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47 minutes ago, AZ54 said:
It’s not that hard to motion Velus into the backfield pre snap. I definitely agree on the blitz concern with Fields. Again I would not do this very often just a rare look. Even then I’d likely be telling Fields to just hand it to the jet sweep just to see how a team reacts.
Or maybe you use Roschon or Homer, two good pass protection backs who can catch the ball, as the 5th WR, maybe even closer to the line of scrimmage, so they can act like WRs or block as needed.
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I heard that Monday is the day that you can start signing free agents without having it affect your compensatory picks. I feel like we aren’t getting any anyway because of the guys we’ve signed, but maybe we see some activity then or after rookie minicamp.
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Looking at how the board fell it was either Wright and then Dexter or Carter and either Wanya Morris, Tyler Steen, or Blake Freeland at RT.
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Adam can probably update this his fancy way, but I'm penciling in the following for the roster:
QB: Fields, Walker
RB: Herbert, Foreman, Johnson, Homer
FB: Blasingame
WR: Moore, Mooney, Claypool, Jones, Scott, St. Brown
TE: Kmet, Tonyan, Allen
C : Patrick, Whitehair, Kramer
OG - Davis, Jenkins, Carter
OT: Jones, Wright, Borom, Leatherwood
DE: Green, Walker, Gipson, Robinson
DT: Billings, Jones, Dexter, Pickens
LB: Edmunds, Edwards, Sanborn, Sewell, Weatherford
CB: Johnson, Gordon, Stevenson, Blackwell, Vildor, Smith
S: Jackson, Brisker, Hicks, Williamson
P: Gill
K: Santos
LS: Scales
Besides the obvious need for a starting DE, I could see us being in the market for a better third safety (unless they see Terell Smith helping there) and maybe some OL depth.
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2 minutes ago, Pixote said:
Anyone know of any interesting UDFA prospects at the edge or OC positions? 😉
Wondering if it’s a situation where the Bears aren’t addressing it late because they don’t have a guy they love, but they know that by not addressing it it makes their situation more attractive to UDFAs. Still I’d love to see them take a chance on Andre Carter and let the Army guy hear his name called.
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First Bears draft pick I’ve never heard of before. That’s an improvement over some previous years. Seems like a PS guy.
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I thought Trice might have been the better fit, but I’m good with Smith.
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Brandon Joseph would make some sense as well.
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At this point I’d take a flier on Andre Carter. Probably the highest upside of the edges left.
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Tyler Scott another guy from the list.
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13 minutes ago, ASHKUM BEAR said:
Roschon Johnson RB Texas
If he wasn't behind Bijan Robinson, he would have been more known. I think he will be a good back.
#26 on Feldmans beast list. Has size to break tackles, patients and vision to find the gap and quicker than expected to get through. 6' 219, so the Bears can keep pounding the ball if needed. Also a vocal leader and good culture guy. Reminds me of Montgomery.
Sounds like he’s a great dude too. Does all the little things, leader in the locker room, will play special teams.
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And there we go.
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I’m the trade down boat, but some intriguing guys on the board for sure.
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I say trade down - the offers should be good and I don’t see a guy on the board I just have to have.
If you force me to choose, give me Isaiah McGuire, Luke Wypler, or AT Perry.
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On 4/19/2023 at 7:11 PM, Pixote said:
A YouTube Video had a list of visitations to the Bears, the 30 pre-draft visits plus locals. From what I read, Poles didn't draft any player he brought in for a pre-draft interview last year. So I'm not sure how valuable this list is in trying to predict his draft board.
Jalen Carter DT Georgia
Mazi Smith DT Michigan
Adetomiwa Adebawore DT Northwestern
Gervon Dexter Sr DT Florida
Zacch Pickens DT South Carolina
Tyree Wilson DE Texas Tech
Nolan Smith DE Georgia
Dylan Horton DE TCU
KJ Henry DE Clemson
Deslin Alexandre DL Pittsburgh
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Paris Johnson Jr OT Ohio State
Dawand Jones OT Ohio State
Broderick Jones OT Georgia
Darnell Wright OT Tennessee
Jaelyn Duncan OT Maryland
Jordan McFadden OT Clemson
Tyler Beach OL Wisconsin
Ricky Stromberg C Arkansas
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Jaxson Smith-Njigba WR Ohio State
Jonathan Mingo WR Ole Miss
Dontayvion Wicks WR Virginia
Jayden Reed WR Michigan State
Rashee Rice WR SMU
Xavier Hutchinson WR Iowa State
Tyler Scott WR Cincinnati
Tre Tucker WR Cincinnati
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Payne Durham TE Purdue
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Jahmyr Gibbs RB Alabama
Zach Charbonnet RB UCLA
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Devon Witherspoon CB Illinois
Tyrique Stevenson CB Miami
Deonte Banks CB Maryland
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Brandon Joseph S Notre Dame
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Marte Mapu LB Sacramento StateWorth noting that all the Bears’ picks so far have come from this list. Guys who are left:
Adetomiwa Adebawore DT Northwestern
Dylan Horton DE TCU
KJ Henry DE Clemson
Deslin Alexandre DL PittsburghDawand Jones OT Ohio State
Jaelyn Duncan OT Maryland
Jordan McFadden OT Clemson
Tyler Beach OL WisconsinDontayvion Wicks WR Virginia
Xavier Hutchinson WR Iowa State
Tyler Scott WR CincinnatiPayne Durham TE Purdue
Brandon Joseph S Notre Dame
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2 minutes ago, ASHKUM BEAR said:
I thought Dexter would be the 3T too, which he can since he has the motor to wreck havoc. But he will be slotted to work at the 1T and learn from Billings. Dexter and Pickens will grow into a nice tandem with their size and burst.
Obviously it’s a round earlier for both, but I’m getting flashback to the year they took Tommie Harris and Tank Johnson.
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10 minutes ago, AZ54 said:
Yannick will have to dial down his price.
I don’t know where the sacks are going to come from on this team.
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Based on the edge guys left in the draft, I hope Poles dials up Yannick Ngakoue.
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Another DT - Zacch Pickens. Like him a lot. He’s more the 3T than Dexter IMO. You have your interior DL of the future. Not sure where the edge sacks are going yo come from, but I’ll take it.
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Watch the Bears use their 3rd round pick on Byron Young from Tennessee, who is 25 - just like Velus Jones last year.
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3 minutes ago, ASHKUM BEAR said:
My DE pick is Louisville kid Yaya Diaby
The cupboard got bare at DE in a hurry.
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1 minute ago, AZ54 said:
And we just traded up?
Tyrique Stevenson. Prototype press corner. Nice pick.
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I have to admit, while I have no problem with the pick, I don’t really see it with Roschon as a starter. I don’t know how many starters in todays NFL run a 4.58 40 but I’m guessing not a ton. I certainly appreciate all the things he can do and I think he will be a very useful back, but I think you are going to end up with a guy who can get you chunks of yards but doesn’t really break big runs, which is something we saw with Monty. I see him as our best goal line option, but I don’t think he’s as elusive as, say, Nick Chubb. He’s more Rhamondre Stevenson (or, dare I say, Jordan Howard) I think, which is a fine player and quasi-starter, but I think Foremsn and even Herbert have more big play ability.