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That was why early on, I looked at Washington DE Bralen Trice who is a mid-late 2nd rd. He doesn't have the bend, has size, and can hold the edge while able to put pressure on the QB. If they want the nimble, Turner at 9 or even the kid from Penn St, Chop Robinson who can be had by moving down. The question is would Odunze, Turner, or a OT at 9 be enough to get the Bears into contention.

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We should do some breakdowns, and on separate posts covering 1 WR, 2 DE, 3 OT. Guys to target with pick 9 or in a trade down. I feel Poles can get a WR and DE in a trade down, for example Brian Thomas Jr WR at 17 and Brlen Trice DE round 2. Neither guys would be considered tier 1, but with Moore/Allen and Sweat, these two can develop into solid good/great starters. Or at 9, grab another possible probowler.

Maybe Poles and the scouting team are ahead of th curve and traded these picks ahead of the draft knowing.

Here is my take, did the complete round 1. Bears end up with: 1.1 Caleb Williams QB 1.17 Brian Thomas Jr WR. (9 for 17, 48, 2025 3rd) 2.48 Darius Robinson DE 3.75 Branden Fiske DT 4.122 Tanor Bortolini C

Wow, pretty close to the one I will post in a second.

With a new OC and QB, the Bears need any addition time to prepare. This is another blessing that has gone Chicago's way. How many blessings can we get?

I apologize, it's hard to read with screen shots. There's a handful but even go down to 9.5, the list is large.

One part, yes. I figured I would drop some nuggets to help compile a list of targets at WR, DE, DT, OT. My biggest surprise was seeing where a top rated DE like Turner scored. I think we can get a good prospect later in the draft or round 2. WRs all seem to hit that 9.9 mark, so you almost have to judge off other metrics.

Finally WRs

OTs

DTs

Here are DE RAS scores. The highest are at the bottom. Does this remove Dallas Turner and elevate Jared Verse in Poles eyes?

With a new OC and QB, they will need the extra time. Crazy how good things just keep lining up for the Bears.

It should be close, but I do not see Williams or hope not to see him running as much as Fields. Swift= Herbert plus Foreman for carries (230). Swift was a true #1 back getting over 70% of the touches. It will be interesting to see how Waldron plays these RBs. In Seattle, he had 100 less rushes but Walker and Charbonette had over 100 a piece. Waldron will need to run more than he did in Seattle.

Take away JF team leading 657 rushing yds and the Bears are mediocre, around 1800 yds, ranking 17th. To say we are a great rushing team is unknown. Swift will help but it will need to be discovered if the Bears can get off the bus running or not.

My trade 9 to get a 2nd round hope. Trade 9 to Jax for 17, 48, and 2025 6th. This gets the Bears QB, X WR, stout C, and two DT depth pieces for Washington to work with.

But after the top few players, it is a crap shoot where or who can draft you. Teams might dig deep on 100 players they think they would be interested in. They don't have an option to return their pick if a medical is discovered. This might become a norm but only for the top player or few.

That was my last little mock I slid in the Keenan Allen thread. I know Allen doesn't particular like the slot, so him and Moore should be interchangeable there. Thomas would be nice fit if they cannot get MHJ.

Depends on what teams are looking for. Nabers = Tyreek Hill, MHJ= Randy Moss. If a team needs a big X, MHJ is the man. If they want an explosive XYZ guy, then Nabers. I don't think you can go wrong with either, but the Bears need the X to nail their Corp down

Poles and Flus took Caleb and teammates to an upscale Hollywood club to get a feel on how he is. Bet they don't do this with Maye, JJ, and Daniels

Caleb should have took route and skipped the measurement.

Add Trubisky for a year or two too.

Throw back to 2018, Bear selected C James Daniels, Iowa, in the 2nd round. They opted to play him at G and let the vet Cody Whitehair start at C. I think they did so because they were on the verge to greatness and wanted a vet making the play calls. The double doink was the end of that season Bobbie Massey RT, Kyle Long RG, Cody Whitehair C, James Daniels LG, and Charles Leno LT. Would our drought at C been fixed if they left him there to learn. Poles let him walk, was that a mistake? Nate Davis pff graded at 52.9. Tevin Jenkins 72. James Daniels 62.

It seems the Bears have struggled drafting elite talent at the major key positions since Finks: QB, DE, LT, WR (Alshon Jeffrie) Poles can knock 2 of those out of the park in this draft. This is what I love, a GM that gets it and knows what positions need to be addressed. Go back to previous eras where LBs and RBs were valued more than. DTs and O-line