jason

The best strategy to the original post is obviously strategy #1. Trade out of 1 or both of the 1st round picks for a king's ransom. Build the roster Heavy focus on offense Cut the fat Take the reigns off Fields in 2024 Bring in an OC who understands how to create a successful passing offense

Because he smells like Mitch Trubisky.

Ooooof. Sore subject. Many of us loved Kupp and wanted the Bears to draft him. Instead, the Bears mortgaged the future on a completely ignorant Trubisky trade. For the life of me I'll never understand how anyone thought trading up for Trubisky made any sense. A dude with one year's worth of good stats against ACC competition over a proven winner with two years of absolute domination over not just the ACC but also the college playoffs. Without the trade the Bears could have had: Deshaun Watson Cooper Kupp And a fourth round pick without trading into the fourth multiple times

The experiment is over. There is no QB controversy. Fields is QB1.

All the RAS talk is great, but never forget when the Bears drafted that pool-jumping dickhead, and he amounted to nothing. Rather than RAS players, I want players with high RFS (Relative Football Score). Someone who fills up the stat sheet and dominates, particularly against great competition. It's precisely why I hated the Trubisky pick when Deshaun Watson was available. Trubisky did less than Watson, against worse competition, and for one year only. That's a no brainer, pick Watson. Or, since another thread is talking Center, a perfect example is Tyler Linderbaum. Three straight years as a starting Center at Iowa, a historical offensive line factory. Obvious upside and minimal downside.

I want Poles to draft an OC that has played a lot of OC. Multiple years. This perpetual Chicago offensive line interchangeable parts thing has virtually never succeeded. I'm sick of it. The Bears should draft someone for every position that has a ton of reps at that position.

Please no. The price tag is too high. Let's not repeat the Mack mistake. A team needs draft capital, not a really good player on a team with several other holes.

Great video. This dude is breaking down things we've been talking about on this board for a decade.

Preach. I'm so sick of hearing about PFF. Their stats are trash, and often don't match the actual game that you see with your own eyes. PFF is the type of organization that suits the phrase, "Don't piss on me and tell me it's raining."

Agree. And Sanborn looks like a guy who was born to tackle and eat glue. I love that dude. If he improves off of last year, the 2023 LB corp are going to shock the world.

Did I see he signed?!?!?!!?

We all see the Power Rankings year after year and think the media hates the Bears. I honestly think there is a bias because of the rug-burned knees while covering Farv and Erin for the past 20+ years. While the Power Rankings this year don't seem to tell a different tale, the point spreads do. Bears 2023 Schedule ATS Week 1: Packers at Bears -2.5 Week 2: Bears -1 at Buccaneers Week 3: Bears at Chiefs -9.5 Week 4: Broncos -1 at Bears Week 5: Bears at Commanders -1 Week 6: Vikings at Bears (Pick em) Week 7: Raiders at Bears -1.5 Week 8: Bears at Chargers -4.5 Week 9: Bears at Saints -3 Week 10: Panthers at Bears -2.5 Week 11: Bears at Lions -4.5 Week 12: Bears at Vikings -3 Week 13: bye week Week 14: Lions -1 at Bears Week 15: Bears at Browns -3 Week 16: Cardinals at Bears -5 Week 17: Falcons at Bears -2.5 Week 18: Bears at Packers NL There are four games with a larger point spread than a field goal. FOUR. And one of those games the Bears are favored!! Vegas is right more often than the pundits are; otherwise, there wouldn't be multi-billion dollar operations in the Vegas desert. And the point spreads say this is an extremely unknown year for the Bears. According to the spread, the Bears could conceivably go 14-3. Of course, the inverse is true as well. One additional tidbit I found interesting is that the 2023 media darlings, the Detroit Lions, the team that's supposed to shock the world and win the North, is only favored by 4.5 at home and 1 in Chicago. If they're so good, the point spreads would say as much. All that said, there is a good chance the point spreads hold relatively true. Chalk is 7 wins counting the Vikings pick'em and Packers NL. Flip the Broncos, Commanders, and Lions games with a +1 point spread for the Bears, and we're suddenly at 10 wins. I don't see that as implausible. In fact, I think flipping a few more is conceivable, especially considering how unlucky the teams was on close games last year. Final verdict: Bears go 10-7 and shock the world.

That is a scary list. Aside from a few hits, it's loaded with busts and guys who never reached their potential.

Here's your chance to say what you would have done now that you have 20/20 hindsight. The rules are No removing the trades No extra trades Players can only be selected if they went at or after the Bears picks

Would have liked to see DE and C before WR. This tells me they are moving Whitehair to C.

1000% agree. If he gets a DE and a C this draft is an undeniable master class.

I LOOOOOVE POLES. This dude gets it. OL, DL, CB, DL. He’s killing it.

And now the Lions reach big for a LB that definitely would have been there in the second round. LOL

I wonder also. I’m more a fan of the huge monster OTs with long arms and fast feet, but I think Ski will also end up being very good.

Damn near. I was saying, “Is it finally happening?!” over and over again.

I could kiss Poles on the mouth. A trade back AND an OT who may be the best OLineman in the entire draft? Break out the Jergens.

YES! Finally for once in my life the Bears do what I want.

I would have ignored everything they said afterwards. It's just moronic. Put five scrubs on the OL and have Jerry Rice / Randy Moss as the two WRs. Scrubs get trampled, QB runs for his life, we have nightmares of the Cutler years, and the WRs catch very few passes. Consider this OL, however, and literally any NFL WR in history would get open: Johnathan Ogden (OT) John Hannah (OG) Jim Otto (C) Bruce Matthews (OG) Anthony Munoz (OT) Getting a WR or RB in the first round this year, with the current pick, would be a horrible pick for the Bears. At least two offensive linemen need to be replaced, and one could argue the entire defensive line needs to be replaced.

I want them to trade back from the 9 pick and acquire a bit more, but if stays as is: 9) Paris Johnson Jr. OT Ohio State (Protect Fields at all cost. This is a cohesion pick as well.) 53) Adetomiwa Adebawore, DT, Northwestern (3T waiting to happen) 61) Tuli Tuipulotu, DE, USC (Not really sure why he isn't going higher. He looks really good.) 64) D.J. Turner, CB, Michigan (Say it with me, "4.26 forty.") 103) DeMarvion Overshown, LB, Texas (A safety turned hyper-athletic LB? Hmmm...reminds me of someone.) 133) Olusegun Oluwatimi, C, Michigan (How is the Rimington and Outland guy rated so low? No brainer.) 136) Cameron Latu, TE, Alabama (Insurance for Kmet) 148) Viliami Fehoko, DE, San Jose State (My third Islander this draft. He has great pass rush skills.) 218) Malik Cunningham, QB, Louisville (Always draft a QB. This kid has skills.) 248) Jordan McFadden, OG, Clemson (I like how the knock on this guy is that he's not big enough, even though he's 300lbs.)

For me this is easy. BPA is not 100%. It’s really need-based BPA. A team with mid-career Tom Brady shouldn’t draft a QB in the 1st. The Bears shouldn’t have drafted a RB in The first round of the 1986 draft, regardless of how good the guy was. I always think of it like having a broken car. If you get a great deal on $25 top of the line tires, it’s stupid to buy them with your only $100 (i.e. 1st round draft pick) if you also need a battery. In this case, the Bears need a driver-side seatbelt, brake pads, and a windshield. The tires may not be perfect, but there is plenty of tread.