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I hope he sticks to building through the draft. Every trade has kept us in the mediocre to bad window for 25 years.

Very rarely do the good ones hit the market. If they are on the market they are not the teams top priority or they believe they can replace them with a cheaper option.

This will be a position that can make or break a GM/team. We like and want to see our young players drafted or signed progress and succeed, but then we have all this money we have to spend. We can spend a little on Oline while we wait for one of our young guys to develop, so 1 to2 year window. What else? Maybe another vet WR like Will Fuller to throw in the mix and a DT to help.

I watched a swift podcast showing how Borum/Jenkins only have 33-1/2 arms and Poles firmly believes in arm length. All the OTs brought in this year, Braxton Jones, Davenport, Coleman, have 35 plus arms. He said don't be surprised if Braxton Jones takes the LT position.

I don't think we have to worry. Jones is what the Bears and Fields were looking for. He will line up at multiple positions. Pickens will mainly line up outside. Pickens may be a good deep threat, but Jones will be a threat anytime he touches the ball. It will be exciting watching how it all turns out. I would even say Herbert surpasses Montgomery and Monty becomes the goal line/short yardage back.

I wouldn't count on Larry O. He was upset about the process. Also, other players did not like the fact the Bears pulled the contract of the table. This will be a high draft pick next year.

I do not see 32nd, but until Fields can prove he can play and win, the Bears will be in the bottom 5-8 teams. Bears could have lost a couple more games last year too (cincy and tenn) so I do not think they were better than it. They do have a favorable schedule this year but will also have a new system to learn. I see 5 or 6 wins and if they compete in each game it is all right. A top 10 draft pick slot can give them maybe 2-3 blue chip players that will put them in the playoff class and we need that more than barely making the playoffs.

Seen a report out that Tarik was training live online and his Achilles blew out. The guy cannot catch a break.

This guy is Jakeem Grant with size. I am not so sure he was taken too early either. I dont think he makes it to round 4 if the Bears didn't take him.

I think we got a gem. He is top 10 in the NFL for speed. Velus knows he could have timed 4.2 40 if he came off the line straight. He will have to be accounted for wherever he lines up on the field, especially having a QB who can fly. No worries about him not being a traditional X wr or limited routes. He will also put the time in to learn, he carries a white erase board with him to learn like flash cards. LIKE Devin Hester was landed round 3, the Bears have another special player that will win the city.

I will be pessimistic on this and going with 5 or 6 wins. I do not see how the Bears have improved as well as Minny or Detroit has over the last 2 years. Like i said i am being pessimistic. I think one horrible year will give this team the draft capital to finish the rebuild.

I think a few of us admired him before he was drafted. He had that Drew Brees feel to me. Smaller but quick read and release in college

I have a feeling they will continue feeding Kmet so I do not see the drop at TE being as drastic. Look at GB 2 years ago when Tonyan was healthy and him and Aaron Jones took more receptions because Adam's was hurt. Or even the last 3 years since LaFleur has been HC for 3 years. LaFleur likes the heavier package TE/RB as he invested more in that than WRs

Big needs as of now would be 3T, WR1, RG/LT, and possibly FS. in no particular order. The Bears most likely will be selecting top 10 unless something unexpectedly happens. I would be good taking a WR1 if they can be like Chase 2.

It would not surprise me if the Bears do not draft WR Round 1 again. Looking at KC's history and even Green Bays, they look round 2 or later.

Sanborn was always in my 5th round selection wheelhouse. He does well in coverage, can take on blocks, and has good sideline speed. Playing SAM, you take on an entourage of blockers if the D flows the same as Lovies did.

I'm a ND guy and have no idea who he is. There are a few UDFAs I like

Some highlights of Larry Mayers interview with Poles. LM-did you get any offers in the 2nd round to move down RP- they did but had Gordan and Brisker rated too high to move down. LM-did you try to trade up for a player RP- we came in with a plan to be disciplined and stick to not trading up. We discussed a few players we considered but stayed on course. LM-were you convinced to draft a player after visiting with them RP- the oline coaches were sure about Braxton Jones. They felt great about Velus even though they were only from zoom meetings. Then after the selection, the text messages he received from other gm/scouts said they took their guy confirmed that conviction. Link: https://www.chicagobears.com/news/exclusive-bears-gm-ryan-poles-reflects-on-draft-picks

Technically, we did touch a 2023 pick. The Bears were able to convert a 2023 6th round pick into (2)- 2022 7th round picks from the Chargers. They felt better getting 2 players a year earlier.

I hope he becomes a staple in the D. Who knows, a year from now we may have something bigger than the legion of boom. Adrian Amos was acquired with a 5th round pick acquired from trading WR Brandon Marshall Jaquan Brisker was acquired with a 2nd round pick acquired from trading OLB Khalil Mack..

The only concern I have is taking a lot of small school prospects, especially all the guys on the oline. This is Poles supposedly specialty, so we will see how it plays out. As for WR, I don't know what it is but both GB/KC traditional do not invest early in the position. They both received 1st and 2nd round picks for trading away Adams/Hill and both were replaced by 2nd rounders. Poles and Getsy followed their prior teams belief.

He is making sure that there is enough blocks to build a foundation. If those two don't fit, he has 4 more now in his bucket. I hope he builds a league best unit that has depth so Fields has time and stays clean.

I feel like they passed on Pickens and Pierce was it, mayby Sky Moore. Jones could be lightning in a bottle if the Bears can get anything like Deebo out of him. I hope he contributed early

His brother Cameron Thomas played for Miami. Projects inside at G.

Good clip from the Velus call. Had a little dust in my eyes watching this.