ASHKUM BEAR

I love the player but did not see it coming. I did many mocks taking him because he is electric. Does DJ Moore get traded?

Scratch my RB 2, now it's Kaleb J. Since NO has a OT, Bears might go Green then Ersery.

I like Ersery, Henderson, and DE. Would like one that fits all 3 downs but could see Green or Ezeiruaka for their rush

I left the site after seeing this (Henderson gone) then they announced the pick a minute ago and came back. In a way, i was relieved because the Bears could trade down with one of their picks.

He was one I would have been perplexed to draft at 39 if he was there.

I look at it Caleb's draft. What does Coach Ben and Caleb need to make him a top 5 QB. With only one pick, and Banks, Loveland or Jeanty are the guys that I would expect. I see the Bears investing early on Offense to get this accomplished. I wouldn't be surprised if they go 39 RB and 41 OT, since NO plucked Banks before us.

Loveland is not just TE though, he is replacing Keenan Allens snaps in the slot too. Kmets salary drops to 8.9 million 2026-27. I didn't want a TE or WR, but after Banks was gone I was stumped and figured Tyler Warren. I don't think Warren would do as well as Loveland in the slot slot, so now the pick started making more sense to me.

The Bears went all in drafting Caleb. To get the most out of him, they hired Ben Johnson, added 3 pieces to the oline and now drafted a move TE. They can finish this process tomorrow.

I thought Poles was fine. He was the same with Caleb, even though they knew it was happening. Warren was an odd ball..."go blue".. Ben Johnson did remind me of Gruden. You can tell he wanted this player. Not saying they didn't want a LT first though. Let's hope we can get Ersery. He is more athletic than Banks. For offense, if they can get Henderson, Johnson, or Judkins I think they will be complete and will be regarded one of the best on paper.

Him and Jihaad Campbell were medical flagged and expected to drop. Will Johnson has a bad shoulder. He could overcome it, but if it requires surgery, I think those have 6 month+ recovery time.

Kmet has always been the inline blocker, so he can still play a role in the offense as he has done previously. He will most likely see more production with Johnson in charge. If the Bears sign/draft another TE, then I will agree he is gone but until then he is sticking around.

The bad part about drafting someone not able to do training camp is they are not getting the refining/technical live assistance. Once game one week starts, player development is out the window. That is what killed Kiran. Simmons has the talent but will miss the stuff he needs to develop.

We will never know, but I expect to see the Bears move up and draft Conerly using a 3rd or future pick.

I do not see Kmet going anywhere. He is the inline blocker. Loveland will either line up slot or the move TE. It disguises the offense so the Bears will be almost entirely in 12 man. Get a stud RB and watch out. Defenses won't know what they are doing run/pass.

Not a huge fan at 10, but understand with Banks gone. Bears got WR#3/TE1. He replaces Keenan Allen. Now trade up for Conerly or take Ersery and Henderson/Johnson

I'm going to have to not look on here, you are ahead of the TV lol. Seen Banks to the Bears too.

I predict another trade down to whoever wants Jeanty, Warren, or ?

I think after pick 3, all the teams would prefer to trade down. Jeanty is a stud, but Henderson is not far behind. Where would Henderson be if these two switched teams. One was the feature at a smaller school and the other split w Judkins and other near pro ready talent.

280 pound minimum. We have the #10 chip, might as well come home with some mass and fill the freezer. 🐂

Winston was a 1st round prospect and blew his acl. He could be a value at rd 3, especially having Brisker/Byard.

I completely agree and every mock I do thinking my way is oline (Banks) round 1. Too many DTs, RBs round 2. I'd even trade down with one to get a S or TE round 3. Winston from Penn St would be a 3rd round steal.

The position with the least failure rate in round 1 is oline. I think a RB at 10 better be an all-pro and Jeanty looks the part. He won't last and they have other holes to plug to trade up.

Ben Johnson said they don't expect Jones to be ready. Poles said they will bring in competition for LT. Jones deal is up at the end of the year. If there isn't a playmaker that can put up more points to than Swift, Moore, Odunze, or Kmet available, Johnson will want oline.

Poles was asked if there would be a little movement this draft since the top of the class is rare. He said there are plenty of calls already happening and they have had many. Never know, but I only see the Bears going up. They go down, they might lose a target like Banks to SF.

Sounds like they are interested in a guy who slots at G/T, which seems to be Banks 😜 At least there are nuggets about the Bears serious about adding to oline after spending a ton of money and picks this year. As we have seen, injuries happen and building depth is a key to winning