CrackerDog

I want to be realistic, but I’m still optimistic that there’s a lot of W’s on this schedule. I see a potentially slow start, but once things start to gel, the team will sneak up on some people and ultimately prove out what we all hope we’ve seen in the off-season. I think this is a playoff team.

They have the Bears at 21 so still bottom third. I hope we surprise a lot of people this year.

Nothing final. Between him and Chubb who would you prefer? I doubt either will break the bank. Not sure we need either but depth at the position will keep everyone fresher throughout the season.

I agree. Still can't approve of using our 4th round pick the way we did, though.

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Caleb texted Loveland this just after the pick: “Congrats, I'm excited to get you here, I'm going to be tough on you, coach Johnson's going to be tough on you, but [you're a] heck of a player, excited to get things rolling," Loveland said. "Just let me know if you need anything, I'm here, just excited to get you here and meet face-to-face and get the ball rolling.'" I like the leadership!

I am interested in where Skattebo goes and who takes him. Probably a few hours into today if I has to guess.

I’d like to get Henderson with a 2nd round pick to work off those two TE sets from the backfield. With two excellent WRs on the outside this set with two fresh RBs at all times will cause huge matchup problems for defenses.

Interesting NFL comparison. And Johnson being in Detroit had to catch a lot of Loveland’s games

I watched him all season. He's a stud. Not worth #10 no matter how you slice it. Perhaps trading back was explored and nothing materialized. Fact is the first 9 picks were basically CHALK and Poles had to know the board was going to look like this when we were on the clock. He either wasn’t prepared or he got the piece we needed for the new offense. Seems like the Bears dump a fan favorite TE each time we get a new HC. Again, I loved his play for the Wolverines but still a head scratcher at 10.

Meh is right. I loved watching him play at Michigan but he is NOT worthy of the #10 pick. Disappointed

I’m worried it’s going to be Warren. Fine player but don’t want a TE that early. Particularly with Kmet on the squad already.

You could argue Henderson played a much tougher schedule but then their results against Oregon are interesting. Albeit Jeanty played the Ducks much earlier in the season. But he ran up nearly 200 yards.

This isn’t the only site reporting this but I agree with many here… take it with a grain of salt. Poles doesn’t leak so if anything it would be New England trying to boost the value of their pick.

For me it’s simple. If Jeanty is there he’s the pick. If not they may trade back for additional draft capital.

Kiper's latest, for what it's worth, has the Bears taking Henderson with their 2nd round pick.

He’s gone before the season starts barring injuries to Caleb and Case. Just my opinion.

I always think of G as the easiest line position to flip from side to side. Am I wrong about that?

Injury last year being a shoulder doesn’t scare me. Hopefully they got the all clear on that. If so, I’m fine with investing a low round pick for a potential starter. Run game improves a lot with him out there.

To me I wonder how much our current players that apparently need to be replaced with FA's really suck and how much of it was they weren't schemed properly or coached up. Odd the teams like the Lions could lose guy after guy and still be productive. It'll be difficult for the new staff to know these things because film only tells part of the story. Poles will know, somewhat, but I'll be watching to see what the do given this side of the topic.

RIP Virginia.

If Poles focuses on OL and this coaching staff is as good as it looks on paper, his job was secure for the long haul anyway. It's undeniable he's brought talent to this roster after being handed a shit sandwich. He's made mistakes too but are they out of line with any other GM in the league? I think not. It's always thought to be good to align your HC and GM so I'm for them getting this done. Now, they've got to prove it.

Thoughts?