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It's out: https://www.chicagobears.com/video/scouting-the-future-inside-the-bears-2025-draft-1920-football-drive Some immediate takeaways: You always get the impression that "this is exactly what we wanted to happen" in these videos, but there's not quite as much video from prior to the picks here, so there is some wiggle room here where you don't see the clear "I hope he's still there in a few picks" that we did with, say, Odunze. There is a quote somewhere early day 2 where they say "we're staying at [pick] 39", which seems to contradict report that they tried to trade up to 38 to take Treyveon Henderson. Maybe that quote was from after the trade attempts fell through, but it doesn't really feel that way. There is a place where Poles pretty clearly maps out: we want another pick to hit LB, DB, RB, and OG for day three, which is exactly what they do, so it certainly seems like, for whatever reason, they didn't see edge as as much a need as pretty much everyone else did. It's funny when they take Hyppolite, Poles is like "are they going to have highlights for him?" recognizing that he might be seen as a reach.

I’d really rather we see what we have with these new guys before signing them to an extension. I had the same problem with the Jonah Jackson extension. I understand doing it, but imagine if we’d taken the same approach with Chase Claypool.

I do think there are sometimes concerns with lineman being too tall for guard because of your center of gravity and how it plays into leverage inside, so that could be a hindrance conceptually for Trapilo inside.

Also, on the LT front, it's worth noting that instead of starting Jake Curhan, Doug Kramer or (when healthy) Teven Jenkins/Ryan Bates at LG, we are starting All-Pro Joe Thuney. Having that level of player next to you at LG and being able to trust that he's going to do his job and help you with your job should take a little bit more off the plate of the LT than we have had in recent years. Not saying that LT isn't still crucially important, but an offensive line works best as a unit where players trust each other, and I'm cautiously optimistic to say that after years of not having that, we might actually be at that point now.

Also, while Monangai is smaller than Montgomery (5’8 211 v. 5’10” 222), their 40 times and 10 yard splits are virtually identical (Monangai is 4.6/1.54 and Montgomery was 4.6/1.55).

Sound alike there may have been attempts to trade up to take Henderson and Skattebo. https://bearswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bears/2025/04/29/bears-treveyon-henderson-draft-trade-rumors/83347231007/

. . . The Bears behind the scenes draft video this year. I’m assuming they do one because they do such a good job and they are really popular. But there’s so much speculation about the Bears getting sniped on their picks, like wanting Kelvin Banks or Treyveon Henderson, or Cam Skattebo. Are we going to be able to use Bright in the videos? Will they cut around it? Was it all fake news and it turns out they got guys they actually targeted? Eagerly waiting for it to drop.

I'm definitely interested in someone figuring out why no one knew about half the 30 visits that the Bears had. Seems like most of the guys they took said in their media roundups that they had 30 visits with the Bears, and yet literally none of them were reported. How does that happen, exactly? Did Poles actually tell people to keep quiet or try not to have certain visits publicized, even if it wa a projected day three pick? is the Bears beat just not keeping tabs? And why did some get publicized and some didn't? And it even seems like there were some that were reported, like Tyler Warren, but then Greg Gabriel said it didn't actually take place. Seems like Burden didn't even come in for a visit but ended up being the pick in the second round. And yet another guy like Ruben Hyppolite, who wasn't even projected to be picked by a lot of people, had a 30 visit and yet no one reported it. Hard to believe keeping that quiet was necessary but maybe it was. I don't think there were reports on TreVeon Henderson coming in for a visit, and yet a lot of people seem to think he was the pick in the second round before the Pats took him one pikc ahead of the Bears. So, was he a target or wasn't he? Very strange to try to sort through after the fact.

Not particularly impressed by this batch of UDFAs but let’s see what they show.

I don’t know why you think the Bears trying to trade up for Jeanty was a fake story. Seems pretty credible to me based on the number of people who reported it.

Hard to believe they came out of this draft without any real competition at edge (unless maybe Turner plays there some) or safety, and no RB until the 7th. Have to hope the improvements at DT open up more opportunities from the edge, or that Dennis Allen has some blitz ideas, or it’s going to be tough to put pressure on the opposing QB. Have to also hope Brisker is 100% recovered from the concussion and that Byers keeps playing at a high level because there’s really no back up plan except for the same one we had last year.

Remember Isaiah Pacheco was another 7th round Rutgers RB that worked out ok.

Two things on him: 1. Zero fumbles so good ball security 2. That Rutgers offensive line was bad and he still got yards in the Big Ten.

With the last pick - got one of MY GUYS!