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Legit depth player at the RB position and what little I've seen of him so far (below), I love how he pass protects. https://www.windycitygridiron.com/2025/4/26/24418298/chicago-bears-nfl-draft-kyle-monangai-scouting-report

Exactly what I said... the move TE gets all the attention while the elite running game the Lions were known for ...nobody knows who that TE was.

The fact is our roster is much improved over the last 3 years. All top 4 picks would have been labeled as day 1 starters 3 years ago. Maybe not Loveland but he'd have been very close to starting over the version of Kmet that was entering the 2022 season. The RT, DT, WR... all 3 of those would have been starters in Week 1. I think the only likely day 1 starter position we could have drafted would have been a RB (several options) or LT had we chosen Banks. Even my guys like Grant, Williams, or Nolen would have been rotational players this year. I've waited years to get to this point and I'm not bothered at all by the fact these 4 picks have to go earn their playing time. Braxton Jones is going to be working out like never before. With this many RBs drafted I feel like there will be a decent FA option popping up soon...in a buyers market.

Future OC?

I doubt a 21 year old TE comes in and starts day 1 in Ben Johnson's reportedly complex scheme. He will contribute from day 1 for sure but TEs need to be in meetings with Oline and WRs. It usually takes dual role TEs a couple seasons to get it all down. Loveland's stats will get all the media and fan attention.

Been offline for a few hours. Saw this new thread and thought we made some massive trade up giving up lots of future picks .

Why Burden fell ... but I think he is in a good place to get the coaching he needs.

Poles admitted they had modeled 3 OTs going in the top 9 so he wasn't surprised by the fact it went down that way. My interpretation of this is if the team really felt LT was a critical need they'd have traded up somewhere to make that happen sooner. Either into the top 9 or back into Rd 1 early Rd 2 for someone like Simmons or Ersery. I suspect that means they really like Kiran's potential to be the starter and we drafted a swing OT in Rd 2 to compete with Jones/Kiran. I could be wrong too if they think Kiran is the backup IOL. We'll know soon when we get reports out of OTAs.

Unless there is something from next year's draft we haven't yet seen but yeah this doesn't seem good for us.

Crazy how intertwined the drafts of these two teams are this year.

We drafted two players that turned down more NIL money to stay with their current teams. Shemar Turner and Luther Burden. Burden took a pay cut to enable his team to sign other players.

I like this pick. Adds more pass rush but he’s also good at stopping the run. His ability to move out to the edge is a plus. Dennis Allen can move around Dayo, Sweat, Jarret, and now Stewart. 3rd and long is going to be interesting.

After last years circus act with DJ let’s hope Rome takes him under his wing.

Not true. My inference is that Ryan Poles has to justify his job to the owner who approved him to pay a HC that much money. There should be an expectation from the owners to see results on the offense this year with all that investment. The timeline on defense can stretch a bit longer.

The problem is Ryan Poles has not put a winning product on the football field. Technically neither have I. Until he changes that there is no data to prove he’s any better than the virtual fantasy GMs here on this board.

We can all find rankings with all sorts of different values. Loveland here was 7 overall on Draft Network. I"m sure I can find him as far back as 20 or 25 but on average I'd say he was at least around 15 across the board. Might have been higher than that in the final rankings just prior to the draft. https://www.thedraftnetwork.com/list/nfl-draft-2025-player-rankings ....12 here on CBS https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospect-rankings/ ....Brugler had Warren at 10 and Loveland at 11. https://www.chargers.com/news/dane-brugler-top-100-draft-prospects "Two common names in recent mock drafts — Penn State's Tyler Warren and Michigan's Colston Loveland — are right near one another on the Big Board. Warren came in at No. 10 overall while Loveland was at No. 11." I checked a few other places and almost everywhere I look his value fit very close to where we drafted him. I wanted to build the trenches and didn't want a TE at 10 so I never really considered him, or Warren, unless we traded back a bit. Seeing him work out of the slot effectively gives me hope we got a good move TE and filled a clear need on the offense. I'm coming to grips with it. The fact we took him ahead of the popular pick in Warren shows me our talent evaluators and new coaches can make good decisions together. Or maybe I should be worried they agreed with my TE evaluation?

What Ben Johnson sees in Loveland

He'd have been a great pick for us on a big trade back but Loveland is at least better value at 10.

Phil Emery would agree with this statement.

That was my pick but I'm not the guy who just handed a offensive head coach $13mil/yr.

Actually a lot of people had him ranked higher or just as high as Warren. He's a better athlete in space than Warren and he's like gumby with his catch radius. Most importantly he is the better fit to pair up with Kmet and I think he'll quickly become Caleb's favorite target. The Patriots owned the league with Brady and 2 TEs for many years. I'm not putting anyone in Gronk's category (much less Brady) just saying that with the right offensive mind Rome, DJ, Loveland, and Kmet will cause DCs headaches running or passing. Add in the right RB in Rd 2 and we're well on our way.

It also came down to the fact the top 3 OTs were all selected before us.

The look on Poles' face when everyone stood up to applaud was priceless... "this draft sucks".

PHX....maybe too right since he went before us.

Less likely because neither wants to lose the deal. Without Cunningham and with reports that trade deals are likely going to be 70% of normal trade value we can theoretically get a bargain for a blue chip player. I can’t see Cunningham giving his old boss a 30% discount. Or the new boss will be plenty upset.