, hope you're right. When they showed him jumping out of the pool, all I could think of was Gilbert and how much of a huge flop he was. I even had a rant on the forum a few days ago, saying one of the things I wanted Poles to avoid was anyone jumping out of a pool. LOL

His 40 time is listed as 4.42, so the Bears continue to add speed.

Yeah, I just saw that. GB taking Sutton really sucks.

I read somewhere that our team was fifth in the league in 13-personnel and that our #3 TE last year took 25% of the offensive snaps.

One look at the highlight film on the team website, and one thing is for sure: he will be our Gadget guy. Yes, he will stretch the field. But I also watched him line up in the backfield and take the handoff as a RB. I saw him receive 2 passes and throw them downfield to another wide receiver. Double reverse, sure, why not? Ben's guy

Yeah, now I'm scratching my head. I liked the Dillon T pick, and I liked the Logan J Pick But since then ?????????????????????

I wouldn't be surprised if Poles was looking at Lucas, saw NEP leapfrog us to draft him, and decided he wasn't going to take a chance on losing Logan Jones. I'm Okay with taking him early.

Maybe it's a good sign. The majority of posters on the forum wanted the Bears' GM to select a specific player before the draft. How often does it happen? Usually, instead of the player we all agreed on, the player selected is someone we never considered. I've been with this forum since DaWebmaster, Jeff Timms, started it up. Caleb Williams and Brian Urlacher are the only 2 I can think of besides Dillon T (who very few of us expected to be available).

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!

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

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

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

Proctor went a bit higher than I expected.

A 3 and a 5 to move back 3 spots. I hope Poles will get an offer as good as that.

If we stick to drafting defense, we will have a good chance of drafting 4 day-one contributors. They were that bad. It will be difficult to find many day-one contributors on offense. They were that good!

From what I've read. From what I've seen on the limited amount of tape I have reviewed. This is a piss poor draft class. You have a dozen players with the WOW factor. The rest have many question marks in their evaluation. We are discussing potential edge players in the 1st and 2nd rounds who are being graded at least a round higher than they would be in a much deeper draft. If the opportunity is presented, I wouldn't blame Poles for trading for 2026 picks for 2027 picks. Unless you have a team roster full of other teams' leftovers, I don't see many of these players being day-one contributors.