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Kiran Armadgie got the reps with the ones. Thuney said he enjoys being next to him, he is very smart. Odunze is leaving a great impression on Ben Johnson. He said he acts like a seasoned vet and has been making some nice deep catches.

Tory Taylor was designated as an international player,does that open a slot when setting game day actives?

Right. If he makes the jump, you have to consider resigning him. The other two LTs will sort themselves into roles if they are good.

Reports about Caleb not getting film help tells me we are going 3 QBs. He needed this last year, but it's the Bears and they dont know what to do. Keenum will teach him the ropes from what BJ wants. BJ will do his film time but Keenum will help answer questions and do film in between.

The hardest part for Braxton will be getting up to speed if he misses much of TC. He's projected to be limited at the start. Kiran's practice window opened Aug 20 last year and he missed crucial practices to develop for a rookie. Braxton won't be nearly as bad, but he might miss the new coaching reps that can limit his technique to their liking.

I dont think the Bears should maximize just yet until they see what they have and are a legit playoff team. If they are a playoff team and fall short, then add those final pieces to get there.

I would hate to lose a 2nd for a 31 year old player, but if the Bears were truly contenders for the ring it is worth it.

The Thuney rumor has been out there. There is a podcast, maybe Hoge, that they asked Poles and he said they were hammering it out and hoped to get it done before OTAs. Sounds like there is grounds to the Hendrickson trade also. 2nd and 5th, but they have to get an extension worked out first.

LT will be Trapilo or Amagadje. We have two that will compete and it will make them both better. My way to early mock had the same positions. RB taken in the 1st after how they coveted Jeanty and Hendnerson. 1-24 Jeremiah Love RB ND 6-0 205 2-48 Braylon Shelby DE S Car 6-5 265 3-86 Dillon Thieneman S Pur 6-0 207 4-118 Demonte Capehart DT Clem 6-5 315

I think after the Bears went to Hollywood and wined and dined him, his mind changed. They told him he will be a bear. He chose to accept the challenge and rewrite the QB narrative.

They did GB a favor here. We can't destroy the Pack on opening night, but get a Minny who may struggle on O. Then off to Detroit, which might be the game of the week.

Rookie camp is basically showing them around the campus, getting equipment, teaching formation and basic play languages, and then seeing how well they can retain instruction in drills. The veterans had camp, so they are a step ahead. They want the rookies up to speed so when they all meet they are green light.

Heard there was video out there and there was some contact, which is a no no. But I am happy he is looking smooth and we get the best LT out of the 3 we have competing.

And fast forward through the commercials. I think it is also dumb. Games only on stream (Prime/Peacock) are dumb also.

I dont know where this Loveland is a great blocker comes from. He needs to develop this part of his game, hes a hard worker so he should. He is called a TE, but really a big WR. I added some draftbuzz scouting reports. Imagine Kmets stats if he had a QB other than Fields who did find him more or a rookie QB who had too much on his plate and struggled most games until the 4th Qtr. DJ Moore had better stats in Carolina. So is the problem the players or the Bears (coaching)

Loveland is closer to WR Tat McMillan because he will be a slot/move TE. Loveland and Burden will rotate while Kmet stays at TE or if they want to go better blocking put Smythe in. You wont see Loveland inline like Kmet/Smythe. Kmet is paid decently, so the Bears could trade him before his final year. That would be smart to get value. Since the Bears are paying all their QBs 13 mil total, they can splurge the extra money right now. The Bears have technically 4 more years of this benefit. That's a lot of years to draft players and balance the team for long term success.

The owners share profits and markets like the Lakers and Dallas bring in a lot more than Utah or Charlotte. It could be a collective agreement as the Bulls were given Rose and Cleveland Lebron in the lotto, so the cheat is spread around year to year.

The numbers won't be as great as that, but it's the idea of two TEs that can work on the field together. If you replace the receptions on NE going down to Moore, Odunze, Loveland, Kmet and shave some from each of those for Burden.

We all would need to see it, but it worked before. Patriots 2011

Yes, they are releasing games as teasers. Im still predicting Bears at GB opening week, Sunday night football.

It's an entertainment business. If you think teams like the Bulls lucked out to land homegrown Derrick Rose with a 1.8% chance then Cleveland lands home grown LeBron and many others, then let me sell you some sand (if your near a beach). Listen to LeBron

Off topic, but I searched Twitter for NBA draft lotto rigged. It is being discussed. My thought is the NBA is rewarding Dallas for trading Luka to LA. They had 1.8% odds to land the #1. I hope the NFL never adopts a lotto bc it can be rigged. Think about it...Ewing to Knicks, Rose to Chicago, LeBron to Clev. There are so many coincidences. Even LeBron said it on Macafee show.

Welcome to the new Bears camp. EB will let them know if he doesn't like something he sees.

If Ben Johnson prefers the Laporta type TE and Kmets role is TE 2 or blocking, then I agree with Phoenix that he will be traded sooner than later. But Johnson isn't going to do exactly what he did in Detroit and might find a way to implement both. With the personal they have, they can run so many formations that will defenses won't know how to defend

Rumors are the Bears are working on extending Bagent so they don't outright lose him in FA.