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I;ll say this too: I think the Bears will have a top 5 OL, a top 5 WR room, the best TE room in the league, a top 5 QB, one of the best coaches in the league, and a top 5 Secondary. This roster is filling out, and we are just getting started with it. The LB core could be excellent too. I hope we are OK at LT and we need a pass rusher or two.

Honestly I like the whole class. We may have drafted them a little early according to "common sense", but if that means you end up with really great players, Im all for it. Dillon Thienemen is going to be a great player. He should hit the ground running, and be a strength on the defense. As long as his tackling is sound. Logan Jones I believe will be an all pro player eventually, maybe even hall of famer, he has greatness all over him. Sam Roush will be an excellent TE2. He's the best blocker in the class, and I predict he has more in the passing game than people realize. (Im not saying anything about Kmet with that, just meaning a TE2 type is a blocker.) Zavion Thomas will be all over the field in roles for Ben Johnson and on ST. 4.28 speed shows up even in the NFL, and he's not a Velus Jones, hes a football player Malik Mohammad will start at one of the 3 CB positions next year, and if needed should be a solid player for us in relief. Keyshaun Elliot is a backup LB and ST player - hes a Jack Sanborn, except we already have the real Jack Sanborn too. Good depth. Jordan VanDenBerg is a real sleeper. I think he will find a role in the rotation, and in time develop into an aggressive and productive player. Great value pick.

You have a funny habit of whining and being condescending when you claim its just all in fun. I think ill just block you again. If we ever do talk again, try being normal first before you take liberties to "be funny"

there was no spinning. I just said what I think, being respectful even to your point of view. so calm down, this is the first time weve spoken in months and already youre being nasty again. The Bet is that Braxton will not be the starter by week 4, I am not also betting Theo IS the starter - he might be, but it wont be Braxton.

Amen - I think all of that is coming for Caleb.

No need for a money bet and the logistics that go with it, but we can make that bet here, and the loser has to say they lost? And I'll tell you what - IF hes still out there and IF I think hes better than what Ive seen from him before and getting the job done, Ill be HAPPY to lose. Im not saying thats impossible, I cant see the future, but from what ive seen previously of him, I can make that bet.

The links I saw (looked for after you mentioned this so thank you) all had him doing upper body, and that makes sense, but i dunno where his return is projected at at this point. He does and the Bears do, but we dont for obvious reasons. I just hope its earlier than we think. That would be amazing. In the meanwhile I trust Theo Benedet to hold down the fort. I think they will start with Braxton unless or until he proves that he is still a victim of that bull rush, but personally, I think by week 4 it won't be Jones, and maybe even week 1.

I really hope so! I think he has a bright future.

When I first read what Schlereth said, I thought "what an idiot" - everyone here knows what a Caleb supporter I am. I think we are looking at an actual star in the making. But then I heard what he meant by the comment, and I have to say I agree with him. Caleb does need to play small ball better, and I expect he will this year. Johnson isnt force feeding the offense and concentrating on footwork now. He will be there focused on exactly this goal. Id bet heavily that it will happen. Now Kyler Murray? No. Thats idiotic. But Caleb, who already excels at the hardest and rarest skills, will now develop the ordinary things that lots of QBs can learn. No reason to think he wont, and when he does he will truly be a top QB, maybe the best. And Schlereth said that too, but it doesnt get repeated as much, because of narratives. And Im no Schlereth supporter either. I dont particularly pay attention to him positively or negatively. But this whole hullabaloo is kind of fake. But Kyler Murray? Ha no that was idiotic.

Couldnt find the original Logan Jones thread, so here's a new one. Found this. Love this guy. https://x.com/CFCBears/status/2012736330216718445

Caleb has some growing to do - mainly executing the vanilla offense more efficiently. But anyone claiming he doesnt have "it" isnt watching or is purposely repeating a narrative. If you are a coach, and you have two players that need to improve to chose from, and one is Shane Matthews with a consistent completion percentage, throwing outlet passes for 4 yards a play, and the other is Caleb Williams who needs to learn to play within the offense a little more in the 2nd quarter, and hit the checkdowns a little more often, who do you think can be more easily coached to greatness? LOL Anyone saying Williams isnt the real deal is a moron. Does he have work to do? Of course, but what hes lacking is the easy stuff any QB can learn. He's a smart bet to succeed indeed.

I dont know if this matters, call it a conspiracy theory: The Arlington Heights land purchase agreement specifically denies the Bears the ability to build a Casino or Sports Betting, protecting nearby Casinos that already exist, and probably have some political sway. Maybe while Virginia was alive, that concept wasnt even considered, but now, when you look at it, Hammond would allow the bears to do that, and thats a license to print money. So, continuing the conspiracy theory, imagine the Bears decide they WANT Hammond, and the casino, so how do they do that without making fans angry? By having the IL politicians reject them. No traffic study, no listening to lobbyists, not good communication to politicians. What if the Bears end up in Hammond, build a Bearsville, with restaurants, and Bears museums, and of course, a Casino. ANd they get to do it while everyone thinks it wasnt them that wanted it? It may not have been planned that way, pretty slick if it was, but it may end up like that anyway. So either Kevin Warren is a secret genius, incredibly lucky, or this is all a really bad idea. Is casino $ a hidden factor in this?

I dont see how anything Warren has done would help him be Mayor of Chicago. Playing politics (and losing!), being two faced all that stuff it doesnt make him more popular. Honestly that's the first I've heard anyone say Warren wants to be mayor. You say it like it's a fact, at best it's a longshot hot take.

So for what it's worth, the resolution is non binding. This well could be a move to create leverage to force Illinois to do what's necessary to make Arlington heights work. It's a high stakes game of chicken, but the outcome isn't necessarily decided yet.

what a bunch of cheesy puffs